Board President
bparker9094@gmail.com

My name is Brooke, and I am a native West Virginian, and landed in Charleston a few years ago through Generation WV and the Impact Fellowship. I am a social worker and have the privilege of working locally in infectious disease, mostly with people who use drugs, and being here in Kanawha County has changed my life. I’m in long term recovery from substance use disorder—and harm reduction saved my life. I love my friends and family dearly, and I am full of love for my community even though this is a hard place to be sometimes. I am very proud to volunteer with SOAR, and to sit on the Board of Directors; it is an honor to work with this group. I believe deeply in the principles of harm reduction, and the work that we do as a collective gives me life especially in the midst of a lot of struggle and fighting. I was introduced to harm reduction when I was 17 years old, and it has been part of my life since then. I am fairly introverted and quiet, and I absolutely bask in my alone time—but wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for the beautiful people in my life. I like hiking and running, bird watching, knitting, cooking, reading, gardening, and playing piano. I am an adoring cat-mom to my two wild creatures, Brutus and Marge, and a devoted plant-mom to my not-so-little plant family. I’m grateful to still be in Appalachia, and beyond grateful to be in the middle of so many incredible people! <3