OUR TEAM
BRAYDEN ROBINSON, CPSS, BSW, SSW
Executive Director
Brayden Robinson is a graduate of the Weber State University Bachelor of Social Work program, where he received Summa Cum Laude honors, Social Work Departmental Honors, and Outstanding Graduate of the Year recognition. After graduating from Weber State, Brayden was accepted into and is currently enrolled in Columbia University's Master of Social Work program, where he will study Leadership, Management, and Entrepreneurship for Social Justice, focusing on macro-level social work interventions.
Brayden's recovery story began in March of 2018 when he chose to change his path from a successful career as a professionally trained chef to focus on the newfound passion for recovery and service that he developed in his early recovery efforts in the rooms of 12-step recovery programs.
Brayden has worked as a certified peer support specialist and a supervisor of recovery support service programs, developing professional leadership abilities and a passion for organizational leadership, positive work culture development, and macro social work practice focused on advocacy, program development, and implementation. Brayden is an avid harm reductionist, providing syringe exchange services in the Salt Lake, Davis, and Weber county areas, and advocates for expanding harm reduction services and implementing new evidence-based harm reduction practices in our communities.
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ADAM BAXTER,
CPSS, EMT
Program Coordinator
Adam Baxter is a person in long-term recovery from a Substance Use Disorder. Free from self-medication for 8 years, he is a recovery advocate, recovery community builder, grassroots organizer, and former United Steelworkers labor union activist. Formerly trained as a production operator and Emergency Medical Technician in a dangerous Magnesium plant, he has most recently served as the graveyard supervisor for Odyssey House of Utah at their youth residential program.
He has been a volunteer chapter Leader for Young People in Recovery for 7 years. YPR is a national 501c3 that “envisions a world where all young people have the resources they need to thrive in recovery from addiction to drugs and alcohol.” YPR’s mission is to provide the life skills and peer support to help young people recover from substance use disorder and reach their full potential.
He is a certified Mandt instructor. The entire philosophy of the programs and services provided by The Mandt System, Inc. is based on “Putting People First” and on “Supporting People, Not Just Their Behaviors™.” Mandt’s vision is to decrease workplace violence by increasing the safety of all the stakeholders in the organization through the use of Trauma Informed Positive Behavior Support.
He is an advisory board member for Utah State University’s - Necessary Education and eXperiential Training for Upcoming Para-professionals (NEXT-UP) grant program, serving to provide input and guidance to grant-funded activities that support the paraprofessional workforce. He will graduate from Eastern Gateway Community College in the summer of 2024, with an Associate in Business Management focusing on Labor Studies.