Staff

Miryom Yisrael

Raul Verdugo

As Director of Advocacy, Raul Verdugo oversees the advocacy program work involving the Los Angeles Drug & Alcohol Policy Alliance (L.A.DAPA) and the California Alcohol Policy Alliance (CAPA). His outreach efforts and interests have expanded his work to include Alcohol Justice liaison support of Native Indigenous communities in California and other states. His values for communication, engagement, and inclusion, including a passion for art and creativity, guide his efforts in aligning partnerships and working collaboratively to pursue change. He continues his pursuit of a BA and BSA in education with a double major in Community Advocacy and Social Policy / and Graphic Design.

India Harris

India Harris has over 5 years of experience in administrative accounting for non-profits. In 2023, as part of the Multi Business Solutions team, India provided direct administrative and accounting support to the finance department. She is now officially a member of the Alcohol Justice team working as the Accounting Assistant.

Robert Lipton, PhD

Robert Lipton PhD has had a long career as a spatial epidemiologist studying the relationship of alcohol and other substances to harm. He has also, as a grant writer, obtained over $68 Million dollars in funding for public health/medical research and non-profit organizations. He has also been involved with a great deal of alcohol policy work.

Carson Benowitz-Fredericks, MSPH

Carson Benowitz-Fredericks is responsible for conceiving and executing primary and secondary research, as well as composing news, factsheets, and reports. A native of the Bay Area, he received a creative writing degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a Masters of Science in Public Health from Johns Hopkins, and a training in commercial determinants of health from the University of California, San Francisco’s Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education. He volunteers with harm reduction outreach organizations and, when stressed or startled, is liable to flee into the desert.