The Person of the Week is a feature of the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin. We send our participants forty questions and ask them to choose twenty they would like to answer. It includes a short profile and a link to their website. We hope you enjoy it.

Ann Lamott, Author and Activist – PERSON OF THE YEAR

Robert Tepper, Musician

Kimberly Wick, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Marissa Dickinson, Musician

Sean Hemeon, Actor, Artist and Writer

Jo Weatherford, TEDx Professional Speaker

Manny Mendez, Artist

Susan Campanaro, Actor, Director & Creative Coach

Ryan Whittaker, Owner of Sober Water

Shireen Janti, Certified Professional Coach, Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor, and Certified Relapse Prevention Specialist

TJ Woodward, Author and Speaker

Dr. Cali Estes, celebrity addiction specialist, psychologist, and founder of The Addictions Academy and Sober On Demand

Paulina Pinsky, Writer, Coach and Educator

Denise Klein, Drug and Alcohol Counselor

Jenner Anderson, Associate Producer

Gary Kimble, CEO of Gary K Recovery

Matthew Michael Ross, Founder of AON Films

Debbie Kasper, Emmy Nominated Writer, Award-Winning Comedienne, and International Humor Author

Kevin Kennedy, star of Coronation Street

Stevie Mack, Actor, Comedian

Gretchen Burns Bergman, Founder of New Path

Chris Herren, Founder of Herren Wellness

Allen Berger, PhD

Jeannie Rabb-Marshall, Publisher, Keys to Recovery

Benjamin Oberman, CEO, Film Festival Flix

Creator of The Global Sober Series of Giant Books

Joan Borsten, Filmmaker

Lisa Hower, CEO, Hower Lodge

Joey Carson, Executive

Christina Lauren Beck, Filmmaker

Laura Martella, Author and Recovery Coach

Ricky Byrd, Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame

Dr. Jamie Marich, Author and Therapist

Bob Messinger, Producer

Paul Steinbroner, Filmmaker

Chet Hower, CEO, Hower Lodge

Lauren Beck, Filmmaker

Angelo Lagares, Founder, LARA Recovery

Alonzo Bodden, Comedian

Tommy Rosen, Recovery 2.0

Courtney Friel, News Anchor, KTLA-5

Laura Robbins, Writer, Podcaster

Ken Pomerance, Co-Founder, IN THE ROOMS

Ron Tannenbaum, Co-Founder, IN THE ROOMS

Anthony Brown, Author and Advocate

Dr. Louise Stanger, Author and Interventionist

Jay Crosson, CEO, Cumberland Heights

Jennifer Gimenez, Recovery Advocate

Rob Lohman, Recovery Coach

Tim Ryan, Recovery Advocate

Tammy Lofink, Author

Elizabeth Narayan, Filmmaker

Barbara Nicholson Brown, Publisher

Mitch Prager, Soberman’s Estate

Stephen Dansiger, PsyD, MFT

Allison Harden, MS, CPFS, NCPRSS

Roland Williams, Author

Ester Nicholson, Musician

Anna David, Author

Ryan Hampton, Author, Recovery Advocate

Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not purport to reflect the opinions or views of the Addiction/Recovery eBulletin or its staff.