Tom Hill

Tom Hill identifies as a white, gay man in long-term recovery from addiction. Tom has over twenty years of both recovery and community organizing experience. He has worked, both as a professional and a grassroots community leader, in areas such as recovery and addiction, HIV/AIDS, LGBT and reproductive rights. In addition, Tom has extensive experience as a trainer and facilitator in addiction and recovery, diversity/cultural competency, LGBT health, mental health, community organizing, and leadership development. He has served as faculty at many learning institutions and has presented workshops and keynote speeches at numerous conferences and summits nationwide. Tom has served on numerous committees and boards and is a founding board member of Faces and Voices of Recovery, a national advocacy organization. Tom holds an M.S.W. from Hunter College at the City University of New York. Tom was a Robert Wood Johnson fellow in the Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse initiative from 2003-2006 and is a recipient of the Johnson Institute’s 2006 America Honors Recovery Award. Trained as a fine artist, Tom recently returned to painting. In 2008, he had artwork selected by Innovators Combating Substance Abuse for their Art and Addiction book and exhibition project.