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The New England PTTC announces the next installment in the Prevention in Action Webinar series.  Each webinar within this series will feature a success story in prevention in New England.  This is an opportunity to share across the New England states those successful prevention initiatives being implemented across the region. It's a chance to learn about a strategy or initiative you may be interested in implementing in your state or community.  

Each webinar presentation takes participants through the steps taken to put the particular initiative into action.  At the conclusion of each presentation, webinar participants will have an opportunity to ask questions of the presenter and get tips on how they could replicate in their own state or community.  

This month's webinar...

Achieving Coalition Sustainability

Presented by: Kelly Leppard, CPS - Youth Prevention Coordinator, Southington STEPS

The STEPS Coalition in Southington CT has just completed 10 years of funding through the Federal Drug Free Communities Support Program and the community has successfully sustained two full-time staff positions for the coalition.  Kelly Leppard, the STEPS Prevention Coordinator, will share her community’s successes over the past 10 years, to provide helpful tips regarding sustainability, and offer advice on how to make prevention a priority in your own communities for years to come.

Presenter Bio:

Kelly Leppard has been the Prevention Coordinator for the STEPS Coalition in Southington, CT since 2008.  She graduated from Western New England University in Springfield, MA and is a Certified Prevention Specialist through the Connecticut and International Certification Board.  Kelly is a Board Member of the Connecticut Tobacco and Health Trust Fund, a member of the New England PTTC Advisory Council, the Past President of the Connecticut Association of Prevention Professionals, a member of Tobacco Retailer and Community Steering Committee, a Board member of the Main Street Community Foundation and a member of the Southington Rotary Club.