The Rev. Jan M. Brown is the Founding/Executive Director of SpiritWorks Foundation Center for the Soul. Jan is a person in long-term recovery from addiction meaning she has not used drugs or alcohol or drugs since January 1, 1987. She is an ordained Deacon in the Episcopal Church, presently serving at Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, VA. She graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in Psychology, is a certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist and currently an international scholar in the International Programme on Addiction Studies. Jan will receive her Master of Addiction Science Degree in 2018 through a specialized program with King's College in London, the University of Adelaide and Virginia Commonwealth University. Jan is also an Addictions Educator and sought-after speaker on topics of recovery-oriented systems of care, recovery support services and recovery management. Jan serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of Face and Voices of Recovery, Recovery Consultant on SAMSHA States Targeted Response (STR) Technical Assistance Center Team, Consensus Panel member for the SAMSHA TIP - Peer Recovery Support Specialists and co-chair of the Addiction and Recovery Commission for the Diocese of Southern Virginia. In 2014 she was appointed by the Governor of Virginia to serve on the Governor's Task Force on Prescription Drug and Heroin Abuse
