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Speaker Biography—Wilma Townsend
Wilma Townsend, M.S.W., is a Public
Health Analyst at the Center for Mental
Health Services in the Consumer Affairs
Office of SAMHSA and is a nationallyrecognized
consumer leader in the
recovery movement.
She also works on issues of cultural
competence, helping many organizations
make changes to minimize disparities in
access to care and enhance the quality of
care that people of color receive.
She was previously the President of WLT
Consulting, a consulting firm that
specialized in mental health recovery,
consumer involvement, and cultural
competence, and was a founding member
of the Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural
Competence in Ohio.
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