Iliana Ojeda-Rivera
Trainer
Iliana Ojeda-Rivera, M.Ed., CADC, LADC I, has more than 20 years of substance use treatment experience. Before joining C4, Iliana was Director of Residential Services at the Boston Public Health Commission. There she oversaw Entre Familia, a 20-bed facility for Latina pregnant, post-partum and parenting women and their children; Transitions Program, a 45-bed, co-ed Transitional Support Services program; and Wyman Recovery Home, a 30-bed home for men with a history of substance use disorders who are re-entering the community from incarceration.
She has participated in the development of and trained on the Boston Consortium Model which is on the SAMHSA National Registry of Evidence-Based Program and Practices. She is also a Co-Trainer in the Latino Behavioral Health Workforce Training Program, a BSAS funded Substance Use Counselor Certificate Program for Latinos. As a person in long term recovery, Iliana’s experiences have given her a unique insight into the needs and challenges of the individuals she serves. She is passionate about this work and enjoys serving as a role model to women in recovery.
Iliana received a Master of Education in Counseling Psychology and is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor and Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor I. She is also a 2001 SAMHSA Women's Addiction Services Leadership Institute Alumni (WASLI) and was a WASLI Coach in 2013.
Contact Iliana at irivera@c4innovates.com.