Kaitlin Waggoner has been working in the behavioral healthcare field for over 11 years. She obtained a bachelor’s in Substance Abuse Counseling from the University of Cincinnati. She has worked in a variety of addiction and mental health settings with an emphasis on substance abuse treatment, justice involved, vocational supports, and housing.
In her six-year tenure with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services she has served as the State’s Opiate Coordinator for the State Opiate Response Grant and is currently working as the Recovery Housing Administrator for the Bureau of Recovery Supports. Her current work centers around collaborating with state agencies and advocacy organizations to support statewide recovery housing initiatives, and policy development focused on implementing best practices to enhance the quality of recovery housing statewide.