William Stauffer is in long-term recovery and leads PRO-A, the statewide RCO of PA. He is a writer on the history and future of the American Recovery Movement and trains on a myriad of topics in the field of substance use treatment and recovery. In 2019 he was honored as the Vernon Johnson Award Individual Recovery Advocate award by Faces & Voices of Recovery at America Honors Recovery. In December of 2023, he testified to the US Senate Special Committee on Aging for the second time on challenges and opportunities related to the growing problem of SUDs in older adults. He recently completed a fellowship at the Hazeldon and Betty Ford Foundation in Center City MN through the A.A. Heckman Endowed Fellowship. As part of passing the torch to the next generation, International esteemed author and recovery thought leader William White asked him to open the First National Conference on Addiction Recovery Science held by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), with his remarks. He is an adjunct Professor of Social Work at Misericordia University in Dallas PA. His email is billstauffer@rcn.com.