Romero named to national workforce development committee
Rita Romero, a Workforce Development Program training coordinator in the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson’s Department of Family and Community Medicine, was accepted to the National Association of Peer Supporters Workforce Development Committee.
Rita Romero
The association aims to grow the peer support profession by promoting the inclusion of peer specialists throughout health care and other U.S. community systems.
“I am thrilled to be part of a diverse group of talented individuals from across the country, each bringing unique expertise and experience,” Romero said. “I look forward to exchanging ideas with others who share a passion for advancing peer support as a career and collaborating to drive positive change within this often misunderstood and undervalued profession.”
Though Romero has presented at an association conference, she said this is her first time serving on one of the organization’s committees.
Romero has been with the Workforce Development Program for eight years. As part of her job, she collaborates with the UArizona Health Sciences’ Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction and the Workforce Development Program’s sister program, Camp Wellness.
“I am grateful that these programs recognize, value and elevate the work of people with lived experience,” she said.
Romero said her role on the committee will help advance her goals of networking with the community and being an ambassador for workforce development programs and the Comprehensive Center for Pain and Addiction.