Blake Gowen
Position/Program: Case Manager/PSS
Pronouns: He/him
Pets: My dog's name is Lily and her breed is "Good Gurl"
3 favorite things to do: Roll initiatives (play DnD), create art, and keeping my curiosity sharp by learning/exploring new things
Something I like to do outside of work: Something I like to do outside of work is being outside in nature with my children and identifying plants, fungi, and animals together.
Something interesting about me: I like to work on and build motorcycles.
Why I do what I do: Well I have lived experience of mental health and addiction since childhood. As I continued with my attendance within the School of Hard Knocks, I would be introduced to many services that had not only supported me and educated me, but ultimately I would find hope in those services. That hope would later transmute into inspiration where I would to be able to pay it forward into the work that I do. Community building and offering a hand to my fellow human is what really fills my cup!