Sonita Morin Abrahams is a Hubert Humphrey Fellow who attended The Johns Hopkins University and spent a year focusing on policy development and management of health services, particularly in the field of substance abuse prevention and treatment. She went on to complete a Master of Health Science degree, and as a member of the Hopkins Alumni, coordinated the establishment of a network of Fellows worldwide in substance abuse treatment and prevention. Sonita also wrote a chapter on Drug Prevention & Rehabilitation in the Caribbean published in a book entitled “The Political Economy of Drugs in the Caribbean” in 2000.
Sonita served as regional consultant to United Nations Commission on Narcotic drugs “Beyond 2008”; as Deputy Chairman for the National Council on Drug Abuse in Jamaica; as board member for The Drug Prevention Network of the Americas (DPNA) and Member of the planning team for global conferences.
Sonita is a faculty member of the Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive Disorders, a member of the Advisory Committee for the University of Technology in Jamaica for their Masters degree program in Complimentary & Alternative Medicine, and a member of the International Task Force on Strategic Drug Policy. Sonita has been awarded the Order of Distinction in the rank of Officer (OD) “for leadership in the areas of community development, youth empowerment, and the development of comprehensive services for those afflicted with addictive disorders”.
She is the Executive Director for RISE Life Management Services, a NGO in inner city Kingston, and teacher/owner of Afya Yoga, Pilates & Dance Studio.
