Terrence D. Walton is executive director of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, a United States-based non-governmental organization (NGO). He has provided addiction-related consultation and training to governments, intergovernmental organizations, NGOs, and others in the United States, Canada, Vietnam, Colombia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Bolivia, Barbados, Mexico, Bermuda, and elsewhere.
Prior to joining NAADAC, Terrence Walton was chief operating officer of All Rise, a U.S.-based NGO that was founded as the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Previously, he was director of treatment for a U.S. federal government agency that provided alternatives to incarceration for people with drug use disorders who were arrested for crimes in Washington, D.C.
Terrence Walton holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a Master of Social Work degree. He has devoted his professional life to promoting policies, programs, and practices that help individuals, families, communities, and countries experience lasting healing, health, and happiness.