Lake County Opioid Initiative

04/29/2024

Dear Community,

We are devastated and heartbroken to report the loss of one of our own, a true social justice warrior and crusader for change, MoDena Stinnette, PhD. Mo, as she was so lovingly referred to, was loud and proud about her recovery from a substance use disorder. She spent many years of her life battling substance use disorder, leading to a lot of time incarcerated and many years missed from her children and large extended family. MoDena was an author, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a counselor, a certified peer recovery support specialist, a professor, a community psychologist, and a personal hero to many, including us. She was obsessed with Batman, which is appropriate to her character: always looking out for the underdog, the disenfranchised, the lost, and the broken, never boastful or proud. She'd show up, roll up her sleeves, and help.

This article from National Louis University speaks to her drive and accomplishments, but this only scratches the surface. https://nl.edu/blog/archives/2021/faces-of-nlu-modena/

MoDena was a dear friend to Dr. Mary, SA Rinehart, and Chelsea and beloved by many of you. We hope you will join us in honoring her life on May 11th in North Chicago.

Details are as follows:

Wake at 10:00 a.m.
Service at 11 a.m.

First Corinthian Missionary Baptist Church
1529 Elizabeth Ave
North Chicago, IL 60064

Dr. Stinnette is in the green in this photo. We send love and prayers to MoDena's family and all who knew and loved her.

Take care,

Executive Committee, Lake County Opioid Initiative

Chelsea Laliberte Barnes, LSW, Chair
Dr. Mary Roberson, Vice Chair
Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart, Secretary
Dr. Adam Rubinstein, Treasurer

03/11/2021

Our Executive Director will be speaking to the Associacion Comunitaria Latina on April 14th via Zoom ID: 880 7800 3727. The talk will be in Spanish. Sponsored with Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital.

April 14th via Zoom at 5:30 pm

03/11/2021

Our Executive Director will be speaking to the Associacion Comunitaria Latina on April 14th via Zoom ID: 880 7800 3727. The talk will be in Spanish. Sponsored with Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital.

https://opioidinitiative.org/member-events/f/acl-impacto-de-drogas

10/27/2020

THE COUNTDOWN BEGINS! OUR LAST VIRTUAL EVENT IS NEXT WEDNESDAY AT 6:30PM. DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER FOR BINGO NIGHT AT https://storyofrecovery.givesmart.com. You can still be a donor, a participant or a sponsor!!

10/22/2020

Join Brian Jupiter next Wednesday night at 6:30pm in a virtual cooking night. Have your families participate! Sign up at: https://storyofrecovery.givesmart.com

Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, Chef Brian Jupiter knew at an early age that the culinary arts would be a part of his life. The aroma from Jupiter’s grandmother’s unique blend of spices used in her family cooking was all it took to get him home from school on time. He began his professional career at the age 16 in the kitchen of New Orleans’ famed Aurora Steakhouse.

Two years later, Jupiter began studies at Johnson and Wales University in Miami, Florida and earned degrees in Culinary Arts and Food and Beverage Management. After graduation, he moved on to be an integral part of the opening team for The Shore Club Hotel and Resort, which included Sirena and Nobu restaurants. Jupiter then moved to One Ninety Restaurant as Chef de Cuisine, responsible for all operations.
Jupiter moved to Chicago in 2003, after initially landing the Chef de Cuisine position at Narcisse Champagne and Caviar Salon. He was promoted to Executive Chef after only four months. Jupiter’s involvement helped to transform Narcisse from an upscale bar/lounge into a well-recognized, fine dining restaurant.

In February 2011, Jupiter created and implemented the menu at Frontier in West Town, which features game, seafood and other seasonal ingredients. Jupiter continues to be one of the leaders in trending Chicago cuisine introducing his unique smoked whole animal service, a vast selection of oysters and his farm-to-table ideology.

Currently, Jupiter is the Corporate Executive Chef for Pioneer Tavern Group, which owns and operates Frontier, The Pony in Lakeview and Lottie’s in Bucktown.

10/21/2020

Thank you to the Lake County State's Attorney's Office of Michael G. Nerheim for their donation to the LCOI fundraiser! You can still sign up for the LCOI Improv Comedy night as well as all of our scheduled events! Donate, participate become a sponsor at https://storyofrecovery.givesmart.com For more information about the Lake County State's Attorney's Office visit www.lcsao.org