Rhonda L Johnson is a native Washingtonian and resident from the Nation’s Capital, Washington, DC. Miss Johnson is the CEO Consultant for the Now Hope 2 Reality, LLC, Certified Business and Small Business Enterprise. Miss Johnson has authored and published four books that address education, hope and innovative solutions regarding what are Co-Occurring Disorders. She has certification as a Washington, DC Certified Peer Specialist, and Co-Occurring Disorders Clinical Competency Certificate. She is a CCAR Recovery Coach, a speaker, group facilitator and founder of the DC Walk 4 ReCovery’s National walk and vendor event that address peer advocacy, stigma, discrimination, and implicit biases that are affecting our communities.