TERRENCE D WALTON, Chief Operating Officer (COO) for All Rise, is among the nation’s leading experts in providing training and technical assistance regarding addiction, treatment, recovery management and treatment courts. Prior to being named COO in October 2015, Terrence Walton was the All Rise Chief of Standards. In addition to being responsible for the daily operation of All Rise and planning the national conference, he retains his responsibility for establishing and implementing best practice standards nationwide.

Previously, Terrence Walton was Director of Treatment for the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA), in Washington, D.C. During his 15 years at PSA, he was responsible for directing the PSA operations that provide substance use disorder and mental health assessment, treatment, and social services for all adults released under PSA supervision in the District of Columbia. His responsibilities included overseeing the city’s adult Drug Court, the DWI Initiative, the mental health units, and various other programs for assessing, treating, and supervising justice system involved men and women. Previously, he excelled as the director of what was then the District of Columbia’s leading adolescent outpatient substance use treatment center.