John Hulick

Senior Program Manager (Drug Czar), Palm Beach County

Palm Beach County

John Hulick leads Palm Beach County’s opioid response and behavioral health policy and planning efforts.  He has been described as "a fierce advocate and service provider to those with addictions."  John served as Governor Christopher Christie’s Policy Advisor for Human Services, Children and Families and the State’s “Drug Czar”.  Prior, John directed NCADD - New Jersey's policy and public affairs for 16 years.  He is founding executive director of Signs of Sobriety, Inc.  and in long-term recovery for 36 years.  John is informed most by navigating his daughter's care for early onset mental illness, subsequent substance use disorder, and a traumatic brain injury from a violent assault that left her comatose and on the brink of death in 2017.  These experiences have focused John on developing quality of care initiatives that deliver improved outcomes and keep the client's health and well-being at the center of their care.