Carmen Negron

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Carmen Negron was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education. Her desire to become a social worker and work in a psychiatric hospital led her to BYU Provo to complete her master’s degree in social work. With determination and resilience, and as a single parent, she relocated her young family to follow her educational and professional ambitions. Negron started work at The Gathering Place (a substance abuse treatment facility in Orem, Utah), followed by a transition to Utah State Hospital. Initially she started in the forensic unit then began managing the drug and alcohol program. Negron’s openness and desire to learn from different cultures and different backgrounds, and her own personal family struggles have developed empathy and compassion towards those that suffer from mental illness.