Heather Cowan, February 25, 2003

Antonia Montoya has been volunteering with PartySmart since October, 2002. Even before beginning with PartySmart, she has been active and dedicated to the harm-reduction philosophy. She believes strongly in harm reduction, the philosophy that everyone does something that puts them at risk, and it is up to each individual to decide what’s best for themselves. Since volunteering for PartySmart, she has graciously hosted trainings for other volunteers. She has organized meetings for the development of new drug information cards. She has written the new Heroin information card. She has been active in developing other drug cards through her participation online. She has offered to maintain and store a PartySmart booth here in Albuquerque so that Geoff doesn’t have to drive down every time! She is coordinating the collaboration of PartySmart and New Mexico AIDS Services to increase the education and harm reduction available at raves and other settings. She has attended PartySmart meetings and is vocal about what she thinks needs to happen. She does what she can for PartySmart with limited time and resources and is happy to be a part of the organization that keeps our community safe!