{"id":23706,"date":"2026-05-28T14:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cadca.org\/?p=23706"},"modified":"2026-05-28T14:27:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T14:27:23","slug":"meet-your-2026-keynote-speakers-for-cadcas-25th-annual-mid-year-training-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cadca.org\/es\/event\/meet-your-2026-keynote-speakers-for-cadcas-25th-annual-mid-year-training-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Your 2026 Keynote Speakers for CADCA\u2019s 25th\u00a0Annual Mid-Year Training Institute\u00a0\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<style media=\"all\" type=\"text\/css\">\n\n    \n    \/* xs & sm (mobile) *\/\n    @media (max-width: 767.98px) {\n        }\n\n    \/* md (tablet) *\/\n    @media (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199.98px) {\n        }\n\n    \/* lg (desktop) *\/\n    @media (min-width: 1200px) {\n        }\n\n    \/* custom styles *\/\n    <\/style>\n<section class=\"rte  block_94472b4d56a90126fad774390e87c3b5\" id=\"block_94472b4d56a90126fad774390e87c3b5\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fentanyl\u00a0remains\u00a0the leading driver of the nation\u2019s overdose crisis. According to the CDC,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/overdose-prevention\/about\/index.html\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">preliminary data predicts more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for the 12-month period ending in November 2025 with synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, involved in\u00a0the majority of\u00a0those deaths. Only 2 milligrams of fentanyl, an amount small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil, can be a lethal dose.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Addressing a crisis\u00a0of\u00a0this scale requires a coordinated response, and this July\u00a0in Orlando, the major players involved in leading that response will be in the room with you.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">CADCA\u2019s 25<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">el<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0Annual Mid-Year Training Institute is\u00a0co-located with the inaugural DEA Fentanyl Free America Summit,\u00a0taking place July 12-16 at the Gaylord Palms. Registration for Mid-Year grants you complimentary access to the Summit, which means an expanded program bringing together more than 2,500 attendees across law enforcement, public health, education, prevention, and community officials, with senior officials from federal agencies including DEA, ONDCP, and SAMHSA.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">We\u2019re\u00a0excited to introduce\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/midyear.cadca.org\/speakers.cfm\">two of our keynote speakers<\/a>, Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terrance C. \u201cTerry\u201d Cole and Office of National Drug Control Policy Director Sara Carter.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Terrance C. \u201cTerry\u201d Cole,\u00a0Administrator,\u00a0U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are few people who understand the mechanics of the substance misuse\u00a0crisis\u00a0 better\u00a0than Terry Cole. A 31-year law enforcement veteran, Cole spent two decades as a DEA Special Agent in\u00a0assignments\u00a0spanning Oklahoma, New York, Dallas, Washington DC, Colombia, and Afghanistan, eventually retiring in 2020 as DEA\u2019s Acting Regional Director for Mexico,\u00a0Canada\u00a0and Central America.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">From 2023 to 2025, he served as Virginia\u2019s Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security, where his leadership contributed to a 59.1% reduction in overdose deaths, the largest year-over-year decrease in the country. He was sworn in as DEA Administrator in July 2025.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As Administrator, Cole is leading a renewed enforcement effort to dismantle cartel command structures, disrupt chemical supply chains at their source, and combat the global synthetic drug crisis.\u00a0He&#8217;ll\u00a0bring that perspective directly to Mid-Year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sara Carter,\u00a0Director,\u00a0Office of National Drug Control Policy\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sara Carter has been covering the human cost of the drug trade for decades, from frontline reporting on cartel wars along the US-Mexico border, to producing the 2018 documentary\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Not in\u00a0Vein\u00a0<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">investigating\u00a0the opioid and fentanyl crisis\u00a0in the United States. Now, as the nation\u2019s Drug Czar,\u00a0she\u2019s\u00a0leading the implementation of the\u00a0President&#8217;s National Drug Control Strategy, working with federal, state, local, and tribal leaders to keep dangerous drugs out of American communities. She brings both the policy authority and the ground-level understanding that this moment demands.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There\u2019s more to engage with this year than ever before!\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/midyear.cadca.org\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">We hope to see you in Orlando.<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:279}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fentanyl remains the leading driver of the nation\u2019s overdose crisis. According to the CDC, preliminary data predicts more than 70,000 drug overdose deaths for the 12-month period ending in November 2025 with synthetic opioids, primarily illicitly manufactured fentanyl, involved in the majority of those deaths. Only 2 milligrams of fentanyl, an amount small enough to fit on the tip of a pencil, can be a lethal dose.\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[219,233],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog","category-event"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meet Your 2026 Keynote Speakers for CADCA\u2019s 25th\u00a0Annual Mid-Year Training Institute\u00a0\u00a0 | CADCA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CADCA represents over 5,000 community coalitions that involve individuals from key sectors including schools, law enforcement, youth, parents, healthcare, media, tribal communities and 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