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2014 Milestones

AES is incorporated

Filing made by Chuck & Cyrus Johnson

Dan Dadoun participates in the Shatterproof Challenge

Dan repels down a 29 floor hotel building in San Jose, CA on December 2

A collage of images showing people rappelling down a tall building, some wearing safety gear and others posing for photos. One image features a man in a blue helmet and safety harness standing next to a sign that reads 'TOGETHER WE WILL END THE STIGMA'.

AES Milestones

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2014

  • AES incorporated by Chuck & Cyrus Johnson

  • Dan Dadoun participated in the Shatterproof Challenge on December 2nd by repelling down 29 floor hotel building in San Jose, CA
2016, image 3 - formed collaborations

2015

  • Participated in the Facing Addiction in America national conference inWashington, D.C. In attendance & guest speakers included: Dr. VivekMurthy, Patrick J. Kennedy, and Nora Volkow

  • Evening fundraising concert featured: Sheryl Crow,Steven Tyler, Joe Walsh, Dr. Memhet Oz, and more.

  • AES represented California Unite to Face Addiction delegation
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2016

  • Executive Director hired, Daniel Dadoun

  • Conducted feasibility study

  • Formed collaborations with Dr. Karen Li, Dr. Alex Stalcup, Katie Finlay, & Sequoia Union High School District

  • Piloted Neuroscience ofAddiction (NOA) at Sequoia Union High School District
2017, image 6 - Dr. Stalcup NOA program PD with teachers

2017

  • Non profit organization , 501 (c)(3) federal and state filing awarded

  • Website developed pro-bono by 906 Technologies

  • Development of pre & post surveys with UCSF, Dr. Justin Yuan

  • Board of Directors development & recruitment

  • NOA curriculum updates based on teacher and student feedback

  • Dr. Stalcup NOA program professional development with teachers, select high school & college students

  • Collaboratoin developed with Bert Bower, owner and founder of the Teacher's Curiculum Institute
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2019

  • Begin development of the "How Did This Happen to Me?" 3-session series program

  • Christopher Field joins AES staff as Programs Director

  • Craving Experiment mobile app development

  • NOA program workbook translated into Spanish, thanks to Michelle Remond
2020, image 1 - conversion of NOA

2020

  • Conversion of NOA & How Did This Happen to Me? programs into an e-learning platform for remote student learning during COVID-19
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2021

  • AES founder Chuck Johnson passes in September
2022, image 1 - inaugural golf

2022

  • Inaugural Chuck Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament held at Half Moon Bay Golf Links

  • Prevention programming returns to in-classroom presentations

  • Educational partnership developed with Dr. Elena Chartoff and Harvard Medical School's McLean Hospital

  • NOA program founder Dr. Alex Stalcup passed in June

  • Student question responses provided by Harvard addiction experts
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2023

  • Second annual Chuck Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament held at Lake Merced Golf Club

  • Pilot of "How Did This Happen to Me?" program commences in Bay Area middle and high schools

  • 18,500 students are impacted to date by NOA & How Did This Happen to Me? programs
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2024

  • Began development of 5-series educational program Should Susan Drink? with Harvard's McLean Hospital & Dr. Marisa Silveri

  • Third annual Chuck Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament held at Lake Merced Golf Club

  • Began work with the San Mateo County Juvenile Probation Department and presented NOA program at the San Mateo County Juvenile Hall

  • AES offices relocated

  • Board Member Dr. Elena Chartoff passed

  • Founding Board Member, Bucky Isaacson, passed
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2025

  • Fourth annual Chuck Johnson Memorial Golf Tournament held at Lake Merced Golf Club

  • Donor appreciation dinner held at The Empress of Boon in San Francisco's Chinatown with guest speaker Jesse Sapolo, former 49'er

  • Monogram begins redesign of AES website

  • Beloved colleague & advocate, Dane Johnson passes