Debra Reed has been a central part of the Gordie Center and its predecessors for over 30 years. After a brief retirement, she returned to the Gordie Center in a part-time capacity as the APPLE Training Institute Planner. Debra is responsible for conference logistics, including hotel arrangements, contract negotiation and budget management, for our NCAA-funded APPLE Training Institutes: the leading national strategic training program for substance misuse prevention and health promotion for student-athletes and athletics departments.