Andrea Boxill

Andrea Boxill, an instructor at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs, is currently a master trainer for Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.

Most recently, Boxill served as the administrator for the Department of Addiction Services at Columbus Public Health. In this position Boxill monitored service delivery and assisted in program development by supervising the prevention education, treatment, medication-assisted treatment therapy clinic and the HIV/Sexually Transmitted Infections Disease and Harm Reduction teams. During this period, Boxill was also the administrator for the Columbus & Franklin County Addiction Plan coalition with a membership of over 100 agencies, government offices and people with lived experience. During her tenure as administrator of the Columbus & Franklin County Addiction Plan, the City of Columbus and Franklin County experienced a 15% reduction in drug overdose deaths and incidents.

Before joining Columbus Public Health, Boxill was the deputy director for the Ohio Governor’s Cabinet Opiate Action Team and assisted in developing the policy to make Naloxone, the life-saving reversal medication for an opioid overdose, available over-the-counter and developing the Overdose Surge Response Notification Process for the State of Ohio.

Prior to her position with the State of Ohio, Boxill served as the first specialized docket coordinator for Franklin County Municipal Court, developing all of the specialized docket programs including the first victims of human trafficking court and the first opioid specific drug court in Ohio.

Boxill holds a bachelor of arts in American studies and a master of arts in counseling. She has extensive experience in boundary spanning between social services and the legal system. She has developed mental health and addiction groups, facilitated discussions and trainings regarding intersystem collaboration and worked with private corporations and integrated behavioral healthcare providers to address the negative impact of social determinants in obtaining quality healthcare. Boxill has worked in the mental health and addiction system for over 30 years.