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Secretary Cornell A. Wilson, Jr., N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Major General, USMC (Ret.), welcomed the attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.

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Flo Stein, Deputy Director, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, welcomed the attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.

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Attendees at the NC STRIVE Conference listen to the Student Panel discussion on Wednesday, June 15, at the Dennis A. Wicker Civic Center in Sanford.

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NC STRIVE Conference Planning Committee leaders visit with Secretary Cornell A. Wilson, Jr. (second from left), N.C. Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, Major General, USMC (Ret.). Pictured are, left to right: Co-Chair Dr. Wei Li Fang of the Governor's Institute on Substance Abuse, Sec. Wilson, Co-Chair Ann Marie Beall of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Chair Susan Watkins of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.