05/12/2026
I hope you’re having a marvelous May so far.
I have some important news to share with you all: today, May 12th, will be my last day as Executive Director of Brooklyn Psychedelic Society. I have had my heart set on other areas I’d like to explore for a few years now, and after ~11 years in the psychedelic space (6 years as a community organizer, 5 years as the executive director in a full-time capacity), I felt like it was time for me to move on.
After today, I am excited to share that Missi Wooldridge, MPH, will be stepping up as our Interim Executive Director. I have been working closely with Missi since last July shortly after Psychedelic Science 2025 and have been continuously impressed with her knowledge, passion, vision, and skill in bringing something like BPS and our Trellis framework most fully to life. I hope you’ll join me in welcoming her (you can clap at your computer/phone if you’d like). I am very excited for her leadership and maybe have seen her cry in excitement for Trellis and BPS more than once. I am looking forward to the community getting to know her more.
It’s been an honor and joy to serve as the leader of BPS for 10 out of its ~11 years of existence and to have founded the 501(c)(3) in 2021. I’ve met so many incredible, kind, passionate, heart centered people in the community. I want to thank all staff, volunteers, facilitators, our board and donors who have helped make BPS what it is today.
(longer version with specific shoutouts sent via email!)
I won’t be a complete stranger and I am excited for what’s in store for BPS. Missi and the Board have a lot of exciting things planned that they will be announcing when the time is ripe.
Take care, be well, and stay trippy
