Reaching New Heights Luncheon to Benefit the Women’s Program

Cumberland Heights is excited to host Reaching New Heights 2025 on Wednesday, April 30, featuring keynote speaker Laurie Dhue. Proceeds from this year’s event will directly support the Women’s Program at Cumberland Heights.

The Women’s Program provides a safe, home-like environment in women-only spaces with female staff. Funds raised will help:

Provide patient assistance funding
Renovate the women’s residence
Support staff training and development
Supply essential materials and books
Advance future program projects

At Cumberland Heights, our mission is to transform lives, giving hope and healing to those affected by drug and alcohol addiction.

We are grateful to our sponsors, patrons, and supporters who make this event possible. To learn how you can be a part of Reaching New Heights, please contact Lee Ann Eaton, Development Coordinator, at leeann_eaton@cumberlandheights.org. Thank you for your support!

Laurie Dhue

Laurie Dhue is Chief Brand Officer at RecoveryEducation.com, an online educational platform for parents and allies of teens and young adults struggling with substance use disorder. The platform’s evidence-based curriculum, live events and library of resources provide education, support and community for families coping with addiction.

One of the nation’s leading recovery advocates, Laurie is in long-term recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. She has worked closely with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) and the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD). Laurie has spoken on behalf of many national recovery organizations including the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the Caron Foundation. She travels coast-to-coast giving speeches, emceeing events and moderating panel discussions, as well as offering commentary in national media.

Laurie has had the distinct honor of speaking at the White House in 2014 and 2017 on behalf of ONDCP. She was also a featured speaker at the inaugural UNITE to Face Addiction national rally in Washington, DC in 2015. Laurie appeared in the award-winning 2013 documentary “The Anonymous People” and the Emmy-nominated 2017 documentary “Reversing the Stigma”, produced in conjunction with OASAS (New York State’s Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse).

Prior to her work in the recovery field, Dhue enjoyed a distinguished career as an award-winning national news anchor who hosted shows on all three major cable news networks: CNN, MSNBC and FOX News Channel. Her 25 years in news has included interviews with numerous world leaders, politicians, entertainers and prominent newsmakers as well as in-depth reporting from the Middle East during the War on Terror. Dhue also has extensive experience in news radio, podcasting and voiceover work.

Laurie is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a letter-winning member of the women’s varsity swim team and an academic All-American. She also served on the UNC Alumni Board.