Meth expert to present program this Thursday (Valley City, North Dakota)

Special to the Times-Record

Cari Olson of the Rural Methamphetamine Education Project, will present an educational program geared to spiritual leaders on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the Hi-Liner Activity Center.
Olson will present general meth information and emphasize the impact of the drug on children, families and society. Pastors, Sunday School teachers, youth group leaders and other church-affiliated leaders are specifically targeted for this program, although the public is invited, as well.

Cari Olson of the Rural Methamphetamine Education Project, will present an educational program geared to spiritual leaders on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the Hi-Liner Activity Center. Olson will present general meth information and emphasize the impact of the drug on children, families and society. Pastors, Sunday School teachers, youth group leaders and other church-affiliated leaders are specifically targeted for this program, although the public is invited, as well. A training and research associate, Olson works for the Rural Crime and Justice Center (KCJC) of Minot State University. She assists in developing and delivering a meth public awareness/education campaign to children, schools, teachers, parents and communities in North Dakota. Olson has a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Minot State and is currently completing her master of science degree in criminology at the same university. In 2004, she served a year-long fellowship at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center near Brunswick, Ga.

A training and research associate, Olson works for the Rural Crime and Justice Center (KCJC) of Minot State University. She assists in developing and delivering a meth public awareness/education campaign to children, schools, teachers, parents and communities in North Dakota.Olson has a bachelor of science degree in criminal justice from Minot State and is currently completing her master of science degree in criminology at the same university. In 2004, she served a year-long fellowship at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center near Brunswick, Ga.