PAVe cofounder Meredith Berkman presents to the NYC Office of Special Narcotics (February 2024)

PAVe's Meredith Berkman and Shellie Bressler alongside Connecticut State Senator Richard Blumenthal (January 2024)

PAVe's Meredith Berkman and Shellie Bressler meet with Illinois State Senator Dick Durbin (January 2024)

PAVe at the 2024 Washington D.C. Menthol Funeral

PAVe at the 2024 Washington D.C. Menthol Funeral

Co-Founder Meredith Berkman Dr. Phillip Gardiner, Co-Chair of the African American Tobacco Control Leadership Council (AATCLC) at the 2024 Menthol Funeral in Washington D.C.

Co-Founder Meredith Berkman speaks at NYC press conference alongside Mayor Eric Adams and Corporation Counsel Sylvia O. Hinds-Radix (July 2023)

PAVe’s Cynthia Stremba and Deepa Prasad joined by council members Farah Louis and Rita Jospeh and our coalition partners NYSNAACP and Flavors Hooks NYC at City Hall to support Bill 577 (January 2023)

Co-founders Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman at the 2023 First Lady's Luncheon in Washington, D.C.

PAVe's Shellie Bressler, Meredith Berkman, and Dorian Fuhrman along with longtime friend and advocate, Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (May 2023)

PAVe Co-Founder Dorian Furman is joined by Deepa Prasad and Cynthia Stremba at a NYC hearing to discuss ending the sale of illegal flavored vapes (2023)

In Bakersfield, CA supporting Prop 31 with great partners including Lindsey Freitas of ⁦Tobacco Free Kids and Carol McGruder of ⁦AATCLC (October 2022)

Supporting Prop 31 in Oakland, CA with Dr. John Maa (October 2022)

In Sacramento, the last stop on our tour supporting Prop 31! We were thrilled to reunite with our wonderful volunteer Lori Bremner!

PAVe advocate Shellie Bressler with California Congressman Raul Ruiz

PAVe Florida Advocates Candace and Dave McKnight, with Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma, and Captain Rick Francis of Seminole County, FL.

Meredith Berkman PAVe Co Founder, Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) and PAVe Co Founder Dorian Fuhrman in Washington, DC

PAVe Georgia Advocate, Dr. Justine Henao in Atlanta Testifying at State Senate for Bill 298 sponsored by Senator Renee Unterman

First PAVe/PeP event at NYU Langone

Thanks to Senator Richard Pan, champion for children’s health, and youth advocate Bailey for sharing vaping’s impact on high schools in Oakland, CA

Co-Founders Meredith Berkman and Dorian Fuhrman alongside Congressman Ritchie Torres and Carol McGruder, founding member and co-chair of the AATCLC (May 2023)

Supporting Prop 31 with ⁦Kendall Stag in Oakland, CA! He helps promote public-health equity across CA and around the country!

In Bakersfield, CA supporting Prop 31 with great new friends from Tobacco Free Coalition Kern County! (October 2022)

In Oakland we heard Inspiring words from local elected officials, public health experts, and remarkable volunteers, including Beatrice Cardenas-Duncan of ⁦ACS CAN!

Co-founders Dorian Fuhrman and Meredith Berkman at the 2023 First Lady's Luncheon in Washington, D.C.

Texas PAVe advocates Samantha Boy with daughter Tabitha Holtkamp at Texas State Capitol

At the Capitol in Washington, DC with Speaker of the House, Representative Nancy Pelosi

Texas PAVe advocate Samantha Boy at Texas State Capitol speaking at Texas PTA hosting the first-ever Straight Talk at the Capitol: A Matter of Life and Breath.

PAVe along with partner Flavors Hook Kids ask Council Speaker Corey Johnson to be our Valentine- Call for a vote to ban all flavored tobacco products including menthol cigarettes.

Walker McKnight with Dennis Lemma,Seminole County Sherriff. At the kickoff of the anti opioid and vaping middle school program in Florida.

Menthol Flavor Ban rally with NYS and NYC Flavors Hook Kids Coalition ~ Phillip Morris Offices, NYC

Meredith, Rep. Chris Stewart (UT), Dorian and PAVe Advocate Shellie Bressler in DC

Meredith Berkman with Rae O’Leary of Missouri Breaks at the South Dakota Department of Health’s Spring Tobacco Control Institute in Oecama, South Dakota!

We love our PAVe Advocates!

PAVe's Meredith Berkman and Shellie Bressler at the 2024 Washington D.C. Menthol Funeral

PAVe at the 2024 Washington D.C. Menthol Funeral