is Professor of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis. He is also Founding Director of the Center for Reducing Health Disparities at the UC Davis Health System. Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola has nearly 30 years of experience working in the mental health field as a researcher, clinician, professor, and advocate. He is the Chair of the Board of Directors of Mental Health America (formerly the National Mental Health Association) and also a member of the National Advisory Mental Health Council (NAMHC), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). Dr. Aguilar-Gaxiola’s research includes cross-national comparative epidemiologic research on patterns and correlates of mental disorders and substance abuse in general population samples and the development and testing of culturally sensitive mental health diagnostic instruments. He has worked effectively to bridge research with services delivery and policy development. Lately, he has been also very active translating mental health and substance abuse research results into practical information that is of public health value to consumers and his families, service administrators, policy makers and other constituents with the purpose of informing mental health policy decisions and guiding program development at the local, national, and international level.
is the Director of the Youth Leadership Institute of Prevention in Fresno County, working with youth in urban and rural communities, mobilizing a countywide network of adult allies, and providing training, content development, and capacity building to communities across the Central Valley. Ms. Alvardo has a Bachelors of Arts Degree in Communication and National Certification in Non profit management and leadership from the American Humanics program.
, SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence
, is a researcher at Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center (WYSAC). Dr. Trena Anastasia has over 7 years of evaluation experience. She worked with youth programs and juvenile justice in Colorado for more than a decade prior to becoming a fulltime researcher at WYSAC. Over the years she has served as PI and Co-PI on several research projects, and is an experienced qualitative researcher, published writer, and seasoned trainer.
, Institute for Public Strategies, is an addiction treatment and prevention expert in Mexico. As a consultant for the Border Project she develops culturally appropriate and strategic partnerships with community, businesses, elected officials and other partners in Mexico to address alcohol and other drug related-problems. In Baja California, she worked with the State Secretary of Health coordinating Prevention, Addictions and Mental Health programs. She also was a professor and researcher at various colleges in Mexico.
, works with government agencies and community based programs to develop programs using evidence based strategies and manages multiple collaborative projects: Project CURB, Santa Cruz Meth Project, School/ Community Based ATOD interventions. She acts as liaison for multiple interagency collaborations. She trains professionals on Youth Development Theories and Practices, Integrating Youth Development Principles into Programs and the Communities Mobilizing for Change on Alcohol, Environmental Prevention Strategies.
, Lake County Health Department-Prevention Services, has been working in alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention for three years with the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center. She has been implementing a social norms campaign with Vernon Hills High School during that time and speaks with area high schools interested in the approach. She received her MSW in 2004 from The University of Illinois at Chicago, Jane Addams School of Social Work. Erin volunteers regularly for the Illinois Teen Institute, a summer ATOD prevention and leadership conference for Illinois teens and has stayed involved in many roles since 1995 including co-directing and other leadership positions.
, is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Washington and a Systems Analyst with Johnson, Bassin, and Shaw, Inc. He has studied drug use and delinquency prevention for the past 25 years. He is a consultant to community groups, state and federal agencies on prevention needs assessment, prevention planning, and evaluation of community preventive interventions. He is Project Director for the Community Youth Development Study described in this presentation.
, CEO of the Institute for Public Strategies (IPS), has extensive experience in environmental prevention project design and implementation of successful systemic process strategies. IPS has offices located across the US and Mexico. In 2002, the IPS project, the San Diego / Tijuana Border Project to Reduce Underage and Binge Drinking, was named a Model Program by SAMHSA. Mr. Baker also participated in Harold Holder s Model Program Community Trials to Reduce Alcohol Trauma.
is a Private Consultant and former Nebraska NPN. She has spent her career developing and directing comprehensive social, public and behavioral health initiatives across organizational boundaries at all levels. Her work focuses on the "social architecture" of creating multi-sector partnerships and systems that build the capacity of communities to identify and address social and public health priorities. Her national advocacy on behalf of communities was recognized by CADCA in 2007 when it named her “Advocate of the Year.”
currently serves as the Deputy Director for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and has been with the Campaign for over 8 years. She worked on the development of the prescription drug campaign for parents that was launched in 2008 and directs advertising and outreach for the Above the Influence campaign for teens, news media outreach, multicultural advertising and outreach, and a variety of other community and partnership initiatives.
, is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Prevention Research Center at Arizona State University. She is primarily interested in improving interventions through the study of program implementation, with specific emphasis on cultural adaptations. Additionally, she studies the impact of discrimination on adolescent health and social disparities, and the protective influence of cultural factors, including ethnic identity and socialization.
, is an independent consultant who helps colleges, universities, public health agencies and communities design programs that address health and social justice issues. His expert opinion is frequently sought after by the federal government.
, has received comprehensive formal education and professional experience in substance abuse prevention, intervention, and treatment, behavioral mental health, and family enrichment. Ms. Boyd Strader is currently the Prevention Director at COPES, Inc. and serves as the National Training Director for the Creating Lasting Family Connections (CLFC) curriculum.
, is the founding chief executive officer of Rainbow Days, Inc., a national non-profit children s behavioral health organization based in Dallas. She is the developer of the Curriculum-Based Support Group (CBSG®) model of life-skills education for children and youth living in high-risk situations. A noted speaker, consultant and trainer, she conducts workshops across the nation on organizational capacity building, strategic planning, and meeting the needs of vulnerable children, youth and families.
is the Director of The Evidence-based Prevention and Intervention Support Center (EPSICenter) and Director of Policy Research and Outreach at the Prevention Research Center at Penn State University. He is currently Principal Investigator of a study of the replication of evidence-based prevention programs in nearly 200 communities across Pennsylvania. The study, now in its 7th year, focuses on site readiness, implementation fidelity, and sustainability.
has been conducting evaluation research and policy analysis at various levels for state government in Wyoming for 12 years. His evaluation of juvenile and adult drug courts in Wyoming won the 2006 Philip Hoke National Publication Award for excellence in research/policy analysis. Other evaluation projects include, The Wyoming Addicted Offender Accountability Act, An Evaluation of Wyoming’s Juvenile Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative 2006, and District Variation in Special Education Spending in Wyoming.
has over 17 years experience in the prevention field. She manages the Prevention Unit for Butte County Department of Behavioral Health and provides consultation, facilitation and training at the local, state and national level in the areas of ATOD prevention, youth development, youth evaluation, environmental prevention, community organizing and youth grant making/philanthropy. She is responsible for the local development and implementation of several grant initiatives including Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities, Office of Traffic Safety, Friday Night Live Mentoring and Drug Free Communities Coalition. Ms. Campbell has been a regional trainer for Prevention by Design providing consultation, training and technical assistance to County Prevention Coordinators, staff and community stakeholders – assisting them with the Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) including needs assessment, capacity building, strategic planning, evaluation and sustainability. She brings innovation, expertise and knowledge of effective prevention programming to statewide efforts including the California Friday Night Live Partnership, where she served as President of the statewide Collaborative. She has developed and implemented four nationally recognized programs (Butte County Friday Night Live/Club Live, Butte County Friday Night Live Mentoring, Butte County Youth Nexus and Butte Youth Now Coalition), three receiving the Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Program award for effective, evidence-based, state-of-the-art substance abuse prevention programs and one for CADCA’S National Coalition of the Year GOT OUTCOMES award.
,is the Director of ROCMND-Tulsa Area Prevention Resource Center in Tulsa, OK. He has 6 years of social service experience and has worked as a Prevention Specialist for three years. Joshua is the co-author of 4 therapeutic games, including Baseball Boundaries and Impulse Control Remote Control, and one therapeutic book, Impulse Control for Middle School Students. Joshua has worked with children and youth in group shelter settings, outpatient treatment, mentoring and school based programs.
, is a licensed psychologist in the University of Washington FAS Diagnostic Clinic. She is a faculty member in the Division of Child Psychiatry with the University of Washington School of Medicine, and with Children s Hospital in Seattle. She has worked directly with many families raising children with an FASD. She is currently the originator, Intervention Director, and Principle Research Investigator of a study rolling out the Families Moving Forward program into the community.
, State of Alaska Behavioral Health Prevention and Early Intervention, Department of Health and Social Services.
is currently the Corporate Director of Prevention and Early Intervention Services with Pacific Clinics in Los Angeles, California. He has over 15 years of experience in providing substance abuse prevention and mental health services for Asian and Pacific Islander communities. He has overseen a large array of local, state, and federally funded programs. He participates on advisory boards and provides consulting services at both the national and state levels including the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Mental Health Services Agency. He has expertise in translating research based strategies into culturally relevant and competent services. Dr. Cheng is a licensed clinical psychologist and is fluent in Mandarin and Taiwanese.
currently serves as the Deputy Director of Creative Development for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign, at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. Ms. Collins works on the Above the Influence campaign for teens. Prior to joining the Office of National Drug Control Policy, Ms. Collins worked for the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Devices and Radiological Health. She is an award-winning producer, director and educator whose personal mission is to enhance learning opportunities through the use of media.
, is a Research Associate and lead of the Los Angeles County Service Provider Survey. She specializes in applying internet technology for research and dissemination. Her research interests include applying online technologies to support nutritional status as an outcome measure for substance abuse treatment.
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Early Childhood and Family Learning Foundation. Dr. Pat Cooper currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the Early Childhood and Family Learning Foundation in New Orleans, LA. The goals of the Foundation include establishing community centers in the most economically depressed and crime-ridden neighborhoods of New Orleans. These centers will establish universal, quality early child care programs in the neighborhoods and universal, quality coordinated school health programs in the schools of that neighborhood while providing a one-stop health, social service, and education opportunity for the community. Just prior to the New Orleans appointment, Dr. Cooper served as Superintendent of Schools in McComb, MS. He served in that capacity for ten years and is in his thirty-eighth year of public education service. While in McComb, the McComb School District implemented a planned thirteen year longitudinal study relative to the relationship of coordinated school health programs to school reform. Valuable baseline data and successive year data has been collected. The results have been extremely positive to this point. There have been significant documented gains in the academic, social, and emotional arenas. It was the belief in McComb, Mississippi, and now in New Orleans, that successful negotiation up through Maslow’s “Hierarchy of Needs” is key to the success of educational reform, and that coordinated school health is the avenue best used to satisfy those needs. Dr. Cooper earned his undergraduate and master’s level education degrees at Louisiana State University and his doctorate in education administration at the University of Northern Colorado. Dr. Cooper has served as a classroom teacher of the emotionally disturbed, principal, university faculty member, and as Assistant State Superintendent in the Louisiana State Department of Education. Prior to becoming superintendent in McComb, Pat served four years as Executive Director for the CDC funded National School Health Education Coalition (NaSHEC) in Washington, DC. As well, Dr. Cooper has served as a national consultant in the area of promotion of coordinated school health for the past ten years, performing national and international work for a variety of organizations and agencies.
, is the Section Head of Prevention for the County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health, Alcohol and Drug Program Administration (ADPA). She has over 30 years of experience working in the alcohol and drug prevention field. As lead manager she is responsible for the direction and administration of prevention programs and services. Ms. Cordero assist the Division Chief with addressing issues related to preventing AOD problems in local communities. She oversees over 80 contracted prevention providers and is responsible for strengthening the department's system of prevention services and with aligning programs to meet State funding requirements. Ms. Cordero provides training and technical assistance to providers and other community-based organization in the area of prevention program planning. In addition to her full time position Ms. Cordero teaches a prevention course at Pierce College in Woodland Hills.
, is a Professor in the Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. For over 15 years she has conducted research in collaboration with institutions of higher education, community-based agencies, and court-based programs, on treatment for substance abuse, trauma, and co-existing disorders. She has published studies on the impact of drug courts, mental health courts, and residential treatment programs for substance abusing women and their children. She has also studied the impact of learning disabilities and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on treatment outcomes.
is the Senior Director of Prevention at Youth Leadership Institute in San Mateo County. She provides day to day management of the programs and serves as Co-Chairs of the
San Mateo County Tobacco Education Coalition, Alcohol and Other Drug Steering Committee and California Friday Night Live Collaborative.
is President/CEO of the Oregon Partnership, a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to substance abuse prevention and treatment referral. For more than two decades she has led and supported community solutions to drug and alcohol problems. Ms. Cushing served on the National Academies of Sciences panel that conducted the landmark study on underage drinking, and she was appointed to the Presidential Commission on Drug-Free Communities in 2003.
, is the executive director of Families and Schools Together, a private, non-profit organization. She has over 20 years experience in the field of human services and in services to families, children and communities. Originally from Nicaragua, Ms. Davenport moved to the US as a young adult.
, is the APRC Director-Red Rock West Area Prevention Resource Center which covers a 9 county area in rural western Oklahoma. She is Nationally & Internationally Certified as a Prevention Specialist and has over 6 years of experience in community mobilization and working with state and local officials to make lasting change in regards to Children s Mental Health & Prevention Services. In this position Michelle has transitioned the focus from the Favorite Program Mentality to looking at Evidence Based & Environmental prevention programs, strategies & policies.
has served as the Five Town Communities That Care (CTC) Executive Director since the organization's inception in June of 2003. Prior to that time Ms. Dutton worked as a science educator in the same community served by the CTC coalition. Ms. Dutton received a BS in Secondary Science Education from the University of Maine at Orono, and a MS in Ecological Teaching and Learning from Leslie University in May of 2001. She has earned a Certificate in NonProfit Management from the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in 2004 and was a member of the inaugural class of Maine's Midcoast Leadership Academy (2006). For the last six years, Ms. Dutton has worked closely with the University of Washington's Social Development Research Group on its Community Youth Development Study.
., is the President/CEO of PAXIS Institute and a national leader for prevention. Dr Embry has an international reputation in the area of designing, testing and disseminating effective large-scale educational campaigns to increase school and community safety, child safety, family well-being and health. Based on Dr. Embry’s experience as a faculty member at the University of Kansas, at the Bureau of Child Research and the Department of Human Development, he developed the desire to integrate his academic research, clinical, and health promotion/marketing experience. Dr Embry has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and chapters. He is an author of a number of books, a weekly newspaper column, magazine articles and a frequent public speaker. Dr. Embry and PAXIS have prevention and research projects in Arizona, Maryland, Wisconsin, Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Maine, Florida, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, California, Texas, Virginia and various Native American sites. His recent prevention work focuses on low-cost evidence-based kernels and behavioral vaccines.
, is a Senior Public Health Analyst for CSAP, SAMHSA, DHHS. With over 25 years of experience, she is the lead for programmatic development and evaluation of public education initiatives for preventing underage alcohol use. Ms. Ensley maintains a strong network with other Federal agencies and business and academic organizations to ensure that evidence-based prevention principles are an integral component in building a healthy environment for the Nation.
, is currently the Project Officer of the CSAP Data Analysis Coordination and Consolidation Center (DACCC). She serves as a Sr. Public Health Analyst, the coordinator for CSAP s data activities such as GPRA, PART and NOMs reporting, and provides other review and consultation related to data activities, requirements, and coordination.
, is a Senior Research Scientist with the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation. His research focuses primarily on the epidemiology of substance use and other health risk behaviors, and on systems-level planning and evaluation of substance abuse preventive interventions. He directed the prevention needs assessment project and the SIG evaluation for Vermont, is currently directing the Vermont SPF-SIG evaluation, and is an Investigator on the national cross-site evaluation of the SPF-SIG.
, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychology at Michigan State University. Her research interests primarily emphasize systems change, particularly how organizational, inter-organizational, and community systems can improve to better meet the needs of children, youth, and families. She has worked with a variety of public sector agencies, nonprofit organizations, and community and state-wide coalitions, aiming to improve their organizational capacity and the efficacy of their programmatic efforts.
currently serves as the Online Training Manager for EMT Associates and the Center for Applied Research Solutions. In this capacity, he oversees the design and implementation of My Prevention Community and EMT Online University which uses multi-media to provide innovative knowledge transfer to the prevention field. Mr. Freeman led efforts to develop two multi-media training programs, “Brief Intervention for Substance Using Adolescents” and “Dealing with Difficult Issues with Youth.”
, has over 20 years experience in substance abuse prevention and health wellness programs and works for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Division of Workplace Programs. Dr. Galvin is responsible for the Young Adults in the Workplace cooperative agreement program, the Workplace website, and the SAMHSA health wellness interactive workplace web site. Dr. Galvin also serves as an Adjunct Professor at George Washington University, teaching public health courses in health and wellness.
, currently serves as CSAP s Southwest CAPT liaison, assists the State of Colorado in its implementation of the SPF-SIG framework through collaboration with the SPF-SIG Management Team and corresponding workgroups. Ms. Gary also works closely with the six agencies comprising Colorado s Prevention Leadership Council, who are mandated to guide the implementation of innovative approaches to enhancing prevention, intervention, and treatment systems among state agencies, partners and advocates, and community representatives.
, is the Acting Director in the Division of Systems Development, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA). She is responsible for oversight for the materials development, data analysis, technical assistance and training for the Center. She is the Project Officer for the Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Center for Excellence and the Communities That Care Implementation project. Dr. Getty was the Idaho State Director for Substance Abuse for the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare and as the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Coordinator for the Department of Education in Idaho. She served as the Chairman for the National Steering Committee for the U.S. Department of Education s Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program. Dr. Getty is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Certified Prevention Professional and an Internationally Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor. In addition to many years in the prevention field, she spent 17 years as a substance abuse counselor, working in various civilian and military facilities including the U.S. Military Hospital in Nuremburg, West Germany. She directed several treatment facilities in Idaho.
, is the Project Director and Research Program Coordinator at Columbia University for the NY State Office of Mental Health s EBTDC. As part of her participation in the EBTDC project, Dr. Gleacher is an integral part of the consultation call program, providing internal consultation to the other consultants and providing consultation to clinicians and supervisors across the state. Dr. Gleacher graduated Magna Cum, and earned her Masters and Doctoral degrees in Clinical Psychology from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Throughout her career, she has been committed to studying treatment development and implementation, and Evidence Based Treatment dissemination.
, is the Coordinator for External Affairs and Research Associate for the Indiana Prevention Resource Center. She holds a Bachelor of Science from Indiana University and is a graduate of the Master of Public Health program at Indiana University. Desiree is a Certified Health Education Specialist, a Certified Prevention Professional, and holds a marketing Certificate from Indiana University. Prior to her current appointment, she served as the Coordinator for the Tobacco Retailer Inspection Program.
, has over 20 years of experience in research, writing, and evaluation. She has provided technical and data support to projects and reports for SAMHSA/CSAP. She served as CRP’s team leader for SAMHSA’s Building Evaluation Capacity for Evidence-Based Intervention “Mini-subcontract” Award Program. Among the many technical reports Dr. Grady has authored are those for SAMHSA’s Service to Science and Science to Service initiatives and SAMHSA’s Minority HIV/AIDS Initiative Grantee Training Institute and Summit.
, is a Senior Public Health Researcher in RTI International’s Crime, Violence, and Justice Research program. He has extensive experience in conducting community-based research and evaluations related to public health issues. Since joining RTI, Dr. Graham has directed or worked on several projects focusing on the prevention of adolescent interpersonal violence and substance use. He is currently the principal investigator for the evaluation of Georgia’s Strategic Prevention Framework—State Incentive Grant (SPF-SIG) project.
is an experienced researcher and presenter/trainer who provides evaluation services to Native American school and community programs; collaborations that bridge the gap between research and practice in substance abuse prevention and treatment. She is the local evaluator for several SPF-SIG projects and a member of the national cross site evaluation team for SPF-SIG Cohort III.
, is a research analyst in the Alcohol and Drug Program Administration (ADPA) of Los Angeles County. Dr. Guo obtained her degrees of Master of Public Health and Doctor of Philosophy/Health Behavior Research from University of Southern California (USC). Prior to her work at ADPA, she worked as a Chinese public health official for 11 years and then on the planning, implementation, and evaluation of research activities at USC for 9 years.
, serves as Senior Director of the RiverValley Behavioral Health's Regional Prevention Center and project coordinator for the Kentucky Methamphetamine Prevention Enhancement Site based in Owensboro, Kentucky. He is the recipient of the 1996 Robert Straus Award and 2007 Beacon Leadership Award and has worked in the field of prevention for more than seventeen years and served as a charter member of the Kentucky Certification Board of Prevention Professionals and charter and ongoing faculty member of Kentucky Prevention Academy and supported many statewide initiatives and coalitions.
, is the Director of Projects for Social Science Research & Evaluation, Inc. His current work includes evaluations of three technical assistance centers: CSAP’s Northeast Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies, the national Suicide Prevention and Resource Center, and the National Center for Mental Health Promotion and Youth Violence Prevention. From 1999 to 2002, he evaluated the National Center for Training and Technical Assistance for Middle School Drug Prevention and School Safety.
, is EMT’s Vice President and has 20 years of experience in evaluation in alcohol and other drug prevention, intervention and treatment programs. International experience includes work with the United Nations Drug Control Program developing curricula and as an instructor. She has served as principal investigator on national evaluation studies, providing leadership for projects involving multiple locations across the United States charged with implementing rigorous research protocols in field settings.
currently serves as the Riverside County Prevention Services Coordinator and Friday Night Live Coordinator. He is certified as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor Associate (CADCA) by the California Certification Board of Alcohol and Drug Counselors. He has experience in residential and outpatient settings for adults and adolescents. He is active with the Cultural Competency Committee and the LGBTQI Task Force. He has training in Problem Gambling Studies.
, is the Endowed Professor of Prevention and Founding Director of the Social Development Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle. His research focuses on understanding and preventing child and adolescent health and behavior problems. He is principal investigator of the Community Youth Development Study described in this presentation. He is committed to translating research into effective practice and policy to improve adolescent health and development.
works for OMNI Institute, a social science research organization in Denver that provides evaluation services to government and nonprofit agencies serving the prevention community. Ms. Hendrickson is an evaluator for Colorado’s SPF-SIG Initiative and provides project oversight, training, technical assistance, and evaluation support to 4 of Colorado’s 16 urban, rural and frontier communities and assists state-wide cross-site evaluation efforts
is President of the SWACC (Safety, Wellness, Advocacy Community Coalition), a prevention coalition in San Diego inland north county, Vice President for Health of Ninth District PTA which serves San Diego County and Imperial County, and Chair of HARM’s Policy Workgroup. Rebecca’s work in health advocacy in PTA over the last 17 years is extensive.
is the Executive Director for the Institute for Public Strategies where she oversees the effective implementation of media advocacy and environmental prevention policy change projects. She has over 15 years of experience in leadership and organizational management of public health and community change projects. She has been a project director and consultant, providing training and technical assistance to communities and businesses in environmental prevention, public policy development, data collection and media advocacy.
is a media advocacy specialist with the Institute for Public Strategies, where she is responsible for developing the long-range media strategy for the South Bay Community Change Project. Catherine plans and coordinates the project’s efforts to develop news stories that frame alcohol and drug issues as a community-level problem. Catherine previously spent ten years tracking and covering public policy and legislation as a reporter in Washington, D.C. and San Diego.
, is a Senior Research Scientist of the Prevention Research Center (PRC), Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, and was its director for 18 years, until 2001. Dr. Holder s published work has addressed a number of public policy studies. Dr. Holder has authored a book on environmental strategies as part of comprehensive approaches to prevention, entitled, Alcohol and the Community: A Systems Approach to Prevention, Cambridge University Press (1997).
has 15 years experience working with community projects and non-profits. These experiences include a childhood immunization effort in Philadelphia and a drop-out prevention program in Seattle. For the past six years he has coordinated the CTC efforts in Quincy, Washington. Initiated under the University of Washington’s Community Youth Development Study, the CTC coalition in Quincy successfully engaged a sizable cross-section of the community, including Latinos that had not been involved with previous prevention efforts. Through trial & error, Mr. Horodowicz has found ways to present complex research data and prevention concepts in straightforward and easy to understand ways. By being able to do this, the community has adopted a series of tested & effective programs.
, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Human Services Research Institute and the Data Analysis Team Lead for CSAP s DACCC. Prior to this, Dr. Isvan was a Research Scientist at the Channing Bete Company and was responsible for analyzing data.
Jackie Jandt is the Planning and Outcome Officer for the Chemical Dependency Bureau for the State of Montana. Ms. Jandt provides oversight to the Montana the SPF-SIG project being showcased in this presentation.
developed the Building Assets, Reducing Risks Program to address academic failure, truancy, discipline referrals and alcohol, tobacco and other drug use in schools. She has implemented and coordinated the initiative for the past ten years at St. Louis Park High School and trained numerous other schools for implementation. Ms. Jerabek was a high school counselor for eight years prior to developing and coordinating the program.
is a Research Associate and Operations Coordinator for the Tobacco Retailer Inspection Program. While completing his Master of Public Health at Indiana University he completed an internship in Ghana. Mr. Jones also has his BS in All-Grade Physical Education and Health and his Indiana Teachers license. Following his completion of his BS he taught high school health at Warsaw High School, and was the girl s varsity soccer coach and Manchester High School.
, is Senior Research Associate at Youth Leadership Institute. She has extensive experience in research and evaluation related to the youth development field in the areas of public policy, juvenile justice, ATOD prevention and advocacy. She has worked at statewide and local levels evaluating prevention initiatives.
, is the Director of the UCSB Alcohol and Drug Program. Ian earned his BA in psychology from the University of California at Santa Barbara. He earned his MA in counseling from Pacifica and his Ph. D. in clinical psychology from Pacifica. Ian s dissertation, The Landscape of Addiction is a phenomenological inquiry into the lived experience of being addicted. He has worked in the field of human services since 1990 and has worked as a counselor and supervisor in a multitude of settings including Cottage Hospital's psychiatric service. Ian has taught psychology courses at the community college, undergraduate, and graduate level and is currently a lecturer at UCSB s Gevirtz Graduate School of Education. Dr. Kaminsky also works in private practice with adults and adolescents.
, currently serves as associate director of the Behavioral Health Research Division and acting director of the Risk Behavior and Family Research Program at RTI International. Her research and practitioner experience encompasses a range of interdisciplinary substance abuse prevention/early intervention work, as well as human resources and health promotion service delivery. Dr. Karuntzos has a record of publications related to workplace and vocational research.
, is a Project Manager at ASR where her duties include state/ federal project management for program evaluations and assessments, as well as survey design, logic model and evaluation plan development, and focus group facilitation. Her focus has included working with youth and school-based projects, specifically around improving youth outcomes, as well as a focus on alcohol and drug use prevention projects. She has expertise in peer-to-peer research, specifically involving youth-led research.
is a graduate student at the University of Kansas in public health and behavioral psychology programs. She is also a research assistant with the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development. She works on several large projects focused on reducing and preventing youth substance abuse across Kansas and the Midwestern region. She hops to continue working with community partners to better understand community capacity building and environmental conditions associated with healthy youth.
On May 7, 2009, R. Gil Kerlikowske was sworn in as the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. As the Nation’s “Drug Czar,” Mr. Kerlikowske coordinates all aspects of Federal drug control programs and implementation of the President’s National Drug Control Strategy.
Mr. Kerlikowske brings nearly four decades of law enforcement and drug policy experience to the position, most recently serving 9 years as the Chief of Police for the Seattle Police Department. When he left, crime in Seattle was at its lowest point in 40 years. In his previous positions as deputy director for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services and president of the Major Cities Chiefs Association, Mr. Kerlikowske strongly supported community oriented policing services, which promote partnerships and problem-solving techniques to address conditions that give rise to public safety issues such as crime, drugs, and social disorder. Mr. Kerlikowske also served as police commissioner of Buffalo, New York, where his selection by the then-mayor became the first outside appointment in 30 years, and chief of police of two Florida cities, Fort Pierce and Port St. Lucie, both of which received the Attorney General’s Crime Prevention Award. Mr. Kerlikowske also served in the U.S. Army Military Police. His awards include the Presidential Service Badge.
, is an Associate Professor of Health Promotion and Director of Research and Evaluation for the Center for Prevention Studies at the University of Cincinnati. His research emphases lie in adolescent health promotion, alcohol and other drug prevention, survey development, and program evaluation. Dr. King believes that helping children to become positively connected to positive people and positive situations are the keys to lifelong engagement in healthy behaviors.
has been and educator for 30 years, the last 23 as an administrator. He was involved in the development and implementation of the NREPP recognized program, Building Assets; Reducing Risks (BARR). Mr. Laney has presented the program over 40 times to a variety of audiences including school counselors, chemical health specialists, teachers and administrators. He has assisted in the program implementation in a number of other schools as a trainer for Search Institute. Mr. Laney is currently the Assistant Superintendent of St. Louis Park, Minnesota Schools.
is the Project Manager, Indiana Problem Gambling Awareness Program. Mary has over 20 years experience in health education and substance abuse prevention. She worked for the e original Indiana Synar inspections in Indiana.
has worked in the Murrieta Valley District for the last six years. He is Project Director for the Breakthrough Student Assistance Program and an Elementary and Secondary School Counseling Program. He has been a School Counselor since 1984, is currently the President-Elect for the California Association of School Counselors, and teaches at Azusa Pacific University. Mr. Lesicko founded a county-wide school counselor network to enhance collaborative efforts between K-12 schools and the surrounding community.
, is an Associate Research Scientist and Evaluator for Behavioral Research Center of the Southwest - Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (BHRCS-PIRE). Dr. Lilliott s research focuses on behavioral health disparities of Latino, Native American and youth populations in New Mexico. She conducts participatory evaluation research for substance abuse programs, presents on cultural issues in behavioral health services, and has researched and taught about culturally appropriate community development projects in Ecuador.
, is Youth Leadership Institute’s Vice President of Education and Research. She has over twenty years of practice and research in multiethnic communities of youth and adults in The San Francisco Bay Area, Southeast Michigan and New York City. Prior to joining the Youth Leadership Institute, Dr. Lyle was faculty in the School of Social Work at Columbia University.
is Senior Content Advisor for CSAP's Health Communications Initiative for the Prevention of Underage Alcohol Use (HCIP)and provides contract staff support for the CSAP-NPN Prevention Works! communications training initiative.
is the Operations Coordinator at the Institute for Public Strategies (IPS). Ms. Mares co-manages the South Bay Community Change Project, assisting in the strategic development of prevention campaigns. She is instrumental in the planning and coordination of the different prevention strategies in several IPS projects. Her work experience in related fields includes the management of marketing, advertising and public relations projects and campaigns.
, works for OMNI, providing evaluation capacity-building training and technical support to youth and family prevention grantees who participate in large-scale evaluations funded by Colorado state agencies. Beyond the many evaluation programs she has delivered, her recent presentations include a poster at the November 2008 American Evaluation Association Conference as well as a session at the 2006 Southwest Prevention Conference.
, is a senior social science analyst with the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), serves as Project Officer and Coordinator for CSAP’s Centers for the Application of Prevention Technologies, and CSAP Liaison to SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices. Carol developed and oversees CSAP’s Service to Science Initiative. For her contribution in assisting innovative local programs demonstrate their effectiveness, Dr. McHale received the Secretary’s Award for Distinguished Service in 2003 and SAMHSA’s Superior Internal Service Award in 2006.
has worked as the Community Coordinator/Prevention Specialist for the Port Angeles Healthy Youth Coalition since 2003. From 2003 2008, this Coalition participated in the Community Youth Development Study (University of WA) to demonstrate the impacts of implementing the Communities That Care prevention planning system. Since 2006, the Coalition has participated in the State of Washington s SPF SIG project, focusing on preventing underage drinking. Ms. Meyer s educational background is in community planning.
, is the Senior Evaluator for the SAMHSA FASD Center for Excellence. She is currently responsible for implementation of data collection tools for three different types of evidence based prevention practices and one diagnosis and treatment related intervention across 23 sites. These FASD evidence -based programs are being integrated into 23 currently existing service delivery organizations. She has more than 9 years of experience in health services research with emphasis on program evaluation serving government clients. She also has experience in monitoring project performance, designing quality assurance procedures, developing survey questionnaires, conducting outcome and performance/process evaluations, obtaining OMB clearance and presenting research findings.
, has served as Prevention Director at the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) since 1999. In this position he has served as the staff liaison with the Association s component constituency, the National Prevention Network (NPN). He also manages a project portfolio that includes contracts or grants with several Federal agencies, including the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, and the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Other activities undertaken while in this position have included serving on the Board of Directors of the Responsible Hospitality Institute; serving on the Steering Committee of CSAP s Too Smart to Start underage drinking campaign; and serving as NASADAD s Acting Director of Public Policy (May September, 2001). He has also served on several SAMHSA Initial Review Groups, and has served on a CDC Special Emphasis Panel for HIV prevention programs for community-based organizations. Recent pubic speaking opportunities have included workshop presentations at the CADCA National Leadership Forum XVI; Office on Smoking and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and various meetings relating to the National Outcome Measures. Trained as a researcher in the biological sciences, Dr. Moghul received his doctorate in molecular pathology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 1995. He also holds a Master of Science in Education degree from Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Before relocating to the Washington, DC, area, Dr. Moghul held several positions in academia that included Adjunct Professor of Biology at Millersville University (Lancaster, PA) and Harrisburg Area Community College (Harrisburg, PA), and Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of Penn State University.
has worked in the prevention field for over 10 years at the Butte County Department of Behavioral Health. She has spearheaded a youth evaluation team, youth philanthropy board on provided oversight to three prevention programs that received the Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Program Award. She has provided training across the nation on evidence based prevention strategies and provided capacity building across the state of California on Environmental Prevention and Youth Development. Her unique experience in integrating young people in planning, implementing, and evaluation prevention services makes her a pioneer in the field of prevention.
is the development, planning and institutionalizing of community environmental policy. She provided leadership in implementing the Preventing Alcohol Related Trauma organization and community coalition.
has worked in student housing for four years as a paraprofessional and professional staff member until he joined the Health Education Center in September 2008. Mr. Pang has many ties and involvements with different undergraduate groups, including Asian Pacific Islander students and organizations.
is currently the Chief of Addiction Medicine at Kaiser Medical Center, San Francisco. Dr.Pating is a psychiatrist specializing in addiction psychiatry. As a member of the Permanente Medical Group, Pating is regional chair of Addiction Medicine; chair of the Chemical Dependency Quality Improvement Committee and past chair of the Best Practices Committee on Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders. Dr. Pating is an Assistant Clinical Professor at UCSF School of Medicine and has provided consultation to SAMHSA, San Francisco City & County Dept of Public Health, the Medical Board of California and 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Currently, is a commissioner on California’s Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (Proposition 63), where he serves as chair of the Services Committee. He is also immediate past-president of the California Society of Addiction Medicine and a member of the California Medical Association, California Psychiatric Association and American Society of Addiction Medicine.
, has worked in residential education with a concentration on leadership for over 10 years before joining the Health Education Center team. In the Health Education Center, she served as Project Director for the Campus-Community Alcohol Management Project (CCAMP). In her role as Associate Director, she manages the alcohol and stress management programs. She directs the BASICS program and is certified as a TiPS trainer for responsible beverage service.
, has been associated with the Prevention Research Center since 1990, specializing in econometric analyses of alcohol consumption and related social problems. His research includes investigations of the relationship between alcohol availability and consumption, consumer responsiveness to price differences among beverage types and brands, the impacts of community interventions to control alcohol-related problems, and the role of alcohol consumption in explaining fatality rates from motor vehicle crashes, cirrhosis and suicide. He has also participated in PIRE’s Spatial Systems Group, where he has written all the computer code for the Spatial Statistical System (S3) software. His non-PIRE work experience includes statistical forecasting, database design, econometric estimations of income inequality and the monetary returns to work, and the measurement of racial inequality in higher education.
is the Program Director of ROCMND Area Prevention Resource Center located in Northeastern Oklahoma. She has been in the field of prevention or children s services for 14 years. She serves as Chairman of the Oklahoma Prevention Policy Alliance.
is a prevention and cross-cultural strategist at the Institute for Public Strategies. His expertise includes addressing at a community level Alcohol Tobacco and Other Drugs and other issues that impact the quality of life in the community. He provides training/technical assistance to develop community-based strategies as well as cross-cultural considerations/adaptations. Among others he is intricately involved in the San Diego/Tijuana Border Project, a model program that addresses cross-border binge and underage drinking.
, EPISCenter, Prevention Research Center is currently completing her Ph.D. under the guidance of Dr. Mark Greenberg. Her research centers on the development, implementation, evaluation and sustainability of evidence-based prevention programs that focus on preventing problem behaviors and promoting social, emotional, and academic competence.
is a Senior Scientist at the Chapel Hill Center of the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation (PIRE). He has 20 years of experience in the design, development, analysis, and reporting of epidemiological, etiological, and evaluation studies relating to school-based drug prevention. His research interests have also focused on the prevention of adolescent and adult risk behaviors, particularly alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use.
is with the Division of Mental Health/Developmental Disabilities, and Addiction Services – Prevention Program. She serves as the Director for the Kentucky Prevention Enhancement Site System. She is the state liaison for the Kentucky Youth Empowerment System and the Director of the Kentucky Early Intervention Program In her capacity as Funding and Resource specialist with the Prevention Program, her primary focus is sustainability. She is also a Master Trainer for the Kentucky SPF-SIG Initiative.
, is an Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine in the Institute for Prevention Research at the University of Southern California. Her primary research interests include translation of evidence-based prevention interventions to real-world settings, evaluation of drug abuse prevention and cessation programs, and etiology of drug abuse. She has more than 20 years of experience in the field of tobacco and other drug abuse prevention, as a health educator, program developer, and evaluator.
, is the NPN for the State of Georgia and director of the Office of Prevention Services and Programs. She is a proponent of multi-indicator analysis and knowledge management for decision making, translating policy into programs and services to meet compelling needs. She has worked in and with several states on organizational design and structuring for optimal efficiency and effectiveness that includes promoting state- and community-level capacity for service delivery and data collection.
has 26 years in the prevention field implementing programs, grant writing, and providing training across multiple systems: education, county and community-based alcohol/drug programs and law enforcement. Her career experiences have taught her the languages of many systems: schools, prevention providers, probation, mental health, workforce development, and state/county services. She is often asked to translate the complexity of research and cross-system collaboration into practical strategies that link services into a comprehensive prevention system.
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Founder-President and CEO of Youth Leadership Institute, is Nationally and internationally recognized authority and thought leader in the fields of Prevention, Strategic Youth Leadership and Youth Development, focusing primarily on the intersections between Change Strategies- Community Engagement and Researched Evidence in the areas of ATOD Prevention, Evaluation, Public Policy, Philanthropy and Civic Engagement. Ms. Sedonaen is an accomplished keynote speaker, trainer, and consultant, she has received the State of California Governor’s Award of Recognition for developing youth programs that truly empower young people; a U. S. Congressional Award of Innovation for her youth leadership and development work. She was awarded the NASADAD, Career Achievement in Prevention Award. For the last 20 years, she has provided consultation and training to NGO's, International Intermediaries and Governments. She is a published author and contributor to academic and social journals as well as contributor to several books. She has a particular interest in innovation in Prevention and Community Initiatives and impacting Education and Health utilizing evidence to yield impact. She is also an alumna, of Leadership San Francisco and Leadership California and Harvard's Strategic Perspectives in Non Profit Management. She was named Non-Profit CEO of the Year in 2008 in Marin County, CA. Ms. Sedonaen holds an MBA in Strategic Leadership.
is the Senior Health Educator for the Ohio Resource Network. Ms. Schiesler holds a Master of Education from the University of Cincinnati with an emphasis in Health Promotion and Education. She serves on several committees, which address substance abuse prevention in Ohio.
, is a graduate student at the University of Kansas in public health and behavioral psychology. He is a research assistant with the KU Work Group for Community Health and Development. He works on several projects focused on preventing violence towards and among youth and adolescence, reducing violent crimes in urban areas, and understanding collaborative process to promote health (nutrition, physical activity, and access to health services) among urban Latinos.
, is a licensed psychologist and independent consultant in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She is Co-investigator of the Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study, a longitudinal study of sibling influence on adolescent substance abuse at the University of Minnesota Center for Twin and Family Research. She serves on the evaluation team for the Positive Community Norms project of the Montana Institute and is the evaluator for the Saint Louis Park High School Smaller Learning Communities Grant.
, is the Director of EMT’s Northwest office in Seattle, WA. She specializes in substance abuse and violence prevention program planning and evaluation using a participatory approach. She currently is lead evaluator for statewide violence prevention initiatives in Alaska and Montana. Wendi holds degrees in Health Behavior & Health Education and Community Psychology, and is a member of multiple expert panels including the CDC Center for Injury Prevention & Control.
is a public health lawyer specializing in policy analysis, legal strategies, and countering corporate tactics. With 10 years of experience researching and writing about the food industry, Ms. Simon is the author of, Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back. She is currently watchdogging the alcohol industry, as Marin Institutes research and policy director. Ms. Simon is a regular speaker on both food and alcohol policy at various national and international conferences. Ms. Simon currently teaches Alcohol Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, and received her law degree from University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and obtained her master's degree in public health from Yale University.
is a Project Director with the Institute for Public Strategies in the State of Montana. Brenda currently provides leadership to the training and TA component of the Montana SPF-SIG, a project designed to address binge drinking and drinking and driving throughout the state. Ms. Simmons has a master s degree in communication from San Diego State University and ten plus years of experience in public health. She has extensive experience developing and implementing universal prevention campaigns.
, is a Professional Development Resource Specialist and coordinates Expert Consultation services for Illinois Department of Human Services statewide training contractor, Prevention First. She has worked in the field of substance abuse prevention since 1999. In addition to her work with Expert Consultation, she delivers training on a variety of alcohol, tobacco and other drug prevention topics and provides technical assistance and professional development resources to Illinois providers. She previously worked at Chestnut Health Systems providing technical assistance, coalition and capacity building to coalitions, organizations and groups in a nine county area.
, is founder and Executive Director of the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances. Mr. Strader has served as a consultant on personal and family life skills, violence prevention, and alcohol and drug prevention to innumerable public and private organizations. In addition, Mr. Strader has published several books, curriculums, articles, and films and has presented papers, keynote addresses, and workshops at many local, state and national conferences.
is Executive Director of San Dieguito Alliance for Drug Free Youth located in San Diego coastal north county where she has worked in alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention for 23 years. Ms. Strang is the Facilitator for the San Diego County’s Marijuana Prevention Initiative ~ HARM (Health Advocates Rejecting Marijuana), one of three countywide prevention initiatives. San Dieguito Alliance is one of six county funded regional prevention collaborations and one of five federally funded Drug Free Community grantees in San Diego County.
is the F. Wendell Miller Senior Prevention Scientist and the Director of the Partnerships in Prevention Science Institute at Iowa State University. Dr. Spoth provides oversight for a series of studies addressing motivational factors influencing prevention program participation, program efficacy, culturally-competent programming, and dissemination of evidence-based programs, primarily funded by NIH. Dr. Spoth has authored numerous publications in intervention-oriented and family-focused journals.
, is the President/CEO of the Leadership To Keep Children Alcohol Free Foundation, and first lady emeritus of OH, and has been involved in coalition building and prevention since 1986. She is a Certified Prevention Specialist II in Ohio (ICPS) and has been a leader the national non-partisan Leadership Foundation since its inception in 2000. As CEO of the Leadership Foundation she organizes the state trips of the US Surgeon General to promote his Call to Action.
is a doctoral student in clinical psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara and an assessment specialist at CALM, a private non-profit agency whose mission is to prevent, assess, and treat child abuse.
is a Public Policy Consultant representing Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA). She is recognized for her advocacy and legislative accomplishments on behalf of the substance abuse prevention field. She has an extensive background in public policy. Ms. Thau was a driving force behind the passage and full funding of the Drug-Free Communities Act and has helped to save and enhance the funding for the SDFSC program, and CSAT and CSAP in SAMHSA.
, is Founding Director, UCI Health Education Center. She has authored and managed more than $1.4 million in prevention related grants and currently manages research on youth response to anti-tobacco advertising.
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is the Manager of the Center for Justice Research at the Wyoming Survey & Analysis Center of the University of Wyoming. Dr. Wambeam oversees numerous criminal justice and substance abuse prevention research projects. He was principle investigator of Wyoming’s 21st Century State Incentive Grant and is currently principle investigator of Wyoming’s Federal Prevention Block Grant and Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant.
, is the Associate Director of Community Research for the Work Group for Community Health and Development at the University of Kansas. Dr. Thompson provides capacity-building training, technical assistance, and evaluation support.
, has more than 10 years’ experience conducting health and social policy research focused on substance use, substance abuse treatment, and substance abuse prevention in general and among high-risk populations. She is well versed in survey research and has experience designing and implementing studies; conducting in-depth needs assessments; conducting program and outcome evaluations; designing, implementing, and managing large-scale surveys; and using social indicators to produce area profiles of substance abuse treatment and prevention needs.
, is the Community Coordinator of the Brigham City Youth Empowerment Team, Brigham City’s community coalition. For the past six years she coordinated her community’s involvement in the Community Youth Development Study. She has documented change on a community, program and individual level as a means to assess the need, monitor progress and engage the community.
, is the Senior Vice President of NHPA. He is nationally recognized for his research involving evidence-based programs in school and community-based settings. He serves on numerous Department of Health and Human Services review panels including SAMHSA s Panel on Cultural Competency in Proficient Prevention Service Delivery. He is the Principal Investigator of a Phase II project to implement and evaluate a substance abuse prevention program for youth in the workplace.
is the director of the Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, and a Senior Scientist with the Treatment Research Institute, Philadelphia, PA. He received his B.A. from the University of Minnesota and a Ph.D. in Psychology from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. His primary research interests are adolescent drug abuse and problem gambling, and he has published numerous research articles in these areas. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment and Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse, and has received several research grants from the National Institute of Health and various foundations. Dr. Winters is a consultant to many organizations, including the Hazelden Foundation, National Institute on Drug Abuse, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Partnership for Drug Free America, World Health Organization, and the Mentor Foundation (an international drug abuse prevention organization). His previous experience includes appointments as a psychology research scientist at Stony Brook and a staff psychologist at a community mental health center.
is the Acting Deputy Director for Evaluation and Research at CADCA s National Coalition Institute. She is responsible for assisting the Institute s mission of advancing coalition research to improve coalition effectiveness and evaluation. She is also involved in translation of research findings into materials that the field can effectively utilize in their pursuits.
