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OJJDP’S 13th National EUDL Leadership Conference
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Gabrielle Abbate
Gabrielle Abbate, with MADD in Rhode Island for 25 years, began as a volunteer and then became MADD RI’s
first Youth Program Coordinator; 15 years ago, she was named Executive Director. She co-coordinates the State’s
EUDL program, facilitating its advisory coalition’s efforts. As a grassroots’ community prevention advocate, Ms. Abbate
promotes prevention efforts at local, State, and Federal levels. She is the town’s substance abuse prevention
coordinator consultant and a member of the Juvenile Hearing Board.
Salvador Acosta
Salvador Acosta has been a Nevada Peace Officer for nearly 8 years, serving as a Detention Officer, SWAP Operator,
Drug Recognition Expert, Hostage Negotiator, Special Enforcement Team member (Violent Crimes Unit), Crisis
Intervention Officer, EUDL coordinator, and currently a Traffic Motor Officer. He works for the Carson City Sheriff’s
Office, where he has received numerous awards, including the MADD award for the past 3 years.
Raul Almeida
Raul Almeida, Chief of Police for the City of Mabton, is currently a Captain for Hanford Patrol in Richland, Washington.
He was the Project Director for the Yakima County Reducing UAD program and helped develop a safe driving
program in central Washington for the Spanish-speaking community. He was the first recipient of the 2003 Azteca
Law Enforcement Award in Yakima County. He has been an appointee to the Clemency and Pardon board since
2001.
Fred Alvarez
Corporal Fred Alvarez has been with the Ontario Police Department (California) for 15 years and is currently the
ABC Officer. He is assigned to the COPS Division and liaises with California’s ABC Department. He has conducted
ABC Enforcement and Training since 2003 and has written for ABC Grant Assistance Programs, as well as instructed
and presented for NLLEA. He has worked with organizations nationwide to help formulate plans to reduce
the availability of alcohol to minors.
Wendy Applegarth
Wendy Applegarth grew up in rural Wyoming and has worked in prevention for 21 years in a residential facility
and in a community organization. Ms. Applegarth is married and has two canine children…well, to some they are
dogs. She is a youth advocate and has worked closely with law enforcement and the judicial system in her community
to create positive change opportunities for young people.
Bridget Bailey
Bridget Bailey is Tangipahoa Parish Government’s Preventions Project Director and founder of the Tangipahoa
–Reshaping Attitudes for Community Change (TRACC) Coalition. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, with
training in the Strategic Prevention Framework process. She has shared TRACC’s mission and message with many
diverse sectors of the community. She is a graduate of Leadership Tangipahoa, which seeks to improve the quality
of life by training a diverse group of leaders about the interrelationships of community systems.
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Tom Bamberger
Judge Thomas E. Bamberger appointed by the Governor as a special justice to the Concord District Court 1988,
and later to the Nashua District Court. He is involved with the New Hampshire Juvenile Drug Court Initiative, the
New Hampshire Court Improvement Project, Care New Hampshire, and the Workforce Opportunity Council. He is
a judicial fellow with the Robert Woods Johnson project “Reclaiming Futures” and a frequent speaker on judicial
leadership in underage alcohol and substance abuse.
Christopher Bartolotta
Detective Christopher Bartolotta, a PIRE consultant, is with Connecticut’s Department of Public Safety, Division of
State Police, Bureau of Criminal Investigations, Connecticut Regional Auto Theft Task Force. His career has been
devoted to the prevention of UAD. He has served on several Governor’s task forces on drinking and is the head
chair of the Connecticut Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking. He is a certified Law Enforcement Trainer and Drug
Recognition Expert. Recently, he was the “Police Officer of the Year.”
Mark Baxter
Detective First Class Mark Baxter was a Military Police Officer in the Army Reserves, after which he worked for
the FBI, and then became a Patrol Officer and a SWAT team member in Maryland’s Howard County Department
of Police. He is currently the County Liquor Inspector, and soon will be Court-Certified as a Subject Matter
Expert in Fraudulent Document Examination and Identification. His B.S. is in Criminology/Criminal Justice from
the University of Maryland.
Brent Blackburn
Brent Blackburn is a Certified Prevention Specialist with many years of experience in drug, tobacco, and underage
drinking prevention, having worked with numerous communities across the Nation. Committed to teaching
young people how to create lasting change regarding the problems they face, Mr. Blackburn uses his extensive
experience when training young people on how to become advocates for change. Mr. Blackburn currently serves
as the Director of the Extreme Youth Leadership programs.
Danny Blackwell
Deputy Danny Blackwell works with the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office in South Carolina. He serves as the
liaison to the Spartanburg Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission and the lead officer of the TAC Team. He also
supervises the Drug Court program. He has assisted in the training of about 600+ law enforcement officers. He
is a Palmetto Retailer Education Program Trainer and a member of the South Carolina Association of Prevention
Professionals and Advocates.
Charlotte Blankenship
Charlotte Blankenship has been an Enforcement Agent with the West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration
for 7 years. She also coordinates grant projects for the agency and participates in statewide underagedrinking
prevention initiatives.
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Ron Bogle
Ronald E. Bogle, a retired Superior Court Judge and a Vietnam War veteran, began his career as a Federal Prosecutor
for the U.S. Department of Justice. He currently serves on PIRE’s Judicial Project Advisory Board and is the
President of Community Strategies Group, LLC, working nationwide with community initiatives, law enforcement,
and the courts on UAD prevention. He is a nationally known speaker and writer on UAD prevention. He received the
Douglas Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Judiciary.
S. Scott Boyd
S. Scott Boyd was elected to the Orlando County’s Board of County Commissioners (District 1) in 2008 and was
appointed Vice Mayor in 2011. As Commissioner, he represents District 1, which includes the cities of Winter
Garden and Ocoee along with the towns of Oakland and Windermere. Commissioner Boyd, born in Orlando, is a
life-time resident of West Orange. He is a graduate of West Orange High School and Florida State University. His
public service includes membership on the Orange County Community Action Board, Citizens’ Commission for
Children. He also serves on the West Orange Chamber of Commerce Board and the Law Enforcement Division of
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
Stephanie Boyd
Stephanie Boyd currently serves as the Coordinator of Alcohol and Drug Education Programs at Furman University.
Her primary responsibilities focus on implementing environmental strategies that reduce underage drinking and
high risk consumption of alcohol by all students. She has been in the alcohol and drug field for over 20 years. She
earned her B.S. in Recreation Therapy and a Master’s in Counseling from Clemson University.
Sherry Bray
Sherry Bray, the Media Coordinator for Kentucky State Police (KSP) in Frankfort, Kentucky, liaises with all KSP
posts in the State. She is the State Coordinator for the EUDL program, and has been responsible for more than
$6 million in grant funding for KSP. In 2008, she received KSP’s “Certificate of Excellence.” She is a member of
Kentucky’s UAD Task Force Team and Kentucky Association of Government Communicators. Her B.S. is from the
Ohio State University.
Tony Brenes
Tony Brenes represents the SAPHE youth advocate to prevent underage drinking. He presented at the North Carolina
Legislature’s Women’s Caucus and engaged this group to sponsor legislation to increase beer excise tax. He
also advocated for nonprivatization of the ABC system; served as catalyst for implementing Talk It Up! Lock It Up!
events at high schools; participated in DUI Check Stations; recognized retail outlets that ID responsibly; and serve
as role model advocates to prevent underage drinking.
Kim Briamonte
Kim Briamonte, J.D., manages the Department of Public Policy for Pima Prevention Partnership, Inc. She provides
policy analysis and development, training, and technical assistance to the American Samoa Government for
OJJDP’s EUDL grant program. She recently managed Arizona’s Military Discretionary EUDL program to reduce
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underage drinking at Luke Air Force Base and Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. She has conducted three UDETC
conference workshops since 2008 and was an invited plenary speaker in 2009.
Jeff Brinkley
Jeff Brinkley has been a police officer for 16 years, 15 years of which has been with the Ames Police Department.
He is currently a shift commander. Officer Brinkley has a BLS degree from Iowa State University, and he is
in the process of finishing his master’s degree in public administration. Mr. Brinkley’s experience includes work
in patrol, criminal investigations, tactical operations, drug and alcohol enforcement, emergency vehicle operations,
and basic GIS functions.
Corrie Brown
Corrie Brown is the Prevention Programs Manager for AdCare Educational. She has been with AdCare since
June of 2008, managing the Youth Empowerment and Policy Project, Student Intervention and Reintegration
Program, and the Maine Inhalant Work Group. Ms. Brown received her LMSW in 2008 after obtaining her graduate
degree from Boston College Graduate School of Social Work.
Carol Burkett
Carol Burkett is the Director of the Orange County Drug Free Coalition, working with a diverse board chaired by
the Orange County Mayor and nine working committees providing expertise in prevention, enforcement, and
treatment. Ms. Burkett has more than 17 years of experience working in State and local government and has
presented at national and statewide prevention conferences regarding collaborative approaches to address
underage drinking. She also serves on several local and State boards.
Gwynn Busby
Gwynn Busby has worked in prevention and treatment for 15 years. She worked for the Managed Care Center
for Addictive and Other Disorders, Inc. in Texas. Over 4 years ago, she moved to Oklahoma and took the position
of Director for Wichita Mountains Prevention Network. She taught Aerodynamics at Texas Tech University as a
weekend, Spring Break, and summer academic program for 21 years.
Sharie Cantelon
Sharon Cantelon is a Juvenile Justice Program Specialist, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention,
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. She coordinates efforts with other Federal agencies and
monitors grants to State agencies and nonprofit organizations that support youth-related programs. Since 1998,
she has been a key player in OJJDP’s EUDL Program, monitoring discretionary grants to about 30 States. She
also monitors OJJDP’s national EUDL training and technical assistance cooperative agreement to PIRE.
Mindy Carroll
Mindy Carroll, after teaching in public education, became the education specialist at Texas Alcoholic Beverage
Commission in 2006. Two years later, she was promoted to Director of the Education Division, which includes
grants for the agency. The division is responsible for managing the States EUDL (Enforcement of Underage
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Drinking Laws) Block Grant, and Ms. Carroll is the EUDL State Coordinator. In 2010, the division managed more
than $1.6 million in funding and distributed grants to 19 projects.
Jason Cassidy
Jason Cassidy is Assistant Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students at Furman University. One of his
responsibilities is working with the alcohol and drug education and prevention program. He earned his B.S. in biology
from Bethany College; M.S. in college student personnel administration from Canisius College; and his Ph.D.
in educational leadership from Clemson University. His dissertation was on the perceived benefits and limitations of
a dry campus alcohol policy.
Dave Chambers
Dave Chambers is Deputy Chief, Charleston Police Department, Charleston, Illinois. Since 2002, he has coordinated
the East Central Illinois Task Force’s Operation Crystal Clear educational program to increase substance abuse
awareness to school-age children and the public. He is an expert in confidential source development and is a
certified trainer, delivering investigative and awareness trainings. He testified before the Illinois House of Representatives
Methamphetamine Task Force and the Illinois Senate Judiciary Committee on the threat of drugs to society.
Amity Chandler
Amity Chandler, Executive Director of Drug Free Charlotte County, led the fledgling community coalition to the
capstone of influence and prevention with a $1 million budget. Success during her decade of leadership is shown
in significant reductions in youth drug use. She has served on the Florida Substance Abuse and Prevention Council
and contributed to the Florida Drug Control Strategy. Recent projects include award-winning social norms campaigns
for her local school district and a statewide social marketing project, Be the Wall.
Linda Chezem
Judge Linda Chezem is a professor at Purdue University in the Department of Youth Development and Agriculture
Education and holds an adjunct appointment at the Indiana University School of Medicine. She holds adjunct
appointments at Indiana University, Indianapolis, and Bloomington campus. She served at the trial and appellate
levels for 22 years in Indiana. Judge Chezem was a contributing author for the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute,
Assessment Team on Enforcing Underaged Drinking Laws.
Joshua Childs
Joshua Childs is a Ph.D. candidate in the Learning Sciences and Policy Program at the University of Pittsburgh. His
research focuses on policy implementation of Federal- and State-level educational policies, urban school reform,
and reform strategies that reverse schooling inequities. He also serves as Program Coordinator for Extreme Youth
Leadership.
John Clapp
John Clapp is Director and Professor at the Center for Alcohol and Drug Studies, San Diego State University, and
Director of the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Other Drug, and Violence
Prevention. Dr. Clapp has published more than 80 peer-reviewed journal articles and has been awarded more than
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$20 million in grants and contracts from a variety of funders, including the National Institute of Health and the
U.S. Department of Education.
Shavonna Cole
Shavonna Cole, Founder and CEO of Nurture Over Nature, NFP, has dedicated more than a decade of her life to
mentoring teens. She has worked with thousands of teens across the Chicagoland area. Ms Cole also works in
Chicago, Illinois, as a Prevention Specialist and Mentor Coordinator, where she uses positive youth development
to help prevent teens against drug use and abuse. She is also a contributing writer/advice columnist for www.
inspiredgirlsonline.com and www.goddessgirlmag.com.
Aidil Collins
Aidil Ortiz Collins, Program Director of The Answer at Youth Empowered Solutions, holds a Public Relations
degree from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill. She is currently working on her master’s in counseling.
For 6.5 years, she has worked with youth on impacting adolescent health policies. With her youth team, she also
trains youth and adults throughout North Carolina to work on preventing underage drinking. The Answer is the
preventing underage drinking program at YES!
Sherry Cook
Sherry Cook is an Assistant Administrator for Support Services for Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. She
previously worked with Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) in various executive management capacities.
While at DPS, Ms. Cook worked as a Crime Analyst for the Texas Rangers Division for 9 years. She has bachelor
and master’s degrees in information technology. She is a TCLEOSE Certified Peace Officer, Certified Public
Manager, and a member of various professional and civic organizations.
Kenneth Cox
Kenneth Cox is a 29 year veteran of the Orange County Sheriff’s Office and holds a Masters Degree in Criminal
Justice from the University of Central Florida. He graduated from the FBI National Academy #228, as well as
the Southern Police Institute’s Command Officers Development Course #8. Chief Deputy Kenneth Cox presently
commands the Operational Services Bureau. This bureau includes the Uniform Patrol Division, Criminal
Investigations Division, Special Operations Division, Media Relations Section and the Metropolitan Bureau of
Investigations. Chief Deputy Cox has experience in deployment of the incident command system, managing
numerous active high risk incidents. Chief Deputy Cox holds extensive professional and community affiliations
and is an active member of numerous committees and associations
Amalia Cuervo
Amalia Cuervo, U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools, serves as a Grant Program
Manager for two higher education initiatives: the Models on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention and
the Grants to Reduce High-Risk Drinking and Violence on College Campuses. Previously, she was a Program
Manager at the U. S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. She was
also a fellow at Johns Hopkins in organization and community systems.
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Walt Davies
Moderator Walt Davies has been the EUDL State Coordinator for New York for some time and has actively encouraged
the participation of his subgrantees in OJJDP’s National Leadership Institute. He has also provided many
trainings to New Yorkers who would be agents for change in enforcement and community action.
Johnnetta Davis-Joyce
Johnnetta Davis-Joyce is Director of the Center for Public Health Improvement and Innovation at PIRE. The Center
is devoted to translating the lessons from prevention science into practice and receives major funding from the
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. Ms. Davis-Joyce also serves as
Director of the Underage Drinking Enforcement Training Center. Before joining PIRE in 2000, she served as Deputy
Director for the American Medical Association’s Reducing Underage Drinking through Coalitions program.
Tracy Downs
Tracy Downs is the Associate Center Director of the Higher Education Center for Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Violence
Prevention. Dr. Downs has more than a decade of experience working on campus and community alcohol and
other drug issues. She directed The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation-funded “A Matter of Degree” coalition at the
University of Delaware. Before joining the Center, Dr. Downs worked with the Alcohol Policies Project at the Center
for Science in the Public Interest.
Raimee Eck
Raimee Eck is the program coordinator of the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth at the Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health. She has worked on the development of the Sober Truth on Preventing (STOP)
Underage Drinking Act report to Congress and consulted on other alcohol issues. She is also a certified physician
assistant and practiced for several years before entering the field of alcohol policy.
Eddie Edwards
Chief Eddie Edwards has almost 20 years of law enforcement experience, 14 of which have been with the New
Hampshire Bureau of Liquor Enforcement. He is a member of several task forces on liquor enforcement, identity
theft, and UAD, as well as the Governor’s Advisory Group on Juvenile Justice. He is an adjutant instructor for PIRE
and a certified Drug Recognition Instructor. Chief Edwards has developed educational training programs for law
enforcement officers on UAD and fictitious IDs.
Robert Edwards
Robert Edwards, a Police Officer since 1977, has been the Chief of Police for 30 years. He is a police instructor
for Vermont Police Academy, a trainer for the Vermont EUDL, and an instructor for Community Policing and for the
FBI National Academy Session 202. He regularly speaks at local, State, and National conferences (Pride Youth Programs)
on the effects of substances on adolescent brain development. He is a member the Vermont EUDL Advisory
Council.
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Brian Eldridge
Brian Eldridge is a freshman at Dover High School and has been a member of Dover Youth to Youth for 4 years.
He is a member of the Leadership Team and has been very active in creating media messages around alcohol
issues for the group, including radio spots and video production.
RJ Elrick
R. J. Elrick, a Senior Program Manager with PIRE and UDETC, has 29 years in law enforcement in Vermont. He
has been the Director of the Police Academy, an elected Sheriff, and a municipal police officer. He has liaised
between the Department of Health (EUDL grant) and Vermont’s law enforcement agencies on training and technical
assistance for UAD activities. He is a consultant for law enforcement and communities nationwide on UAD
training and issues. His B.S. is from the College of St. Joseph.
David Enter
David Enter currently serves as a Lieutenant with the Furman University Department of Public Safety. He has
been with the department since 2000. He earned a B.S. from Southern Wesleyan University and was a graduate
of the FBI National Academy Session 140. Lt. Enter is a retired Captain with the Greenville County Sheriff’s
Office, SC and was also a Military Policeman with the US Army.
Steve Ernst
Steven Ernst has been with the California Alcoholic Beverage Control for 26 years. As Assistant Director, he
oversees 12 field offices, 41,000 licensees, and nearly 180 employees (sworn and civilian). He has organized
enforcement and licensing efforts for three Super Bowls and numerous conventions. He pioneered undercover
ABC narcotic investigations in bars and markets in San Diego County, helped create a regional law enforcement
philosophy, and provided training to allied law enforcement officers in California and Mexico.
Pamela Erickson
Pamela Erickson is a passionate leader on alcohol issues. Currently, she owns Public Action Management and
is fighting alcohol deregulation as a way to reduce underage drinking and other social problems. From 1996 to
2003, she directed the Oregon Liquor Control Commission where she focused the agency’s enforcement efforts
on underage drinking. In 2003, she joined the Oregon Partnership to direct leadership and media campaigns on
underage drinking.
Julie Fischer
Julie Fischer, Juvenile Justice Specialist and former EUDL Coordinator for Montana, has been involved with
youth as an educator, coach, and trainer since 1984. She manages the Title II, Title V, and JABG programs for
the Montana Board of Crime Control (MBCC) and is the State Chair/Coordinator for Montana’s Do the Write
Thing Challenge. She represents MBCC on several councils and committees. Her B.A. is from Bemidji State
University and her M.A. is from the University of Phoenix.
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Marc Fomby
Marc Fomby is the Chief Executive Officer of FTC Prevention Services. He is a professional trainer and charismatic
speaker who provides workshops, education, and seminars, and conducts presentations on numerous topics. He
has been conducting trainings for more than 20 years. Mr. Fomby has 10 years of law enforcement experience
and program development. He specializes in youth development and trainings that directly affect issues concerning
today’s youth.
Jeanne Foster
Jeanne Foster is the Iowa EUDL Coordinator. She has worked for the Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice
Planning, Iowa Department of Human Rights, for 22 years. She has been involved in fiscal and programmatic
grants administration and program/project development, provided training and technical assistance to judicial
districts and subcontractors, and developed contracts and collaboration with other agencies for planning and
evaluation of EUDL funds. Ms. Foster has a B.A. from GrandView College.
Scott Friedlein
Scott Friedlein is a 24-year veteran of law enforcement. He has been in charge of the department’s Alcohol
Enforcement Unit since 1995. In this position, Sgt. Friedlein has developed comprehensive alcohol enforcement
programs that include enforcement strategies, educational programs, and policy development. He specializes in
enforcement strategies for high school and college communities. Sgt. Friedlein is consultant for the Underage
Drinking Enforcement Training Center.
Barb Gentry
Barbara Gentry, M.A., Ed.S., is Project Director for Florida Engaging Youth Initiative, Manatee County Substance
Abuse Coalition. She has years of experience with virtual conferencing and has established long-distance learning
experiences connecting students to helpful resources. Her site provided virtual mega VJs for Megaconference Jr.,
involving 180 countries. She was a featured speaker at Oxford University, UK, in 2006 and at the Rhodes Scholars
in 2007. She received a Bronze Star Award from U.S. News and World Report.
Michael George
Michael George serves as the South Carolina State AET Liaison and has worked in that capacity since 2007. He
has experience working in State and local law enforcement and has served in several sworn and nonsworn positions
since 1981. He holds a bachelor’s degree in political science and a master’s degree in justice and public
safety. Mr. George is pursuing a doctorate in public policy and administration and is currently working on his dissertation
proposal.
Krystina Gibbons
Krystina Gibbons is a junior at Dover High School and has been I Dover Youth to Youth for 5 years. She has been
very active with the group in a variety of advocacy settings, including developing radio PSAs, presenting to school
groups, and speaking to the legislature.
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Senta Goudy
Senta Goudy is the Florida Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws Coordinator working with the Florida Department
of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco. Ms. Goudy partners with
the Florida Department of Children and Families helping to build the capacity of communities and strengthen the
use of evidence based practices at both the state and local levels. DCF is linked to community anti-drug coalitions
in 52 counties in Florida. These coalitions conduct needs assessments, develop strategic plans and build
collaborative efforts at the local level. Her work includes the integration of substance abuse and mental health
prevention, treatment and recovery.
Herb Gould
Herb Gould, a retired police officer, has more than 25 years of experience in the prevention field, including 8
years as a DARE Officer and 6 years as a National Faculty member of the Josephson Institute of Ethics conducting
CHARACTER COUNTS for seminars nationwide. Mr. Gould is currently the Director of the Houston County
Drug Alliance Inc., where he works with parents, youth, and law enforcement. His organization focuses on
environmental change through GIS mapping.
Cassandra Greisen
Cassandra Greisen serves as the Associate Director for Project Extra Mile and has worked to prevent underage
drinking and youth access to alcohol since 2005. She oversees statewide activities and conducts media interviews
on media advocacy efforts. She is establishing a statewide network of community advocates who oppose
underage drinking. Her B.S. is in journalism, along with public relations and advertising, from the University of
Nebraska at Omaha, and her M.S. is in public administration.
Tamitra Griffin
Tamitra Griffin is a trained Life Skills Facilitator, Community Connector, and Ministry Builder. She has worked
with hundreds of teens across Chicago, the West Suburbs, and Dallas, Texas. After attaining a bachelor’s degree
from Columbia College Chicago in Public Relations and receiving a master’s degree in Nonprofit Management,
she has used her skills and expertise to build communities, families, nonprofit organizations, and ministries so
they can impact and empower their communities.
Leeza Grim
Sergeant Leeza Grim received a B.S from the University of Maryland and joined the Howard County Department
of Police. After several years on Patrol, she worked for the Street Drug Unit and Narcotics Unit. Later, she transferred
to the Department’s Robbery Unit and then to the Violent Crimes Unit. After 14 years, she was promoted
to Sergeant and currently works for the Office of the Chief of Police, where she supervises the Liquor Inspector
and several other units.
Daniel Gonzales
Daniel Gonzales has been a Nevada Peace Officer for over 8 years, serving as a Detention Officer, Field Training
Officer, SWAT operator, Drug Recognition Expert, Hostage Negotiator, Crisis Intervention Officer, EUDL Coordina-
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tor, and currently as a Detective. He is employed by the Carson City Sheriff’s Office, where he has received numerous
awards, to include Deputy of the year. He holds an associate’s degree from Western Nevada College.
Jacqueline Gueye
Jacqueline Gueye is a Consultant, Grant Writer, and Certified Trainer. She is a Graduated Fellow of the Robert Wood
Johnson Foundation–Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse Program. She has worked as Executive
Director/Program Director for several organizations to prevent substance abuse. Her expertise includes substance
abuse prevention, organizational structure and development, coalition building, media advocacy, corporate fund
development, board development and training, sustainability, budget management, program development, youth
development and advocacy, cultural competency, and employability skills development.
Tom Hall
Tom Hall, LCSW, serves as Director, Education and Training Programs at the University of Central Florida. He
directs campuswide Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug intervention and education services for more than 40,000
undergraduates. He is an adjunct faculty member of the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, School of
Social Work, and College of Education.
Robert A. Hahn
Robert A. Hahn, Ph.D., has been an epidemiologist at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta
since 1986 and is a member of the Senior Biomedical Research Service. He has conducted anthropological
and public health research in several countries, and he has published studies on a variety of topics. Dr. Hahn is the
coordinating scientist of systematic reviews on excess alcohol prevention and violence prevention and is launching
a new review on interventions to promote health equity.
Steve Hammond
Steve Hammond is conference Director of the YADAPP summer leadership conference and Education Coordinator
with the Virginia Department of Alcohol Beverage Control. Steve has been with the agency for eight years focusing
on alcohol prevention efforts for youth K-12 in both the schools and communities. Steve has been involved with
YADAPP for nine years from participant to present.
Meja Handlen
Meja Handlen is the Transition Specialist for Educational Service District 113, which serves 10 rural schools within
Lewis and Grays Harbor Counties. She has been working with at-risk youth aged 12 to 21 since 1991. Mrs.
Handlen’s enthusiasm for helping youth succeed through skillful engagement has been beneficial in prevention
and intervention with at-risk behaviors. She specializes in employment consultation, agency connection, referral
services, and youth advocacy.
Anne Hardison
Anne Hardison is the Coordinator and community mobilizer for the Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CCSAP), a five-county coalition in eastern North Carolina. The coalition’s mission is to prevent underage
drinking, the misuse and improper disposal of prescription and over-the-counter drugs by youth and adults, and
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reduce the incidence of alcohol-related crashes and fatalities through policy/environmental change strategies.
She has 30 years of experience with corporate, nonprofit, private, and public entities.
Kim Harris
Kim Harris is the Founder and Director of the Kids TV Academy. She loves planting and cultivating the seeds of
life.
Marisa Harris
Marisa O. Harris has been an Education Coordinator with the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
since 2006. Her duties include UAD prevention initiatives for the Commonwealth. Previously, she worked as a
Juvenile Probation Office with the Richmond Juvenile Drug Court Program. She has more than 10 years of prevention
experience working with the at-risk youth population, in the areas of probation, residential group home
settings, substance abuse prevention, and health promotion.
Curt Henderson
Captain Curt Henderson is a 25-year employee of Iowa State Patrol and currently is assigned as Assistant to the
Field Operations Major. He also served in the role of accident reconstructionist for nearly 12 years and knows
firsthand the cost that underage drinking has had on Iowa roadways. He remains committed to the task of using
the Iowa State Patrol’s resources to combat the problem of underage drinking.
Pride Henry
Sgt. Pride Henry has been with the Detroit Police Department since 1987. As a Patrol Supervisor for the Central
District, he oversees the downtown area of Detroit, which has become an easy target for party promoters to host
rave parties in unoccupied buildings.
Kris Hervert
Kris Hervert is the Executive Director of the Sherman County Prevention Coalition. She has years of hands-on
experience in working directly with at-risk youth. Ms. Kervert has organized and led the Live Free Youth Group to
not only be advocates in their own communities, but also to take their message about the dangers of underage
drinking to youth in other communities.
Mary Hill
Mary Hill is the coordinator for Texas Higher Education Statewide Initiatives for Prevention and is a former Senior
Administrator/Dean of Students, Professor, and Coach at West Texas A&M University. She is a trainer for OJJDP,
PIRE/UDETC, and Center Fellow for the U.S. Department of Education’s Higher Education Center for Alcohol,
Other Drugs, and Violence Prevention. She has written white papers on community coalitions and colleges, and
has extensive knowledge of the “culture” of higher education.
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Brooke Hisle
Brooke Hisle is the Coalition Director with the Maryland Citizens’ Health Initiative. She authored the Faces of
Maryland’s Newly Insured book. Her other responsibilities include educating the public about Federal health care
reform; educating the small business and nonprofit communities about the Federal health care tax credits; working
with her coalition to implement Federal health care reform in Maryland; and educating the public about Maryland’s
health coverage options.
Tim Hoel
Timothy Hoel is the Lead Prevention Coordinator at Arbor Place, Inc. in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He is currently the
Project Coordinator for Dunn County’s Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant and serves as a Site
Supervisor for the Marshfield Clinic’s Americorps program. Mr. Hoel is the chair of the Dunn County Partnership for
Youth, a local coalition that focuses on “Promoting Safe and Healthy Communities for Youth.”
Nicole Holt
Nicole Holt is the Executive Director of Texans Standing Tall (TST). Before becoming Executive Director, she served
TST in several capacities: as one of six State project directors for the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth; as
TST Field Coordinator assisting local coalitions throughout Texas to develop strategic goals and plans for sustainability;
and as media liaison to promote the statewide coalition’s advocacy initiatives.
Eric Hughes
Eric Hughes was commissioned as a police officer in 1997. He has worked for both university and municipal
police departments and has been with the Columbia Police Department for 5 years. He holds a bachelor of science
degree in education from the University of Missouri and is currently seeking a master of science in criminal justice
from the University of Central Missouri. He is currently a Sergeant assigned to the Downtown Patrol Unit.
Christopher Hutchins
Sgt. Christopher Hutchins has 15 years of law enforcement experience. He has worked for the New Hampshire
Division of Liquor Enforcement, the Newfields Police Department, and the Rockingham County Department of
Corrections. For the past year, he has supervised the Special Investigations Unit, Division of Enforcement, that
works directly with local, county, State, and Federal law enforcement agencies to combat the use and trafficking of
fraudulent ID. He is also an Adjunct Instructor at the New Hampshire Police Academy.
Eric James
Commander Eric James began his career at the University of Nevada, Reno Police (UNRPD), in 2003. He has
served as Regional SWAT team member, Range Instructor, Training Officer, Motor Officer, and POST instructor, and
in 2009, he was promoted to Commander. Since 2008, he has been involved in campus alcohol programs, working
on alcohol management at events, directed enforcement, and promoting alcohol-free activities. Before UNRPD,
he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 11 years.
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Adalia Jimenez
Adalia Jimenez is a 13-year-old Honor’s Society student from Laurel, Maryland. At age 9, she won the Baltimore
Symphony Orchestra “Oh Say Can You Sing” competition. That July 4th, she sang the National Anthem
accompanied by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Since then, she has sung the National Anthem for several
atheletic groups (e.g., the Washington Wizards) and for Federal agencies. She also loves performing with her
singing group to promote environmental change and stewardship.
Greg Johnson
Greg Johnson has been working with court-involved youth for 17 years in various capacities, including diversion,
school-based probation, and court administration. He is a statewide instructor for risk assessment, case
planning, and probation officer safety. He has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Utah and
a master’s degree in education from the University of Phoenix. Currently, he is a Chief Probation Officer in Salt
Lake City, Utah.
James A. Jones
Sgt. James A. Jones, with the Pennsylvania State Police for more than 21 years, has been a criminal investigator,
vice investigator, crime unit supervisor, and vice unit supervisor. For the past 8 years, Sgt. Jones has been
with the Department’s Bureau of Liquor Control Enforcement as Commander of one of the Bureau’s nine District
Enforcement Offices. He helps to develop and provide training to law enforcement personnel across the State in
gambling enforcement.
Terry Allen Jones
Terry Allen Jones, a seasoned prevention trainer and motivational speaker, has more than 20 years in the youth
leadership arena. Mr. Jones has worked with Florida Schools, SWAT, PRIDE, Youth Crime Watch, and SADD
programs. He has created numerous workshops that have received national recognition. His motto is “If we can
tap the innate talent within a young person, then that talent can be used as a positive alternative to drugs and
other negative behaviors.”
Sandeep Kasat
Sandeep Kasat, MPH, MBBS, is a Research Scientist with CPHII (PIRE) in Calverton, Maryland. He provides training
and technical assistance to all CSAP-supported State epidemiological outcomes workgroups (SEOW). His
work includes data/analytical support to the SEOWs; coordination, support, and development of State Epidemiological
Data System Web site; and supervision of research/analytical projects to enhance the knowledge
regarding substance abuse prevention/planning. In Nagpur, India, he was a practicing physician doing residency
before moving to United States.
Melissa Kearns
Melissa Kearns worked as a Teacher and and as a Prevention Coordinator. She is a former member of the Greek
system with experience in EUDL concepts. She also works as State EUDL Coordinator for UIUC.
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Bruce Kelly
Bruce Kelly is the Coalition Coordinator for New Rochelle FOCUS (Families Organized to Curb the Use of Substances),
a drug and alcohol prevention coalition. He worked in law enforcement for 30 years, as a police officer and as
a prosecutor. For 15 years, he was in charge of all community crime prevention efforts for the Westchester County
District Attorney’s Office. He also played a key role in the passage of the beer keg registration law in the State.
Chris Kelley
Lt. Chris Kelley was commissioned as a police officer in 1998 and has worked for the Columbia Police Department
for 12 years. He holds a B.S. in criminal justice from Columbia College and is currently working towards a master’s
degree in criminal justice from the American Military University.
Vicki Knox
Vicki Knox is Vice President of Programs and Field Relations for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Before
joining MADD in 2004, Ms. Knox, as Development Director, led a successful $2 million Capital Campaign for
Denver nonprofit Families First. She received her B.A. in psychology and foreign languages from Kansas State
University and her Gerontology Certification from Weber State College. She has significant grassroots experience in
developing community partnerships and programs to meet community needs.
Mike Lacy
Mike Lacy has been Director of the Division of Probation Services for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
and Administrator-Juvenile Interstate Compact since 2002. He has also been the President of the National
Association of Juvenile Compact Administrators, Commissioner for the Juvenile Interstate Compact Commission,
Chairman for the West Virginia Partnership for Community Well-Being, Commissioner of the Commission to Study
the Residential Placement of Children, member of the Governor’s Commission on Prison Overcrowding, among
other similar activities.
Tom Lampe
Sgt. Thomas Lampe is Assistant to the Administrative Operations Officer. He develops , updates, and monitors
State Patrol Policy. He has more than 25 years of LE background and 23 years with the ISP. He serves as the CA-
LEA Coordinator, Statewide Evidence Coordinator, ISP grant writer, and maintains the statewide scheduling system.
Sgt. Lampe was recently appointed to the Iowa Statewide Interoperability board, representing Iowa DPS.
Clarence Lander
Clarence Lander is a Special Projects Director for the Alliance for Safe Kids Inc, and a Youth Officer for Yorktown
Police. He has been retired for 35 years.
Kath Lenk
Kathleen Lenk has extensive experience and expertise in the research literature pertaining to alcohol use and alcohol
policies. She has done numerous presentations throughout the country on her research. Her master of public
health (University of Minnesota) is in community health education, with an emphasis on community organizing and
research methods.
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Catherine LeVasseur
Catherine LeVasseur is the former Youth Chair of the Connecticut Coalition to Stop Underage Drinking. She
became a presenter at the young age of 17 for youth leadership and underage drinking prevention at the local,
State, and national levels. She was instrumental in the successful passage of the Social Host Law in 2006. Ms.
LeVasseur currently coordinates compliance check operations statewide, provides technical assistance to community
coalitions, and serves as the SADD State Coordinator.
Jack Levine
Jack Levine is Program Director of the National Association of Youths Courts. He previously served as President
of Voices for Florida’s Children. Mr. Levine is a public policy and strategic communications consultant. He has a
master’s degree in child development and family studies from Purdue University.
Brian Lis
Officer Brian Lis has been with the Detroit Police Department since 1997. As a patrol officer for the Central
District, he works the downtown area of Detroit, which has become an easy target for party promoters to host
rave parties in unoccupied buildings.
Derek Longmeier
Derek Longmeier is an Ohio Certified Prevention Specialist II who has been involved in the field of alcohol,
tobacco, and other drug abuse prevention for more than 16 years. He works at Drug-Free Action Alliance and
serves as Project Director for the Parents Who Host, Lose the Most: Don’t be a Party to Teenage Drinking public
awareness campaign. He also manages Drug Free 24/7 the way to go! and the Drug-Free Action Alliance Youth
Philanthropy Council.
Nathan Lowe
Nathan Lowe is a Research Associate with the American Probation and Parole Association. He received his M.S.
in correctional and juvenile justice studies from Eastern Kentucky University in 2007. He has authored several
publications, including peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and a monograph. Mr. Lowe previously
worked in adult and juvenile corrections in Kentucky for 5 years in roles such as assessment specialist, sex offender
counselor, and community intensive supervision program coordinator.
R.J. Lurquin
Sgt. R.J. Lurquin has been with the Dane County Sheriff’s Office for 21 years, where he is a Traffic Sergeant
Safety Specialist. Primary duties include the writing and administering of all Dane County Sheriff Office Traffic
Grants, and supervising the Dane County Sheriff’s Office Dedicated Traffic Team and Crash Reconstruction
Team. He authored and administered a Critical Traffic Investigation/Dedicated Prosecutor grant, which pays for a
dedicated prosecutor to handle all traffic-related crimes in Dane County.
Frank Lyons
Frank Lyons is a retired 29-year law enforcement veteran, serving at the local, county, and State levels. For 23
years, he served as an officer with the Maine Liquor Enforcement until the abolishment of the agency in 2003.
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After retiring from the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Department Criminal Investigation Unit in 2005, he opened B C
Consultants were he provides training and consultation to law enforcement and the liquor industry.
Gary Majors
Gary Majors retired from the Kansas City MO Police Department after 28 years of service having obtained the rank
of Major. For the past four years he has served as the manager of KCMO’s Regulated Industries Division and has
initiated several ordinances and policies that give communities a stronger voice in determining the approval of
liquor licenses and a means to revoke those licenses that adversely impact the character of their neighborhood.
Shane Marshall
Mr. Marshall currently the Chief of Police, City of Seminole, Seminole Oklahoma. Chief Marshall works closely with
Seminole Lighthorse Police Department. Chief Marshall shares great appreciation for Tribal Cross-Deputization.
Chief Marshall understands the complexity of the Tribal Jurisdiction with the Seminole County.
Sarah Mart
Sarah Mart is a Research and Policy Manager at Alcohol Justice, the industry watchdog. Her research includes
alcohol promotion and related policies on Facebook; corporate alcohol’s exploitation of the small, California family
winery narrative; and industry efforts to dismantle State control of alcohol sales. Previously, she directed university
prevention and health promotion departments; wrote and led funded projects to reduce high-risk drinking in the
college student populations; and consulted for the U.S. Department of Education.
Barbara Martin
Barbara Martin has developed media and policy interventions and organized community coalitions in response to
alcohol, tobacco, drug abuse, and gun violence prevention issues. While at Wake Forest University School of Medicine,
she was Intervention Team Lead for SPARC (the Study to Prevent Alcohol-Related Consequences), a community
trial that used a community organizing approach to implement environmental change strategies to reduce
high-risk drinking on college campuses.
Lora Maynard
Lora Maynard has been the Deputy Director for Juvenile Drug Courts with the Division of Probation Services-West
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals since June 1, 2010. She previously worked for the Division of CJ Services for
12.5 years as the Lead Specialist for the Community Corrections, Juvenile Justice, and Crime Victims Assistance
Units. She received a bachelor’s in Criminal Justice in 1996 and a master’s in Leadership Studies in May 2004
from Marshall University.
Michael McBride
Michael McBride has been working in prevention with Missouri Partners in Prevention for 7 years. He received his
master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling from the University of Missouri.
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Jamie McCarville
Jamie McCarville is a volunteer on the Dane County (Wisconsin) Coalition to Reduce Alcohol Abuse. She works
with community partners to implement environmental substance abuse prevention strategies to reduce the
effects of alcohol misuse and abuse and restore accountability in those who manage and those who consume
alcohol for public safety and well-being. She is a Human Service Program Coordinator for the Wisconsin Division
of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services, Bureau of Prevention Treatment and Recovery.
Marilyn McCoy Roberts
Marilyn McCoy Roberts is OJJDP’s Deputy Administrator for Programs, overseeing the Office’s three program
divisions. Formerly, she was the Director of OJP’s Drug Courts Program Office, which administers a drug court
grant program and provides financial and technical assistance to drug courts. She has staffed and directed
national research projects and has written on many court administration topics, including legislative relations,
substance abuse and the courts, and gender bias in the courts.
Nancy McGee
Special Agent Nancy McGee, with the Missouri Department of Public Safety for 26 years, works to enforce
Missouri’s Liquor Control Act. Currently, she administers the State’s alcohol compliance check program and
coordinates the efforts on college campuses and with community coalition groups. She is an advisory board
member to the SMART Online Server Training Program and has trained thousands of people on a wide range of
topics. She has been a consultant to the OJJDP/EUDL Program since 2002.
Barbara McMorris
Barbara J. McMorris, Ph.D., is a Sociologist and Senior Research Associate at the University of Minnesota’s
School of Nursing. She leads analyses for community-based intervention projects targeting youth risk behaviors.
Since 2001, she and her colleagues have worked on the International Youth Development Study to investigate
the development of alcohol use in students in two countries that have adopted different policies toward underage
drinking: zero-tolerance in the United States and harm minimization in Australia.
Beatriz Mendez
Beatriz Mendez, has worked for more than 6 years in the prevention field for Lewis County Public Health and
Social Services, where she has been instrumental in expanding the Reducing Underage Drinking program to
include extremely rural areas of Lewis County and in engaging youth in the smaller school districts. She has also
played an integral part in the planning of the youth track for the Washington State Prevention Summit for the last
3 years.
Kerry Mensior
Sgt. Kerry Mensior has been a police officer for the San Diego Police Department for 22 years. His has worked
every patrol division in the City of San Diego. Currently, he is an Accident Reconstructionist in the Accident
Investigation Bureau. He has taught at three local colleges and two Police Academies, and has trained communities
in policymaking and law enforcement nationwide. Using his combating UAD experience, he helped create
and administer grant programs, bringing $1.3 million to his department.
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Todd Merlina
Todd M. Merlina has been an Enforcement Supervisor with the Pennsylvania State Police, Bureau of Liquor Control
Enforcement for 25 years and is a Special Projects Coordinator for the Bureau’s Compliance, Auditing, & Gambling
Enforcement Unit. In 1996, he received the Bureau’s Enforcement Officer of the Year Award. He helped develop
the Bureau’s alcohol education program “CHOICES,” helped adapt “Cops in Shops” to Pennsylvania, and developed
and monitored the Bureau’s Age Compliance Program since its inception in 2005.
Mark Miazga
Mark Miazga has more than 10 years of experience in survey research with a focus on alcohol, tobacco, and other
public health issues. He has much experience in conducting policy analysis in the areas of city, State, and Federal
laws and regulations. His concentration in law school was on public policy and legal research.
Suzanne Miller
Sgt. Suzanne Miller, with law enforcement for 15 years, is a juvenile detective in Hammond, Louisiana. She is
committed to ensuring public safety and fighting crime by working to reduce UAD and youth alcohol possession.
She served as a liaison and representative for the Hammond Police Department on the TRACC Law Enforcement
Taskforce in 2010. Later, she became the sole trainer with J.U.D.E. - Juvenile Underage Drinking Enforcement -
conducting seven training sessions for 58 officers.
Ted Miller
Ted Miller, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized safety economist and has more than 200 publications on cost
of societal ills and the savings from prevention. The Washinton Post called him a national oracle on the financial
damage caused by substance abuse and injuries. He is the receipient of the Excellence in Science Award from
the Injury Control Section of the APHA and Vision Award from the State and Territorial Injury Prevention Director’s
Association.
Carol Millie
Carol Millie, M.A., Coordinator, Student Judicial Services, University of Nevada, Reno, served as the first OJJDP
Campus Coordinator for Prevention Programs Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws. She has been instrumental in
developing a comprehensive university environmental management strategic plan incorporating community partners
outside the university. She serves as the university community liaison to the Neighborhood Advisory Boards,
assisting university neighbors in addressing alcohol misuse by underage college students.
Dana Mitchell
Dana Mitchell has been with the Dover Police Department (DPD) since 1977. He was a sworn officer for 26 years,
rising to the rank of Captain. He has remained with the DPD since retiring to coordinate the Youth Empowerment
Program and other community outreach activities. Mr. Mitchell has instructed at drug prevention conferences
throughout the country on topics relating to youth empowerment and youth advocacy, including the last five National
Leadership Conferences.
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Candace Moberly
Candace Moberly, age 20, is a 2009 graduate of Madison Southern High School and a current Eastern Kentucky
University student majoring in communication disorders. She has been active in the Madison County Youth in
Action organization for 5 years and serves as youth leader to the group. In 2008, Ms. Moberly was appointed to
the Kentucky Juvenile Justice Advisory Board by Governor Steve Beshear.
Amy Mogelberg
Officer Amy Mogelberg, a School Resource Officer in the Chicago Police Department, is assigned to the historic
Back of the Yards section of Chicago. The community has more underage (younger than 18) residents than
adults. Neighborhood gangs and 24-hour alcohol outlets pose challenges in controlling underage access to
alcohol. She is active in community organizations and neighboring communities to bring attention and resources
to this issue. She is a member of the 2010 Class of Leadership Institute.
Scott Montegna
Scott Montegna is the Policy and Research Analyst for Texans Standing Tall. He has worked with several nonprofit
organizations, focusing on issues in community development, youth education, public health, and program
and project management. Mr. Montegna has a master’s degree in policy advocacy and analysis from SIT Graduate
Institute and a graduate certificate in geographic information systems from Portland State University.
Aidan Moore
Aidan J. Moore is PIRE’s Program Manager for the Judicial-Probation Outreach Project and is a UDETC team
member. For 25 years, he was the Chief of Enforcement, New Hampshire State Liquor Commission, and served
on several special commissions on UAD traffic safety. He is a member of several police associations and Past
President of the NLLEA. He holds a Juris Doctorate from New England Law. He is admitted to the bar in New
Hampshire and Maine.
Mitchell Moore
Mitchell Moore LCDC, ACPS, CCJAP, ADC III, is an accomplished servant in prevention, education, intervention,
recovery, and leadership training. He has a passion for training and helping others develop skills that empower
them to lead better and more fulfilling lives. Mr. Moore is the Executive Director of the Palmer Drug Abuse Program
in Midland, Texas.
Brandon Neudecker
Investigator Brandon Neudecker has 9 years of law enforcement experience in New Hampshire. He came to the
New Hampshire Division of Liquor Enforcement in 2007 after serving 5 years as a patrolman for the Concord
Police Department. He was awarded the 2009 NLLEA National Liquor Enforcement Agent of the Year for his
extensive work in fraudulent identification investigations. Over the past 2 years, he has worked with numerous
agencies to combat the use and trafficking of fraudulent identification.
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Caroline Newkirk
Caroline Newkirk joined DREAM, Inc. in 2008 as Mississippi’s Statewide Underage Drinking Prevention Coordinator.
She is a resource to the Strategic Prevention Framework Statewide Incentive Grant subgrantees in the development
and implementation of programs targeting UAD. She also conducts training workshops on the prevention
of UAD. She is a co-chair of Mississippians Advocating Against Underage Drinking. Her master’s degree is from the
University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a member of the 2010 NLC Leadership Institute Class.
Michelle Nienhius
Michelle Nienhius is a prevention consultant for the South Carolina Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse
Services. She plans and implements statewide changes in prevention and oversees quality assurance of prevention
deliverables from 33 county agencies in the State. She trains prevention professionals on the concepts and
strategies generated by the Governor’s Council. She is the State representative to the National Prevention Network,
the coordinator for the State’s EUDL grant, and the Project Director of the State Epidemiology Outcomes.
Karolyn Nunnallee
Karolyn Nunnallee has presented on personal achievement and overcoming tragedy throughout the United States,
Puerto Rico, and Australia for 35 years. She served as National President of Mothers Against Drunk Driving and
has received its Golden Achievement Award. She is a consultant for UDETC in Policy and Media Training and coordinates
Victim Impact Panels for IDEA on the hazards of texting, phoning, alcohol and drug use while driving. Her
B.S. is from Birmingham Southern College, and her M.S. is from Florida State University.
Julie Nussbaum
Julie Nussbaum joined SADD in October 2003. As the SADD National Director of Prevention, Ms. Nussbaum is responsible
for incorporating prevention strategies into all SADD programming through environmental strategies and
youth development approaches. As the Massachusetts State Coordinator, she oversees the Massachusetts SADD
program and serves as an agent to deliver youth safety programming targeting underage drinking, other drug use,
impaired driving, traffic safety, and healthy decisionmaking to youth across the Commonwealth.
Jared Olson
Jared Olson is a national consultant and trainer specializing in impaired driving, vehicular homicide, and underage
drinking. His instruction includes using social media to investigate and prosecute underage drinking crimes.
His background includes investigating early Internet crimes as a detective for the Weber State University Police
Department. His master’s degree is in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati, and his Juris Doctorate is
from the University of Idaho.
Keith Otto
Lieutenant Keith Ott works for Goose Creek Police Department and in cooperation with the Kennedy Behavioral
Health Services. Part of his duties are to coordinate law enforcement operations with the 9th Circuit AET. He
handles supervisory duties with the Investigative Division at Goose Creek Police Department.
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Bill Patterson
Bill Patterson is a Senior Program Manager for PIRE in Calverton, Maryland, assigned to OJJDP’s Underage
Drinking Enforcement Training Center as a Law Enforcement Specialist. A retired State law enforcement officer
from the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, Alcohol Law Enforcement Division, he
has almost 30 years in the field of alcohol, tobacco, drug, and gambling enforcement. He is a graduate of the
FBI National Academy.
Gordy Pehrson
Gordy Pehrson has been the Minnesota EUDL grant coordinator since 2008. He has worked for the Minnesota
Department of Public Safety (Office of Traffic Safety) since 1984. His current Traffic Safety Program areas
include bicycle and pedestrian, teen drivers, and enforcement grants.
Starrla Penick
Starrla Penick is the National Director of Programs for MADD, leading the underage drinking prevention programs,
including a new community and research-based parent program: Power of Parents, It’s Your Influence.
Her experience spans from non-profit program management to curriculum and training development to educating
and coaching parents and school counselors. She is a graduate of the University of North Texas, with a
Master of Science degree in Development/Family Studies and a minor concentration in Research.
Dianne Perukel
Dianne Perukel oversees Michigan’s impaired-driving and underage-drinking programs for the Office of Highway
Safety Planning. She has been the EUDL coordinator since 2002, and she is the recipient of the SPF-SIG Award
for Excellence and the 2009 Preventionist of the Year Award.
Scott Pestridge
Scott Pestridge, with OJJDP for 10 years, is a State Representative State Relations and Assistance Division
(SRAD). He is responsible for all activities initiated by SRAD with juvenile justice for six State agencies in Indiana,
Mississippi, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota and Washington. His assists in the interpretation of agency
statutes, regulations, and policies, and serves as the Federal resource concerning funding and other assistance.
His master’s degree is from the University of Maryland School of Public Policy.
Stacy Potter
Stacy Potter is a Certified Prevention Specialist and Program Director of ROCMND Area Prevention Resource
Center in Vinita, OK. Stacy has been with ROCMND 16 years and works with communities to decrease underage
drinking, tobacco, and drug use as well as abuse and misuse across the lifespan. These activities include
arranging alcohol compliance checks, tobacco reward reminder visits, providing Responsible Beverage Service
and Sales Training, and other education to the community.
Steven Pre’tat
Steve Pre’tat is a retired law enforcement officer, both from the U.S. Air Force and the Great Falls Police Department.
He has held varied positions and has worked in the Middle East, SW Asia, and Europe. Now, he is a
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canine handler working in the U.S. Northwest region. He has been with EUDL for 11 years and is a Consultant for
UDETC. Previously, he was Officer of the Year and received the National Leadership’s Law Enforcement Community
Service Award.
Michael Pryor
Lt. Michael Pryor has worked for 31 years in law enforcement and currently commands the Tucson Police Department
Gang Interdiction Section. He is an expert in UAD strategy development and has developed and taught
workshops for police associations, Federal agencies, and local jurisdictions nationwide. He is a Consultant for PIRE,
as a law enforcement trainer for the UDTC. He has worked extensively in his own community and assisted other
agencies across the country with strategies related to UAD prevention and enforcement.
Jack Radin
Inspector John Radin, with the Long Beach Police Department for 28 years, oversees a department of 110 staff.
The City of Long Beach has over 30 bars within 3.5 miles and is a popular destination for the young party crowd.
Inspector Radin is the point of contact for everyone impacted by the bar patrons. As founder of the Long Beach
Coalition, he is an advocate of environmental change and UAD prevention. He is a member of the 2010 NLC Leadership
Institute Class.
Salima Eucharist Elisara Reupena
Salima Eucharist Elisara Reupena is the American Samoa EUDL Project Coordinator, where he is also a certified
EUDL Responsible Beverage Service Training instructor. He served as a SPF SIG Fa’a Samoa Project Liaison Officer,
Secretary of the Tualatai Taumafai County Drug Free Community Coalition, and is a SSF certified facilitator. He
also serves as a member of the First Lady Mary Ann Tulafono’s Ta’ita’itama Underage Drinking Prevention Initiative
executive board.
Madison Retrosi
Madison Retrosi is a junior at Dover High School and a 5-year member of Dover Youth to Youth. She is a member
of the group’s Leadership Team and has extensive experience in presenting on alcohol abuse and underage drinking.
She is also a community activist on that issue.
Stephanie Retrosi
Stephanie Retrosi is a prevention coordinator for the Dover, NH Police Department where she oversees the activities
of Dover Youth to Youth. She is responsible for coaching students in the development of advocacy and activism
skills, including public speaking and media development.
RIO
RIO is a live entertainment band that plays a variety of custom-arranged Latin, Jazz, and Top Variety hits. This
premiere musical powerhouse features professional and experienced musicians, including band director Harry Rios
who has performed with some of New Orleans’ top musicians, including “Deacon” John Moore, Juanita Brooks,
and Al Hirt. Other musicians include Pearl Drums-sponsored Dimas Sanchez and Stetson University Music Performance
graduate Harry L. Rios.
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Erica Roa
Erica Roa is the Alcohol Standards Specialist for the Office of Student Standards and the Grant Coordinator for
the EUDL (Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws)-University Initiative Grant for Charleston, Illnois. In her current
job, she processes off-campus, alcohol-related violations that tend to keep her rather busy. Ms. Roa received
her baccalaureate from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo and her master’s degree from
Eastern Illinois University.
Keyria Rodgers
Keyria Rodgers is the Director of Macon County Truancy Court, Macon-Piatt Regional Office of Education and
Macon County State’s Attorney’s Office, Decatur, Illinois. She has been establishing Truancy Courts in the region’s
school districts since 2008. She manages input of pre- and post-adjudication data and promotes collaboration
of juvenile justice. She has written proposals for the City of Decatur on truancy and assisted the Decatur
Drug Free Coalition in preventing UAD. Her B.A. is in criminal justice, and her M.A., in legal studies.
Emily Rohloff
Emily Rohloff is the communications specialist at Health First Wisconsin, a health advocacy group that facilitates
the Dane County Coalition to Reduce Alcohol Abuse. For the Coalition, she works to gain media attention for its
issues and speaks out for effective, evidence-based strategies to improve the environment surrounding alcohol
abuse in Dane County. Previously, Ms. Rohloff was a reporter at WISC-TV, the CBS affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin.
Her degree in journalism and mass media is from the University of Wisconsin – Madison.
Adrienne Rollins
Adrienne Rollins received a Bachelor of Arts Degree with an emphasis in Public Relations and Organizational
Communication from Cameron University in 2003. Ms. Rollins received her master of public administration degree
from the University of Oklahoma with an emphasis in public policy in 2005. She is also a Certified Prevention
Specialist. Ms. Rollins is the EUDL and SADD Coordinator in Oklahoma.
Sean Rupley
Sean Rupley, for over 6 years, has worked with Youth for Youth LIVE! Guam, a nonprofit, community-based
organization that promotes a tobacco-, alcohol-, and drug-free lifestyle to the youth of Guam. His experience in
prevention includes tobacco intervention, the certified youth crisis helpline, workshop presentation, and group
facilitation. He was the youth chair for the 20th annual Youth for Youth conference and Vice-President for that
year, and this year, he is the President.
Lisa Salazar
Lisa Salazar works with organizations to use eLearning as a way of maximizing educational reach and impact,
particularly in rural areas. Prof. Salazar currently serves as co-chair of the Idaho College Health Coalition, an
organization working with the Idaho EUDL coordinator, Nancy Lopez, to keep underage drinking issues off the
State’s campuses. She has a master’s degree in public health and, in the near future, will have a doctorate of
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Chrystian Saucedo
Chrystian Saucedo, graduated in May from Torrington High School in Torrington, Wyoming. His leadership qualities
have been evident throughout his life—in athletics, in the school, and in the community. He has been Co-Vice
President and President of the STEP UP Youth Coalition, and he has served on the National UDETC Youth Council
for 3 years. He wants to set an example for his siblings and to challenge young people to make healthy and safe
choices.
Lynette Saucedo
Lynette Saucedo has worked with youth in rural Wyoming for 24 years; she has been in the prevention field for 12
years. Ms. Saucedo is a wife and a mother of seven, and she grew up in Wyoming. She’s passionate about youth
empowerment, and she advocates for civic leadership, accountability, service, education, and achievement. She
firmly believes that prevention takes a community effort to be successful.
Cindy Savoy
Cindy Savoy is the Youth Program Specialist for MADD Louisiana. She has been involved in prevention work
through MADD for almost 10 years. Following graduation, she attended LSU and later began working with MADD.
She enjoys interacting with teens in fun community projects that make positive environmental changes. She
presented workshops at four recent SADD National Conferences and currently serves on the Governor’s Prevention
Systems Committee, the LA Underage Drinking Task Force, and is a board member on five Underage Drinking
Coalitions across her State.
Steve Schmidt
Steven Schmidt is Sr. Vice President of Public Policy and Communications for the National Alcohol Beverage
Control Association. He oversees the research and development of policy, best practices, and communication
strategies to assist States in managing control and regulatory systems and preventing alcohol-related harm. For
30 years, he has addressed alcohol-related issues at local, State, and national levels. He has also authored several
articles and presented at numerous national and State conferences on a variety of alcohol-related issues.
Brian Shanahan
Brian Shanahan is a Yorktown Police Detective and School Resource Officer.
Mark Shurtleff
Attorney General Mark Shurtleff’s B.S. is from Brigham Young University and his law degree from the University
of Utah College of Law. He has worked as a Judge Advocate General (military attorney), and he worked in private
practice in Utah and California. Previously, he was a Salt Lake County Commissioner where he managed a $100
million budget. Among his numerous awards are the Utah PTA Friend of Children award, the Guardian of the Light
award, and the Sunshine Award.
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Emily Simons
Emily Simons is a freshman at Saint Thomas Aquinas High School and has been a member of Youth to Youth for
the past 3 years. Ms. Simons has been active in public speaking on behalf of the group, particularly in assemblies
and presentations provided at local schools.
Jeff Slowikowski
Jeff Slowikowski is the Acting Administrator for the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention
(OJJDP). He came to OJJDP in August 1990 through the Presidential Management Intern Program and became
a Project Manager in the Research and Program Development Division. Since joining OJJDP, he has managed
several projects, including the development of OJJDP’s Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic
Juvenile Offenders project and Pulling America’s Communities Together, Project PACT. Mr. Slowikowski earned
a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Baltimore in 1987 and a Graduate Certificate in
Police Administration and master’s degree in Public Administration from the University of Baltimore in 1990.
Prior to joining OJJDP, he was a Graduate Fellow at the Schaefer Center for Public Policy in Baltimore, where he
assisted in the development and preparation of research proposals to Federal, State, and local governments in
the field of social science and public policy.
Matt Smith
Deputy Matt Smith works full-time for the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office and part-time for the Phoenix Center
where he serves as the Alcohol Enforcement Team Coordinator for the 13th Judicial Circuit. The 13th Circuit
covers Greenville and Pickens Counties in the upstate region of South Carolina. He is one of the key contacts for
underage drinking issues with Furman University and Clemson University.
Shannon Smith
Mr. Shannon Smith is currently the Sheriff of Seminole County of Oklahoma. He works in collaboration with the
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. Mr. Smith understands the complexity of the Tribal jurisdiction within the Seminole
County.
Tara Smith
As the County Prevention Specialist and Chemical Dependency Treatment Coordinator, Tara works with community
partners and agencies to assess the needs of the county for prevention and treatment programming. Working
with youth ages 6 to 18 and their families from 1993 through 2003 and as the county prevention specialist
for the past 6 years she is passionate about prevention and addressing the multiple risk and protective factors
that influence the success of prevention.
Eric Smoot
Agent Erik Smoot is with the Oklahoma ABLE Commission. He has been a law enforcement officer for 10 years,
the majority of which has been working on efforts to reduce underage drinking. Agent Smoot trains police officers
and communities across the State on alcohol laws and how to conduct activities that have been proven to
reduce underage drinking. The activities include compliance checks and proper party dispersal techniques.
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Brian Sooudi
Brian M. Sooudi, Esq., is a Deputy City Attorney, City of Reno. In 2004, Mr. Sooudi served as OJJDP Campus Coordinator,
Prevention Programs Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws for University of Nevada, Reno. As an undergraduate,
he was the Director of Legal Services for the Associated Students of the University of Nevada. With experience
in working with college student offenders, he continues to collaborate with the university to develop alcohol and
drug policies and prevention programs.
Stephanie Southall
Stephanie Southall is the Underage Drinking Prevention Specialist at the West Virginia Prevention Resource Center.
In her role as the Underage Drinking Prevention Specialist, Stephanie staffs the Underage Drinking Prevention
Workgroup which is a multi-agency statewide task force that collaborates on the issue of underage drinking. Additionally,
Stephanie is the WV SADD State Co-Coordinator for Programming and is Vice Chair for the WV Collegiate
Initiative to Address High Risk Alcohol Use.
Jim Spence
Jim Spence is an Enforcement Agent with the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control in the State of Kansas. He
has been an Agent for the Kansas Alcoholic Beverage Control for 17 years. Agent Spence is also the Underage
Enforcement Task Force Coordinator for Topeka, Kansas. He graduated from Washburn University with a B.S. in
criminal justice.
Chris Spera
Chris Spera, Ph.D., as an expert in applied survey research and program evaluation, has focused his ICF International
work on military and veteran health, community, family, and manpower issues. He is a leading expert
in measuring sensitive issues in the military. He is the principal investigator on two large health surveys for the
U.S. Air Force and, in another study, is assessing the impact of an environmental strategies-based intervention to
reduce UAD within the Air Force.
Ronald Szoc
Dr. Ronald Szoc is a Senior Scientist at ICF International. His focus is on research and evaluation involving veterans,
military personnel and their families, persons with disabilities, and on methodological and statistical methods
that can help researchers interpret data more efficiently and completely. For the past 4 years, he has been involved
in data collection and evaluation activities related to EUDL demonstration programs with the Air Force bases
and surrounding civilian communities.
Donna Tall Bear
Dr. Donna Tall Bear is a full-time Faculty for Department of Health and Exercise Science at the University of
Oklahoma. She also represents the Tribal Youth for the State of Oklahoma. She has had extensive experience in
developing and implementing focus groups with the tribal youth. Dr. Bear will lead this effort with our program.
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Casey Tinloy
I am an Investigator in California ABC’s TRACE unit. I have been with the department for more than 6 years, and
I have conducted numerous source investigations.
John Underwood
John Underwood is Director/ Founder of the American Athletic Institute and is a Human Performance Consultant
for the U.S. Navy SEALS. He has coached or advised more than two dozen Olympians including World and Olympic
Champions. He holds three International Olympic Solidarity diplomas for coaching and crusades for drug-free
sports. His innovative program, “Life of an Athlete,” has gained international prominence. He has been a guest
commentator for ABC Wide World of Sports for Olympic Drug Scandals.
Judi Vining
Judi Vining is the Coordinator of the Long Beach Medical Center’s Coalition to Prevent UAD, and the Community
Coordinator for the Prevention First! NY SPF-SIG subgrant awarded to Long Beach Medical Center in 2011. She
graduated magna cum laude from Adelphi University and is a CASAC-(g). She is a member of UDETC’s Class of
2010 Leadership Institute, is co-chair of the New York State Environmental Task Force, and is active in several
other local groups.
Kimberly Wagoner
Dr. Kimberly Wagoner is a Senior Research Associate in the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy
at Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Her focus is on using community-based participatory research
principles to design practice-informed interventions to prevent substance abuse among adolescents and young
adults. Dr. Wagoner has extensive experience working with community coalitions and evaluating their efforts to
address substance abuse in their respective communities.
Jaci Walrath
Jaci Walrath is the Project Director for the Sherman County Prevention Coalition. Ms. Walrath has spent many
years inspiring youth to live up to their greatest potential. Through community networking and youth empowerment,
she is striving to change political views and community norms.
Lisa Walter
Lisa Walter is the Chief of Police at the University of Wisconsin-Stout. She has worked in a university setting
for 19 years and has been a certified police officer for 25 years. Chief Walter was instrumental in creating the
multiagency Dunn County Alcohol Task Force to increase enforcement options within the community. She is a
member of various campus and community youth and alcohol coalitions.
David Watts
Appointed in 2001, W. David Watts is the fifth president of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin in
Odessa, TX. UT Permian Basin is a 4,000 student university with a combination of resident and commuter
students, located in the West Texas ranch lands and oil fields. Previously serving as a vice president, dean and
department chair at other universities, Dr. Watts is a sociologist specializing in drug and alcohol abuse preven-
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tion. He has published on correlates of drug and alcohol abuse among youth, teachers, and university faculty. He
has directed community drug abuse prevention programs, working closely with community coalitions as well as
helping to establish and work with university drug and alcohol abuse prevention programs.
As president, Watts has direct responsibility for his campus and has taken a number of steps to control underage
drinking, using known research findings. Dr. Watts holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology and English from UT
Austin. Both his master’s and doctorate in sociology are from the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Katie Weaks
Katie Weaks is a therapist and regional trainer with the National Counseling Group, specializing in addiction,
trauma, and at-risk families. Mrs. Weaks became involved with YADAPP in 1999 as a high school student where
she attended the conference as a participant. She went on to become a Youth Leader, Junior Staff, and Conference
Intern at YADAPP. Mrs. Weaks is responsible for overseeing Conference Intern training and leadership of
Youth Staff.
Heather Webb
Dr. Heather K. Webb has been the Director of Student Standards at Eastern Illinois University since fall 2006. In
this capacity, Dr. Webb oversees the daily operation of the Office of Student Standards, as well as long-term projects
and educational initiatives. She is a graduate of Purdue University.
Howaida M. Werfelli
Howaida M. Werfelli, MPH, CHES, is the Assistant Director of Health Education and Administration, Coordinator of
Women’s Resource Center, and Director of UTSA peer educators. She is the Director of the R.E.A.L. Alcohol Coalition,
which was created through funding from the Department of Educations’ Grants for Coalitions to Prevent and
Reduce Alcohol Abuse at Institutions of Higher Education.
Willie Williams
Willie Williams is the current Interim Police of Chief of the Seminole Nation Lighthorse Police Deparment. He has
worked with the Seminole Naiton since March 2008. Before becoming the Interim Chief of Police, he was appointed
as a Captain.
Adriannah Willis
Adriannah Brooke Willis, age 13, is a 7th grade student at Foley Middle School in Berea, Kentucky. She was a part
of the youth delegation who visited Frankfort, Kentucky, to speak with legislators regarding their sponsorship of a
bill to properly tax alcopops. She was recently recognized for her participation in a public service announcement
that won an Oscar for “People’s Choice Award” at the 2011 Keep it Real Video Awards Contest.
Jim Wilson
Lt. James M. Wilson has been in law enforcement for 19 years. As the Commander of Field Operations for the
New Hampshire State Liquor Commission’s Division of Enforcement, he manages field enforcement, licensing,
education, and outreach activities statewide. He is the field liaison for police chiefs, sheriff’s deputies, other State
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law enforcement agencies, community groups, and prevention coalitions. He presents regularly at OJJDP’s
National Leadership Conference on fraudulent ID, managing media campaigns, and coalition building. He is also
on the Executive Board of NLLEA.
Ken Winters
Ken Winters, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Minnesota, Director of the
Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research, and a Senior Scientist with the Treatment Research Institute.
His primary research interests are the assessment and treatment of addictions, including adolescent drug abuse
and problem gambling. He is on the editorial boards of two peer-review journals and is the recipient of numerous
research grants from NIH and various foundations.
Mary Beth Wolfe
Mary Beth Wolfe has been an educator, a counselor, and a coordinator of alcohol-focused programs for 30
years. She coordinates trainings, conducts presentations, provides educational materials and technical assistance
on alcohol-related issues to communities, organizations, and professionals nationwide. She is a
coordinator, grants manager, and technical advisor for State and nationally funded grant projects. She created
and coordinates a statewide Law Enforcement Training Team, which presents multiple courses on enforcement
tactics dealing with alcohol-related violations and the law.
Mark Wolfson
Dr. Mark Wolfson is Professor in the Department of Social Sciences and Health Policy at Wake Forest University
School of Medicine. His research centers on two areas: one is on the effects of policies and programs addressing
tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drug use by youth and young adults; and the other involves the interaction of
nonprofit and government organizations in shaping public policy on alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. He is the
Principal Investigator of several studies funded by NIH and NHTSA.
Sally Zellers
Sally Zellers is the Director of the Safe Streets Coalition. She has led the coalition since its inception in 1995.
Ms. Zellers has a diverse background that includes being a Licensed Practical Nurse, working for a local school
district, and volunteering as a neighborhood and community mobilizer. She is a trainer for the Crime Free Multi-
Housing Program. Ms. Zellers also serves as a national trainer for CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of
America).
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