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Presenter Biographies 26 Commissioner Michael Thurmond serves as Georgia’s labor commissioner for the Georgia Department of Labor. He became the first African-American elected to the Georgia General Assembly from Clarke County since Reconstruction in 1986. While serving in the General Assembly, Thurmond authored major legislation that has provided more than $200 million in tax relief to Georgia's senior citizens and working families. Following his tenure in the legislature, Thurmond created the innovative Workfirst program, which has helped over 90,000 welfaredependent Georgia families move into the workforce, saving more than $100 million in tax dollars that have been reinvested in childcare, training and other support services. In 1997, Thurmond became a distinguished lecturer at the University of Georgia's Carl Vinson Institute of Government. The following year, he was elected Georgia Labor Commissioner. Now serving his third term as labor commissioner, the Labor Department has undergone a significant transformation in customer service and efficiency. Thurmond is also author of two books: Freedom: Georgia's Antislavery Heritage, 1733-1865 and A Story Untold: Black Men and Women in Athen’s History. He is a graduate of Paine College and the University of South Carolina's School of Law. Mr. David R. Turpin is the CEO/President of Clinical Services of North Carolina, Inc. and the North Carolina Program Consultant for the Southeast ATTC, located at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is one of the founders and presently serves as treasurer of the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional License Board. Mr. Turpin earned degrees from The City University of New York, The University of North Carolina, and Webster University in St. Louis where he is currently completing requirements for his Doctoral Degree in Clinical Psychology-Substance Use Disorders. He is a therapist, clinical supervisor and administrator in both substance abuse & mental health areas. For the past 10 years, he has served as a clinical instructor at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, where he teaches pharmacology for SA/MH professionals. He holds licenses as a Psychological Associate, Clinical Addiction Specialist, and Certified Clinical Supervisor. Mr. Terrence D. Walton, MSW, CSAC, IDADC is the Director of Treatment for the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (PSA), in Washington, D.C., and is among the nation’s leading experts in providing treatment, training, and technical assistance in the areas of substance abuse prevention, assessment, and treatment. He is currently responsible for directing the PSA operations that provide substance abuse and mental health assessment, treatment, and social services for all adults released under PSA supervision in the District of Columbia. These responsibilities include overseeing the city’s adult drug court—the Superior Court Drug Intervention Program, as well as various programs for assessing, treating and supervising justice system involved men and women. Additionally, he serves on the faculty of the National Drug Court Institute. Previously, he excelled as the director of what was then the District of Columbia’s leading adolescent outpatient substance abuse treatment center. Previously, Mr. Walton helped evaluate a multi-million dollar White House Anti-Drug Media Campaign and served on the substance abuse task force as a part of the White House Best Practices Collaborative. In addition to his extensive work domestically, he has assisted addiction treatment programs in Mexico, Bangladesh, Barbados, Guam and Bermuda. He is the creator of the MAC Group® and MAC Free Group®, multi-session substance abuse education curricula being used by adult and youth programs across the country. Terrence Walton is an internationally certified alcohol and other drug abuse counselor with over twenty years of experience helping men, women, and youth to champion positive change in their lives. He holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology and a Master of Social Work degree with specializations in program administration and substance abuse. Noted for his practical strength-based approaches to complex issues, Terrence Walton is actively sought out for insight on treating urban, suburban and rural substance abuse issues. Terrence Walton is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). A gifted and entertaining speaker, Terrence Walton travels extensively informing and inspiring audiences across the globe. Find out more at TheWaltonInstitute.com.
Presenter Biographies 27 Mr. Guy A. Wheeler, MSW, CAP, CCJAP is the CEO/President of Guy A. Wheeler Group of Fort Lauderdale Fla. He currently runs a criminal justice outpatient programs for juveniles and adults. He is considered an expert around the nation in area of treatment, consulting, and training. He currently has three training videos that are sold nationwide. Guy’s newest venture was designing a Criminal Justice Psycho-Education Program (CCJP) for the Seventeenth (17) Judicial Circuit of Broward County, Florida, Broward’s Misdemeanor (Marijuana) Drug Court.. Composed of mostly young offenders, MDCP refers all of their offenders to this program. Before starting his company in 2002, Guy Wheeler served as Administrator and Assistant Director (equivalent to a Major) of the Broward Sheriff’s Office Department of Community Control. In 1991, he brought the new Drug Court concept to Broward County officials, and Broward became the third Drug Court in the nation. As Director of Broward’s Drug Court Treatment, Guy also directed a city jail program called ATACC Program (Alternative Treatment Against Crack Cocaine). Known for being creative, he started Florida’s first day treatment program for mostly Crack Cocaine addicts and offenders. To connect this program with the Sectarian community, Guy motivated the ecumenical community to provide adjunct support services for addicts. T he ecumenical community responded and they collectively started a program called “Churches in Action.” Because of Churches in Action successful outcomes, Guy was motivated to later pursue and obtain a Doctorate of Divinity from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. He has a Master’s Degree of Social Work from Barry University with specialization in Mental Health. He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Forensic Studies from Indiana University, and he is duel certified as a Criminal Addiction Professional (CAP) and Criminal Justice Addiction Professional (CCJAP). He is trained as a National Cultural Competency trainer and is also an HIV/AIDS counselor/trainer. Ms. Stephanie Woodard was appointed by Governor Perdue in 2006 and currently serves as Hall County Solicitor General. Ms. Woodard graduated from Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia, with her Undergraduate B.B.A. in Economics cum laude and was presented the National Wall Street Journal Award for senior thesis. She earned her Juris Doctorate in 1996 from Georgia State University College of Law. She serves her community by providing trainings and lectures for professionals. Ms. Woodard is a member of Friends of Recovery, 3 Dimension, and Women Source. She is also an active supporter of Prevent Child Abuse, Gateway House, Boys and Girls Club, Scouts and CASA. Ms. Woodard has been married to Tom Woodard for 10 years and they have a daughter Madelynn (age 9) and a son David (age 7). Judge John Worcester-Holland serves as the Appalachian Judicial Circuit’s Chief Juvenile Court Judge, a position he has held since September 2004. Prior to assuming his current position, he served the Appalachian Judicial Circuit in various capacities. He spent several years as an Associate Juvenile Court Judge and represented area parents and children as the Juvenile Court’s public defender. Judge Worcester-Holland is a resident of Pickens County and practiced law with the Law Offices of Edwin Marger, LLC in Jasper for eleven years. He is committed to the implementation of accountability courts in the Appalachian Judicial Circuit and currently operates a family drug court, a juvenile drug court, a truancy court and a mental health court through the Juvenile Court. Deputy Christopher R. Worth is assigned to Cobb County’s Drug and DUI Court Programs, Marietta, GA. Deputy Worth is responsible for overseeing approximately one hundred fifty Drug and DUI Court participants, ensuring their compliance with the Drug and DUI Court Programs. Deputy Worth has been assigned to this position for approximately one and a half years. Deputy Worth has been a part of the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office for seven and a half years. During this time he has been assigned to the Cobb County Adult Detention Center, Field Operations and Fraud & Forgery prior to being assigned to Accountability Courts.
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