CADCA Annual Report 2019

CADCA ANNUAL REPORT 9
Mid-Year Training Institute 2019
(Grapevine, Texas)
2,126 516 91
ATTENDEES
YOUTH ATTENDEES
Record breaking international
attendance with
77 PARTICIPANTS FROM
22 COUNTRIES
TRAINING
SESSIONS
INCREASE CAPACITY AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF COALITIONS
94 % 92 % 91 % 89 %
of respondents reported the Mid-Year
Training Institute will increase their
effectiveness at addressing substance use
and misuse prevention in their communities
of respondents rated the
opportunities to learn
something new as “good”
or “exceptional”
of respondents rated
overall quality of
presenters as “good” or
“exceptional”
of respondents who were
previous attendees reported
excellent training sessions made
them come back this year
OPENING PLENARY AND BREAKFAST SPEAKERS:
General Arthur T. Dean, Chairman and CEO,
CADCA
Pat Castillo, Director, National Coalition
Institute & Vice President of Training
Operations, CADCA
James A. Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant
Secretary of State, Bureau of International
Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),
U.S. State Department
Sue Thau, Public Policy Consultant, CADCA
Kasey Strey, ACPS, SPF-RX Project Director,
Opioid Prevention Lead and NASADAD
Prevention Coordinator for Texas Health and
Human Services Commission
Andrea Marquez, CADCA
Youth Trainer