MARIE APKE, MS, LCPC, CEAP, CCGC, PCGC, is Senior VP at Bensinger,Dupont & Associates, and serves as Senior Account Executive to all Problem Gambling and EAP client-organizations and supervises all clinical and support staff. Ms. Apke is responsible for statistical analysis and review of trends and quality assurance activities; report writing; and oversight of the effectiveness of BDA’s treatment resource network utilized for referral sources. Ms. Apke has developed and conducted training on problem gambling signs and symptoms, problem gambling counselor training, substance abuse, EAP management training, drug testing, stress management, grief and loss, violence in the workplace, and supervisory accountability for safe and healthful workplaces. Ms. Apke supervises and oversees BDA’s Gambling Help-Lines, compulsive gambling professional training programs, and is responsible for clinical oversight and supervision of all BDA problem gambling services. Ms. Apke coordinates primary or back-up problem gambling services for the following government, not for profit, or gaming industry client organizations: the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, the California Council on Problem Gambling, the California Lottery, the Massachusetts Council on Problem Gambling, the New Jersey Council on Problem Gambling, the Indiana Council on Problem Gambling, the Problem Gambling Help Network of West Virginia, the Virginia Lottery, the Mississippi Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling, and the State of Arizona Department of Gaming. Ms. Apke has also been involved in various problem gambling research activities including the California Situational Assessment study. Ms. Apke has extensive experience in establishing and implementing company EAP policies and is directly responsible for BDA’s EAP Help-Lines and programs. She has developed a network of both Associate and provider staff on a nation–wide basis and is responsible for monitoring and evaluating the quality of care of assessment, referral and treatment. Ms. Apke has served as a counselor for employees and family members, and has experience working with private and public employers developing health benefits systems, management information reporting and patient outcome analysis. Ms. Apke has a Master’s Degree in Counseling from National Louis University, Evanston, Illinois and a Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Illinois, Urbana. Her clinical expertise includes crisis intervention and short-term, goal-directed therapy. She is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, a Certified Employee Assistance Program Professional, and a Certified Compulsive Gambling Counselor with extensive training in the diagnosis, referral and treatment of problem and compulsive gambling.
Marie Apke joined the BDA staff in 1991 after administering the State of Illinois’ Employee Assistance Program, which covered over 120,000 employees, and included the State’s University System. In this capacity, she developed statewide program policy and procedures and directed the activities of professional EAP staff and over 350 coordinators located in State agencies and universities. She has designed administrative manuals for State of Illinois EAP staff, supervisors and contractors. Ms. Apke was also responsible for integrating substance abuse treatment coverage under the State health care benefits for employees and dependents. She served as Illinois’ State's Drug_Free Workplace Act resource, and was responsible for integrating substance abuse treatment coverage under State health care benefits for employees and their families. While in this position, Ms. Apke received the Illinois Lt. Governor's Award as Outstanding EAP Professional. Ms. Apke also served as Personnel Manager for the State of Illinois, Department of Personnel where she managed and directed technical and professional staff engaged in conducting position and salary analysis for all Northern Illinois State agencies. Prior to this appointment, Ms. Apke held the position of Administrative Hearing Representative and Personnel/Classification Analyst for the State of Illinois. Ms. Apke worked at the Edgewater–Uptown Community Mental Health Center in Chicago and has experience in working in both individual and marital counseling. Her clinical experience also included working with adjustment disorders and adult children of alcoholics.
LORRAINNE BILODEAU, MS, LCAS, CCS, is the owner of The Haymount Institute - Southern Pines, an outpatient clinic of private clinicians who provide substance abuse and mental health services. Since receiving her Masters Degree from Virginia Commonwealth University, she has more than thirty years experience as a chemical dependency counselor and clinical director. She has worked in various levels of care providing services for differing target populations, including women with children, adolescents, incarcerated females, and adults on probation. While a consultant, Ms. Bilodeau has trained professionals in agencies and facilities throughout the United States on such topics as: Intervention, Addiction and the family, Effective Communication for the Workplace, Defusing Aggressive Episodes, Therapeutic Approaches to the Angry Client, and Humor as a Therapeutic Tool. As the author of the best selling book, The Anger Workbook, as well as the more recently published, Responding to Anger: A Workbook, she has appeared as a guest on radio and T.V. talk shows around the country, including National Public Radio. Ms. Bilodeau has provided workshops on “Anger” for Criminal Justice Workers, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Clinical Social Workers, and Mental Health Clinicians while adjunct faculty for the School of Social Work, Continuing Education at Virginia Commonwealth University.
L. WORTH BOLTON, MSW, CCAS, is a Clinical Instructor at the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Social Work, coordinating and teaching in the Certificate of Substance Abuse Studies Program. Before joining the Behavioral Healthcare Resource Program staff at UNC in 1997, Worth has worked in substance abuse programs since 1974 and has served on the board of the NC Substance Abuse Professional Certification Board and the NC Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies. He is currently serving on the editorial review board of the Journal of Social Work Practice in the Addictions and is the Immediate-Past Chair of the Steering Committee of the Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs Section of NASW. Worth is Certified in Addictions Counseling (CCAS) and Clinical Supervision (CCS).
MIKE DUBLIN, MA, CSAPC, is currently a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Fellow in Raleigh where he is building competencies around the Strategic Prevention Framework. Other specialized areas of experiences currently include developing and using Cultural Competency Skills, Community Dimensions of Practice, and Leadership and Systems Thinking Skills. His previous work experiences include Prevention Program Director; and Faith Works Together Coordinator at the Durham Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. Mr. Dublin was a leader in the North Carolina Faith Based Initiative where he was instrumental in the development of a training system for Faith and Community Leaders on Substance Abuse and related issues. He also was Program Director, Prevention Services at SouthLight, Inc. of Raleigh where he specialized in program development and training. He is an Internationally Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist and has been employed in the substance abuse field for over 20 years. Mr. Dublin provides training to community and youth serving agencies on Substance Abuse Prevention Issues across the Southeastern United States. He developed and coordinates “Faith Works Together”, a clergy training initiative for faith community leaders.
CATHERINE DAVIS, MA, LPA, LCAS, is a board certified licensed psychological associate who is currently in private practice in Wilmington. She received her BA in English from Duke University in 1974 and later returned to school to obtain her master’s degree in psychology. She completed the graduate program in psychology at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 1998 earning the honorary designation of Phi Kappa Phi. Her area of specialization in graduate school was dual diagnosis disorders, and she obtained her LCAS in June of 2001. Following a two-year period of employment by Southeastern Center for Mental Health where she specialized in working with dual diagnosis clients, Mrs. Davis has worked in private practice specializing in dual diagnosis, Axis II, and grief issues. In addition to working with adults in her private practice, she has facilitated a Dialectical Behavior Therapy Group, taught General Psychology and Abnormal Psychology at UNC-W, and been active as a Hospice volunteer. In 2006 she was ordained as a Deacon in the Episcopal Church, and she currently serves in this capacity at St. James Church in Wilmington. She has been married for 35 years and has two children and one grandchild.
JOHN T. EDWARDS, Ph.D., is an Approved Supervisor in the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) and has conducted and supervised family therapy for the past twenty years. He has conducted numerous family therapy training events in the United States and Canada. John is now a private trainer and consultant living in Durham, NC. He is author of the books, Treating Chemically Dependent Families: A Practical Systems Approach for Professionals published in 1990 by the Johnson Institute and Working With Families (the ‘Bluebook’), self-published, 1993-2000.
JOHN FEMINO, MD, FASAM, graduated from Brown University School of Medicine and completed residency in internal medicine and post-doctoral fellowships in clinical psychopharmacology and drug and alcohol abuse. He was the recipient of the Career Teacher in Alcohol and Drug Abuse grant at Brown University and was one of the first faculty members at the Brown University Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, teaching in clinical faculty positions for the last 20 years. Dr. Femino has been on the board of directors of the Rhode Island Council on Alcoholism and has been the substance abuse consultant to major insurance companies in RI. In 1996, he founded Meadows Edge Recovery Center, a state licensed substance abuse treatment program and multidisciplinary medical and mental health group practice in North Kingstown, RI. Dr. Femino is board certified in internal medicine, received ASAM certification in 1986, was recertified in 2000 as an MRO and obtained fellowship status. He has been involved in ASAM related administrative activity for many years, and is currently a member of the SMSS program. This effort has resulted in the formation of a new state chapter, RISAM, for which he serves as president. The chapter is in the process of obtaining recognition as a state medical specialty society and setting up a centralized office. Dr. Femino also has started within RISAM a cooperative project with the state community prevention task forces, entitled the “Rhode Island Physician Initiative”. Other major efforts have been in the areas of videotaping production and development of educational materials. He was co-director of a non-profit children’s television production company and produced 7 substance abuse related videotapes and 2 prime time television specials. One of the productions won a cable ACE award and 3 of the videotapes have been sold through secondary school educational distributors. He am a frequent lecturer and educational consultant on the neurobiology of addiction and received a grant from the NE-ATTC and CSAT to produce an educational curriculum for high school students, entitled “The Academy Curriculum: The Biology of Addiction”.
FRANK FORNARI, Ph.D., is president and CEO of Dominion Diagnostics. Dr. Fornari holds a Ph.D. in Molecular Pharmacology and Toxicology with postdoctoral training in Medicinal Chemistry, drug design and synthetic chemistry. He has authored numerous scientific publications, has presented at numerous national meetings and holds several patents. He has also worked as an industrial pharmacologist/toxicologist and chemist and has designed, staffed and managed several industrial, academic and clinical facilities. He has a proven research funding record, a strong background in biotechnology and has held numerous academic and industrial positions.
AL GREENE, MSW, CCS, LCAS, retired in 2004 from Appalachian State University as Professor Emeritus in the Dept of Human Development and Psychological Counseling, where he taught for thirty-one years. He has consulted and conducted training events widely in North Carolina and the Southeast on addictions treatment issues and is currently a member of the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.
BRENDEN A. HARGETT, MS, LPC, LCAS, NCC, is the Program Manager of Clinical Operations with the Guilford County Department of Social Services and oversees the Clinical Services, Therapeutic Foster Care, and Placement Services Teams. Brenden is a Licensed Professional Counselor in North Carolina, a Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist and a Nationally Certified Counselor. His area of practice has been with children/adolescents and adults with mental health and/or substance use disorders. Additionally, Brenden has received specialized training and supervision under the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) practice standards. He holds a Master of Science degree in Agency Counseling and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology, both from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University in Greensboro, North Carolina. Brenden also serves as a Consultant/Trainer for the North Carolina Evidenced Based Practices Center and has trained nationally, regionally and locally on facets of mental health and substance abuse and multicultural counseling specializing in the African American Family. Brenden serves on the Ethics Review Committee for the National Board for Certified Counselors, the Board of Directors for Addiction Recovery Care Association (ARCA-Winston Salem, NC-area) and is a member of the Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition. With over 17 years of experience, Brenden has acquired knowledge and expertise in program development and implementation, clinical supervision, leadership development and grant writing. He works tediously to improve the service delivery for those who benefit from human service professionals.
W. DAVID HOLDEN, M.A., LPC, LCAS, is a native Carolinean and has worked in private practice in Boone, NC, for nearly twelve years. He holds masters degrees from Southern Methodist University and ASU. He is a NC Addiction Fellow and has been trained in psychodynamic psychotherapy. Having served in the ministry for ten years prior to entering the counseling profession, he has particular interests in existential and spiritual issues in therapy. He is serving now as President of the Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology, and Religion. He is married and has 4 grown children."
VIRGINIA L. JOHNSON, CSAPC, lives in Willow Springs, North Carolina and has worked for a Coastal Horizons Center, Inc. since 1999. She is currently the NC SPF-SIG Coordinator. Virginia received her Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology at East Carolina University and is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant in North Carolina. Virginia has served on various advisory boards and teams at the local and state level including board of directors of Amigos Internacional in Wilmington, Quality Assurance and Standards Committee Chair of the NC Prevention Providers Association and the NC Sustainability Team. She specializes in experiential education, training and development and enjoys working on community mobilization efforts.
JOSEPH JORDAN, PhD, LPC, LCAS, MAC, CCS, NCC, is currently the Clinical Director for the North Carolina Physician’s Health Program. Prior to his current position, Dr. Jordan was the National Ethics Officer and Director of Special Projects for the National Board of Certified Counselors (NBCC®). Having worked in Long-Term Residential Programs and coordinated Adolescent Inpatient Dual Diagnosis and Adult and Adolescent Intensive Outpatient Treatment Programs, Dr. Jordan approaches substance abuse issues from a variety of clinical standpoints. Additionally, Dr. Jordan has worked in private practice treating chemical dependency and associated disorders, taught at nearby Universities at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, and has served on state and national committees and boards devoted to the study, development, and refinement of substance abuse counseling practice.
JIM MALLINSON, MA, LCAS, CCS, has more than 30 years experience as a clinician and administrator in substance abuse treatment both in the community and on the college campus, and has taught courses on addictive disease, certification preparation, ethics (including 42-CFR and HIPAA), and healthcare management at various institutes throughout the region including the North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies, the Duke Addictions Program, and the North Carolina Evidence Based Practices Center. Jim provides counseling services, clinical supervision, and consultation services through his practice Carolina Counseling Services in Salisbury, NC. He also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Catawba College in Salisbury. He is a NCSAPPB Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and Certified Clinical Supervisor, and a NAADAC certified Master Addiction Counselor.
ANGELA THIGPEN MAXWELL, MS, CSAPC, is currently the Director of Prevention Services for Alcohol and Drug Services. She has served in this role for 7 years. Angela began her work in the field of substance prevention over 14 years ago as a program facilitator for youth deemed “at-risk” for substance abuse. Mrs. Maxwell received a B.A. Degree in English from UNC-Chapel Hill and a M.S. Degree in Agency Counseling from NC A&T State University. After completing her MS, she worked with the local mental center serving youth with severe emotional and behavioral disorders. Mrs. Maxwell has served as an adjunct professor for Guilford Technical Community College, a Certified Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Instructor and is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant. She currently serves on several boards/committees across the state of North Carolina to include: North Carolina Expert Panel on Substance Abuse Prevention, Addiction Professionals of NC (APNC, Board), NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers’ Association (Steering Committee), Guilford County Substance Abuse Coalition (Board) and many others.
GERI MILLER, Ph.D., Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology, is a Full Professor in the Department of Human Development and Psychological Counseling (Community Counseling Track, Addictions Emphasis) at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. She has been Coordinator of the Addictions Emphasis in the Community Counseling Track since 1/06. In North Carolina, Dr. Miller is a Licensed Psychologist, a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, and a Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board Certified Clinical Supervisor. She has also received a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Alcohol and other Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders from the American Psychological Association College of Professional Psychology. She is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers. Dr. Miller has worked in the counseling profession since 1976 and in the addictions field since1979. She is a volunteer with the American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services and works as a volunteer psychologist at the Watauga County Health Department. Dr. Miller has published and presented research on counseling. In 2005 she published a second edition of her book on addiction counseling, Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling, with Wiley Press. In 2003 she also published a book with Wiley Press, Incorporating Spirituality in Counseling and Psychotherapy. She is currently a member of the American Psychological Association's Psychology of Religion (Division 36) and Addictions (Division 50) and the American Counseling Association's divisions of the Association for Spiritual, Ethical, and Religious Values in Counseling (ASERVIC) and the International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC). She is president of North Carolina’s ASERVIC division and secretary/treasurer of North Carolina’s IAAOC division.
PHIL MOORING, LCAS, CSAPC, is co-founder and Executive Director of Families in Action, Inc., a twenty-eight year old nonprofit, community based drug prevention organization based in Wilson but providing services statewide. Mooring is a member of the NC Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, is Chairman of the NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Association and a past president of Addiction and Prevention Professionals of NC. He served on the NC Institute of Medicine's Substance Abuse Task Force, the NC Attorney General’s Meth Prevention Partnership, the NC Department of Public Instruction's Dropout Prevention Advisory Board, the Board of Directors of the NC Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies, and is on the Board of Trustees of Emmanuel College. For twelve years prior to assuming his current position in 2001, Mooring was Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, Greenville, NC, a 76 bed state operated hospital. Phil has extensive experience in working with individuals, families and communities to prevent and treat addictions. Having completed his graduate work at East Carolina University, and holding undergraduate degrees from Atlantic Christian College (now Barton College) and Emmanuel College, Phil completed the Duke University Certificate Program in Nonprofit Management in 2002. He has served as a reviewer for the US Department of Education, the US Department of Health and Human Services, and the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. A recipient of numerous awards for his work in substance abuse prevention and treatment and for his work to strengthen families, including a WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC) recognition for volunteer drug prevention work, Phil is a recipient of a National Service Award from the Parent’s Resource Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE), the Addiction Professionals of North Carolina’s Art of Prevention Award, the Eastern Region State of the Art Outstanding Substance Abuse Professional Award, and the Norbert L. Kelly Lifetime Achievement Award.
KATHY NORINS, M.Ed., is a HIV Specialist with Alcohol and Drugs Services of Guilford County. She also provides counseling, testing, and educational services. Her previous experience includes a consultant for the development of workshops at the Family Violence Center in Pittsboro, NC. Other experiences include being a school counselor; an instructor for the NCFADS; a presenter at the Addiction: Focus on Women Conference; a presenter at the National Aids Update Conference; and many other trainings and lectures.
RICHARD OGLE, Ph.D., LCAS, is an Associate Professor and the Clinical Training Coordinator for the Substance Abuse Treatment Psychology Program in the Department of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico in 2001. Dr. Ogle is a member of the International Association of Motivational Interviewing Trainers and has conducted trainings in motivational interviewing and dual diagnosis across the country.
MARY AGNES RAWLINGS, MA, MSW, LCSW, has worked in the treatment of addictive disease for over 20 years with experience in both the public and private mental health/substance abuse treatment sectors. She has taught undergraduate and graduate level courses in social work and theology over the years. Since 1999 she has worked inpatient, intensive outpatient, as well as had her own private practice in treating individuals suffering from the disease of addiction. She holds a Masters of Social Work from Florida State and a Masters of Arts in Christian Spirituality from Creighton University. She is a licensed clinical social worker; and her passion is advocating for the compassionate treatment of individuals who have suffered the effects of living with an addictive disease.
TANYA ROBERTS, MSW, is currently an NC Fellow for SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention for 2009-2010. She was also Media Coordinator for the Onslow County SPF-SIG Grant for the Coastal Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention (CCSAP) in 2009. Additionally, she was the Community Relations Director for Onslow-Carteret LME. Tanya presented at the NASW-NC Annual 2009 Fall Conference on the topics: Social Media for Social Workers; and The Power of Social Workers-Engagement During Elections.
JOHN J. SPAGNOLO, MA, RPh., has been a member of the Clinical Services Department of Dominion Diagnostics since May, 2005. A former hospital pharmacy director, he is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where he earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy and Master’s in Adult Education. Mr. Spagnolo has over 20 years experience as an adjunct Pharmacology instructor at the Community College and School of Nursing level, and is currently the Continuing Education Administrator for the Rhode Island Society of Health System Pharmacists.
ANN HOUSTON STAPLES, CHES, serves as director of public education and communication for the Tobacco Prevention and Control Branch, North Carolina DHHS. Her main areas of expertise are media relations and media advocacy. She also has many years of experience with social marketing and developing health communication messages. With the Branch for nearly 18 years, Ann has also worked as a consultant on planning, conducting and evaluating tobacco control and health communication programs. Ann had a commentary on media advocacy published recently in the North Carolina Medical Journal. She is an Advocacy Institute Tobacco Control Fellow and for three years co-facilitated the “Strategic Use of Media” class at the CDC’s Tobacco Use Prevention Training Institute. Ann is an official trainer for the CDCynergy 3.0 Health Communication Planning Program. She has presented multiple times at national and state tobacco control conferences. A journalist by training, Ann is a North Carolina Press Association award winner. She has her Bachelor of Arts degree from North Carolina State University.
CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND, M.A., LPC, LCAS, CCS, NCC, has been in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health field for 10 years. He graduated with a Masters of Arts degree in Agency Counseling with emphases in addictions and multicultural counseling. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, Certified Clinical Supervisor, and a National Certified Counselor. He is in private practice working with adolescents and adults with dual disorders. He is also a consultant, clinical supervisor and a national trainer. Christopher enjoys working the most with youth that the community has given up hope on and married couples who have conflicts that threatens their relationship.
JEFF VANVONDEREN is a highly sought after speaker and consultant both nationally and internationally. For over 25 years, individuals, families, and organizations have benefited from his skills and understanding in the areas of addiction, family systems, and recovery. Jeff is one of the featured interventionists on the Arts and Entertainment Network’s Emmy-nominated documentary series about intervention. For more information about this series visit the A&E Network. If you are considering Jeff’s involvement in an intervention with your loved one, do not have them watch the INTERVENTION show on A&E first. He is the author of six books: Good News for the Chemically Dependent, Families Where Grace is in Place (Now in it’s 14 printing.), When God’s People Let You Down, Tired of Trying to Measure Up (Now it it’s 22nd printing), The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse (Now in it’s 18th printing.) and Soul Repair: Rebuilding a Spiritual Life .Several magazines and journals have featured Jeff’s work, and he has been featured guest on radio and television shows across the country. Jeff’s services as an expert witness in cases involving various abuse issues have been utilized in Minnesota, Alabama, Wyoming, Washington, and Hawaii. His works have been published in Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Hungarian, Indonesian, Korean, Portuguese, Slovakian, and Spanish. “Quite often people try, with the best of intentions, to help themselves or their loved ones through a problem or crisis, only discover that the help is not helpful, or even harmful,” Jeff says. “They find themselves supporting and helping to prolong on the outside, the very thing they do not support on the inside.” He goes on to say that “individuals and families become dysfunctional by accident. But they get well on purpose and this is what I’m about, helping them do that.”
JAMES M. WILSON, MRC, NCAC-II, has worked as a substance abuse counselor since 1986. He worked at LRADAC in the public sector for 7 years and Richland Springs in the private sector for 4 years. For the last 12 years he has worked at DAODAS where he is a treatment consultant working primarily with youth, intensive outpatient programs and offender based intervention programs. James has a Bachelor Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies, a Graduate Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Studies, and a Master's Degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, all from the University of South Carolina. In 1996, he was Counselor of the Year for the South Carolina Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors, and has served on the Board of Directors of that organization. He has special interests in working with recovering cocaine addicts and in spirituality and recovery. James is active in the recovering community, is a past Board member of the ACOA Club in Columbia; is a member of the Recovering Community Relations Committee (RCRC), Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR) and enjoys spending as much time as possible with his 14 year old son Raymond, and running marathons (very slowly).