The Foundation is pleased to present the 37th Annual North Carolina Summer School for Alcohol and Drug Studies.  The school schedule and format feature an emphasis on in-depth study and a setting designed to enhance learning and create a spirit of “community” for all participants.

The Summer School is designed to serve the needs of various persons working in the field of chemical dependency as well as educators and health care professionals. Outstanding faculty possessing excellent credentials and expertise will present a variety of study tracks. The Summer School will be affiliated with UNC Wilmington for management of certain credit records and other specific services.

Costs: • Full-time Campus Residents: $665 (includes housing; All Training Sessions; 4 Breakfasts; 5 Lunches) • Full-time Commuters: $595 (includes All Training Sessions; 5 Lunches) • Main Track Campus Residents: $425 (includes housing; Main Track and Closing Plenary Sessions; 3 Breakfasts; 3 Lunches) • Main Track Commuters: $330 (Main Track and Closing Plenary Sessions; 3 Lunches) • Tuesday Only Commuters: $145 (includes One Mini Track and One Plenary; Lunch)   Early-Bird Registration OPENS by May 7, 2014 ALL Registration CLOSES on July 21, 2014

• HIV/AIDS
• SAS & DWI Offenses
• Gang Psychology
• Seeking Safety
• Mentoring
• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy
• Supervision
• Process Addictions
• Self-Injurious Behaviors
• Love, Lust & Limerence
• Family Dynamics
• Opiate Abuse
• Motivational Interviewing
• Marijuana & Addiction

• Therapy with CD Persons
• Adv. Creative Group Skills
• Clinical Supervision
• CBT for Substance Use Disorders
• Neuroscientific Basis of Addiction
• Co-Occurring Disorders
• Working with Problem Gamblers
• Adolescents
• Prevention/Intervention
• Emotional Freedom Tech.
• Combat Trauma
• Chronic Pain & Recovery

— 2014 Summer School Faculty Speaker Bios —

Christopher Kennedy Lawford

Navigates between Washington DC and Los Angeles as an actor, author and advocate. Lawford has worked extensively in politics, government and the non-profit sector as well as spending twenty years in the film and television business as an actor, lawyer, executive, and producer. Before this, Lawford battled a drug and alcohol addiction for much of his young life. In recovery for more than 25 years, he now dedicates most of his time and energy in the hopes of making a difference in this global public health crisis. He works with a number of partners in private industry, the non-profit sector, state and federal governments and patient advocacy groups to effect change and raise awareness globally about the pressing public health issues of addiction recovery and Hepatitis C, including the United Nations, the White House Office on Drug Control Policy, the Canadian Center on Substance Abuse, and the World Health Organization. In 2011, Lawford was appointed Goodwill Ambassador for United Nations Office on Drugs & Crime to promote activities supporting drug treatment, care and recovery. In March 2009, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed Mr. Lawford to the California Public Health Advisory Committee. The Public Health Advisory Committee provides advice and recommendations to California Director of Public Health on programs and policies to improve the health and safety of Californians and helps identify strategies to improve public health program effectiveness and identify emerging public health issues. Additionally, Lawford acts as the Public Advocacy Consultant for Caron Treatment Centers and as a National Spokesperson for a Hepatitis C public awareness campaign. As the author of the New York Times bestseller, Symptoms of Withdrawal: A Memoir of Snapshots and Redemption, Lawford illuminates his extraordinary life and the tragedies he has faced, offering a cohesive message of survival, hope, and inspiration. Lawford released his second New York Times bestseller, Moments of Clarity, in January 2009, a book of spiritual epiphanies enabling those who experienced them to move from addiction to recovery. In May of 2009, Harper Collins released his third book Healing Hepatitis C. Lawford’s fourth book, Recover to Live: Kick Any Habit, Manage Any Addiction was released in January 2013 and has recently been named to the New York Times Bestseller list. Lawford holds a Bachelor of Arts from Tufts University, a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School and a Masters Certification in Clinical Psychology from Harvard Medical School where he gained an academic appointment as a Lecturer in Psychiatry.    

Merrill Norton, Pharm.D., D.Ph., ICCDP-D

A Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy with his specialty areas to include psychopharmacology and addiction pharmacy. He is also a faculty member of the Fairleigh-Dickinson University Postdoctoral Training Program in the Masters of Psychopharmacology, University of Georgia School of Continuing Education, and Berry College in the areas of Psychopharmacology and Addiction Pharmacy. His area of specialty in addiction pharmacy is the management of chronic pain in the addicted patient. Dr. Norton is the 2009 recipient of the Georgia School of Addiction Studies (GSAS) Excellence in Addiction Treatment Individual Achievement Award “for his unselfish dedication to the treatment of addicted families, not only in the state of Georgia, but nationally.” Dr. Norton was recognized by the GSAS Board of Directors for the ongoing development of undergraduate and graduate curriculum and drug research in the area of addiction pharmacy. His book, The Pharmacology of Psychoactive Chemical Use, Abuse, and Dependence, and his DVD series, “The Hijacking of the Brain” have been used to train thousands of mental health professionals nationally; they have become the standards of teaching excellence in the addiction treatment profession. His new book, The Pharmacology of Substance Use Disorders will be released in 2013.    

Kelly Scaggs, LCSW, LCAS

Has over 23 years of experience in behavioral health. She has practiced in both Florida and North Carolina. Kelly joined the staff of Fellowship Hall in 2008. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Mercer University, Macon, Georgia and a Master’s of Social Work from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida Kelly is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist. She is also an Internationally Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor. She has extensive experience in inpatient and outpatient mental health, substance abuse, women’s health issues, bereavement and family therapy.    

William L. Mock, Ph.D., LISW, LICDC, SAP

Executive Director of the Center for Interpersonal Development, and Chief Trainer for the Ohio Institute for Addiction Studies in Lakewood, Ohio. He is the Principle Training Officer for Professional Training Center, a professional development service specializing in DOT drug and alcohol and Drug Free Workplace issues. His academic degrees include a Doctorate in Psychology and Masters in Social Work. He is a clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, a licensed Clinical Psychologist, Licensed Independent Social Worker, Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor and DOT qualified SAP. He has expertise in chemical dependency treatment, family systems treatment and organizational systems development. He has provided training and consultation in several countries to such diverse groups as treatment/prevention providers, family therapists, industry leaders, educators, administrators SAP’s and criminal justice personnel.    

Sandy Queen

A presenter at schools of alcohol and drug studies for the past 30 years, helping clinicians take a different look at many of the phases of prevention, treatment and recovery. Sandy has worked with young people and adults around the world and throughout the U.S. for the past 35 years, and is the 2012 winner of the prestigious Halbert Dunn Award, presented by the National Wellness Institute in Stevens Point, Wisconsin to the most outstanding wellness practitioner. She is currently serving in her favorite capacity of working with young people in Maryland as a consultant to a youth-led organization that examines issues germane to middle and high school students, and is also serving as school psychologist for a k-8 parochial school. Sandy brings humor and enlightening conversation to her sessions and helps both clients and clinicians take a different look at their lives and journeys.    

John Femino, MD, FASAM, MRO

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”.    

Mike Yow, MA, LCAS

Mike began his career in substance abuse treatment in 1988 at the Crawford Center in Greensboro, NC. He then moved to Green Point, Inc. in High Point, NC where he helped facilitate a daytime IOP program, and carried a case load of DSS involved clients, TASC involved clients and clients involved in the methadone program. In 1993 Mike joined Fellowship Hall, Inc. in Greensboro, NC, where he has been the Assistant Clinical Director since 2006. In 2012 he helped plan and implement the Extended Treatment Program at Fellowship Hall; he currently serves as the primary counselor for the male guests, along with his other clinical duties . Mike also began training in Externalization Workshops developed by Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross in 1995 and in 2000 joined the staff of Edgebrook, Inc., staffing externalization workshops that help participants begin to resolve grief, loss and trauma issues. He has a degree in Religion and Psychology from Greensboro College where he was inducted into Psi Chi and was the winner of the of the Excellence in Religious Thought award. He holds a Master’s Degree in Liberal Studies from UNCG. Mike was first certified by the NCSAPPB in 1993 and licensed in 1998. He served as an evaluator for the NCSAPPB for 10 yrs. Mike has also been a presenter at NCAARF as well as other forums.    

Tab Ballis, LCSW, LCAS, CCS

A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist, and Certified Clinical Supervisor, in private practice at Insight Wellness Services, in Wilmington, NC (www.insightwellnessservices.com). Tab is a faculty member of the University of North Carolina Wilmington School of Social Work and served as a Board member for the National Association of Social Workers, North Carolina Chapter. Studying structural/strategic family systems therapy with nationally-known expert, John T. Edwards, PhD, Tab assisted Dr. Edwards with training and development of professional education materials and serves as the Media Director for the John T. Edwards Foundation.    

Marie Apke, LCPC, SAP, CEAP, ICCGC, PCGC

Chief Operating Officer and manages all internal functions for BDA, the 6th largest Employee Assistance Program in the nation, reaching over 9.8 million employees. Ms. Apke provides overall direction for the organization and ensures that our services result in high levels of customer satisfaction. She also oversees the quality of clinical services provided by BDA’s pool of Masters-level Clinicians and provides accountability for its extensive network of Associate Providers. Additionally, Ms. Apke supervises and plays a significant role in the implementation of BDA’s innovative array of problem gambling services including help lines, outreach and awareness initiatives, and its highly regarded Clinical Therapist training. Ms. Apke has been instrumental in BDA’s role as the first provider of telephone-based case management for problem gamblers and concerned others and continues to develop new strategies for working with these populations. She has also forged relationships with Gambling Councils and state agencies throughout the country to expand BDA’s work in the field. Ms. Apke is a skilled presenter and dynamic trainer who also works directly with clinical therapists and other professionals working with problem gamblers and concerned others. As BDA’s Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Apke oversees all the internal functions including clinician supervision, quality assurance, internal training, and business and product development activities that support the organization’s problem gambling programs and other activities. Prior to moving into her current role, Ms. Apke had substantial clinical supervision and leadership responsibilities at BDA.    

Tony Beatty, MA, LCAS, CCS

Began his career at the Seventh Street Detoxification Center in Charlotte in August 1982. He retired from Mecklenburg County in November 2012 as the Program Administrator for the Substance Abuse Services Division of the Provided Services Organization. Tony currently is a full-time instructor in the substance abuse counseling program at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. Tony earned a BA in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1982, a Master of Arts in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1989 and a Master of Divinity degree from Gardner-Webb University in 1998. Tony is a Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and a Certified Clinical Supervisor. In 2004 Tony was selected to participate in the North Carolina Addictions Fellows Program. In 2008 he received the Anuvia Prevention and Recovery Center’s Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2009 Tony was selected to attend the Southeastern Addiction Technology Transfer Center’s Leadership Institute and in July 2009 he began serving a four year term on the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board. He was re-elected for a second four year term in 2012. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT).    

Burr Cook, RN, CAS II, NCAC, BRI-II.

His experiences with interventions began in the early 1980’s participating in crises interventions in the healthcare field. He is a Board Registered Interventionist through the Association of Intervention Specialist Credentialing Board (AISCB), a Certified Alcohol and Other Drug Recovery Specialist II (Certified Addiction Specialist-CAS II), a Nationally Certified Addiction Counselor (NCAC) and a Registered Nurse. He is trained and experienced in the Johnson, Systemic, and Arise models of intervention and he is also a Certified Arise Interventionist (CAI). He is a member of the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC), the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), the Network of Independent Interventionists (NII) and the Association of Arise Interventionists (AAI). In addition, he serves on the boards of NII and PALM (Problems of Addiction in Labor and Management). He has worked in state licensed inpatient addiction treatment centers and detoxification facilities as a nurse, counselor, program developer, educator and director of admissions. His experience and knowledge of the intervention, treatment and recovery process has given him the resources and skill needed to implement comprehensive, effective recovery plans for addicts and their families.    

L. Worth Bolton, ACSW, LCAS, CCS

A Clinical Assistant Professor 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 boards of the N.C. Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board and the N.C. Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies.    

Richard M. Cole

Insights Founder and President, earned his Bachelor’s of Psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He earned his Master’s degree in Psychology from the State University of New York at Albany. Mr. Cole is a South Carolina Licensed Professional Counselor and holds the SAP (Federally registered Substance Abuse Professional) credential, the NCAC II (National Certified Addictions Counselor Level II) credential, and the CEAP (Certified Employee Assistance Professional) credential. Mr. Cole is also a Master Addictions Counselor (MAC) and maintains his CCS (Certified Clinical Supervisor) credential. Mr. Cole has been a behavioral health practitioner for 24 years.    

Robert M. Cox, MA, LPC, LCAS, CCMHC

Has 15 years experience as a professional counselor. He earned his Master’s Degree at Appalachian State University with a concentration in Community Counseling. Upon graduation he joined New River Behavioral Healthcare as a crisis intervention counselor and provider in the Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program. While serving as Director of Acute Care Services and Director of Residential Services he supervised unlicensed and pre-licensed direct service providers and developed training programs to guide service provision. Robert is currently employed as a group therapist in an acute crisis stabilization unit where he has instituted trauma-informed care for adult and adolescent populations. Robert is a doctoral student in Counselor Education and Supervision in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Research at the University of Memphis. Robert is a NBCC Minority Scholars Fellow.    

Elaine Christine DeLise

Has a BS in Elementary Education; MS in Psychology (Clinical); MS in Analysis (Object Relations); MS in Hypnotherapy: American Board, Transpersonal; Reiki Master; EFT under Rodger Callahan; and EFT under Gary Craig.    

Ellen Elliott, NCC, LCAS, LPC, CCS, CSAT Candidate (2)

Serves as the director and primary therapist at LifeSkills Counseling Center. Her particular focus is in addictions and addictions-related issues including co-dependency and family recovery, as well as psychological and emotional trauma. She has more than 20 years’ experience as a counselor.    

Vanessa Feaster, MSW, LCSWA, LCAS

Has been presenting HIV/AIDS health education since 1996. She began her career in HIV/AIDS with the department of Health and Human Services (office of AIDS Coordination), San Diego, CA. Ms. Feaster worked as a community liaison, case manager and group facilitator providing HIV/AIDS education for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in a residential substance abuse facility. Ms. Feaster earned her BSW at Morgan State University (Baltimore, MD 1992) and her MSW at the University of Washington (Seattle, WA 1994). Ms. Feaster is licensed as a substance abuse clinician in the state of North Carolina and she is currently working at Daymark Recovery Center in Concord NC as a Human Service Clinician, serving individuals with co-occurring disorders. Ms. Feaster is committed to serving the disenfranchised population which includes people of color, women, the ex- offender, the homeless, as well as the LBGT community. In her spare time, Ms. feaster enjoys spending quality time with family, helping to take care of 3 young cousins (ages 5, 7, and 10 all girls), traveling and appreciating life’s little blessings.    

Joe Fortin, NCC, MAC, LPC, LCAS, CCS

Has been working for Guilford County since 1999, currently providing behavioral health assessment and treatment services for individuals involved with the Department of Social Services. Joe is the NBCC representative on the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board, serving on the ethics committee.    

Sharon Galusky, MSW, QP

Holds a Master of Social Work degree from UNC Charlotte. She has 26 years of experience in the human service field as an educator, vocational instructor and case manager. Sharon currently has the pleasure of working with Promise Resource Network, teaching recovery skills to professionals and service participants experiencing challenges with mental health and substance abuse issues.    

Michelle Guarino, MSW

Earned a Bachelor of Social Work from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and a Master’s of Social Work from New York University. Michelle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and has worked with gang affiliated / high-risk youth and families since 1996. Michelle began her career as the Youth Intervention Counselor for the New Hanover County / Wilmington City Gang Task Force, a first of its kind position employing a civilian within a law enforcement entity to intervene with gangs, gang members and families. Michelle has received Gang Counseling Techniques training from the National Gang Crime Research, as well as Primary Gang Specialist Certification. Michelle has trained agencies such as ROCIC Gang Conference, NC Governor’s Crime Commission, National Gang Crime Research Center Gang Conference, Project Safe Neighborhoods, NC Parks and Recreation, NC Association of Substance Abuse Counselors, Camp Eckerd, the North Carolina University system, Department of Juvenile Justice and various law enforcement agencies. Michelle has also worked as an outpatient therapist specializing in children and youth with a focus on adjudicated youth and gang affiliated youth. Michelle is co-author of “Best Practices Manual: The Wilmington Youth Violence Intervention Program, New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office Lower Cape Fear Gang Task Force Assessment” and “A Second’s Chance”- Gang Violence Task Force Prevention Program” published in the American Surgeon journal. Michelle serves as the Director of Program Development for the North Carolina Gang Investigators Association and has assisted the association in implementing Gang Free NC. Michelle recently served on the Governor’s Gang Task Force as the Chair for the Intervention sub-committee. Past recognitions include: Recipient of the Carolyn and Richter Moore Citizen Award 2012, New Hanover County Human Relations Woman of the Year 2000 for Program Development and Service provided to at-risk and gang affiliated youth, Recipient of the Walter Lawson NOBLE award and the Governor’s Crime Commission “Excellence in Juvenile Crime Prevention” award, as well as recipient of the “Cape Fear Peace Prize” for contributions made to at-risk and gang affiliated youth. Michelle is currently employed as the Crisis Unit / Human Services Division Supervisor and the Crisis Negotiation Team Coordinator with Chapel Hill Police Department. Michelle is also a Professor for the University of North Carolina at Wilmington School of Social Work.    

Jessica L. Garfield, LCPC, CEAP, PCGC, ICCGC, CADC, Problem Gambling Services Coordinator

A member of BDA’s Problem Gambling Services Team and provides assessment, counseling, crisis intervention and referral services on the North Carolina Problem Gambling Help Line. Ms. Garfield Coordinates BDA’s award winning Call to Change (C2C) Program and conducts follow up phone calls to gamblers and concerned others who contact the help line. Ms. Garfield has been a Lead Trainer for the North Carolina Problem Gambling Program’s Sure Bet training series for the past three years. Additionally Ms. Garfield is responsible for internal Problem Gambling Counseling training as well as new hire orientation of help line counselors, reporting, billing & clinical operations of the North Carolina Problem Gambling Help Line.    

Danny Graves, CSAC, CCS

Currently a Clinical Supervisor at the McLeod Addictive Disease Center in Charlotte, NC. His specific responsibilities include designing and implementing supervision plans with clinical staff, ongoing individual and group supervision, training and education to staff, etc. Previous employment positions include Narcotic Treatment Program Manager, Compliance Director, Adult Outpatient Director, Team Program Leader, and Adolescent Facility Coordinator/Counselor.    

Darlene Hopkins, Ph.D., LPCS, LCAS, CCS

Has been an addictions counselor for 25 years. She established the Center for Personal Development at Methodist University and continues to serve as Clinical Director. Dr. Hopkins trained in Motivational Interviewing with Bill Miller at the University of New Mexico. She teaches Abnormal Psychology, Counseling and Developmental Psychology to undergraduate social work and psychology students at Methodist University and hosts annual graduate student internships. She has served for the past four years as the South Central Regional Vice President of Addictions Professionals of NC and teaches several continuing education courses for addictions counselors.    

Al Greene, MSW, CCS, LCAS

Retired in 2004 from Appalachian State University as Professor Emeritus in the Department 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, Nicaragua and Bolivia on addictions treatment issues and is currently a member of the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.    

Darryl S. Inaba, PharmD, CADC III

Currently the Director of Clinical and Behavioral Health Service, Addictions Recovery Center, Medford, Oregon and Director of Research and Education at CNS Productions, Inc. in Medford, Oregon. Dr. Inaba is a Lifetime Fellow at Haight Ashbury Free Clinics in San Francisco and Associate Clinical Professor of Pharmacy at the University Of California San Francisco School Of Pharmacy. He also serves as Special Consultant/Instructor for the University of Utah School on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies and Consultant to the Veterans Administration Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Centers and Clinics in White City, Oregon. While working at the Haight-Ashbury Clinics, Dr. Inaba supervised the clinical treatment of over 250,000 self-referred substance abusers. He is also noted for his work in developing culturally consistent treatment services with the National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse and the Glide Memorial Church’s African American Extended Family Recovery Center in San Francisco. Additionally, Dr. Inaba has served on numerous boards and commissions, and he has received over 80 individual awards of merit including awards from the California Society of Addiction Medicine and the California Association of County Drug Program Administrators. He earned a Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of California, San Francisco School of Pharmacy in 1971 and has been a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Level III in Oregon since 2006. Dr. Inaba is the author of several publications and award winning educational videos on all aspects of substance abuse work. He and Mr. William Cohen co-authored Uppers, Downer, All Arounders that is used as the principal text on substance use disorders in over 300 U.S. universities and has been translated in over six foreign languages. The publication is now in its 7th Edition, published in 2011.    

Linda Hamilton

Beyond Addiction is the private practice of Linda Hamilton. Linda is a Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, Strategic Intervention Coach and Anger Management Specialist. She specializes in the Acceptance and Commitment Training, Facilitates Substance Abuse Groups, How to Forget Smoking, Relationship Coaching, and Substance Abuse Counseling For Both Adults and Adolescents.    

Lynn Inman, CSAS, CSAPC

Has worked in a variety of areas ranging from community coalition building to inpatient treatment for over 25 years. He is credentialed by the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board (NCSAPPB) as a CSAC and CSAPC. Lynn graduated from Elon University in 1986 with a bachelor’s in Philosophy and Psychology. He is a member of NCSAPPB where he is the Chair of the Ethics Committee.    

Lynn Ingram, LCAS-P, HSP-PA

A psychologist in private practice on Oak Island and a part-time instructor in the Department of Psychology at UNCW. She teaches undergraduate courses in drugs and behavior, psychopathology, psychology of personality, and general psychology. She previously worked at an outpatient substance abuse facility, where she designed and implemented a 12-week substance abuse intensive outpatient program (SAIOP). She earned her master’s degree in clinical psychology and her bachelor’s degree in psychology from UNCW and holds North Carolina LPA, LCAS-P, and HSP-PA licenses. She earned bachelor’s in elementary education from Winthrop University and later acquired certification as a special education teacher. In South Carolina, she taught intellectually challenged primary school students and high school English students, and in Georgia, she was a mathematics instructor at a Job Corps center.    

Virginia L. Johnson, CSAPC

A nationally recognized speaker, instructor, facilitator, communications specialist and marketing strategist. Her experience in bridging gaps between nonprofits, government and corporations, along with expertise in strategic planning, organizational development and nonprofit sustainability have positioned her as a knowledge leader within several fields – including her passion for substance abuse prevention, in which she has been a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant since 2001. Virginia has coordinated federal and statewide initiatives, community mobilization and capacity efforts, developed targeted messaging and integrated digital advocacy within the nonprofit sector. Virginia is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Empowered Ideas, a marketing communications firm focused on small businesses and nonprofits. Virginia also serves on the North Carolina Foundation for Alcohol and Drug Studies (NCFADS) Board of Directors.    

Lynn B. Jones, LPC, LCAS

The Program Manager for Services for People with DWI Offenses, within the Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services. She has been with the Division since 2005. She has a graduate degree in Substance Abuse Counseling and Rehabilitation Counseling from East Carolina University. She is the Division appointee on the NC Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.    

Angela Maxwell, MS, CSAPC

The Prevention Services Manager for Alcohol and Drug Services. She oversees services in ten counties and has worked in substance abuse prevention for 17 years. Angela has a B.A. Degree in English (UNC-Chapel Hill), M.S. Degree in Agency Counseling (NC A&T State University) and is a Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant. She serves on several boards across North Carolina to include: NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers’ Association (Board), Addiction Professionals of NC (Vice President), and many others. Angela has received two statewide substance abuse professional of the year awards (2008, 2010).    

Joanna Linn, Ph.D., LPC, LPCS, LCAS, CCS

Received her undergraduate degree in education, her master’s degree in Counseling from Wake Forest University and her doctorate in counseling and counselor education from UNC-Charlotte. She has been a counselor in a variety of settings ranging from Opoid Addiction Clinics and Substance Abuse Intensive Outpatient Programs to counseling patients with alcohol and drug-related trauma in a Level I Trauma Center. Her research areas of interest include Empathy and Secondary Traumatic Stress, Compassion Satisfaction in Helping Professionals, and Evidence Based Practices in Addiction Treatment. She currently works in Corporate Compliance at an MCO, teaches classes in substance abuse counseling and wellness as an adjunct instructor at a local community college, and conducts trainings throughout the state for NC Council of Community Programs and AHEC. She has presented at multiple organizational, regional, state, and national conferences and is a past chair of the Cutting Edges Techniques committee of the IAAOC division of the American Counseling Association.    

Matthew McCreary, LCPC, CEAP, PCGC, ICCGC, CADC

Vice President, Special Programs & Operations and oversees the development of clinical policy and protocol, conducts research on clinical issues and provides input regarding the direction and implementation of clinical services. Mr. McCreary assists in the development of special projects, provides direction to clinical staff in new product implementation and directs the evaluations of clinical staffing needs. Mr. McCreary also administers BDA’s Problem Gambling Programs & acts as BDA’s Technology Officer. Additionally, Mr. McCreary plans and directs all clinical technology functions, researches new technologies and develops approaches to incorporate these technologies into BDA’s service model. Mr. McCreary provides supervision to BDA’s clinical staff as well as oversight on all reporting and quality assurance functions. He also leads clinical trainings on Motivational Interviewing, Problem Gambling Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Stress Management.    

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 (Clinical Mental Health Counseling Track) at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. 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. 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 2010 she published a third 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 treasurer of the North Carolina ASERVIC division, Humanist division, and IAAOC division.    

Eileen Tracey, RN, CNN

Worked in New Jersey as an Intensive Care nurse for three years; she then became an Emergency Room Supervisor for seven years. Eileen has 27 years experience as a Certified Nephrology Nurse. She and her husband moved to Wilmington in 1998. Eileen retired from New Hanover Regional Medical Center in 2006. In retirement, Eileen volunteered as an RN at Cape Fear Clinic, a non-profit agency serving disenfranchised residents of the Cape Fear area. As a proud grandmother, Eileen reads to third graders at St. Mark Catholic School. Presently Eileen also volunteers at a 12 Step Recovery Office. She has been touched by substance use disorders in a variety of ways and has been active in 12 Step Recovery for 30 years.    

Barbara Melton, M.Ed., LPC, CACII

Has been in private practice in downtown Charleston, SC since 1991. One of her specialty areas of practice is in self-injurious behaviors. Over half of her clientele have this history. She has presented on this topic numerous times at the local and national level. Barbara also is adjunct faculty at Webster University in Charleston and teaches a Clinical Supervision course every summer. She has taught Psychopathology and Psycho-Diagnostics over 40 times for Coastal Carolina University and Columbia College in the past. She is an LPC Supervisor and also supervises counselors seeking their certification in addictions. She is currently on the Board of the S.C. Association for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors (SCAADAC) as well as the Board of the S.C. Association of Licensed Professional Counselors (SCALPC). She is a contract supervisor for the Dorchester Alcohol & Drug Commission in Summerville, SC as well as for Clarendon Behavioral Health Services in Manning, S.C. For additional information you can consult her website at www.barbarameltonlpc.com.    

Phil Mooring, MS, LCAS, CSAPC

A Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist and Certified Substance Abuse Prevention Consultant, is co-founder and Executive Director of Families in Action, Inc. For twelve years prior to assuming his current position in 2001, he was Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Walter B. Jones Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Center, Greenville, NC. He is Vice Chairman of the NC Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services, is immediate past Chairman of the NC Substance Abuse Prevention Providers Association, is a past president of Addiction and Prevention Professionals of NC, and is on the Board of Trustees of Emmanuel College. Mr. Mooring introduced the national Red Ribbon Campaign to NC, was successful in securing funding for the North Carolina Coalition Initiative (NCCI), established the NC Parent Resource Center at Families in Action, and has witnessed firsthand, and contributed to, the growth of community substance abuse prevention coalitions in NC.    

Richard Ogle, Ph.D.

Currently professor and department chair of psychology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. He received his doctoral degree in clinical psychology in 2001 from the University of New Mexico under the mentorship of William Miller, co-creator of MI. There, he specialized in the treatment of addictive behaviors and PTSD. He completed his pre-doctoral clinical internship at the Seattle VA and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the Seattle VA Center of Excellence for Substance Abuse Treatment and Education. Since 1998 he has been training students and professionals to use MI across a variety of disciplines and settings.    

Susan Reed, BA, CSAC, NCACII

Began working with chemically dependent people in January, 1981, working for 10 years at Prince William Hospital, an inpatient treatment facility in Northern Virginia. She held several positions during that time: Counseling Assistant, Primary Counselor, Senior Counselor and Interim Director. She then worked for 14 years in the Youth Division of Alcohol and Drug Services (ADS) in Fairfax County, Virginia, initially serving as a Primary Counselor then as Clinical Supervisor of the Falls Church site. Her additional duties there included managing the waiting lists for the County’s three residential youth programs and serving as liaison between the ADS Youth Division, the Juvenile Court supervisors and the Youth Division of Mental Health Services at The Woodburn Center. Following “retirement” and a move to Wilmington, NC, she began working part-time at The Wilmington Treatment Center, initially as a Primary Counselor now as the Family Counselor.    

Lori Ann Stretch, Ph.D., LPCS, ACS

Currently a Lead Faculty member in the CACREP program at Walden University, and earned a PhD in Counselor Education with a minor in Child and Adolescent Psychology from NC State University and a MS in Community and College Counseling with a specialization in Special Education from Longwood College in Virginia. She was awarded the first Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor license in North Carolina in recognition of her advocacy work in North Carolina and has served as the Chair, Treasurer and Ethics Chair for the NC Board of Licensed Professional Counselors (NCBLPC). Dr. Stretch has worked in a variety of counseling work settings including vocational rehabilitation, domestic violence, court advocacy, college/university counseling, disability services, Level III foster care group homes, child support services, clinical supervision, and private practice. She is trained as a Dialectical Behavioral Therapist and is an advanced practitioner of sandplay and play therapies.    

E. Ashley Trantham, MA

A member of BDA’s Problem Gambling Services Team and functions as the Prevention Coordinator for the State of North Carolina. Ashley works closely with the State Administrator implementing Problem Gambling Prevention Programs across the state in middle schools, high schools & colleges. Ashley is responsible for providing supervision, technical assistance and support for more than 50 prevention sites across North Carolina. Ashley also serves as the program’s community outreach liaison and is responsible for the growth and development of North Carolina’s Problem Gambling Prevention Program. Ashley received a BA in communications from Sweet Briar College and a MS in Organizational Communications from North Carolina State University. In her spare time she can be found singing in her church choir a cappella group, or to anyone who will listen. She resides in Raleigh with her two rescue Scottish Terriers.    

Mike Vannoy, MA, LCAS, CSI, LPCA, NCC

Began his 21 year career in the substance abuse field in 1992 as a substance abuse counselor with the DART program at Western Youth Institution in Morganton, NC where he worked for 3 ½ years. Mike then began a 17 year journey at New River Behavioral Healthcare in Boone NC where he designed and implemented the Watauga County Criminal Justice Partnership Program. In 2005 Mike received the NC Division of Community Corrections Program of Excellence Award. During his career at New River he designed and implemented the intensive outpatient treatment program, facilitated relapse prevention groups, CBI groups, DBT Therapy Groups, Batterers Intervention Program, and is a Duluth Model Certified Batterers Intervention Program Facilitator. Mike received his Master’s Degree at Appalachian State University in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Marriage and Family Counseling. Mike is currently employed at Appalachian Regional Healthcare Systems with the Behavioral Health Team in Boone and Linville NC. His work at ARHS as a clinical counselor includes outpatient clinical assessments, individual therapy, crisis team triage, and facilitating group therapy with Behavioral Health Unit at Cannon Memorial Hospital in Linville, NC. Mike also provides clinical supervision weekly with both individual and group modalities. Mike was elected in 2012 as a representative from the Western Region serving a four year term with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board.    

North Carolina Substance Abuse Professionals Practice Board (NCSAPPB)
www.NCSAPPB.org

DWI Services – Division of MH/DD/SAS
www.ncdhhs.gov/MHDDSAS/services/dwi/index.htm

Addiction Professionals of North Carolina
SAMSHA & NAADAC Recovery Workforce Outreach & Education Grant
www.APNC.org

Serendipity Consulting & Counseling