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Volume 14 Number 4 Winter 2004 Message from NAADAC/OAADAC NAADAC NAADAC’s Ohio Workforce Plans for State NAADAC News President Project the Future Updates Going On-line Page 3 Page 5 Page 13 Page 16 Page 20 AADAC The AssociationN for Addiction Professionals • We help people recovernews their lives. Vol. 14, No. 4, December 2004 naadacnews-dec04.p65 1 11/22/2004, 3:20 PM NAADAC OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAADAC OFFICERS SOUTHWEST Elaine Calco-Gray, MA, LISAC, Arizona President Michael Angelo, NCAC I, California Mary Ryan Woods, RNC, LADC, MSHS Laurence A. Freedom, MED, CAC III, LPC, Colorado President Elect Mark C. Fratzke, MAC, Hawaii Sharon Morgillo Freeman, PhD, MSN, MAC Richard Van Scoyk, MA, LPCC, LADAC, NCAC II, Secretary New Mexico Kathryn B. Benson, LADC, NCAC II Laura Schoneweis, BA, LADC, NCAC, DOT/SAP, MSW Treasurer (Intern), Nevada Paul D. Potter, MSW, MAC Santiago Cortez, Utah Immediate Past President PAST PRESIDENTS Roger A. Curtiss, LAC, NCAC II Mel Schulstad, NCAC II Certification Commissioner Jack Hamlin William Cote, APRN, LADC, MAC John Brumbaugh, NCAC II Tom Claunch Acting Directors Frank Lisnow, MAC Jeff Crouse, MBA Paul Lubben, NCAC II Jonathan Westin, MPA Editor’s Note Kay Mattingly-Langlois, MAC, NCAC II Jennifer Ayers, MPA Larry G. Osmonson, NCAC II Shirley Beckett, NCAC II Welcome to the “new look” NAADAC Cynthia Moreno-Tuohy, NCAC II REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Roxanne Kibben, NCAC II News. This is only the beginning of changes T. Mark Gallagher, NCAC II that you’ll see as NAADAC News will be William J. Coombs, NCAC I, Mid-Atlantic Bill B. Burnett, LPC, MAC Don P. Osborn, CADAC II, CCS, NCAC II, MAC, moving to an on-line format in April 2005 Mid-Central (see page 20 for more information!). Pat Greer, LCSC, AAC, Mid-South This issue has full coverage of NAADAC’s Thomas G. Durham, PhD, LADC, CCS, Northeast NAADAC News is a bimonthly publication of Robert C. Richards, Northwest NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Profes- sionals. recent conference in Montana, an impor- Will Bachmeier, NCAC II, North-Central Editor: Donovan Kuehn tant message from NAADAC’s President Thurston S. Smith, NCAC I, Southeast Contributors to this issue: Mary Woods, Pat and some sad news marking the passing of Teresa J. Kang, NCAC II, Southwest Ford-Roegner, Taylor Rhodes, Ed Olsen, Jason Rivkin, Robert L. Gerson, Jennifer Ayers, Nancy two of NAADAC’s strongest contributors. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Deming, Joe Amico, Shirley Beckett, the Boze- man Chronicle, the Yellowstone News, Jonathan Thanks for reading and all the best for MID-ATLANTIC Westin, Robert Weiner and Donovan Kuehn. you and your loved ones in 2005! Michael Kriner, Delaware Photo contributions: Kevin Large, Taylor Larry Ricks, NCAC I, District of Columbia Rhodes, Jonathan Westin, Shawna Barnum, Donovan Kuehn, editor Grace Gollhofer, Maryland Sonya Floyd, Shirley Beckett and Donovan Mark Woodford, PhD, LPC, MAC, New Jersey Kuehn. Peter Czabafy, TAS, CAC, CCJP, Pennsylvania Materials in this newsletter may be reprinted CONTENTS David Naylor, Virginia without permission, provided the source (“Re- Judy Acree, MAC, West Virginia printed from NAADAC News, December 2004”) is given. For non-NAADAC material, obtain per- MID-CENTRAL mission from the copyright owner. New Officers Robert Campbell, CADC, Illinois For further information about NAADAC C. Albert Alvarez, MAC, Indiana membership, publications, catalog and ser- Join NAADAC Board Steve Durkee, Kentucky vices, write: NAADAC, 901 N. Washington Todd E. 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Wilbur Brown, Alaska The publisher reserves the right to refuse pub- Bob Stahn, Idaho lication and/or edit submissions. NAADAC Sponsorships Vanessa Sexson, Montana ADVERTISING Hillary Wylie, Oregon Media kit requests and advertising questions Page 9 Michael J. Wagner, LCSW, MAC, Washington should be made to Donovan Kuehn, 901 N. Cherri Lester, PhD, MAC, Wyoming Washington Street, Suite 600, Alexandria, VA Passings NORTH CENTRAL 22314; phone 800/548-0497; fax 800/377- Page 14 Robert B. Beers, Iowa 1136 or e-mail [email protected]. Paul Costigan, Kansas © 2004 NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Jack W. Buehler, MA, LADC, LMHP, NCAC II, Nebraska Professionals NALGAP Corner Rodnae Beaver, CSAC II, CADC I, Missouri Meredythe Lester, North Dakota December 2004, Volume 14, Number 5 Page 17 Robert K. Bogue, SAP, NCAC I, South Dakota CHANGE OF ADDRESS SOUTHEAST Notify NAADAC three weeks in advance of NAADAC Interns James Counts, NCAC I, Alabama any address change. Change of addresses may David P. McVinney, MPS, CAP, Florida take up to six weeks, so please notify us as Page 18 Ed Modzeleski, Georgia soon as possible. Ann H. McGee, Mississippi Send your old and new addresses to NAADAC, Women’s Conference Larry Pittman, MA, CCAS, LPA, North Carolina 901 N. Washington Street, Suite 600, Alexan- Donny Brock, South Carolina dria, VA 22314; phone 800/548-0497; fax 800/ Page 19 Cindy Black, Tennessee 377-1136 or e-mail [email protected]. naadacnews-dec04.p65 2 11/22/2004, 3:20 PM MESSAGE FROM NAADAC’S PRESIDENT Your Voice Counts at NAADAC Dear NAADAC Member: A special announcement to all members of NAADAC, and our allied professional On October 9, 2004 immediately friends, from Mary Woods, President following the Annual Board of Direc- In a review of the goals, mission and structure tors’ meeting in beautiful and majestic of NAADAC that started at our annual conference Montana, I began my term as your in Montana, it became obvious that we are facing new President. It is a privilege and an many challenges in the near future. Our challenges honor to represent you for the next include streamlining the NAADAC budget and re- viewing NAADAC’s structure to ensure our continued two years. role as the premier service-oriented membership NAADAC is a vital and ever chang- association for addiction professionals. ing organization with many challenges During the Board of Directors meeting, there and many opportunities. I need all were many questions about the goals we have es- of you to assist me along the way to tablished for the organization and a desire to re- focus our efforts. Membership, Public Relations, make our professional association Legislative Advocacy, Certification/Credentials and even stronger. networking with professional allies focused on sim- I am pleased to announce that Dr. ilar interests are all critical functions of NAADAC. Sharon Morgillo Freeman was elected Continuing to provide these services in the face of by the membership to the position of rising costs led to many fruitful and forward think- ing discussions. president-elect for the 2004–2006 law changes based on the recommen- As a result of this process, NAADAC’s Executive term of office. Kathy Benson and Paul dations at this annual meeting. Director, Pat Ford-Roegner, has decided to seek Potter were re-elected for another two I pledge to you that we will work other opportunities. The NAADAC Executive Board year term as secretary and treasurer, towards full implementation of the has chosen to create a transition team composed respectively. election review report. My goal is to of senior staff and hired a familiar and talented leader to guide the association staff through this I believe because of the visibility of address the number one concern your transition. Cynthia Jo Moreno Tuohy, a past Presi- NAADAC and the heightened aware- leaders had about this year’s election dent of NAADAC currently working in the Washing- ness of our nation’s struggle with the and that was the number of members ton, DC area as Executive Director for the Central disease of addiction, our election took who voted. While more of you voted East Addiction Technology Transfer Center, will on new meaning. We had three strong than in the previous election, we assist the association on a part time basis while we search for a new Executive Director and support individuals vie for the office of presi- should not be satisfied with the num- our staff in their work. dent-elect as well as challengers in all bers and we are not. Your voice must As Executive Director, Ford-Roegner had many other elections. The renewed interest be heard in many NAADAC forums impressive accomplishments, including building in running for NAADAC office dem- from committee participation, to gov- partnerships with other organizations in the public and private health professions; strengthening ties onstrates the power of our profession ernment affairs, to involvement with with government and the private sector; expanding and its importance in the national de- your state affiliate and certainly in benefits for NAADAC members; raising NAADAC’s bate on the disease of addiction. voting for your leadership. visibility on Capitol Hill and throughout the sub- We have learned some valuable in- I welcome your comments on this stance abuse disorders community and securing a ternal lessons as well from this elec- critical issue. I welcome your ideas on $100,000 congressional earmark for workforce de- velopment issues.
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