NADCP 18 th Annual Training Conference Speaker Bios

NADCP 18 th Annual Training Conference Speaker Bios

Arnold Adkins Special Agent (Ret.) Arnold K. Adkins joined the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in 1987 as a Criminal Investigator and served until July of 2011. Prior to joining DEA, S/A Adkins earned a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice and Political Science from Niagara University, Niagara, NY. He has also earned a M.S. degree in Pharmaceutical Science/QA/RA from Temple University, Ft. Washington, PA and a M.S. degree in Criminal Justice and Public Administration from New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ. Special Agent (Ret.) Adkins has served as an instructor with the FBI/DEA academy. S/A (Ret.) Adkins has collaborated and conducted training sessions for partners such as D.A.R.E. and MAPPA. Eileen Ahlin Dr. Eileen Ahlin is a Senior Study Director at Westat. Dr. Ahlin served as the Associate Project Director for SAMHSA/CSAT s Adult Treatment Drug Court Multi-Site Evaluation. Her research has focused on evaluations of community corrections including adult treatment drug courts, family treatment courts, and the effectiveness of countermeasures to DWI. Dr. Ahlin s recent publications have appeared in the American Journal of Public Health, the Journal of Criminal Justice, the Journal of Experimental Criminology, Traffic Injury Prevention, and Accident Analysis and Prevention. Her current research examines the salience of self-efficacy as an explanation of criminal behavior among youths. She received her Ph.D. in Criminology and Criminal Justice from the University of Maryland, College Park, MD. Hon. Steven Alm Judge Steven S. Alm has been a Circuit Court Judge in Honolulu, Hawaii since 2001. He presides over a felony caseload. From 1994-2001, Judge Alm was the United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii. Born and raised in Hawaii, and experienced with working with local law enforcement from his nine years as a local deputy prosecutor prior to that, Judge Alm made Federal/local law enforcement partnerships and cooperation his top priority as U. S. Attorney. The Hawaii Weed and Seed program, initiated in 1998, has been very successful, and he brought that collaborative strategy to bear in starting HOPE Probation in October, 2004. He is the President of the Hawaii State Trial Judges Association, and has served as Chair of the 2005 Penal Code Review Committee (done every 10 years), currently serves as Chair of the Corrections Population Management Commission, is co-chair of the Interagency Council on Intermediate Sanctions, a member of the Judicial Education Committee and board member of Pu ulu Lapa au In 2007, HOPE Probation received the American Judicature Society's Special Merit Citation Award, and in January, 2009, Judge Alm received the McGovern Award presented by the Institute for Behavior and Health for the most promising drug policy idea of the year.

Charles Amrhein Charles Amrhein is the clinical director of the Bronx TASC Mental Health Court Program, the service provider for the operations of the Bronx Mental Health Court. Trained in clinical psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology of Yeshiva University. Completed a post-doctoral fellowship in the treatment of people with severe mental illness, with a major forensic focus, at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Bronx Psychiatric Center. He is actively teaching doctoral students in clinical psychology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and forensic psychiatry fellows at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Has also worked with the Bronx Mental Health Court since its inception in 2002. The program has been recognized by the Bureau of Justice Assistance as one of five national learning sites that support the development of new mental health courts. Dr. Amrhein is a member of the National TASC Board of Directors. Al Amado Al Amado is the Director of the American Bar Association, Rule of Law Initiative, Ecuador, and the Founding Director of the nonprofit Latin American Collaborative Education Project (LACEP). He has over 20 years of diverse trial, appellate, and business management experience both in private practice and in-house as Director of Latin America for a global fitness company. He holds a J.D. from Emory University and a B.B.A. and an LL.M. from The University of Texas at Austin, where his course of study focused on international law, conflict resolution, and interdisciplinary Latin American studies. He has served as a private mediator, arbitrator, and dispute resolution and trial consultant. He is bi-lingually fluent in Spanish and bi-cultural, having lived in Mexico for many years. He has been a frequent instructor, trainer, and adjunct faculty member for diverse university courses in the United States as well as in foreign countries. Craig Armstrong Craig Armstrong is the President / CEO of LifeSafer. Mr. Armstrong joined the company as Vice President of Sales and Marketing in 2010, following the successful merger of National Interlock, Inc., Affordable Ignition Interlock, and LifeSafer Interlock Inc., in partnership with private equity firm Lineage Capital. Before joining LifeSafer, Craig held senior management positions for global leaders such as Motorola, Polaroid and LoJack. Through Craig s vision and proven success in implementing the company s business plan, the company is poised to increase our leadership position in the industry providing proven ignition interlock technologies that protect the public on our roadways.

Joe Atnip Joe Atnip was elected District Public Defender for the 27th Judicial District of Tennessee in 1990. He is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Martin and of Vanderbilt University Law School. He has been a member of the Drug Court Team since its inception in 2003. Shane Bahr Shane Bahr, M.S.W., M.S.L.A., has worked in the criminal justice system for over 15 years. His experience includes working as a Juvenile Probation Officer; Chief Juvenile Probation Officer, Program Director of a multi-county adult probation department; and Drug Court Coordinator for several rural drug courts in Southeast Idaho. He coordinated the Denver Adult Drug Court for a short time prior to becoming employed as the State Problem Solving Court Coordinator with the Colorado Judicial Department, Division of Planning and Analysis in 2007. Shane currently works with Probate, Dispute Resolution, and Problem Solving Courts as the Programs Unit Manager. Michael Barrasse Hon. Michael J. Barrasse is a judge in the 45th Judicial District of the Court of Common Pleas in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Barrasse was elected three-term District Attorney for Lackawanna County. He previously served as a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Special Attorney General for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and senior trial Assistant District Attorney in Philadelphia. Judge Barrasse was responsible for the opening of the Children s Advocacy Center, which provides assistance for abused children. Judge Barrasse received his B.A. and M.A. in History from the University of Scranton and his J.D. from Dickinson School of Law. Judge Barrasse has been appointed to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Disciplinary Board hearing panel, the National District Attorneys Association Board of Directors, and the technical working group of the U.S. Department of Justice. He presently serves as chairperson for the Mental Health panel for the Pennsylvania Joint State Commission Advisory Committee on Geriatric and Seriously-Ill Inmates. He is President of the Pennsylvania Drug Court Professionals; faculty of the National Drug Court Institute; Chairman of the Child Advocacy Center; a member of the Board of Directors of the Drug and Alcohol Treatment Center. Judge Barrassee s present judicial responsibilities include Administration of the Criminal list and the handling of treatment courts (adult, juvenile, family, DUI). He joined the National Judicial College faculty in 2003. Louis E. Baxter Board member-national Assoc.Drug Ct. Professionals

Immediate Past President- American Society of Addiction Medicine Melynda Benjamin Melynda Benjamin is an assistant public defender in Kane County Illinois. Earned her Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies from Southern Illinois University and received her Law Degree from Northern Illinois University in 2004. Served as the defense attorney on the Kane County Drug Court Team for the past 5 years. Currently a member of the National Association of Drug Court professionals, the Illinois Association of Drug Court Professionals and the Kane County Bar Association. Ms. Benjamin has a background in performance art and public speaking. In addition she has been involved in numerous nonprofit and military leadership organizations primarily aiding in the development of informational conferences and training workshops. María del Carmen Berríos-Flores María del Carmen Berríos-Flores is one of Puerto Rico s eleven Drug Court Judges. She has been the Drug Court Judge of the Ponce Judicial Region since February 2003. This Region, which includes the Southern part of the island, is composed of eight towns and serves around five hundred (280) active participants. Judge Berríos-Flores obtained her Juris Doctor from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1990. From January 1991 to November 1993 she worked as an independent lawyer, and from December 1993 to April 2000 she served as Prosecuting Attorney for Puerto Rico s Justice Department in its Sexual Crimes, Domestic Violence and Minors Abuse Division. While in the Justice Department, she was a member of the Committee that developed the Prosecutor s Manual on Sexual Crimes, Domestic Violence and Minors Abuse. On May 2000, she was appointed Superior Court Judge of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and assigned to a District Court, until January 2003 when she was designated as the Drug Court Judge of the Ponce Judicial Region. Judge Berríos-Flores has also served as a special panelist in the Proyecto Rayo de Luz (Sunrays Project) of the Centros Sor Isolina Ferré. This Program was created to promote community self development. She is an active member of the General Drug Court Program Committee, which includes the executive level representation from the Drug Court main components. She also serves as a Mentor Judge in the Puerto Rico Judicial Academy, training newly appointed Judges on the Drug Court Program philosophy, implementation and management. Hon. Katherine Bidegaray Irigoin

In January 2003, Katherine M. Irigoin took office as District Judge of the Montana Seventh Judicial District, comprised of five counties in rural eastern Montana. For almost 14 years prior to taking office, Irigoin engaged in the general practice of law, prior to which she worked for the Montana State Auditor's Office, first as a staff attorney for the Montana Insurance Department and then as Deputy Securities Commissioner. Judge Irigoin is a graduate of the University of Montana and the University of Montana Law School. Astrid Birgden Dr Astrid Birgden has 25 years experience managing services to serious offenders (primarily sex offenders and offenders with developmental disability), establishing two family violence courts, and was the Superintendent of a drug treatment prison for 5 years. She is also a Fellow, Psychology Department, Deakin University. Since becoming a consultant in 2011, she has been involved in training Australian judges and magistrates in engaging defendants in behavior change. She is published in offender rehabilitation, therapeutic jurisprudence, and human rights. Alex Blandford Alex Blandford is primarily responsible for courts-related projects and grantees for the mental health and courts programs. Before joining the Justice Center, she was a project coordinator for the Institute for Evaluation Health Science in Community Health, housed in the Graduate School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh. She was involved with a variety of research projects, including one examining the Pittsburgh region s emergency response to mental health crises, and another on the evaluation of the region s Crisis Intervention Team training program for police officers. She holds a B.S. in French and a B.A. in psychology from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.P.H. in public health from the University of Pittsburgh. Sharon Boles Dr. Boles serves as the Research and Evaluation Director of Children and Family Futures (CFF). In this role, Dr. Boles oversees numerous local, State and Federally-funded projects that measure performance effectiveness and evaluate outcomes for children and families affected by substance use disorders who are at risk or involved in child welfare services. These projects include: the Federally-funded Regional Partnership Grants Support Contract, the Federallyfunded Children Affected by Methamphetamine Support Contract, and the locally funded Sacramento Dependency Drug Court evaluation project. Dr. Boles' research, practice and policy understanding of dependency drug courts and other programs that target improving the outcomes for children and families affected by substance use disorders has led her to author several publications and speak nationally on policy implications and research findings. She

serves as a peer reviewer for scholarly journals that include: Child Abuse and Neglect; Child Maltreatment; Disease Management & Health Outcomes; Nicotine and Tobacco Research; Substance Abuse; and Journal of Drug Issues. Patrick Bowler Judge Patrick C. Bowler, ret. served as a Judge with the 61st District Court in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty-four years. He graduated with honors from both Michigan State University and the Detroit College of Law. From 1975 1985, Judge Bowler was the Director/Attorney of the Kent County Office of the Defender. He has served as an Adjunct Professor of Law at two law schools, MSU DCL and Thomas M. Cooley, where he taught Criminal Law and Procedure. Also served as a faculty member of the Michigan Judicial Institute. Judge Bowler was President of the Michigan District Judges Association in 1994. Served on the Executive Board of the Judicial Conference Section of the Michigan State Bar and was elected Chairperson in 1997. Judge Bowler was elected President of the Grand Rapids Bar Association for the term 2002-2003. Judge Bower founded and served as the Drug Treatment Court Judge and DWI (Sobriety) Court judge for ten years. Presently serving on the faculty of the National Drug Court Institute as a consultant and has presented at over 30 trainings. He has represented the State of Michigan on the Congress of State Drug Court Associations. In 2002, Judge Bowler was elected President of the Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals and continues to serve on the Board of Directors. Judge Bowler was appointed by the Michigan Legislature to serve on the first State Drug Treatment Court Advisory Committee and served as Chair of that Committee for six years. Phil Breitenbucher Mr. Breitenbucher currently serves as the Director of the National Family Drug Court Technical Assistance and Training Program at Children and Family Futures. In this role, he is responsible for overall management of the program and coordinating the Family Drug Court efforts with the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Additionally, Mr. Breitenbucher provides consultation and technical assistance to States and counties working to implement strategies related to substance abuse and child welfare. Mr. Breitenbucher joined the staff of Children and Family Futures in February 2010 after 13 years of child welfare experience. His child welfare experience includes the implementation and management of three Family Drug Court sites, four Family Resource Centers as well as various prevention, diversion and early intervention programs. Phillip Britt

Phillip Britt was appointed Drug Court Commissioner for the 35th Judicial Circuit of Missouri July 2002. He continues to serve in that capacity, overseeing six separate treatment courts in the 35th Circuit: Adult Criminal Drug Court and DWI Treatment Court in Stoddard County; Adult Criminal Drug Court, DWI Treatment Court, Family Treatment Court and Juvenile Treatment Court in Dunklin County. Commissioner Britt also heads the multi-jurisdictional Southeast Missouri Veterans Treatment Court serving veterans in six counties in Southeast Missouri through the John J. Pershing VA Hospital in Poplar Bluff. Prior to being appointed Drug Court Commissioner, Britt served two terms in the Missouri House of Representatives, representing the 163rd House district in the "Bootheel" region of Southeast Missouri. Britt served as Dunklin County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 1995-1998 and Pemiscot County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from 1997-1998, prior to being elected state representative. Commissioner Britt received his B.S. in Political Science from Southeast Missouri State University and his J. D. from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Law. Commissioner Britt currently serves as Chairman of the Missouri Supreme Court Committee on Alternative Treatment Courts, and is the immediate past President of the Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals. He is also a member of the State Advisory Council for the Missouri Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Courtney Bryan Courtney Bryan is the Project Director of the Midtown Community Court. Prior to this position, she assisted jurisdictions throughout New York State in the planning and implementation of specialized Domestic Violence courts, and created new initiatives focused on battered women defendants, prostitution and sex trafficking. Courtney was a criminal defense attorney with The Legal Aid Society in Brooklyn, and Staff Attorney at the National Clearinghouse for the Defense of Battered Women. She is a graduate of the University of Georgia and Temple University School of Law. She has trained New York State domestic violence court judges and court stakeholders throughout New York State on womens use of force in the context of intimate partner relationships, and has participated as a panelist in training for defense attorneys representing victims of commercial sexual exploitation charged with prostitution. Elizabeth Burek Elizabeth Burek, B.A., CASAC is the Project Director for the Rochester Drug Court. Ms. Burek is responsible for program development, grant writing, research projects, interns, educational programs, work programs and the Clean Slate Alumni group. Prior to her current position in the court, Ms. Burek worked at Conifer Park Inpatient facility in Scotia, New York. Ms. Burek

developed and implemented the facility s first three day Adolescent Family Treatment Program. Upon moving to the Rochester area in 1998, she was a Drug Court Case Manager for Conifer Counseling Outpatient services who monitored all cases in treatment and in Drug Court. After leaving Conifer in 2000, Ms. Burek worked for the Veterans Outreach Center and developed and coordinated the Veterans Alternative to Incarceration Program with the Rochester Drug Court. Also assisted in grant writing and was awarded federal funds for the agency. Hon. Diana Burleson Diana J. Burleson is a Magistrate in Marion Superior Court (Indianapolis, Indiana), Juvenile Division since 2007. She presides over Children in Need of Services cases and the Family Drug Treatment Court. Prior to that she served as the Director of the Marion County Justice Agency; a deputy City Attorney, Indianapolis/Marion County, Indiana; a Deputy Prosecutor with the Marion County Prosecutor s Office Community Prosecution Division; a senior attorney with the National District Attorneys Association/American Prosecutors Research Institute in Alexandria, Virginia; a deputy prosecuting attorney in Little Rock, Arkansas and an Assistant City Attorney in both Little Rock and North Little Rock. Diana received her B.A in 1982 from the University of Dallas and received her J.D. in 1986 from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Francine Byrne Francine Byrne, M.A. is a Supervising Research Analyst with the Judicial Council of California, Administrative Office of the Courts, Center for Families, Children & the Courts. She is a lead research staff to the Judicial Council of California s Collaborative Justice Courts Advisory Committee. In this role, she has lead several projects including a cost benefit study of adult drug courts and a descriptive study of domestic violence courts. In addition to her work in collaborative justice programs, she has conducted research on other court related programs including evaluating the impact of Court Appointed Special Advocates and the California Unified Courts for Families Project. Prior to work with the courts, she conducted program evaluation research for the City of Boston s Homeless Services and managed projects at Stanford s Center for Health Care Evaluation. She has co-authored papers on drug courts, aging and substance abuse, and work training programs for the homeless. She has presented her work at numerous professional and academic conferences. Shannon Carey Dr. Carey is an Executive Vice President and Senior Research Associate at NPC Research. She has worked in the criminal justice field for over 15 years, particularly in the area drug courts

and cost analyses. She is currently Principal Investigator for statewide cost-benefit evaluations of adult drug courts in the State of California and in the State of Oregon, a statewide study of drug courts in Florida and New Mexico and process, impact and cost-benefit studies in Family Treatment Drug Courts in Oregon. Dr. Carey has also led the efforts to create online tools that drug courts can use to determine their own costs and benefits. Dr. Carey has been involved in process, outcome and/or cost evaluations in over 150 adult, juvenile, DUI, reentry and family treatment drug courts nationally. Dr. Carey has also acted as consultant for the Portland Police Bureau on economic crime (such as identity theft) and juvenile offender issues. Dr. Carey has presented and led discussion groups at multiple conferences and meetings over the years including several NADCP Training Conferences, the National Institute of Justice Annual Research and Evaluation Conference, the Association for Drug Court Professionals Symposiums in several states, the American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, the American Society of Criminology and many others. Linda Carpenter Linda Carpenter currently serves as the Program Director for the National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW), In-Depth Technical Assistance program at Children and Family Futures (CFF), and a Performance Management Liaison for 12 of the Children s Bureau Regional Partnership grants. In that role, Ms. Carpenter provides technical assistance to jurisdictions across the nation in the areas of cross-system collaboration, comprehensive family-centered treatment, and policy and practice changes needed to improve outcomes for families involved with the child welfare, substance abuse, and court systems. Ms. Carpenter has worked for over 30 years in the early childhood, education/special education, substance abuse and child welfare fields. She has held senior level positions in local government which included directing substance abuse services for children, adolescents and families, a 125-bed emergency shelter facility, and a diagnostic clinic for young children with suspected developmental delays. As a consultant Ms. Carpenter has worked with both public and private organizations providing training and technical assistance, grant writing, crosssystems collaboration and strategic planning. Her work with California counties included working with the courts, child welfare, mental health, substance abuse and public health agencies, community-based organizations and local school districts to develop cross-disciplinary systems of care for children prenatal through age five and their families, with particular emphasis on medically fragile infants and children in the child welfare system. Hon. Christine Carpenter Hon. Christine Carpenter is Circuit Judge for the 13th Judicial Circuit in central Missouri. She is a 1980 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Law.

Judge Carpenter limited her practice to criminal and family law as a prosecuting attorney, public defender, and in private practice for almost 20 years. She was appointed to the bench in 1999 and subsequently elected in 2002 and 2006. She currently presides over the Boone County Adult Drug Court, Boone County Mental Health Court, Boone County DWI Court and Boone County Reintegration Court, in addition to traditional criminal courts. The Drug Court was started in 1998 and is a comprehensive drug court system, which typically has about 100 participants. The Mental Health Court of Boone County has a capacity of about 40 and has accepted both misdemeanor and felony offenders since 2003. The Reintegration Court is for offenders returning to the community from 120 days of shock incarceration in the Department of Corrections. It began in July 2007 and supervises about 100 offenders a year. The DWI court has a capacity of 30 participants and is the most recent alternative sentencing court, starting in February 2010. Judge Carpenter was the original Callaway County Drug Court judge and presided over that rural program from 2001 to the end of 2007. She also initiated the Boone County Juvenile Drug Court. Judge Carpenter has been a lecturer and faculty member for the National Drug Court Institute since 2001. Marc Carter Judge Carter was appointed to preside over the 228th Criminal District Court in Houston, Texas in 2003. He started his legal career as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Kenneth Hoyt, United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas. He subsequently went to work for the Harris County District Attorney's Office in their Trial Bureau prosecuting misdemeanor and felony charges. Judge Carter left the District Attorney's Office to open his own practice where he represented individuals charged with crimes in state and federal courts. His practice focused on all aspects of criminal defense to include trial, appeal and writs. In addition to presiding over the 228th Criminal District Court, he also presides over the Harris County Veteran's Court. Judge Carter received a commission in the United States Army Military Intelligence Corps in 1981 after graduating from The University of Texas, at Austin. He achieved the rank of captain before resigning his commission to attend law school at Texas Southern University. Judge Carter is married to Roswitha (Rose-vi-ta) Carter and they have two daughters Asasia and Amber. His father and brother were both career Army officers and his nephew is a recent graduate of The United States Military Academy at West Point. Paul Cary Paul L. Cary, M.S., is director of the Toxicology and Drug Monitoring Laboratory at University of Missouri Health Care in Columbia, Missouri. For the past 30 years, Mr. Cary has been actively involved in the management of a nationally-recognized toxicology laboratory (SAMHSA-

certified) that performs drug testing for drug courts, hospitals, mental health facilities, attorneys, coroners and medical examiners, athletic programs, and public and private employers. He has authored numerous scientific publications and monographs, has served on a variety of clinical and technical advisory committees, teaches at the university, is involved in drug testing research, and serves as a consultant in toxicology-related matters. Mr. Cary has also provided judicial education, including lecturing at the National Judicial College on alcohol pharmacology, the use of expert testimony and on drug testing issues. Mr. Cary has been certified as an expert and provided expert testimony in court (local, state, and federal) and in labor arbitration. He has been a resource to drug court teams throughout the nation and overseas, and serves as visiting faculty for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the Center for Court Innovation, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the National Drug Court Institute. Ursula Castellano Ursula Castellano is an associate professor of sociology at Ohio University. Her primary teaching and research areas are law, ethnography, and organizations. Her article publications appear in Contexts, Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, Teaching Sociology, Law & Policy, Law & Social Inquiry and Sociology Compass.. Dr. Castellano is also the author of Outsourcing Justice: The Role of Nonprofit Caseworkers in Pretrial Release Programs. Her current project explores how social workers in partnership with law professionals negotiate meanings of wellness and legal compliance in mental health courts. She received her BA from the University of California, Berkeley, and her MA and PhD at the University of California, Davis. Tori Castleman Tori Castleman, M.A. is a Research Analyst at Westat. Ms. Castleman supported data collection and analysis efforts for SAMHSA/CSAT s Adult Treatment Drug Court Multi-Site Evaluation. Ms. Castleman s areas of expertise include survey development, quality control of data collection activities, conducting site visits and semi-structured interviews, and providing technical assistance to Federal grantees that target the needs of underserved populations including homeless, criminally involved, mentally disabled, and HIV/AIDs populations. Most recently, Ms. Castleman served as Data Manager for several tribal grantees to fulfill data reporting requirements under SAMHSA s GPRA domain. She has presented papers and led panel discussions at the annual Eastern Sociological Society conference. She received her M.A. in Sociology and Criminology from George Washington University. Jayne Cavanaugh

Jayne Cavanaugh serves the judiciary of the State of New Jersey as Statewide Coordinator for TASC, Treatment Assessment Services for the Courts. Jayne is responsible for the clinical supervision, credentialing, and clinical oversight of all 50 substance abuse evaluators statewide, to include adult, juvenile and family drug courts, adult and juvenile probation, adult and juvenile family court, and criminal court. Jayne s addictions career encompasses over 25 years of experience at all levels of addiction treatment and prevention. Jayne developed and supervised other statewide assessment projects to include work with New Jersey s Juvenile Justice Commission, New Jersey prevention councils, and child protection services. Jayne holds a Masters in Counseling from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary in Boston and is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) and Licensed Clinical Supervisor (LCS). Fred Cheesman, II Fred L. Cheesman II is a Principal Court Research Consultant with the National Center for State Courts (NCSC) specializing in juvenile justice and problem-solving courts. Since joining NCSC in 1997, major areas of project work included (1) Evaluations of juvenile blended sentencing in Minnesota, Ohio, and Vermont (2) Evaluations of three community courts ( Midtown Manhattan, Philadelphia, and Red Hook Community Court, the latter in progress); (3) Evaluation of risk assessment instrument for low-level offenders in Virginia; (4) An analysis for the SJI-funded project examining case-processing times for courts of the last resort, (5) Developing caseload forecasts for more than a dozen facilities design projects, (6) Performance measures for drug courts (juvenile and adult), statewide and locally, (7) Evaluation of the DC District Court s Juvenile Social Services Unit, and (8) Drug Court evaluations in the 9th Circuit of Missouri and Wyoming). Prior to joining NCSC, Dr. Cheesman served on the faculty of the University of Baltimore with a joint appointment in the Criminal Justice and Public Policy Divisions, also serving as a research associate with the Schaefer Center for Public Policy. He also spent a year as a visiting professor at Indiana University. Prior to this, he served as a researcher and systems analyst for 15 years with the Ohio Department of Youth Services, where he developed population forecasts for the agency and conducted program evaluations. Brian Chodrow Brian Chodrow is a Program Analyst in the Office of Safety Programs, Enforcement and Justice Services Division. His primary responsibility is for implementing strategies, programs, materials and information for use by national prosecutorial, court and judicial organizations promoting the primary highway safety issues of interest to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). As part of his duties, he is responsible for providing technical and policy guidance in designing specific traffic safety education programs and projects. He also has responsibility for providing technical expertise to NHTSA staff on the state-of-the-art programs in the prosecution and adjudication of traffic offenses, and in sanctioning strategies and programs.

He began his law enforcement career as a police officer, and also worked as a probation and parole officer for the Department of Corrections. Other work attributes include working for the Attorney General of Virginia in the Corrections Litigation Section and Natural Resources Section. He has obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Law Enforcement and Corrections from the Pennsylvania State University and has completed additional graduate course work in Criminal Justice at the Virginia Commonwealth University. Additionally, he is a graduate of the Mississippi College School of Law where he received his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree and is admitted to the Virginia Bar. Steven T. Clouse Steven T. Clouse is the Chief Prosecuting Attorney for Noble County (Indiana). Clouse was first elected to his job in 1998. He previously served as a deputy prosecutor in LaGrange County, Indiana and engaged in the private practice of law beginning in 1994. In 2006 he was appointed by Governor Mitchell Daniels to serve on the Governor s Commission for a Drug Free Indiana. Clouse holds degrees from Indiana University and the University Of Toledo College Of Law. Jeri Beth Cohen Judge Jeri Beth Cohen is currently a circuit judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Juvenile Dependency Division. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree at Boston University, her Master of Arts degree at Harvard University, and her Juris Doctorate at Georgetown Law. Judge Cohen was a trial attorney, assistant state attorney, and county judge before becoming a circuit judge twelve years ago. With 12 years of combined experience in the juvenile dependency division, Judge Cohen has taught at statewide and national conferences and judicial colleges, and published numerous articles on family drug courts and child welfare. Judge Cohen has presided over a Dependency Drug Court for the last 15 years and was instrumental in training other drug courts across the country. Her drug court was an original mentor court for The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment. She received a four year National Institute of Drug and Alcohol grant along with The University of Miami School of Epidemiology to study motivational casework in family drug court. She is the chair of the Community-Based Care Alliance in Miami-Dade County and currently serves as the chair of the Statewide Dependency Court Improvement Panel which is focusing on improving court practices related to outcomes from the Child and Family Services Reviews. She also serves on the Executive Board of the South Florida Behavioral Health Network, an entity tasked with redesigning our mental health and substance abuse system in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Merith Cosden Merith Cosden, Ph.D., is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Counseling, Clinical and School Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She has been the evaluator of SAMHSA funded projects to study trauma-informed treatment, including MARS (Methamphetamine Recovery Services) an enhanced drug court which provides specialized interventions to participants who use methamphetamine; a family treatment drug court for children affected by methamphetamine (CAM) and a Clean and Sober Drug Court for offenders with serious mental health problems. In addition, she has been the program evaluator for several residential treatment programs for substance abusing mothers and their children. She has conducted research and has over 100 publications and presentations on assessment and interventions for children and adults who have experienced learning disabilities, trauma, substance abuse and mental illness. She is also a licensed psychologist. Hilary Curtis Hilary Curtis Ph.D., LMHC received her B.A. from Cornell University in Psychology, Sociology and Anthropology; Ed.M. in Counseling and Consulting Psychology from Harvard University; and Ph.D. in Counseling and Developmental Psychology and Research Methods from Boston College. Dr. Curtis is currently the Program Director for the Ayer and Concord Drug Court program (ACDCP) in Ayer, MA. and is the Project Director for three SAMHSA and BJA grants for Adult Treatment Drug Courts. ACDCP is a program of Advocates Community Counseling, a private, non-profit clinic that provides outpatient mental health, substance abuse counseling, educational and outreach services to individuals and families. For over 26 years, Dr. Curtis has worked in community-based mental health settings with court involved adolescents, adults and their families and with Drug Courts since 2009. She has consulted with courts, DCF, and hospitals, as well as state and private agencies including the United Way of Massachusetts. Her expertise is in treating trauma and conduct disordered adolescents. Dr. Curtis has conducted independent research in gender bias in the diagnosis of conduct disorder and has taught courses in Adolescent Psychology at Boston College. She has presented for the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership at state wide conferences on retention and engagement strategies in community-based mental health; at the 2010 and 2011 annual conferences for the National Association of Drug Court professionals; the 2011 NIATx Summit and SAAS National Conference; the 2011 Connecticut Recovery conference on Medication Assisted recovery: Best Practiced & Emerging Trends in Promoting Recovery; and the 2012 National TASC Conference on Drugs and Crime. Anne Dannerbeck Janku

Anne Dannerbeck Janku has been the research manager for the Court Administrator for five years. Prior to that she was a research professor at the University of Missouri. She has conducted numerous evaluations of Missouri's drug court programs. Douglas Daugherty Dr. Daugherty is a licensed clinical psychologist with American Psychological Association (APA) and Indiana Association of Addiction Professionals (IAAP) certification in the treatment of substance disorders. He coordinates the IWU Addictions Counseling Program, which was the first program accredited by NAADAC. Dr. Daugherty has taught at the university level for more than 10 years and has approximately 20 years clinical experience. He has published in the area of recidivism and serves as an evaluator for various correctional and treatment programs. He is the founder of Grace House for Recovery, a Christian recovery home in Marion, Indiana. Hon. Peggy Davis Hon. Peggy Davis has been the Drug Court Commissioner for the 31st Circuit Court, Greene County Missouri, since August 2000. She presides over DWI Court, Adult Drug Court, Family Dependency Court, Mental Health Court, Juvenile Drug Court and Intensive Supervision Court. In addition to her judicial responsibilities, she serves as faculty for the National Drug Court Institute. She is a Board Member for the Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals and serves on the Missouri Supreme Court Alternative Treatment Courts Committee. She has worked with the National Center for State Courts in the development of a driving-whileimpaired judicial education program. Commissioner Davis received her Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Oklahoma and her Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University School of Law. She has practiced civil law, served as a Public Defender for the State of Missouri, and as an Assistant Prosecutor for Greene County Missouri. John Shannon Davis Shannon was a member of the Cadet Corps, Class of 1995, during his undergraduate studies at Texas A&M University, earning a BA in Mathematics. He earned his JD from South Texas College of Law in December 1997 and was admitted to the Texas State Bar in May 1998. Shannon has been a prosecutor with the Harris County District Attorney s Office in Houston, Texas for nearly 14 years, serving in the Misdemeanor Division, Juvenile Division, Grand Jury Division, Post-Conviction Writs Division, Intake Division, Child Abuse Division, Felony Trial Bureau, and Child Exploitation Section. He became a direct commissionee to the Army Reserve during his fourth year as an attorney and serves in the Army Reserve still. As a prosecutor, he

currently serves as the Chief of the Child Exploitation Section and Veterans Court. In that time he has tried approximately 100 jury trials (felony and misdemeanor), nearly half of which involved child sex abuse. He has lectured on child sex abuse cases to prosecutors, doctors and detectives from across the state of Texas and also been awarded Honorable Mention for Prosecutor of the Year by Child Advocacy Centers of Texas for 2006. Shannon was a member of the 22d Legal Support Organization for over 8 years and served as the Senior Defense Counsel for the Houston Team in the Southwest Region for the last four of them. In October of 2010 Shannon joined the faculty at The Judge Advocate General Learning Center and School (TJAGLCS) as an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Law. Shannon was mobilized from September 2008 to September 2009 to Fort Hood, Texas. He has tried 8 cases to a court martial panel, one before mobilization, 6 during, and one afterward. He has tried 6 cases to a judge alone court martial. Upon return to civilian life, Shannon became the first Veterans Court Prosecutor in the State of Texas. As Harris County was the first county in the state to create such a court (modeled after drug and mental health courts), Shannon has made use of his Trial Defense Service (TDS) experience to assist combat veterans running afoul of the law after returning home as they cope with civilian life and side effects of PTSD, TBI, and substance abuse. He has also spoken to prosecutors across the State of Texas about creating their own Veterans Courts. MAJ Davis was a below-the-zone selection for promotion in the FY 2010 JAG Corps MAJ Selection Board. Shannon lives in Houston, Texas and may be contacted at davis_shannon@dao.hctx.net, or (713) 755-5546. Sharon Di-Pirro-Beard Sharon Di Pirro-Beard has over 20 years of experience with Sacramento County Department of Health and Human Services; fifteen years working for Child Protective Services and five years for Alcohol and Drug Services. Currently she is the Dependency Drug Court Program Coordinator and the liaison between all collaborative groups involved with the Dependency Drug Court. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University and a Master of Science degree in Counseling Education from California State University. Sharon Dollarhide Sharon Dollarhide, LCSW, LCADC is a Clinical Program Manager overseeing the Washoe County Mental Health Court Service Coordination and Co-Ocurring Disorders Programs at Northern Nevada Adult Mental Health Services for the past 7 years. She is licensed as a Clinical Social Worker and Clinical Drug and Alcohol Counselor specializing in forensic mental health and substance abuse. Germeen Duplessis

Germeen Duplessis has been in the field of substance abuse for 10 years. Ms. Duplessis is a certified drug and alcohol counselor. Ms. Duplessis has B.S. degree and is currently working on her MSW degree. She has worked as a case manager, program manager and now Project Director for a drug program. Ms. Duplessis is the project director for California Hispanic Commission on Drug Alcohol Abuse for several programs including 3 residential programs for adults, 2 residential programs for youth, a sober living home for women and children, and 3 outpatient programs for both youth and adults that work with clients on contracts such as Prop.36, adult drug court, Calworks and GR. At California Hispanic Commission on drug and alcohol abuse she worked with individuals to educate them on the dangers of drug and alcohol abuse, relapse prevention, parenting, domestic violence ( for victims and perpetrators), and anger management. Ms. Duplessis is experienced in providing substance abuse treatment and interventions to clients and especially to mentally ill clients facilitating groups and educational workshops, composing treatment plans, random drug testing. Robert DuPont For more than 30 years, Robert L. DuPont, M.D. has been a leader in drug abuse prevention and treatment. Among his many contributions to the field is his leadership as the first Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (1973-1978) and as the second White House Drug Chief (1973-1978). From 1968 to 1970 he was Director of Community Services, for the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, heading parole and half-way house services. From 1970 to 1973, he served as Administrator of the District of Columbia Narcotics Treatment Administration (NTA), the city-wide drug abuse treatment program that was the model for the federal government's massive commitment to drug abuse treatment in the early 1970s. Following this distinguished public career, in 1978 Dr. DuPont became the founding president of the Institute for Behavior and Health, Inc. Throughout his decades of work in addiction prevention, Dr. DuPont has served in many capacities. Holly Dye Holly Dye is a national speaker and trainer on drug related child abuse issues. Her interest in these issues grew when working with Criminal Drug Courts and became aware of the struggles of recovering parenthood and system barriers to change. Her academic background is in Child Development, Rehabilitation Counseling, and Public Health. She has also done extensive work with the court system, foster care and outpatient treatment for Veterans. Michel Eisner Michel H. Eisner is a Principal Deputy County Counsel for the Office of the County Counsel in Los Angeles County assigned to the Childrens Service Division at the Edelman Children's Court. Ms. Eisner is trial counsel and has been assigned in house counsel for the Department of

Children and Family Services (DCFS). Ms. Eisner has authored and presented numerous training's for both DCFS and County Counsel, including training on restraining orders, paternity, domestic violence and drug court. Ms. Eisner has presented at numerous County Counsel conferences on paternity, drug court, and medical marijuana. Ms. Eisner as a representative of County Counsel participated in the Court Coordination meetings for the Unified Courts, ICAN meetings on domestic violence, and the Dependency Drug Court protocol for both parents and youth. Ms. Eisner is the lead attorney for County Counsel for all of the Dependency Courts for parents and youth, and advises DCFS on issues as it relates to the drug courts. Carmen J. Facciolo Carmen J. Facciolo, III, is a Special Projects Analyst with the Delaware Administrative Office of the Courts. In this capacity, Mr. Facciolo coordinates Problem-Solving Courts, special projects and grant writing for the Delaware Judiciary. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Facciolo served as the Superior Court of Delaware s Criminal Justice Projects Coordinator and the Mental Health Court Manager, where he successfully implemented both diversionary and probation Mental Health Courts statewide at the felony trial court level. Mr. Facciolo holds a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice, a Master of Business Administration, and is currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate from the Widener University School of Law. Mr. Facciolo serves on the Reentry Committee of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and serves on many other statewide committees. Mr. Facciolo is the recipient of the Delaware Governor s Team Excellence Award for utilizing innovation and ingenuity resulting in cost savings and operational efficiencies. Hallie Fader-Towe Hallie Fader-Towe coordinates the Justice Center s projects involving court-based programs and practitioners, including providing technical assistance through the Criminal Justice/Mental Health Consensus Project and the National Reentry Resource Center. In this capacity, she has worked with jurisdictions around the country planning, implementing, or expanding courtbased strategies to address the needs of individuals with mental illnesses and/or individuals returning from secure correctional facilities. She also currently manages the development of training materials on the planning and implementation of mental health courts and on judicial responses to the prevalence of individuals with mental illnesses involved with the criminal justice system. She has written on dispute systems design for state trial courts and has worked on a variety of projects for courts in New York and Massachusetts, including problem-solving programs, strategic planning efforts, and a task force on pro se litigants. Before joining the Justice Center, she worked in New York as a management consultant with McKinsey & Company. Ms. Fader-Towe received a bachelor s degree from Brown University and a JD from Harvard Law School.

Jasmine Fayeghi Jasmine Fayeghi recently graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a bachelor of arts in Psychology. She has been extensively trained in Family Behavior Therapy (FBT), an evidence-based treatment for substance abuse and various co-occurring disorders, developed and evaluated across several trials funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute of Mental Health. For the past year, Ms. Fayeghi has been working as a therapist, under the supervision of Bradley Donohue PhD, treating clients referred from the department of family services for drug abuse and child maltreatment. She is currently the Client Services and Engagement coordinator of NIDA funded grant (1R01DA020548-01A1) investigating the effectiveness of FBT in treating mothers with substance abuse problems and child neglect cases. As client services coordinator Ms. Fayeghi ensures regular client contact and reinforcement of treatment goals and interventions. Recently, Ms. Fayeghi presented research at the Western Psychological Association Conference. She has also presented a workshop for improving communication for families and individuals affected by drug use at the Addiction Health Services Conference in Fairfax, Virginia. Jo Ann Ferdinand Jo Ann Ferdinand is currently an Acting Justice of the New York State Supreme Court for Kings County and has been a judge since 1986. She holds a B.S. degree from Cornell University and a J.D. from New York University School of Law. Judge Ferdinand was involved in the creation and establishment of the Brooklyn Treatment Court, the first drug court in the City of New York, and has been the Presiding Judge since the Court opened in June 1996. She was a member of the New York State Commission on Drugs and the Courts established by Chief Judge Judith Kaye, which recommended the expansion of drug courts throughout the state. Judge Ferdinand has lectured extensively on Drug Treatment Courts before conferences of treatment providers, government officials, judges, lawyers, and Drug Court professionals in this country and in England. She has hosted visitors to her court from every state and from over 30 countries. She has written a commentary Treatment or Due Process: Drug Courts Can Have Both published in Drug Courts Current Issues & Future Perspectives (2002) and an article, Drug Treatment Courts: Partners In Recovery in the Journal On Collaboration and Creativity (Volume II, June 2004). Judge Ferdinand was a founding member of the New York Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals, and a Past President. Judge Ferdinand has received numerous awards including the Beatrice M. Judge Recognition Award from the Brooklyn Women s Bar Association, the Second Annual Recognition Award from the NYC Criminal Justice Conference, and the Drug Court Leadership Award from Phoenix House.

The Brooklyn Treatment Court has referred over 4000 defendants to substance abuse programs; 2020 participants have successfully completed the court supervised treatment mandate. With a one year retention rate of 68% and a recidivism rate of less than 10% at one year after graduation, the Court, which focuses on rehabilitation of addicts who commit felony drug sales or other drug motivated crimes, has show substantial success. Mike Finigan Mike Finigan is President and Founder of NPC Research (Northwest Professional Consortium, Inc.), located in Portland Oregon. NPC Research, founded in 1990, was created as a network of skilled professionals to produce research designed to aid public policymakers in making research based decisions. Much of Dr. Finigan s work includes examining criminal justice issues along with substance abuse and mental health issues for both adolescents and adults. His past research includes the first cost evaluation of the STOP Drug Court Diversion Program in Multnomah County, Oregon and an evaluation of societal outcomes and cost savings of drug and alcohol treatment in the state of Oregon. Dr. Finigan is on the faculty of National Drug Court Institute and has reviewed 26 drug court process studies for the National Institute of Justice and the Drug Court Program Office. His recent research includes a statewide cost evaluation of the drug courts in California, as well as drug courts in Michigan, Indiana and Maryland. He performed a cost evaluation of the STOP drug court that spans over ten years of drug court participation. He was co-principal investigator on a CSAT funded national cross-site study of family treatment drug courts. He is a member of the National Association of Drug Court Practitioners, as well as the American Evaluation Association and the Oregon Program Evaluators Network. Dr. Finigan is a veteran speaker in many venues including several NADCP Training Conferences, the National Institute of Justice Annual Research and Evaluation Conference, the American Evaluation Association Annual Meeting, the American Society of Criminology. Dr. Finigan is also a faculty member for NDCI and has performed many trainings. Carol Fisler Carol Fisler, JD, is the Director of Mental Health Court Programs at the Center for Court Innovation, overseeing initiatives that address mental illness and the courts. She coordinated the planning and implementation of the Brooklyn Mental Health Court, the first specialized court for offenders with mental illness in New York, and a new initiative for youth with mental health disorders charged with delinquency. She has provided extensive training and technical assistance to more than 20 mental health court planning teams in New York State and speaks frequently at national and regional conferences. Ms. Fisler has extensive public and private sector legal and managerial experience, serving as the president of a start-up welfare-to-work

staffing company, deputy general counsel of the New York City Housing Authority, assistant commissioner for legal affairs of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development, and an associate at a major New York City law firm. Ms. Fisler graduated from Harvard University and Stanford Law School. Hon. Rogelio Flores Superior Court Judge Rogelio Flores began his judicial duties in January 1987 as the first court commissioner for the North Santa Barbara County Municipal Court. In 1997, he was appointed to the municipal court bench and in 1998 he was elevated to the superior court. He received his law degree from the UCLA School of Law in 1979. Judge Flores is currently assigned to various problem solving courts in Santa Maria including the Substance Abuse Treatment Court (Drug Court). He is also responsible for the Mental Health Court and calendars specializing in cooccurring disorders and is developing a Vetera s Treatment Court. Judge Flores is on the faculty of The National Judicial College in Reno, Nevada. He is a past president of the Latino Judges of California, and he is a member of the National and California Associations of Drug Court Professionals, and was also elected to be a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Internationally, Judge Flores has also been serving as a consultant to the Office of National Drug Control Policy in overseeing the creation of drug courts in Mexico. He has received Certificates of Recognition from the California State Legislature, Congresswoman Lois Capps, the National Latino Peace Officers Association, among others, and was honored in 2001 by the Santa Barbara Hispanic Achievement Council. Judge Flores was elected as a Class A (non-alcoholic) Trustee to the General Service Board of Alcoholics Anonymous in New York in 2007. Tony D. Forbes Lieutenant Colonel Tony Forbes was commissioned as an Armor officer in 1990. He has served as a platoon leader in both 3rd and 4th Squadrons of the 7th Cavalry, in Germany, as a Company Commander in 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment of both Delta and Headquarters Companies at Fort Benning, Georgia, as a G3 Plans Officer in 24th Infantry Division and battalion Executive Officer in 2nd Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment at Fort Riley, Kansas. As an Armor Officer, LTC Forbes has served in Mahmudiya, Iraq, as a Battalion Executive Officer as well as in Kabul, Afghanistan, as J35 Current Plans Officer for Headquarters International Security Assistance Force (HQ ISAF). LTC Forbes most recent assignment prior to joining the Joint Staff was with a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters - Land Component Command Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

LTC Forbes awards and decorations include the Combat Action Badge, Bronze Star Medal, and Parachutist Badge. He holds an M.A. degree in Business Administration from Central Michigan University. He and his wife, the former Toni Kennedy, have two sons: Ryan and Christian. Linda J. Frazier Linda Frazier provides NIATx process improvement coaching and consultation in criminal justice, primary care, and mental health service settings to improve processes and outcomes. She has served as the Lead NIATx Coach for technical assistance and consultation for SAMHSA Drug Treatment Court Grantees since December 2008. This project is funded by the SAMHSA CJJ Portfolio and coordinated by the NIATx National Program Office at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Linda managed treatment services for the Maine Office of Substance Abuse from April of 2002 until August of 2009. In that capacity she managed Criminal Justice treatment programs and directed state wide implementation of the Maine Differential Substance Abuse Treatment (DSAT) program in all adult correctional institutions and six adult drug treatment courts. Linda is an RN and Master Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES) who has worked in public health and behavioral health services for over 25 years. Ms. Frazier has extensive training and experience in motivational (MI/MET) and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment programs. She is NIATx certified coach and a certified MI/MET trainer. The Maine DSAT program received a SAMHSA Science and Service Award in 2008. For details see: http://www.samhsa.gov/scienceandservice/substancerss2008.aspx Kirstin Frescoln Kirstin Peterson Frescoln specializes in the design and management of community-based programs for at-risk youth and adults. Her focus has been the development of innovative best practices emphasizing collaborative, community-based solutions. She has extensive knowledge of federal, state and local funding streams and grant development, writing and management. She is a certified community mediator and facilitator. Ms. Frescoln served 11 years as the North Carolina Manager for Drug Treatment Court Programs, three years developing and managing the Wake County, NC Teen Court program and three years managing a Family Assessment and Planning Team in Virginia. She has created and implemented a variety of curricula for use in training drug treatment court team members, which has been adopted nationally, and has developed other nationally-recognized curricula for working with at-risk teens. She was elected co-chair of the State Drug Court Coordinator's group and provides national leadership on drug court issues. She is a published author and contributor to national and state publications on drug courts and community-based practice for at-risk youth and adults. She is a former high school social studies teacher and journalist.

Jerry Gardner Jerry Gardner (Cherokee), JD, is an attorney with more than 30 years of experience working with Indian tribes, tribal court systems, and victims of crime in Indian country. He is the Executive Director of the Tribal Law and Policy Institute an Indian-owned and -operated nonprofit corporation organized to design and deliver education, research, training, and technical assistance programs that promote the improvement of justice in Indian country and the health, well-being, and culture of Native peoples. He was an Adjunct Professor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law from 1995 to 2000 and Administrator for the National American Indian Court Judges Association from May 1998 to December 2000. He served as the Senior Staff Attorney with the National Indian Justice Center (NIJC) from NIJC s establishment in 1983 until December 1996. He has also worked for the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, the national office of the Legal Services Corporation, and the American Indian Lawyer Training Program. April Gerlock Dr. Gerlock is a board certified adult mental health/psychiatric clinical nurse specialist and nurse practitioner. She has been a psychiatric nurse for 30 years and has specifically worked with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for over 29 years. She has conducted research in the areas of PTSD, anger management, and intimate partner violence and published this research in a range of journals to include Military Medicine and The Journal of Interpersonal Violence, along with nursing journals, such as Health Care for Women International and Issues in Mental Health Nursing. She speaks locally, regionally, nationally and internationally on a range of topics to include PTSD and intimate partner violence perpetration, and has done trainings for the Army, Air Force, and Navy on identification and response to violence. She developed an online training course with the University of Washington, School of Nursing, Continuing Nursing Education Department on identification and response to intimate partner violence victimization and perpetration for health care professionals. Dr. Gerlock presened at the 2011 NADCP Conference. This workshop will expand upon her research and work with veterans subsequent to the 2011 conference. James Gilson Jamie Gilson is a Certified Criminal Trial Attorney and Registered Professional Nurse, specializing in palliative care and forensic nursing. Currently, Jamie is an Adjunct Professor of Law at New York Law School. He recently served as Deputy Public Defender with the Division of Mental Health Advocacy, in the Office of the New Jersey Public Defender, in charge of the

Special Hearings Unit, Northern Region. The Unit's main focus is the protection of individual rights relating to Criminal Trial Advocacy, Megan's Law, Child Maltreatment and Interpersonal Violence. Formerly with the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, Mr. Gilson served as Deputy Attorney General in the Prosecutor's Supervisory Bureau. He was responsible for the A.G. oversight and implementation of SART (Sexual Assault Response Teams) and SANE (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner) Programs throughout New Jersey. Jamie has also served as a Consultant to the U.S. Department of Justice. Lloyd Goldsamt Lloyd A. Goldsamt, Ph.D. is the Evaluator for NDRI s Training Institute and has more than fifteen years of professional evaluation experience. During this time he has conducted numerous evaluations of programs providing training and technical assistance to front-line substance abuse, mental health and criminal justice service providers in New York City and throughout the United States. Projects have included the development and evaluation of a curriculum for new Veterans Treatment Courts in New York State; an evaluation of the national adult, family and juvenile drug court training programs; evaluations of school-based drug and violence programs in New York City; and a national evaluation of the training activities conducted through the SAMHSA-funded network of Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC). In addition, he has worked with local community based organizations in New York City conducting program evaluations of substance abuse and HIV prevention services provided to drug users, men who have sex with men and other populations infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS. Dr. Goldsamt is also a licensed clinical psychologist specializing in cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) and a NIDA-funded researcher who has conducted local, national and international studies focusing on HIV prevention among substance abusers, men who have sex with men, sex workers and other vulnerable populations. Miriam Goodman Miriam Goodman is a licensed social worker, who graduated from NYU's Silver School of Social Work. Miriam worked at Safe Horizon s Counseling Center for several years where she trained on working with trauma survivors and evidence based practices used with trauma survivors. She was formerly the Women s Specialist at Midtown Community Court where she developed a trauma-informed program, Women s Independence Safety and Empowerment (WISE). This program serves as an alternative to incarceration for those women arrested on prostitution charges. Miriam has provided trainings on trauma, trauma informed practice, and prostitution diversion programming to various criminal justice players including: prosecutors, defense attorneys, court clinicians and social service agencies with alternative to incarceration programs. Miriam is currently the Clinical Director at Midtown Community Court where she

oversees all clinical operations and alternative to incarceration programs. Miriam has employed a trauma-informed approach to all clinical operations. Stephen Goss Judge Stephen Goss is a state Superior Court Judge presiding in Albany, Georgia. He is a graduate of the University of Georgia and University of Georgia School of Law. He is a native southwest Georgian and practiced law in Albany in a civil litigation practice for 13 years. Judge Goss is a past-president of the Dougherty Circuit Bar Association and former Dougherty Circuit Juvenile Court Judge. Judge Goss has served on the Superior Court bench since 1999. He has served on the Judicial Council of Georgia and is the immediate past-president of the Council of Superior Court Judges of Georgia. Judge Goss founded and continues to preside over the Dougherty Superior Court Mental Health/Substance Abuse Treatment Program, the first felony mental health court in Georgia. This program was designated by the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Council of Superior Court Judges as one of five national Learning Sites for mental health courts. He also serves on the national advisory board for the Judges Leadership Initiative. Judge Goss has served on the Georgia Mental Health Services Commission and the Georgia Chief Justice Task Force on mental health issues in the criminal justice system. He has published on the topics of mental health courts and competency issues. He has been an active faculty member of the National Judicial College since 2003 and lectures on co-occurring mental health and substance abuse disorders. Roland Gray Roland W. Gray, M.D. has served as Medical Director of the Tennessee Medical Foundation s Physicians Health Program since January 2002. Prior to this service, Dr. Gray served as a TMF Board member and long-time volunteer for the Physicians Health Program. Certified in Addiction Medicine in 1987, Dr. Gray has treated more than 10,000 patients for addiction diseases, and serves as a Special Government Employee and consultant to the FDA Subcommittee on Drug Abuse. A practicing pediatrician from 1976 through 2001, Dr. Gray is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics as well as a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Gray is also a member of the clinical faculty at Vanderbilt University. Since 1997, Dr. Gray has worked as the Vice President for the Davidson County Drug Court Support Foundation, helping first-time convicted drug offenders to reclaim their lives. He performs the same service with addicted mothers and their children as volunteer Medical Director of Renewal House, a halfway house for women and children since 1996. In 2004, the

Davidson County Drug Court honored Dr. Gray by naming their rehabilitation building the Dr. Roland Gray Vocational Building. In 2005, Dr. Gray was the recipient of the Alcohol and Drug Council for Middle Tennessee s John P. Mulloy, Jr., Community Service Award. He has presented to numerous audiences on issues related to substance use for over forty years. Wallace Green Wallace Green is a Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor (LICDC) with a degree in Social Work. He has worked in the treatment field for over 20 years. Wallace began his career in 1990 as one of the first minority chemical dependency counselors at Turning Point Center in Brecksville, Ohio. In 1995 he began working at Community Assessment and Treatment Services in Cleveland, Ohio where he eventually worked his way up to become the Director of Outpatient Services. In 1998, the agency was contracted to provide outpatient treatment for the newly developed Greater Cleveland Drug Court Program and Wallace was called upon to help develop the curriculum. In 2003, Mr. Green began working with the Cleveland Municipal Court, Judicial Division as a Supervision Probation Officer. He was promoted to Treatment Coordinator for the Court in 2004, and also serves as a Drug Court Case Manager working exclusively with the toughest cases. Wallace Green's professional merits include: Outstanding Service Award in 2009, awarded by the Cleveland Municipal Court; Outstanding Probation Officer Award in 2005 and Rookie Officer of the Year in 2003, awarded by the Cleveland Municipal Court Probation Department; Counselor of the Year Award at the local level in 1997, and the same honor at the state level in 1998, awarded by the National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Professionals. Dan Griffin Dan Griffin, M.A, has worked in the mental health and addictions field for over sixteen years. Mr. Griffin is the co-author of Helping Men Recover, the first comprehensive trauma-informed and gender-responsive curriculum for men with Dr. Stephanie Covington and Rick Dauer. Griffin's groundbreaking new book, A Man's Way through the Twelve Steps, is the first traumainformed book to take a holistic look at men's sobriety. Griffin's graduate work was centered on the social construction of masculinity in the culture of Alcoholics Anonymous. In early 2010, he started a consulting, training, and speaking business, Griffin Recovery Enterprises. He served as the state drug court coordinator for the Minnesota Drug Court Initiative, from 2002 to 2010, and was also the judicial branch's expert on addiction and recovery. Griffin was awarded Hazelden's first training fellowship for addiction counseling in 1998. He has worked in a variety of areas in the addictions field: research, case management, public advocacy, drug courts, teaching, and counseling. He is a faculty and subject matter expert for the National Drug Court Institute and serves as a consultant to several other national

and state organizations. The President's Award winner in 2006 for leadership in the addiction and recovery field in Minnesota, Griffin lives in Minnesota with his beautiful wife and daughter and has been in long-term recovery since he graduated college in 1994. NADCP Conference 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011; Minnesota Association for Resources of Recovery and Chemical Health, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010; SECAD 2010; National Rural Institute for Alcohol and Drug Abuse 2010, 2011 (faculty); WCSAD 2011; CCSAD 2011; NCAD 2011; 2006 Statewide Trainings for the Minnesota Judicial Branch Children's Justice Initiative; Minnesota Judicial Branch statewide trainer and presenter for drug courts (numerous presentations and trainings to help counties implement drug court programs and improve practice in operational drug courts.) Wendy Guastaferro Wendy P. Guastaferro is an assistant professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at Georgia State University. Her research interests include: drug courts, criminal courts, court-based community justice interventions; public health dimensions of criminal justice systems; interface of mental health and criminal justice systems; reentry; and jails. Dr. Guastaferro is the program evaluator for the DeKalb County Drug Court and co-authored two proposals to the SAMHSA and BJA, each funded for 3 years for a total of $1.75 million. The funds are being used to expand drug court services. She received her Ph.D. from the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany, State University of New York and was awarded a Post-Doctoral Fellowship in the Mental Health Services & Criminal Justice Research Postdoctoral Training Program, funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), hosted at Rutgers University (NJ). John Hamilton John Hamilton has worked in the field of addiction prevention and treatment since 1981 and is the CEO for Regional Network of Programs, a non-profit behavioral health agency serving the greater Bridgeport community. Mr. Hamilton holds licenses in Alcohol and Drug Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy. Currently, John is President of the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals and President of the Connecticut Southwest Mental Health Board. John is a permanent appointee for the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) Clinical Trials Network Steering Committee and serves on the Executive Committee and Research Utilization Committee. John serves on the Advisory Board for the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services and is actively involved in community prevention councils in Fairfield County. Previously, John was Chair of the Dissemination Committee for the NIDA Clinical Trials Network and Chair of the Ethics Committee for the Connecticut Certification Board.

Steve Hanson Steve Hanson, M.S. Ed., has over 25 years experience in the chemical dependency treatment field. He currently is the Director of the John L. Norris Addiction Treatment Center (Norris) in Rochester, New York. This 44-bed inpatient program is operated by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Prior to Norris, he was the director of an adolescent residential chemical dependency program for 15 years. He also has taught classes on Psychopharmacology and Addictions at the State University of New York College at Brockport for over 20 years. Mr. Hanson has been on the faculty of the National Drug Court Institute since 2001, and has presented workshops throughout the country on topics including Psychopharmacology, Methamphetamine, Adult and Adolescent Assessment and Treatment. Helen Harberts Helen Harberts, MA, JD is a special assistant district attorney in Chico, California. She has worked in criminal justice as either a Chief Probation Officer (1995-2002) or as a prosecutor (since 1983). Ms. Harberts has created, implemented, managed, or worked in an adult drug court, Proposition 36 court, DUI Court, Mentally Ill Offenders Court, juvenile drug court, and a Domestic Violence Court, all based on the 10 Key Components of Drug Courts. She remains focused on reentry courts at the solution to many of California s crime problems. In addition, Ms. Harberts has worked with a variety of justice consulting and training groups to improve the delivery of services. In 2000, she was named California s Chief Probation Officer of the Year, and in 2009, she was named a regional prosecutor of the year by the California Narcotic Officers Association. She has published various articles and chapters in books about DUI, Drug Courts, and other justice matters. She also authored a life skills manual for Hazelden Community Corrections Series. Carolyn Hardin Carolyn Hardin is the Senior Director of the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI). Based in the Nation s Capital, NDCI is one of three Professional Service Branches of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), a non-governmental organization (NGO). Ms. Hardin oversees the development and implementation of training for the Institute. She currently travels nationally and internationally assisting drug court teams with planning and operating successful drug court. She received her Master s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Akron in Ohio. She received her Bachelor s of Arts Degree in Public Administration from Talladega College in Talladega, Alabama. Her work experience includes resource development and acquisition, program planning and evaluation, and MIS database manager. Ms. Hardin has supervised probationers, parolee s, and federal inmates. She has supervised special caseloads to include sex offenders, dual-diagnosis offenders and violent offenders.

Dennis J. Hart LtCol Dennis Hart is currently serving as Regional Director-South for the Special Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with principle focus on Warrior and Family Support. He is responsible for coordinating an initiative throughout communities to align the myriad of support organizations and agencies which include governmental, non-governmental, faithbased, community, business, and higher education in a collaborative effort throughout the TRICARE South region. He travels extensively with the goal of finding those resources and donor programs supporting the returning Warriors still serving, the veterans, the Families, and the Families of the Fallen. Prior to this assignment, LtCol Hart was the Camp Commander, Marine Corps Base, Camp Mujuk, South Korea. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1985 and was assigned as an Avionics Technician. During this time, he served as an Avionics Technician, Collateral Duty Inspection, and Avionics Instructor to the Naval Air Maintenance Training Group, MCAS Tustin, CA. He was also selected to work along with the Navy at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, CA as the sole technical avionics support to his Unit during Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm. After completion of his Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems from Chapman University in 1993, he was accepted into the Enlisted Commissioning Program. Upon completion of Officer Candidates School, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps in March 1994. LtCol Hart also holds a Masters in Computer Science from the Naval Postgraduate School. He also attended The Basic School, Advanced Communications Officers' Course, and the Marine Corps Command and Staff College. His previous positions have included, Telephone Platoon Commander, G-6, Marine Corps Base Quantico, Information Systems Management Officer, Marine Corps Combat Development Command, S-6 Brigade Service Support Group 1, Information Systems Management Officer, 1 st Force Service Support Group, Branch Head, Information Superiority Branch, Headquarters Marine Corps, Deputy G-6, Headquarters Marine Corps, and Action Officer, Joint Staff, J-6. While assigned to 2nd Marine Division, he deployed as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom 4-6 as the Division s Information Management Officer. Awards include, among others, the Meritorious Service Medal with two gold stars, the Joint Service Commendation Medal, the Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal with 2 gold stars. Team Hart s roster includes LtCol Hart, his wife Annetta and their 3 sons, Dayon, Ahmad, and Artis. Richard Hartley Richard D. Hartley is an associate professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Texas at San Antonio. His research interests include disparities in sentencing

practices, prosecutorial and judicial discretion, and quantitative methods. Some of his recent research has appeared in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and Aggression and Violent Behavior. Roberta Hatcher Roberta Hatcher has served as a Legal Administrative Specialist with the FBI since 1997. She has developed training courses on legal process and identification of state statutes that have been implemented by the FBI for training employees. She serves as the course and presentation development expert for the NICS Legal Research and Analysis Team. Hatcher serves as a senior specialist dealing with legal issues relative to federal firearms laws for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma. Melody Heaps Melody Heaps founded TASC in 1976 and led it to become a nationally recognized agency before she retired as president in 2009. She is currently president emeritus and a consultant to TASC. Under Ms. Heaps leadership, the agency grew from a small pilot program in Cook County, Illinois, to a $20 million, statewide organization providing direct services to approximately 20,000 individuals annually. Ms. Heaps began her professional career during the civil rights movement, as a community organizer for the Chicago City Missionary Society, now the Community Renewal Society. She later joined the Southern Christian Leadership Conference as one of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s staff during the Chicago Campaign. In her work on issues of housing, employment, and economic empowerment, Ms. Heaps witnessed the toll that the growing illicit drug problem was taking on individuals, families, and entire communities. From these roots grew a lifelong professional commitment to applying public health and safety solutions to the complex and interrelated issues of drugs, poverty, and crime. A recognized leader in building comprehensive and collaborative public policy solutions, Ms. Heaps offers her expertise nationally and internationally. In addition to serving as a delegate to Beyond 2008, the global NGO (Non Governmental Organization) forum to the United Nations General Assembly s Special Session on Illicit Drugs, Ms. Heaps contributions have been instrumental in guiding and developing major national initiatives. Beginning in 1999, she chaired the steering committee for HHS/SAMHSA s (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Partners for Recovery initiative. She also helped develop and implement NIDA s (National Institute on Drug Abuse)

judicial training curriculum and organized the first national Managed Care and Criminal Justice Conference. Ms. Heaps has provided consultation services for numerous private and public agencies including the U.S. Department of State, INL (Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs); U.S. Department of Justice, BJA (Bureau of Justice Assistance) and NIJ (National Institute of Justice); and the NASADAD (National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors). Her appointments to committees and councils over the years have included the National Advisory Council for HHS/SAMHSA/CSAT (Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) as well as the Drug Control Research, Data, and Evaluation Committee of the White House ONDCP (Office of National Drug Control Policy). In Illinois, Ms. Heaps leadership has played a key role in the development and expansion of community-based treatment alternatives and nationally recognized program models throughout the state. She has been appointed to task forces and strategic teams under multiple Governors, most recently as an executive committee member of the Illinois Governor s Community Safety & Reentry Working Group and co-chair of the group s Health & Behavioral Health Subcommittee. Ms. Heaps has also served on the Illinois Advisory Council on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency and the Chicago Bar Association Committee to End Recidivism. Over her professional career, Ms. Heaps has sat on numerous boards of directors; taught for the National Institute of Corrections Training Academy, Chicago State University, Governors State University, and the National Judicial College; and received many awards and honors. In 2008, she was awarded the National TASC Association President s Award and the SAAS (State Associations of Addiction Services) Excellence in Leadership Award. A graduate of Northwestern University, Ms. Heaps received the university s prestigious Service to Society award in 1995. She has co-written a number of published articles, including Recovery-Oriented Care for Drug-Abusing Offenders in 2009, Toward a Recovery-Oriented System of Care Within the Criminal Justice System in 2008, Toward a Rational Drug Policy: Setting New Priorities in 1994, and Making the Connection: Substance Abuse and the Use of Intermediate Punishments in 1992. Sheri Hein Sheri Hein was born In Texas and raised in the state of Colorado. After graduation from Greeley West High School, Sheri attended the University of Northern Colorado and graduated with a degree in sociology and human services in 1997. Sheri has a history working in the areas of juvenile corrections and foster care services. She lives in Greeley with her husband, Monte, and two children, Richard and Maddie. For the past two years, Sheri has worked with Loved-ones Against Meth Ministries, a local organization that serves addicts in recovery. Within that

organization, she facilitates support groups, and assists in fund raising projects. In addition, Sheri is currently acting as the Service Coordinator/Case Manager for The House of Rest, L.A.M Ministries sober living home for men. She is currently acting as Program Coordinator for Tower 21, a new drop-in center in Greeley which serves people involved in the legal system that are struggling with addiction. Sheri graduated from the 19th Judicial District Adult Drug Court program on July 1st, 2010 and continues to be an active participant of D.R.E.A.M., the Drug Court s sober living group, serving as a board member. In January 2010, Sheri became a state certified peer specialist and is currently working for North Range Behavioral Health in that capacity. Sheri has presented as a member of DREAM at the Colorado Best Practices Meet the Community (Drug Court conference) in 2010 and 2011, Colorado Behavioral Health Conference 2010 and the Northern Colorado Substance Abuse Conference 2011. Gary Helle Gary Helle, MSW, LCSW is a Veterans Justice Outreach Specialist with the Department of Veterans Affairs, John J. Pershing VA Medical Center in Poplar Bluff, MO. He is responsible for outreach to 21 counties in Southeast Missouri, and 5 counties in Northeast Arkansas. He is currently working with 2 veterans courts-the Southeast Missouri Veterans Court located in Poplar Bluff, MO; and the Eastern District of Missouri Federal Court in Cape Girardeau, MO. Both of these courts are unique in their rural coverage. Gary is also a member of the 32nd Circuit Adult Drug Court. Prior to working for the VA, Gary was employed for the Missouri Department of Social Services. He has over 14 years working with the courts through child protective services as a child abuse investigator, supervisor, and Circuit Manager. In 2001 and 2002 Gary trained with the 33rd Judicial Circuit in Southeast Missouri in their family treatment court initiative. As a Circuit Manager with the Missouri Children's Division Gary worked closely with the courts to meet State and Federal child welfare outcomes. His circuit was one of the first Missouri child welfare sites to meet accreditation standards through the Council on Accreditation. Gary holds a Master of Social Work from the University of Missouri and a Bachelors Degree from Soustheast Missouri State University. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Cape Girardeau, MO., with their youngest son, Ryan. Anthony M. Henderson Lieutenant Colonel Anthony M. Henderson was born on September 6, 1966 in Washington, D.C. He attended elementary through high school in the Washington D.C. and Maryland public school systems. He graduated from Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1989 with a B.A. in History and 1993 with a Juris Doctorate in Law (cum laude). He is a licensed attorney in the State of Louisiana.

Lieutenant Colonel Henderson was commissioned a second lieutenant on December 15, 1989. He attend the Basic School in 1994 where he was designated an infantry officer. While a lieutenant he served as a rifle platoon commander with 3rd Battalion, 2d Marines from January 1995 to August 1995. He was promoted to captain on 1 August 1995. From October 1995 until January 1997, then Captain Henderson served as the Headquarters and Service Company Commander. He subsequently served as a rifle company commander, Company L, Battalion Landing Team 3/2, 26th MEU (SOC), II Marine Expeditionary Force from January 1997 until July 1998. He graduated with distinction from Amphibious Warfare School in 1999 and was assigned to Officer Assignments, Manpower & Reserve Affairs, Headquarters, United States Marine Corps, Quantico, Virginia. Captain Henderson served as the Company Grade Infantry Officer Monitor from May 1999 to July 2001. During this period he was promoted to the rank of major on 1 August 2000. From July 2001 until May 2002, he served as Head of the Company Grade Ground Monitors (Center Desk), MMOA-1. In June 2002, then Major Henderson was assigned as Executive Officer, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, Twenty-nine Palms, California. He deployed with the Battalion to Operation Enduring Freedom in January 2003. Served with the Battalion in Operation Iraqi Freedom during major combat operations to destroy Iraqi forces and capture Baghdad. Major Henderson completed the Battalion s deployment and returned to the United States in September 2003. He again deployed with the Battalion to Iraq in February 2004 executing counterinsurgency, stability and reconstruction operations along the Iraqi-Syrian border until September 2004. From January 2005 until June 2005 Major Henderson served as the Current Operations Officer, 7th Marine Regiment. In August 2005, Major Henderson reported for duty as a student, Navy Command and Staff College, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island. He graduated with distinction in June 2006 and also completed the 14-month Naval Operational Planners Course receiving an Advance Warfighting degree. He was assigned as an Instructor, Joint Military Operations Department, Naval War College staff. Lieutenant Colonel Henderson was promoted to his present rank on 1 September 2006. He assumed command of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina on 1 June 2007. The battalion was designated as Battalion Landing Team assigned to 24 MEU. BLT 1/6 deployed to Afghanistan March to October 2008 into the southern area of Helmand Province. Lieutenant Colonel Henderson relinquished command of 1st Battalion, 6th Marines on January 15, 2009 and served as the Operations Officer, 2d Marine Regiment until June 2009. He then attended the National War College in Washington, D.C. receiving a Masters in Science degree in June 2010. Lieutenant Colonel Henderson served on the Joint Staff, J3 as a Current Operations

Planner for Europe and NATO from July 2010 to April 2012. Lieutenant Colonel Henderson is currently assigned as Special Assistant to Chairman, Warrior and Family Support. His personal decorations include the Navy Commendation Medal with V for valor, gold star in lieu of second award, the Meritorious Service Medal, Joint Service Commendation Medal, and Bronze Star Medal with V for valor, gold star in lieu of second award. Lieutenant Colonel Henderson is married to with three children wife: Terri and children: son, Andrue and daughters: Daphine and Carmen. Robert L. Hill Supervisory Special Agent (SSA) Robert Hill has been a Special Agent with DEA since September 1989 and his current position is the Section Chief of the Pharmaceutical Investigations Section (ODP) within the Office of Diversion Control. As the Section Chief of ODP, his function is to provide programmatic oversight of enforcement strategies and operations aimed at stopping the diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances. Hon. Marcia Hirsch Judge Marcia P. Hirsch is the Presiding Judge of the Queens Drug Treatment Court, the DWI Treatment Court, the Mental Health Court, and the Drug Diversion Court. She was appointed to the New York Court of Claims in March 2005, and was assigned to Queens Supreme Court, Criminal Term. She presided over hearings and trials before she was assigned to the therapeutic courts in October 2005. Judge Hirsch has lectured extensively at various conferences and training sessions, and she is a board member of the New York Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Hirsch was the General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner at the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal. Before that, she was in private practice for many years, concentrating on real estate, landlord-tenant and general litigation. This followed another stint in government service at the New York State Department of Social Services and the New York State Higher Education Services Corp. Judge Hirsch is a graduate of Union College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, and a graduate of Syracuse University College of Law. She served for nine years on the Rockville Centre School Board and also was a member of her community s Drug and Alcohol Task Force. Christoph Hoashi-Erhardt Christoph Hoashi-Erhardt is a Senior Analyst in the U.S. Government Accountability Office s (GAO) Homeland Security and Justice team. His recent work includes a comprehensive review of drug court impact and cost-benefit evaluations published since 2004. He has also worked on

an analysis of the rate at which U.S. Attorneys prosecute crimes committed in Indian country, an assessment of gender pay disparities in the federal sector, and a study of factors affecting the outcomes of requests for asylum adjudicated in the immigration courts. Prior to joining GAO in 2006, Christoph provided legal assistance to immigrants and refugees and wrote about immigration law for various legal publications. Christoph received a Masters in Public Policy from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in Philosophy from Wheaton College in Illinois. Michelle Hodsden Michelle Hodsden is a graduate of Northern Arizona University with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, and a Masters in Public Administration. Ms. Hodsden has been a probation officer in Coconino County, Arizona for 15 years. Ms. Hodsden has a variety of experience within the probation field, working with juvenile offenders, adult offenders within the Intensive Probation Unit, domestic violence offenders and sex offenders. Additionally, Ms. Hodsden has been a trainer within her agency in the area of domestic violence. In 2006, Ms. Hodsden was assigned to the DUI/Drug Court caseload and this is where she has found her passion for probation and supervision. During her tenure with the drug court, Ms. Hodsden has worked to enhance her county's program through the implementation of various programmatic changes, many ideas she has taken directly from attending National NADCP conferences. In August 2010, Ms. Hodsden was promoted to Probation Supervisor and her assignment includes supervision of the Drug Court Probation team. Marci Hoffman Marci Hoffman is the Problem Solving Court Coordinator for the 19th Judicial District Adult Drug Court program in Greeley, Colo. As the coordinator, Ms. Hoffman is responsible for the planning, organizing, coordinating, and monitoring of all program activities. She organizes and facilitates interdisciplinary training for problem solving court team members. Ms. Hoffman facilitates community presentations, coordinates community service projects, promotes team integrity, develops community resources, monitors quality assurance, and acts as the liaison between the problem solving court judge, court personnel, probation, treatment, attorneys and other members of the problem solving court team. Ms. Hoffman began her judicial career working for the 20th Judicial District Probation Department in 1996. She later took a position as a Division Clerk with the 8th Judicial District in 2001 and in 2004, transferred to the 19th Judicial District. Ms. Hoffman obtained her undergraduate degree from Regis University in 2006. Marci has presented with DREAM at the Colorado Best Practices Meet the Community (Drug Court conference) in 2010 and 2011, Colorado Behavioral Health Conference 2010 and the Northern Colorado Substance Abuse Conference 2011. Jeri Holladay Thomas

Jeri Holladay Thomas currently serves as the Executive Director of the Nashville Drug Court Support Foundation (NDCSF), a community-based non-profit 501(c) 3 established in 1996 to alleviate the substance abuse problem in the local criminal justice system. Since becoming Executive Director of the NDCSF in 2004, she has expanded the mission of the NDCSF to include: 1) providing operating support to the Davidson County Drug Court, 2) managing community outreach and collaborations, and 3) serving as an advocate and voice educating others about the link between substance abuse, crime and related issues. She holds a Master s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and brings a decade of experience working with offenders as a probation officer and work release coordinator, program evaluator, and drug court coordinator. She has successfully obtained and overseen the administration of numerous federal, state, local, and private grants. She has worked with state and national to obtain dedicated funding streams. She has worked tirelessly to facilitate substance abuse treatment and successful re-entry for substance dependent criminal justice populations in the Nashville area. Hon. Peggy Hora Judge Peggy Fulton Hora retired in 2006 from the California Superior Court after serving 21 years. She had a criminal assignment that included presiding over the Drug Treatment Court. She is a former dean of the B.E. Witkin Judicial College of California and has been on the faculty of the National Judicial College since 1992. She is a recipient of the Bernard S. Jefferson Judicial Education Award from the California Judges Association. Judge Hora is a Senior Judicial Fellow for the National Drug Court Institute. Judge Hora has lectured nationally and internationally and has written extensively on issues surrounding substance abuse, domestic violence, drug treatment courts, cultural competence and therapeutic jurisprudence. The appellate court and over 100 journals and law reviews have cited her work. Her recent projects include a State Department-sponsored trip to Israel addressing the new Chief Justice and President Judges on Drug Treatment Courts. Her latest article, Judicial Satisfaction When Judging in a Therapeutic Key, was published in the journal Contemporary Issues in Law in the United Kingdom in 2005. Mary Kay Hudson Mary Kay Hudson was appointed as Indiana s first state drug court coordinator in September 2002 and currently is serving as the Problem-Solving Court Administrator for the Indiana Judicial Center. Her current responsibilities include facilitating and implementing statewide judicial efforts in problem-solving court policy, education and certification. Ms. Hudson previously served as the program coordinator for the Marion County Adult Drug Court in Indianapolis from 1998 to 2002. She has over 13 years experience in the criminal justice system,

as well as training and experience in substance abuse counseling. Ms. Hudson obtained a Bachelor s Degree in Criminal Justice and Biology from Indiana University Bloomington in 1993 and a Master s Degree in Social Work from Indiana University Indianapolis in 2001. Jamey Hueston Judge Jamey Hueston has presided as a judge for 20 years. Previously, she worked in both public and private practice in the United States and in Guadalajara, Mexico. Judge Hueston has been involved in numerous drug prevention and education task forces. She is the founder and Chair of the Baltimore City Teen Court, Maryland Teen Court Association, the past Chair of the Baltimore City Public School Health Advisory Committee and the Doctor/Lawyer/Teacher Partnership. She developed and administered Court Watch, a court visitation/student education project and produced a drug education video with Maryland Public TV which is used in high schools throughout the country. Judge Hueston drafted and was responsible for the passage of the Drug Enforcement and Community Anti-Drug Nuisance Abatement legislation. Currently, Judge Hueston chairs the Maryland Judicial Problem Solving Courts Committee and is the founder and administers the Baltimore City Drug Treatment Court. She is also a founding member of The National Association of Drug Court Professionals and currently is on its executive board of directors. She has been a member of various local and state boards dealing with issues relating to juveniles, drug courts and alcohol abuse. Judge Hueston has written, lectured and provided technical assistance and trainings extensively regarding problem solving and drug courts. She serves on the faculty of the National Judicial College and teaches nationally and internationally regarding a variety of topics including legal and court related issues, anti--terrorism, threat assessment constitutional, electronic surveillance and conspiracy laws, the effects of drug use and abuse, organizational and court management. She has received awards in the Criminal Justice field including The Maryland State Bar Association s Distinguished Service Award for Special Achievement in Law-Related Education and Professional Legal Excellence Award for the Advancement of Unpopular Causes and teaching awards. Jeanne Huffman Jeanne Huffman is the Treatment Court Administrator for the 36th Judicial Circuit in Southeast Missouri (Butler/Ripley County's). Jeanne oversees the operations of two adult drug courts, two adult DWI Courts, organized and oversees a Truancy Court program and oversees the operation of the SEMO Veterans Treatment Court Program.

Jeanne worked 21 years as a Probation/Parole Officer; 11 years and a licensed chemical dependency counselor. Jeanne began working in drug courts in 2000 while working as a Probation/Parole officer in District 25, Poplar Bluff, MO. In 2008 Jeanne was hired as the first Treatment Court Administrator for the 36th Judicial Circuit. Jeanne has a B.S. Science degree from Kansas State University; and an Associates Degree in Addictions from Washburn University. Jeanne has presented at the Missouri Govenors Summit on Methamphetamine addiction; at Three Rivers College school of Criminal Justice; the National Teenage Conference on Substance Abuse; for the 2011 Missouri Prevention Conference. Jeanne also serves as a trainer for the Missouri DWI Court initiative planning training. Jeanne is currently on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals; serves as the Chairman of the We Can Be Drug Free Coalition (Poplar Bluff); serves on the Board of Directors for the Butler County Community Resource Council; and is a member of the Southeast Coalition for Roadway Safety, MoDOT. Jeanne resides in Poplar Bluff with her husband, Tim. Brockton Hunter Brock Hunter is an attorney in private practice, focusing on criminal defense. He is also a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army as a Recon Scout, and devotes a significant portion of his practice to defending veterans in the criminal justice system. Brock is also active in advocating for veterans at a public policy level. He helped draft and pass Minnesota's Veterans Sentencing Mitigation Act, which encourages treatment over incarceration of psychologicallyinjured veterans who have contact with the criminal justice system. This legislation was subsequently cited by the U.S. Supreme Court in its landmark decision in Porter v. McCollum, and has been used as a model for similar legislation in other states. Brock assisted in the planning and organization of Minnesota's first formal Veterans Treatment Court and is now working to help establish some form of veterans court process across the state. Brock has been called upon to help brief the Obama Presidential Transition Team on innovative approaches to dealing veterans in the criminal justice system. He has also spoken before leadership of the Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs, and thousands of judges, attorneys and other criminal justice professionals about how we can learn from mistakes of the past and do better by our current generation of returning war veterans. Brock is currently co-

editing and co-authoring The Attorneys Guide to Defending Veterans in Criminal Court, a pro bono collaborative effort of leading experts from the veterans mental health and legal fields. James Imperatrice James F. Imperatrice is the former Chief Clerk of the Kings County Supreme Court Criminal Term. A native of Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Imperatrice holds a Baccalaureate degree in mathematics from St. Francis College. He began his 37 years of court service as Uniformed Court Officer. As the Chief Clerk, he assisted the Administrative Judge in creating and implementing policy, served in a confidential capacity and was responsible for managing court operations including case management, budget, security, personnel and employee relations. Additionally he was responsible for the deployment of over 600 non-judicial employees, as well as coordinating with other court related agencies, such as the probation and correction departments, district attorney and defense attorney organizations. In addition to his responsibilities as Chief Clerk, Mr. Imperatrice served as the Chair of the Quality Service Program for the New York State Unified Court System. He was responsible for the creation of the training programs and has conducted numerous training sessions throughout New York State. Bruce Isit Bruce Isit, LISAC has been working in the field for over 30 years. He has worked for Maricopa County Adult Probation for over 15 years. His area of expertise is co-occurring disorders; criminogenics; cognitive behavioral therapy; assessment and evaluations; group therapy; motivational enhancement; stages of change; and harm reduction techniques. Norma Jaeger Norma Jaeger serves as the Director of Problem-solving Courts and Community Sentencing Alternatives for the Idaho Supreme Court. She provides guidance, support, and evaluation for Idaho s 59 problem-solving courts, including 31 drug courts, 5 DUI courts, 8 juvenile drug and mental health courts, 4 Family Dependency Drug Courts, 10 mental health courts, and one Veteran s Court located throughout the state. Norma received a Master of Science degree in health services administration from Whitworth College in Spokane Washington and has spent over 30 years working in the development and administration of public mental health and substance abuse programs in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. In addition to state and county program management experience she has written and directed several major federal grants for substance abuse treatment and prevention and is adjunct faculty in Criminal Justice at Boise State University. Norma serves on the Board of Directors for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the National Task Force of the National Center for DWI Courts.

Susan James-Andrews Susan James-Andrews is a research associate in the Administration of Justice Department, Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!) at George Mason University, and President and Chief Executive Officer of James-Andrews & Associates: CHALLENGES an organization focused on culturally relevant, gender responsive and developmentally appropriate services for youth and adults. She has degrees in Counseling, Community Health and Business Administration/Marketing. Using her experience from directing programs, counseling and working in State government, Ms. James-Andrews has provided training, and/or on-site technical assistance (including coaching and modeling) in all 50 states, healing to wellness courts, and the Caribbean. Ms. James-Andrews has served as a senior consultant for the National Council of Juvenile & Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) providing training to Judges and Juvenile Courts throughout the country. A few of her contracts include Substance Abuse Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Department of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention/Bureau of Justice Assistance (DOJ/OJJDP/BJA), Virginia Department of Corrections (VADOC), Maryland Department of Public Safety- (Parole & Probation and Division of Corrections), as well as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Ms James-Andrews has focused on specialized training for women and girls with a focus on girls of color. She co-authored a report for OJJDP on The Impact of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita on the Juvenile Justice System, developed a standards manual for the Washington, DC Department of Health s Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration (APRA) and has authored and co-authored several curriculums based on Evidence-Based Practices including: Communications and Interpersonal Skills for Correction Professionals (2007) and Building Knowledge, Building Skills for Juvenile Case Managers/Probation Officers (2008). She is a contributor of the publication Evidence-Based Practice: Tools for Changing Inmate Behavior A research manual for safe and secure correctional facilities and communities (2008) and Law Enforcement: Response to Girls (2009, International Association of Chiefs of Police). She is a former executive board member for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, and a current Board member for the Center for Culturally Competent Studies at Stony Brook University in New York. She received her certification as an addictions counselor in Washington, DC and Masters degree from the University of Memphis. Hon. Vincent Janssen Mr. Janssen is a Peer Support / Mentor for the Ayer and Concord Drug Court Program (ACDCP) in Ayer, Ma. He is a graduate of the Ayer Drug Court Program. His own recovery and depth of commitment to helping others in their recovery is what led him to be recruited for a paid

position as a Peer Support at Advocates, Inc., through the Drug Court program. Advocates, is a private, non-profit clinic that provides outpatient mental health and substance abuse counseling, educational and outreach services to individuals and families. Mr. Janssen was a Drug Court participant when the ACDCP clients tested the ACHESS smart phone application in a four-month pilot study in the spring of 2011. In his current full time position, he provides a complimentary type of support and information to participants, parallel to what they receive through ACHESS. Mr. Janssen s role includes daily monitoring and facilitation of how the clients use the ACHESS application, and he provides mentoring and technical support. Mr. Janssen began using heroin at age 13, and his nearly 30 year history of addiction led to multiple felonies and 18 years of incarceration. His commitment to his recovery and his appreciation for how Drug Court gave him the chance to rebuild his life are key factors in his being selected as a Peer Support. He is currently enrolled in school to become a substance abuse counselor, and is working towards becoming a Certified Peer Specialist. Tim Jeffries Tim Jeffries received his undergraduate degree of Bachelors of Science with an emphasis in Psychology from Old Dominion University in1994. He then returned and earned his graduate degree in Masters of Social Work from Norfolk State University. While in graduate school, he successfully completed several internships with various juvenile justice agencies. He worked with juveniles at the Department of Social Services, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Detention centers, and Residential treatment facilities for abused and aggressive behavioral juveniles. Tim began his career in the federal government as a Presidential Management Intern (PMI) in 1998. His first and primary position as a PMI was with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. There, he functioned as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and Assisted Housing. As a special assistant, he was responsible for many projects, one of which ultimately required Smith and Wesson to place child safety locks on all guns as a standard. He was also given the opportunity to detail to 6 different areas at 4 federal agencies. His detail experience included serving as an advisor at Health and Human Services, a grant manager at the Department of Justice, a policy advisor at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, and Policy Analyst/ Empowerment Zone grant reviewer with the Department of Housing and Urban Development. His most notable accomplishments were the details to the Secretary s office of HUD as a Special Assistant to the Deputy Chief of Staff, as well as to the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. At the White House, he served as a Drug Court Expert and Policy Specialist for 9 months contributing to a reduction in recidivism for Drug offenders. He established working

groups which lead to the integration of affordable housing into current drug treatment programs. This connection joined the two federal agencies of HUD and DOJ to promote clean and sober affordable housing for rehabilitated drug clients nationally. Mack Jenkins Mack Jenkins has worked in the criminal justice field for more than 27 years. He currently is the Director of the Juvenile Field Services for the Orange County Probation Department in Anaheim, California. In this role, Mr. Jenkins oversees a division, which is responsible for the supervision of more that 2,700 juvenile offenders on formal probation. Mr. Jenkins previously has managed the delivery of probation services in the Orange County Drug/DUI Courts, where the participants numbered more than 650 chronic drug offenders. Mr. Jenkins is the former Chair of the Orange County Drug Court Oversight committee, a member of the Orange County Drug and Alcohol Advisory Board, and the Orange County Methamphetamine Task Force. He also is Vice Chair of the Victim Assistance Programs Governing Board and a former board member of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Mr. Jenkins has worked with Drug Courts since 1995 and currently is a criminal justice consultant specializing in the design, implementation and operation of Drug Court programs. He has provided training to criminal justice professionals (Judges, attorneys, probation, and police officers) throughout the country in the design and implementation of Drug Courts and working with substance abuse offenders. He was a consensus panel member on Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 44 Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System. Mr. Jenkins is an adjunct professor of criminal justice with the Rancho Santiago Community College District in Orange County and holds a Bachelors degree in Criminal Justice from the University of California at Irvine. Adrian Johnson Adrian Johnson earned his MSW at the University of Missouri School of Social Work. He currently is the program director for the reentry drug court programs in the 13th Judicial Circuit. Previously, he was a drug court research analyst and program coordinator at the Missouri Office of State Courts Administrator. Joseph Jones Mr. Joseph T. Jones, Jr. is founder of the Center For Urban Families (CFUF) formerly the Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development (CFWD), a Baltimore, Maryland nonprofit service organization established to empower low-income families by enhancing both the ability

of women and men to contribute to their families as wage earners and of men to fulfill their roles as fathers. Prior to founding CFUF, Mr. Jones developed and directed the Men s Services program for the federally funded Baltimore Healthy Start initiative and replicated the Baltimore affiliate of the nationally recognized STRIVE employment services program. His ability to engage and provide hands-on services to fathers garnered him the reputation of trailblazer in the field. Mr. Jones is now a national leader in workforce development, fatherhood and family services programming, and through his professional and civic involvement influences policy direction nationwide. As a lifelong resident of Baltimore City, Mr. Jones firmly believes that families can rise out of poverty if provided the appropriate foundation and information to maintain a cohesive family unit. To that end, Mr. Jones worked in tandem with the State of Louisiana s Department of Social Services to develop the Exploring Relationships and Marriage with Fragile Families curriculum. The curriculum is designed to provide single parents with the communication, conflict resolution, and effective parenting skills that lead to bettered outcomes for children. Mr. Jones has received numerous awards and honors for his leadership and programming, including the Johns Hopkins University Leadership Development Program s Distinguished Leadership Award and the Fullwood Foundation s Valued Hours Award. He currently serves on President Obama s Taskforce on Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families and several boards including: the Open Society Institute-Baltimore, the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board, the National Fatherhood Leaders Group, and the Development Training Institute. He has also previously served on the boards of Campaign for Our Children and the National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families and was an active member in former President Clinton s Work Group on Welfare Reform, was a community advisor on fatherhood issues to Vice President Al Gore and contributed to First Lady Laura Bush s Helping America s Youth initiative. Mr. Jones media appearances include several local, national, and international media outlets including the New York Times, McNeil-Lehrer News Hour, 48 Hours, CNN, PBS, The Osgood Files, Spike TV, Fox News Channel, and NPR. Mr. Jones is a Weinberg Fellow and a graduate of the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He is happily married and has three children. Hon. Jan R. Jurden The Honorable Jan R. Jurden, a Delaware native, became a Judge of the Superior Court on May 29, 2001. After proudly serving three years in the United States Army after high school, Judge Jurden received her B.A. summa cum laude from Muhlenberg College in 1985, and her J.D. from the Dickinson School of Law (now the Dickinson School of Law of the Pennsylvania State University)

in 1988, where she was an Articles Editor of the Law Review, a member of the Woolsack Honor Society, and a recipient of the Gwilyn A. Price, Jr. Memorial Prize and the Abel Klaw Advocacy Prize. Judge Jurden practiced law with the law firm of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor from 1988 to 2001, concentrating on corporate, commercial and personal injury litigation. In 2008, Judge Jurden launched the Superior Court Mental Health Court in an effort to improve responses to mentally ill persons in the criminal justice system and to reduce probation violations and recidivism. Judge Jurden has presided over the Mental Health Court since its inception. Because of her commitment to improving outcomes for offenders with mental illness, Judge Jurden was appointed to the Chief Justice s Criminal Justice Mental Health Task Force in 2008. As part of the Task Force, she served as Chair of the Communications, Collaboration and Resource Allocation Subcommittee and the Juvenile Subcommittee. The Superior Court Mental Health Team is the proud recipient of the 2010 Governor s Team Excellence Award. Leo Kadehjian Dr. Kadehjian is an independent biomedical consultant in Palo Alto, California, primarily lecturing and writing on the clinical, scientific, regulatory, and legal issues in drugs of abuse testing. He has provided consulting services for a wide variety of both private and public sector drug programs. Clients have included IBM, Exxon International, Texaco, General Motors, Amtrak, Pfizer, Air New Zealand, Syntex, Syva, the U.S. Federal Courts, and numerous state corrections agencies and local drug courts. He has special experience with on-site testing programs and provides oversight of the U.S. Federal Courts on-site drug testing programs. An internationally recognized speaker, he has earned an Outstanding Speaker recognition from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry and has provided expert testimony in court and labor arbitration. He has also provided judicial education including nationally broadcast live satellite television seminars for the Federal Judicial Center and serving on the faculty of the National Judicial College lecturing on the neurobiology of addiction and drug testing issues. He has also conducted workshops for occupational physicians and other clinical providers. He is a member of the International Association of Forensic Toxicologists, the Society of Forensic Toxicologists, the American Association of Clinical Chemistry, and the American Chemical Society. Born and raised in Boston, he received his Bachelor s degree in Organic Chemistry from M.I.T. in 1972 and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Stanford University in 1977. After several years of bioorganic and toxicological research, he served as Manager of International Medical Affairs for Syva. In that position, he lectured extensively around the world, including mainland China and

the Soviet Union. Since then he has established his own biomedical consulting business with private and public sector clients worldwide. Maritza Karagiorgos Dr. Virginia Barber-Rioja earned her doctoral degree in clinical forensic psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice (City University of New York). She completed her pre-doctoral internship with a forensic focus at Bellevue Hospital Center and the New York University Medical Center. Originally from the Canary Islands, Spain, she attended undergraduate school and also earned a master's degree in Clinical Psychology in Madrid, at the Universidad Pontificia Comillas. For two years Dr. Barber-Rioja was the clinical director of the Queens TASC Mental Health Diversion Program, which works in collaboration with the Queens Mental Health Court. She is currently an attending psychologist in the Bellevue's Forensic Inpatient Unit and an adjunct professor of Psychology of Violence at New York University. Dr. Barber Rioja has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, has co-authored a chapter on jail diversion models published by Springer, and has presented in numerous national and international conferences. Her research has focused on the factors that predict success and failure in diversion of people with mental illness, along with an emphasis on risk assessment. Bernadece Kiogima Bernadece is a citizen of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians. Bernadece was born and raised in the Anishnabek community in Grand Rapids, Michigan. In high school Bernadece attended and graduated from the Native American Alternative Learning Center. After high school, Bernadece went on to attend Grand Valley State University where she graduated and earned two Master degrees. Bernadece earned both a Master of Science degree with both a Criminal Justice and Social Work focus and also a Master of Public Administration degree with a Criminal Justice focus. Bernadece has been employed with the Tribal Court for nearly ten years. For the first few years of her employment with the tribe she worked as the Probation Officer until she was employed as the Court Administrator. Her previous work experience includes working for the 61st District Court in Grand Rapids and later working for three years as a Youth Specialist for the Kent County Juvenile Detention Center. As the Court Administrator, she is responsible for duties assigned by the Judiciary as well as handling the administrative duties of the Court and supervising the court staff. David Kondrat Dr. David C. Kondrat is an Assistant Professor of social work at South Florida University. He received his BSSW from Saint Louis University and his MSW and PhD from The Ohio State University. David worked as a mental health social worker in Madison, WI. He was first a case manager and then the administrative director of SOAR case management services. In addition,

he worked as an emergency room mental health crisis worker. David s work with persons with severe mental illness served as the inspiration for him to seek his PhD. His research interests include: mental health program evaluation, stigma of mental illness, common and unique case manager effects, and advanced statistical analysis.recently, he has been conducting evaluation research in two mental health courts and presented "Factors Associated with Mental Health Court Nonparticipation and Negative Termination" at the 2011 Intermountain Mental Health Court Conference. Deborah Koetzle Deborah Koetzle, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Criminal Justice at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Her research interests include problem-solving courts, classification and assessment, and program evaluation. Her work has appeared in Crime and Delinquency, Justice Quarterly, and the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency. Jeffrey Kushner Jeffrey Kushner is the Montana Statewide Drug Court Coordinator with the Montana Supreme Court/Office of the Court Administrator. Kushner assumed his duties in January of 2008 after the Montana Legislative Assembly provided initial funding for the state s drug courts and his position. Prior to assuming his duties in Helena, Kushner was the Drug Court Administrator for the 22nd Judicial Circuit in St. Louis, MO. Mr. Kushner began with the Circuit in December of 1996 as the planner for the drug court that opened in April of 1997. During his tenure, the Court en banc of the 22nd Judicial Circuit approved of a unified drug court with a single administration for the Adult Felony Drug Court (Pre-plea), Family Drug Court, Juvenile Drug Court, Post Plea Felony Drug Court and the co-occurring docket of the Adult Felony Court. Kushner served as a lead trainer at the National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse where he lead the basic drug court track for more than a decade. Kushner is a reviewer for the Department of Justice for a wide variety of drug court and other categories of grant applications. Previous to his position in St. Louis, Kushner was the State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Director in Nebraska, Colorado and Oregon over a period of 26 years. Kushner was the Director in Oregon for sixteen years where he was designated as Manager of the Year in Oregon s Executive Service. Kushner has served on numerous national task forces, committees and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Advisory Council. Kushner was President of the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors and received their Outstanding Service Award for his contribution to that organization. Other awards include the Oregon Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse President's Award, The Harold E. Hughes Exceptional Services Award, Ecumenical Ministries Award for Public Service, Women's Commission Award from the Oregon Women's Commission on Alcohol and Drug Issues, and the Administrator's Award for Public Service from the Alcohol,

Drug Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration of the Federal government. Upon leaving St. Louis, the 22nd Judicial Circuit recognized Kushner for, his vision, knowledge, persistence, diligence, and leadership in creating and developing the St. Louis City Drug Courts. Kushner was also recognized by the Supreme Court of Missouri for his contribution to the drug court movement in Missouri. Most recently Kushner acquired funding for and published the Green Book entitled Economic Benefits of Drug Treatment: A Critical Review of the Evidence for Policy Makers. The document researched by the Treatment Research Institute at the University of Pennsylvania, was sent to every U.S. Congress man and woman and every state legislator in the country. In January of 2007, Kushner was appointed to the Alternative Treatment Courts Committee of the Supreme Court of Missouri to review current legislation and court rules that affect alternative treatment courts and suggest changes. Kushner is a very strong advocate for implementation of evidence-based practices within treatment programs and drug courts and chaired an initiative with National Drug Court Institute of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals to publish a document on evidencebased practices for drug courts in conjunction with 12 internationally known researchers in related fields. This publication, Quality Improvement for Drug Courts: Evidence-Based Practices, has been completed and copies have been distributed across the country. Julius Lang Julius Lang has been the Director of Training and Technical Assistance at the Center for Court Innovation in New York City since 2002. In his work at the Center, Mr. Lang is responsible for the planning and delivery of training and expert assistance services to jurisdictions around the nation and internationally, on topics such as problem-solving courts, community justice, therapeutic jurisprudence and crime prevention. He currently spearheads national technical assistance under the Problem-Solving Justice Initiative of the U.S. Justice Department s Bureau of Justice Assistance. He has lectured extensively on the general topic of problem-solving courts and the application of their core principles and practices more broadly across systems; community courts; community prosecution; and holistic defense. Mr. Lang has served as part of the core planning team and faculty for dozens of national trainings, and worked with local practitioners to plan or enhance numerous community courts and other innovative experiments. He is also currently working with The California Endowment and the U.S. Justice Department s COPS Office on a national initiative to help law enforcement take advantage of collaborations with the public health sector to prevent violence. Prior to 2002, Mr. Lang served for five years as the coordinator of the Midtown Community Court, the nation s first community court, located in Manhattan s Times Square neighborhood.

The Midtown Court is widely credited for its contribution to New York City s success in reducing crime while simultaneously decreasing the use of jail. Mr. Lang received a B.S. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and a J.D. cum laude from the Villanova University School of Law. Kent Lawrence Judge Kent Lawrence has been the Judge of the State Court of Athens-Clarke County since November, 1985. Prior to assuming that position, he worked as a patrol officer, special investigator with the District Attorney s office, a countywide drug task force officer, Chief of Police, and a prosecuting attorney. In 1992, he was appointed by former Governor Zell Miller to the Statewide DUI Task Force. He served two years on the twenty-four member State Judicial Council which evaluates policies for court administration and recommends improvements in the state s judicial system. He served as a member of the Board of Trustees for the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of Georgia from 1995-2002. Judge Lawrence implemented the first DUI/Drug Court in Georgia in February, 2001. He currently serves on both the Statewide Drug Court Advisory Committee for the Administrative Office of the Courts and the Judicial Council Standing Committee on Drug Courts. In 2005, he was the recipient of the Governor s Office of Highway Safety Director s Award in recognition and dedication to the highest standards of excellence in promoting public safety in Georgia. He has been a facilitator for DUI/Drug Court teams around the country. He was elected to serve on the NADCP board beginning in June, 2006. In 2006, he was the recipient of ABA/NHTSA Specialized State Court Judges Judicial Fellowship. Additionally, Judge Lawrence currently serves as the Chairman of the National DWI Task Force Committee charged with promoting, facilitating and implementing best practices, procedures and policies for courts operating impaired driving programs. Judge Lawrence has served as President of the Council of State Court Judges of Georgia and is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Western Judicial Circuit Bar Association. Judge Lawrence has both a Bachelor and Master s Degree in Education from the University of Georgia, and received a Juris Doctorate Degree from Woodrow Wilson College of Law in 1978. On January 1, 2011, Judge Lawrence will begin to serve a seventh four (4) year term as Chief Judge of the State Court. Additionally, The Athens-Clarke County DUI/Drug Court Program has its own on-site drug testing lab which utilizes EtG testing and confirmation EtS testing for impaired driving program participants. Caitlin Lepore Caitlin Lepore, LCSW, is a doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB). She has worked in Santa Maria with the Methamphetamine Recovery

Services (MARS) enhanced drug court program and in Santa Barbara with the Clean and Sober Drug Court program. As a clinical social worker, she provided in-home therapeutic services in San Francisco and Chicago. She has worked primarily with families facing poverty, homelessness, and addiction, and has used Child Parent Psychotherapy in her work with parents and young children whose relationships have been impacted by trauma. As a program evaluator in Chicago, she designed and implemented an agency-wide child services evaluation, and as a graduate student researcher at the University of California, Berkeley, she examined the impacts of child welfare and court policies on individuals. Ms. Lepore is particularly interested in the intergenerational effects of mental illness, trauma, and addiction, and how systems of care can target their prevention and intervention efforts to best serve individuals and families. Karen Lewis Karen Lewis, LCSW has worked in the field since 1982. She has worked in adult probation for the past 5.5 years. Areas of expertise includes co-occurring disorders; substance abuse; family systems; anger management; cognitive behavioral therapy; motivational enhancement; therapy with adults and children. Hilary Liberty Hilary James Liberty, Ph.D. is a licensed psychologist specializing in measurement of drug use by various means and the statistical evaluation of social programs. Dr. Liberty has been a Principal Investigator at National Development and Research Institutes (NDRI) for 18 years receiving Federal funding for over a dozen research grants on topics ranging from accuracy of self-report of drug and alcohol use, to testing of human sweat for drugs of abuse such as cocaine, opiates, and marijuana. Dr. Liberty was a trainer for over 25 years teaching a review course for psychologists studying for their state licensing exam. Academic Review, the company for with Dr. Liberty taught, is approved by the American Psychological Association, as a provider of training for the exam. He is currently building an online school for substance abuse treatment provider staff and public health staff. Six courses are currently in development with Federal SBIR grant funding. Craig Love Dr. Craig Love is a Senior Study Director at Westat. Dr. Love served as the Project Director for SAMHSA/CSAT s Adult Treatment Drug Court Multi-Site Evaluation. Dr. Love is an educational psychologist with more than 30 years of experience in program planning, development, and evaluation. He has extensive experience in instrument development for assessing substance abuse treatment outcomes for high-risk youth and adult communities. He has conducted research and taught classes in ethnic studies on Native Americans, research methods, substance abuse treatment and prevention, statistics, and all aspects of the criminal justice

system, including prison research, counseling, drug courts, probation, parole, and juvenile delinquency. Dr. Love has also been a policy advisor for several government groups, including the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), the Office of the Surgeon General, the Office of Minority Health, Rhode Island and Connecticut Department of Corrections, and the United Nations. Dr. Love has presented extensively at conferences and speaking engagements, including the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the American Evaluation Association, the American Public Health Association, the Biannual Meeting of the International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Associations in Tokyo, Japan, and the Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals. Joseph Lucier Mr. Lucier is humbled to be in his community as the Adult Drug Court Coordinator/Probation Officer. He has lived in Northern Michigan all of his life. His Grandmother, Rita Gasco-Shepard, grew up in Indian Town (Harbor Springs) and has a major influence in the program that has been developed. Mr. Lucier moved away briefly to continue his education at Bay Mills Community College and Lake Superior State University where he received his Bachelors degree. Since 2007 he has been working for the LTBB in various capacities including, Compensation Analyst, Youth Services Coordinator, and now as a Tribal Court Team Member. He's been a part of the LTBB Court since 2008 when he was included on the Odawa Youth Healing to Wellness Team. He holds a passion for a life of Recovery and Spirituality. His mission is simply, to make the Creator smile as much as he possibly can and he hopes to do just that as he continues to work for the LTBB Government. Laura Luna Ms. Laura Luna is a supervising social worker for the Department of Children and Families in Los Angeles County. Ms. Luna was key to implementing the first Dependency Drug Court for parents in Los Angeles County and supervises 4-6 social workers as part of the Drug Court team. Each social worker has at least 25 to 30 children that they are responsible for. Ms. Luna has provided training in the drug court model and is 13 1/2 years and has been supervising for 6 years. MSW from USC in social work. Master of social work from university ofcalifornia. Working with drug related issues. Joe Lunievicz Joe Lunievicz is the Deputy Director of the Training Institute at National Development and Research Insitutes, Inc. (NDRI). He has over 18 years experience in training, curriculum writing, program development and management specializing in the public health fields of substance abuse and sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS. In addition to managing both regional and national projects at the Training Institute, he has developed and trained nationally

BJA s Cultural Proficiency for Drug Court Professionals 2-day training; helped develop and train the Center for Court Innovation s curriculum, titled Treatment Providers and Drug Courts Managing Relationships and Meeting Challenges, for new drug court treatment providers, and has developed workshops for them on Cultural Competency, Assessment Overview, Teambuilding and Understanding and Coping with Participant Relapse; conducted workshops at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) annual conferences and state conferences on Cultural Proficiency, Motivating Participants, Involving Families in Drug Court, Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Participants, and Presentation Skills. Mr. Lunievicz also is co-investigator on a number of National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)-funded projects to develop computer-assisted training on the New York State HIV Confidentiality Laws, in addition to a collaborator on a number of other research and intervention projects, including projects that deal with Hepatitis C and Alcohol Screening for Clients with HIV. Peter Luongo Dr. Peter Luong is an accomplished clinician and teacher of clinicians. He was a faculty associate for over 10 years at the Johns Hopkins University, where he was the 1996 recipient of the University s Excellence in Teaching Award. Among the professional and graduate school courses Dr. Luongo taught at Johns Hopkins are Diagnosis in Counseling, Personality, Advanced Techniques in Counseling, and Addictions Counseling, as well as seminars in Community Agency Counseling and Topics in Adolescent Counseling. Included in both his role at the university and as a clinical supervisor have been live supervision of family therapy sessions, review and rating of both video and audio taped sessions, and conducting Grand Rounds. Sarah Lynch Sarah Beth Lynch received her B.A. in psychology from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in May 2011. She currently is working under the direction of Dr. Bradley Donohue on his NIDA funded R01 grant studying the efficacy of Family Behavioral Therapy in mothers referred to treatment for substance abuse and child maltreatment. She recently presented at the 2011 Western Psychological Association Conference on a Family Behavioral Therapy intervention that focuses on establishing goals and contingencies in adult substance abuse treatment programs. In addition to her work with Dr. Donohue, Ms. Lynch s current research responsibilities include coordinating a study examining the effects of voluntary exercise on substance use in an animal model of child neglect, and developing a curriculum for adolescent girls referred to community mental health clinics for substance abuse and body image distortions. Her research interests include evidence based treatment development of substance abuse programs, and the biological implications of child neglect and substance use on children of drug users. Also, she serves as an editorial assistant for the Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse. Ms. Lynch is applying to graduate school this fall. She aspires to earn a Ph.D. in clinical psychology

and work in a community mental health setting developing evidence based treatment programs for women and children at risk for substance use and problem behaviors associated with substance use. As native of Las Vegas, Ms. Lynch hopes to continue to give back to her community throughout her professional development. Hon. Brian MacKenzie Judge Brian MacKenzie has served as a Judge of the 52nd District Court, located in Novi Michigan, since 1988. In 2001, he was honored by the Foundation for the Improvement of Justice with the Paul H. Chapman medal, for significant contributions to the American criminal justice system. He was recognized by the United States Department of Justice for his work on behalf of victims along with numerous other awards for his community based programs. Judge MacKenzie is the current secretory of the American Judges Association and the chair of it s education committee. He is also the president of the Michigan Association of Drug Court Professionals and a member of the Congress of State Drug Courts. From November 2008 to December 2010, Judge MacKenzie was the American Bar Association/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Judicial. Fellow and has served on the National Center for DWI Courts, DWI Court Task Force. Judge MacKenzie has written and lectured throughout the country on such issues as substance abuse, domestic violence, drug treatment courts, strategic planning and court media relations. He is the co-editor of the book Michigan Criminal Procedure.. Judge MacKenzie received his Juris Doctorate from Wayne State University Law School in 1974. In November 1974, he was admitted to practice and joined the Wayne County Prosecutor s Office as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney. In 1979 he joined to the Michigan Attorney General s Office as an Assistant Attorney General were he remained until he was appointed to 52nd District Court, 1st Division, in March of 1988. Judge MacKenzie is married to Karen MacKenzie. He has three children; Kate, David, and Breanna. He also has three grandsons, the absolutely amazing Daniel and the totally fabulous Raymond and the utterly cool Henry. Juliette Mackin Juliette Mackin, Executive Vice President and Senior Researcher at NPC Research, has been involved with close to 50 studies of drug courts, including adult, juvenile, DUI, and family court programs. She was the director of a multi-year, multi-site statewide drug court study in Maryland, conducting technical assistance, training, process evaluations, longitudinal outcome studies, and cost-benefit research, using both qualitative and quantitative research methods. Dr. Mackin has also conducted drug court evaluations in Oregon and consulted on projects in Indiana. She recently directed a project for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration conducting assessments of 22 adult drug court programs (including two Tribal

wellness courts) that received SAMHSA treatment enhancement grants and providing technical assistance and recommendations to each program. In addition to her drug court experience, Dr. Mackin also works in the areas of juvenile crime prevention, strength-based approaches to service delivery, mentoring, child abuse and neglect prevention and treatment, early childhood behavioral health, and human services coordination. She has provided training and technical assistance through the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the National Center for DWI Courts, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, and the National Indian Justice Center, as well as the Indiana Judicial Center, Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, and Oregon Commission on Children and Families, for many community-based, governmental, and Tribal organizations. Samuel MacMaster Samuel MacMaster, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor at the College of Social Work at the University of Tennessee where he teaches graduate courses in substance abuse interventions and research. He has produced three books and over fifty peer-reviewed publications related to substance abuse and/or HIV; and have significant clinical experience with re-entry populations. Dr MacMaster works with numerous community-based organizations in the design, development and evaluation of services for substance using populations. Dr. MacMaster has presented nationally and internationally on his work and research with substance users, and provides training and technical assistance presentations across the country. Joseph Madonia Mr. Madonia is a graduate of New York University and is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. He is currently the Project Director of Brooklyn Treatment Court in New York State and the codeveloper of the Brooklyn Treatment Court Training Academy. In September of 2009 Mr. Madonia was appointed by Governor David Patterson to sit on the New York State Board for Medical Misconduct. Mr. Madonia is currently the chairperson for Brooklyn s Clinical Advisory Board. He holds several committee memberships which include New York City Drug Treatment Court Regional Work Group, Committee for Best Practices on Young Adults, The Addiction Treatment Providers Association of New York State. In addition, he serves as a lecturer/trainer for The National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) and The National Development and Research Institute (NDRI Mr. Madonia has also conducted training for new drug court team members through the Unified Court System and the Center for Court Innovation.

Erin Magee-Gary Erin has extensive experience working with substance offenders in both clinical and legal capacities. Erin has provided counseling and managed treatment programs in both community and corrections based settings. Erin has served as a Law Clerk to Honorable Lois Lipton in the Superior Court of New Jersey, Criminal Division, Bergen Vicinage and as a Pool Attorney for the Office of the New Jersey Public Defender, Adult Criminal Division, Passaic Vicinage. Most recently, Erin served as the Program Director at a corrections based therapeutic community at Mountainview Youth Correctional Facility where she oversaw substance abuse treatment services for 132 youth offenders. With her combined interests in the law and substance abuse counseling, Erin is an advocate for treating addiction as a health concern rather than a crime. Erin is also a Professional Mediator and maintains a part-time mediation practice in Northern New Jersey. Jorge Luis Mancera Maldonado Médico Cirujano y Partero, con especialidad en Psiquiatría, Licenciado en Derecho. Director de la Unidad de Internamiento para el Tratamiento de Adicciones de Centros de Integración Juvenil; A.C. de 2004 al 2008. Médico Psiquiatra en Centros Penitenciarios de 1999 a 2010. Coordinador del Equipo Diseñador del Primer Centro de Tratamiento para Adicciones en México del Programa Tribunal para Tratamiento de Adicciones (Drug Court). Perito Oficial para el Tribunal Superior de Justicia en el Estado de Nuevo León y el Consejo de la Judicatura Federal en el área de Psiquiatría. Peter Manzo Peter L. Manzo is the Mental Health Case Manager with the Queens Treatment Court (QTC). He is responsible for screening, coordinating services and monitoring participants who are diagnosed with co-occurring disorders. He is also the Resource Coordinator for the Queens Mental Health Court. Mr. Manzo has a Bachelors of Arts Degree from the City College of New York. He received a Master of Social Work from New York University Silver School of Social Work.

Douglas Marlowe Douglas B. Marlowe, J.D., Ph.D. is the Director of the Division on Law and Ethics Research at the Treatment Research Institute (TRI) and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Dr. Marlowe is a Fellow in Addictions of the American Psychological Association (APA) and has a Certificate of Proficiency in the Treatment of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders from the APA College of Professional Psychology. He has published over 80 professional articles and chapters on the topics of crime and drug abuse and is on the editorial boards of the Drug Court Review and Criminal Justice & Behavior. Dr. Marlowe has received several federal and state research grants to investigate the role of coercion in drug abuse treatment, the effects of drug courts and other diversion programs for drug abusing offenders, and behavioral treatments for drug abusers and offenders. In June of 2004, Dr. Marlowe became a member of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, on which he serves as Chair of the Research Committee and the Drug Policy Reform Committee. Stephen Marpet Commissioner Stephen Marpet is the lead Commissioner for the Dependency Court for parents and youth for the County of Los Angeles. Commissioner Marpet has over 12 years of experience as a Judicial Officer. He has been responsible for drafting the protocol for the Dependency Drug Court and implementing the program in Los Angeles County in 2006, which identifies at risk children and families as a result of drug dependence. He presides on the first Drug Court in Dependency Court and administers and follows up monthly on both the children and parents progress in their drug programs. Commissioner Marpet is assigned to Department 410 in the Edelman Children's Court and is responsible for a full Dependency calendar. Commissioner Marpet has over 30 years experience in civil litigation prior to becoming a judicial officer in both children's dependency and delinquency court. Dianne Marshall Dianne Marshall, Therapeutic Courts Administrator, Emeritus, Mendocino County Superior Court, Ukiah, California was initially hired in l995 as a planning consultant to work on starting an adult drug court. Ms. Marshall s responsibilities expanded to include the implementation and expansion of judicially supervised treatment services for adult and juvenile offenders and mentally ill offenders which she did through May, 2007.

Ms. Marshall is a member of the California Association of Drug Court Professionals Board of Directors for whom she serves as secretary, conference planner and web manager. She is active with the California Drug Court Coordinators Work Group. Ms. Marshall has received recognition for exemplary service from Congressman Mike Thompson, the California Association of Drug Court Professionals, the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs and the Office of Criminal Justice Collaboration. Ms. Marshall has years of experience in human services management and administration including strategic planning, financial development, community-based residential treatment and volunteer management. She has published articles on organizational development, volunteer management, and planning and has made appearances as a speaker, including radio and television. Currently, Ms Marshall is focusing on the establishment of the California Collaborative Justice Courts Foundation for the state of California to fund participant and staff development needs through the use local or private financial support. Ms. Marshall is founder and president of the Board of Directors for the Foundation. Maria Martino Maria Martino is currently working as a Deputy Public Defender in Santa Maria, CA. She has been assigned to the Treatment Courts since 2006 and has worked as an attorney for the past 9 years. Maria has 20 years experience working in the legal field. She lives and works in the same community she grew up in. Antonio Lomba Maurandi He has 17 years of international experience working with different institutions in the areas of public policy, drug treatment programs, institution development, higher education and capacity building programs. Antonio Lomba has extensive experience in collaborating with international organizations like the European Commission, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the World Bank. He is currently staff member and program manager for the Organization of the American States, through the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD/OAS), Secretariat for Multidimensional Security. Board Member of the International Association of Drug Treatment Courts (IADTC). He has previously worked as Executive Director for International Development for the UNED (Spanish Distance University), and Director for International Affairs at the University of Murcia, Spain. Experienced in Latin American and Caribbean countries, EU member states, and Eastern European countries, Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He holds an M.B.A.

David Maurer David Maurer is a Director in the U.S. Government Accountability Offices (GAO) Homeland Security and Justice team, where he leads GAOs work reviewing DHS and DOJ management issues. His recent work in these areas includes DHS management integration, Secret Service financial management, DOJ grant management, cost estimation within the federal prison system, and an assessment of technologies for detecting explosives in the passenger rail environment. From 2008-2009, Mr. Maurer worked as an Acting Director in GAOs Natural Resource and Environment team, where he managed work assessing U.S. global nuclear detection programs, wastewater treatment along the U.S.-Mexican border, and enforcement of federal environmental law. Mr. Maurer was also detailed to the House Committee on Appropriations, Surveys and Investigations staff. From 1993-2007, Mr. Maurer managed and led work in GAOs International Affairs and Trade team, where he reviewed U.S. efforts to combat international terrorism and proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, U.S. assistance to the former Soviet Union, peacekeeping in the Balkans, and several other international issues. He also served as the teams manager for staffing and human capital issues. In recognition of his contributions to audit work, training, and operational responsibilities, Mr. Maurer has received several GAO awards during his career. Marilyn McCoy Roberts Marilyn McCoy Roberts is the Deputy Administrator for Programs of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice. In that capacity, she is responsible for the three programmatic divisions of the agency. It is through the staff of these divisions that OJJDP makes grant awards to communities and government agencies that address delinquency prevention, juvenile justice system improvement and child protection. She was formerly the Director of the Drug Courts Program Office of the Office of Justice Programs, U. S. Department of Justice. The Drug Courts Program Office was established under the 1994 Crime Law to administer a drug court grant program and to provide financial and technical assistance to drug courts. Ms. Roberts came to the Justice Department in May 1995 from the Office of Government Relations of the National Center for State Courts where she was a Senior Policy Analyst. During her 18 year career at the National Center for State Courts, Ms. Roberts held a number of management positions, including Deputy Director of the Washington Office. She has staffed and directed national scope research projects and has written on a number of court administration topics, including legislative relations, substance abuse and the courts, and gender bias in the courts. Ms. Roberts holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University

of Denver and an M.P.A. from the University of Colorado. She is a Fellow of the Court Executive Development Program of the Institute for Court Management of the National Center for State Courts. Gerald Melnick Gerald Melnick, Ph.D. is a Senior Principal Investigator at the Center for the Integration of Research to Practice at NDRI. In recent years, he has evaluated a large SAMSHA project to provide services to first time non-violent felons and developed instruments to screen substance abusing offenders, the Criminal Justice Co-occurring Disorders Screening Instruments (CJ- CODSI), one for mental disorders (CODSI-MD), and another for serious mental disorders (CODSI- SMD). He continues to work with organizational characteristics, culture, and consensus, as related to implementation science in the Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Studies phase 2 (CJDATS2) cooperative agreement, and in a SAMHSA supported technical assistance project that is integrating an NDRI Consensus Building Intervention with the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) Change Model. Other research includes the effect of stigma on recidivism in first time non-violent felons, and the effect of organizational culture on clients' engagement in substance abuse treatment, substance abuse treatment outcomes, and staff attitudes towards correctional institutions. Previous studies include the development of Survey of Essential Elements Questionnaire (SEEQ) a Multimodality Quality Assurance Instrument (MQA) the efficacy of a Client Matching Protocol (CMP) to place clients in outpatient and residential substance abuse treatment programs, and effect of client motivation and readiness for substance abuse treatment prison-based treatment and re-entry using the Circumstance, Motivation and Readiness scales (CMR). Melnick, G. (2011, May, 5) Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies: Second generation. National TASC conference, Denver, CO: Melnick, G. (2011, May 5) Assessment Study: Organization Improvement Intervention. National TASC conference Denver, CO: Melnick, G. & Wexler, H.K. (2010, June 2) Consensus Building Workshops: Creating a Culture to Encourage Change as Adjunct to NIATx. (National NADCP, Boston) Melnick,G. & Wexler, H.K. (2009, Sept 23) Consensus Building Workshops: Creating a Culture to Encourage Change. TASC, North Carolina Melnick, G., Chaple, M., & Wexler, H.K. (2008, Oct. 7). Organizational Culture and client Engagement: findings from a National Sample of TCs. 1st Annual National TC Conference, Denver, Colorado.

Molly Merrigan Commissioner Molly Merrigan has served as the Commissioner of the Family and Juvenile Drug Court of the 16th Judicial Circuit of Missouri since December of 1998. Prior to that she served as the lead attorney on the adult Drug court from the Jackson County Prosecutor s Office. Comm. Merrigan served as a representative of the private defense bar on the Drug Court Executive committee, which developed and implemented the Drug Court. She has been involved in various State and National committees for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and served on the committee that developed the International Key Components for Drug Courts. She has served on the Board of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. She is a past president of the Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals and was an organizing member of that organization. William Meyer Judge William Bill Meyer was a general jurisdiction trial court judge in Denver, Colorado from 1984 to 2000 and was co-founder and first presiding Judge of the Denver Drug Court, which was established in 1993. He currently is with the Judicial Arbiter Group as a mediator and arbitrator. Judge Meyer also serves as the first Senior Judicial Fellow for the National Drug Court Institute. He was chair of the Standards Committee for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP), which wrote the Ten Key Components. Judge Meyer is a faculty instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy, the National Judicial College, and the National Drug Court Institute. He has published a book on evidence Colorado Evidence with Objections (NITA 4th Ed., 2007) and numerous articles on Alternative Dispute Resolution and Alternative Sanctions including Drug Courts Work in the Federal Sentencing Reporter (Summer 2002). Judge Meyer is the co-editor of the Drug Court Judicial Manual (NDCI, 2010). Rick Miles Dr. Rick Miles is a native of Louisville, Ky. In 1969 he graduated from Butler High School. Rick attended the University of Louisville on a basketball scholarship graduating in 1973. He was a member of the 1972 Final Four team-coach Denny Crum s first University of Louisville squad. He then attended the University Of Louisville School Of Medicine where he received his M.D. in 1977. Rick was a resident in the University of Louisville Family Practice St. Anthony s affiliate from 1977 to 1980, serving as the Chief Resident 1979-1980. Dr. Miles was board certified by the American Board of Family Practice in 1980. He has been recertified four times, most recently in 2004. He became a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians (FAAFP) in 1986. Dr. Miles Certified February 27th, 2011 as Medical Review Officer by AAMRO.

Dr. Miles moved to Russell Springs, KY in 1980 where he has practiced as a solo Family Physician to the present. He was instrumental in beginning the Russell County Hospital in 1981 and was one of the Founders of The Lake Cumberland Medical Arts Building.Dr. Miles has served as Chief of Staff for Russell County Hospital on several occasions. Was Chairman of the Peer Review Committee for 16 years and has been on the Quality Assurance Committee for over 5 years since 2005.From 1982 to 1987 Dr. Miles served on the Kentucky Peer Review Organization Board of Directors as its youngest member.dr. Miles was Chairman of the Medicaid Drug Formulary Advisory Committee for the Commonwealth of Kentucky from 1992 until 1994. Having served on many committees and in several offices Dr. Miles was elected President of the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians. He held that office from June 1998 until June of 1999. He is presently Speaker of the House for the KAFP. Dr. Miles served as a physician representative on the Fourth Region Medicaid Managed Care Committee in 1999 and 2000. From October 1999-January 2000 he was chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee on Tobacco Money utilization for the KAFP. Dr. Miles has served on the Board of Directors of Health Kentucky, Inc. from June 1999-2006. Health Kentucky is an organization that serves to improve the Health Care Access to the Medically Underserved people of the Commonwealth. Dr. Miles has served on several committees for the Kentucky Medical Association including Medicaid Managed Care (1997-2002), Committee on State Legislative Activities (2000-2010), and Peer Review Committee (1982-1987). He is presently on the Technical Advisory Committee to Medicaid as an Ad Hoc member representative for the KMA. Dr. Miles serves as an Associate Clinical Professor for the University of Louisville Department of Family and Community Medicine. He has been a rural preceptor for Residents, Medical students, and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner students for both the University of Louisville and the University of Kentucky. He has lectured on several occasions to the Family Medicine interest group at the University of Louisville. Dr. Miles is an Associate Clinical Professor with the University Of Kentucky Department Of Health Sciences and a member of the Kentucky Ambulatory Network for practice based research. In August of 1999 Dr. Miles gave the White Coat Ceremony speech to the University of Kentucky Medical School s incoming freshman class on Medicine the Art of Metamorphosis. Dr. Miles chaired the 2001 Southeast Family Practice Socioeconomic Forum in Louisville Kentucky. The Forum involves Family Practice leadership from all states in the Southeast United States.

Dr. Miles presented the 61st annual Samuel L. Gross Lecture entitled Zebras I Have Known to the University of Louisville Phi Delta Epsilon Chapter on April 21st, 2002. Chairman Kentucky Medical Association s Committee on Health Insurance Availability and Affordability 2005 to present. Dr. Miles was chosen as Citizen Doctor of the Year by the Kentucky Academy of Family Physicians in 2010. Community Dr. Miles was active as a Russell County Jaycee from 1980-1985. He served on the Habitat for Humanity Steering Committee 1995-1996 and was on the finance committee until 1998. Dr. Miles coached Junior League basketball teams from 1990-1994. Dr. Miles has taught Sex Education classes to the Sixth Grade Classes of all the Russell County Elementary schools from 1994 to the present as well as giving talks to several elementary and junior high school classes on health related subjects. Dr. Miles was a member of the Russell County High School Site-based Decision Making Council from its inception in 1995 through 1998. He served as vice-chair while on that council. He was an active band booster serving in the pit crew from 1993 to 2000. Dr. Miles has served as team physician for the Boy s Basketball and assistant team physician for the Boys Football team from 1980 to the present performing free physical exams for athletes in all sports from 1980 to the present. He was inducted into the 12th Region Basketball Hall of Fame for his service to Russell County High School in 2010. Dr. Miles served as Medical Chairman and performed with a band and vocally for the American Cancer Society s Walk for Life in 1994 and 1995. Personal- Dr. Miles is married to the former Terry Ann Sallee- a Medical Technologist with a BS from the University of Louisville. Terry was a former U of L cheerleader. They have 3 children-casey, Nick and Sean. Casey Leigh Lewis, M.D. is a practicing Pediatrician. She is a partner in Pediatrics of Bullitt County in Shepherdsville, KY. Cpt Nicholas Stayton Miles is a C-17 Pilot with the 17th Airlift Squadron; USAF stationed at Charleston, SC. Nick is flying the MC12 in Afghanistan

beginning December 2011. Sean Patrick Miles is presently an Engineering student at Western Kentucky University and an employee of Holly Carburetor in Bowling Green, KY. Dr. Miles has two grandchildren Isaac Scott Lewis born 2008 and Wyatt Stayton Miles born in 2010. Carl Miller Carl Miller is a probation officer assigned to the 19th Judicial District Adult Drug Court program in Greeley, Colo. He is responsible for case management and supervision of participants in the program. His duties include monitoring compliance with drug court rules and preserving an environment that enriches participants and those around them. He is a life long resident of Weld County and believes there is no better place to live. He began his career with the 19th Judicial Probation Department in 1997. He completed his bachelor s degree in 1997 at the University of Northern Colorado. During 2007 and 2008 he completed an assessment of the need for a drug court in the 19th Judicial District and took part in planning and designing the drug court that is in place today. His work earned him a master s degree in clinical sociology at the University of Northern Colorado in 2008. Carl has presented with DREAM at the Colorado Best Practices Meet the Community (Drug Court conference) in 2010 and 2011 and the Northern Colorado Substance Abuse Conference 2011. Geoff Miller Geoff Miller, MBA has worked in the Human Services field for over 20 years managing the delivery of services for those with mental illness, substance abuse, and developmental disabilities. His experience includes planning and developing services in the urban, rural and the rural remote areas of Washington State. He has been the Director of Human Services for Klickitat County, acted as the executive director of a mental health treatment agency, and interim King County Alcohol and other Drugs Prevention and Treatment Coordinator. Geoff has taught as adjunct faculty for Eastern Washington University, City University and Central Washington University. Most recently with Central Washington University, he had the pleasure of serving on the graduate committees of nine students working to complete their Master of Arts in Addictions. Geoff is certified in Moral Reconation Therapy. He is certified by Chestnut Health Systems as a National Trainer for the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN) family of screening and assessment instruments and in Advanced Clinical Interpretation of the GAIN. His publications include Drug Trends in King County. In his current position he is the Project Director/Project Manager for two Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) grants.

Bryce Moeder Bryce Moeder was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma and lived on a dairy farm until he moved to Colorado when he was 13. After college, he worked in the food distribution industry for five years, returned to school and became a certified real estate appraiser where he worked in that industry for seven years. Bryce eventually got into physical fitness and obtained a job at Gold's Gym and earned his personal training certificate. He is now the personal training supervisor at Gold's Gym in Loveland. Bryce is a very active participant in all his recovery groups, classes and meetings that he attends. Bryce continues to be involved in aftercare, DREAM and has expanded his speaking engagements to include a broader audience. Recently, he was invited to be a guest speaker at the Arapahoe House Residential Treatment facility and is now a guest speaker for the residents once every month. As a former Arapahoe House client, Bryce will be featured in the introductory video that will be introduced at the upcoming Richard Dreyfuss luncheon. Bryce has been interviewed by several radio stations and most recently was interviewed by Parade Magazine focusing on recovery and prescription drug addiction. He has taken on mentor/sponsor responsibilities for a few clients from the Fort Collins halfway house and is actively involved in his Church community. Bryce has presented as a member of DREAM at the Colorado Best Practices Meet the Community (Drug Court conference) 2011and the Northern Colorado Substance Abuse Conference 2011. Hon. Thomas Moore Thomas L. Moore, Jr. has been the General Sessions Judge of Weakley County, Tennessee since 1990. Prior to his election to that position he was an attorney in Weakley County. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Tennessee, Martin in 1976 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphrey School of Law in December 1978.He has been a member of the Drug Court Team since its inception in 2003. Kate Moritz Kate Moritz, M.A., is a GAIN Assistant Projects Manager at Chestnut Health Systems in Normal, Illinois. She works with CSAT project officers on the justice portfolio for grantees that choose to use the GAIN. Ms. Moritz oversees GAIN project coordinators and the data management team as they assist sites with GAIN training, support, and data management services. She is currently a member of the Juvenile Drug Court Training and Technical Assistance Project Advisory Committee for the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ). She earned a B.A. in Sociology with an emphasis in Criminology from Northern Illinois University and a M.A. in Criminal Justice Sciences from Illinois State University.

John Morris John Morris, M.Div., has worked for the Yavapai County Adult Probation Department for 12 years. He has worked in various capacities throughout his career; immediately prior to his employment with Adult Probation, he worked in addictions treatment. Within the probation department, he has held the positions of Standard Field Officer, Treatment Coordinator, Drug Court Probation Officer and for the last three years, serves as the Adult Drug Court Coordinator. Morris also works closely with the Access to Recovery/Choices federal grant program to ensure quality treatment and services for Drug Court participants. Morris is a state and county-wide master trainer for Motivational Interviewing, an adjunct instructor at Yavapai College and currently teaches at the Arizona School of Integrative Studies Massage School. He is married to Greta Stromberg, a licensed addictions counselor and licensed massage therapist, has two daughters, a son-in-law and two wonderful grandchildren! Robert Murnock Former assistant director for county probation offices in Pennsylvania, Robert Murnock has more than 15 years experience in criminal justice, including the development of alcohol monitoring programs for corrections agencies. He has served on numerous committees, including criminal justice and human services advisory boards and has worked closely with the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and the National Center for Juvenile Justice and he has worked for the two largest alcohol monitoring companies in the U.S. Murnock holds a bachelor s degree in criminal justice from Youngstown State University, and today, he serves as regional sales manager for BI Incorporated, a community corrections firm. Donna Myrill Donna Myrill, Esq. received a Bachelor of Science in Business Law from the City of London, United Kingdom in 1979. Donna Myrill completed her juris doctor from Howard Law School and was admitted to practice law in New York State.Donna Myrill has been with Office of the Queens County District Attorney since1985. Ms. Myrill currently works in the Narcotics Trial Bureau of the Queens County Distric Attorney's Office. Ms. Myrill is the A. D. A. in the Queens Treatment Court (QTC), the Queens Mental Health Court (QMHC), the Queens DWI Court (QDWI) and the Queens Drug Diversion Court (QDDC). Connie Neal Connie Neal received her BSW from Morehead State University in 1985 and a MSW from the University of Kentucky in 1992. She has over 25 years experience in the social work field. She has been with the Administrative Office of the Courts Drug Court Department since its

inception in 1996. Connie began her career with drug courts as the Program Supervisor for the Fayette Drug Court and served in that capacity for eight years before accepting a position as Regional Supervisor for all central and northern Kentucky drug courts. She then was appointed Manager for the AOC Drug Court Department in August 2007. Connie has previously conducted workshops for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals annual conference and The Kentucky School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies. She has also conducted numerous workshops on the statewide level educating various community partners on the benefits of the drug court process. Sarah Nelson Dr. Sarah E. Nelson is the Associate Director of Research at the Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Nelson received her PhD in social psychology from the University of Oregon in 2003. At the Division on Addictions, the common thread throughout Dr. Nelson s studies is most generally the investigation of problem behaviors: the causes, consequences, and prevention of those behaviors. More specifically, Dr. Nelson s focus is on the interface between addiction and other problem behaviors. In pursuing this focus, Dr. Nelson has studied the etiology of addiction among adolescents, the relationship between mental health, criminal behavior, and DUI behavior, and the epidemiology and etiology of gambling problems. Dr. Nelson has focused in the past five plus years on the study of DUI behavior. As part of the team of researchers at the Division on Addictions, she has collaborated on a longitudinal study of substance abuse and mental health in repeat DUI offenders. Analyses of this sample demonstrated high rates of mental health disorders in this population. Dr. Nelson is now working on an analysis of the follow-up data, investigating the relationship between mental health, criminality and DUI re-offense, as well as examining whether DUI offenders' perceptions and explanations of their own behavior relate to their recidivism. These studies have provided the foundation for the current project, developing a mental health assessment and referral system that can be used by a variety of DUI programs. When not immersed in the study of addiction, Dr. Nelson spends time trying to keep up with her 3- and 4-year old boys and satisfying her own addictions to chocolate, baseball, and ultimate frisbee. Seth Norman Judge Seth Norman is currently the Judge of Division IV of Criminal Court and Presiding Judge of the 20th Judicial District. Elected to the bench in 1990, Judge Norman was reelected without

opposition in 1998. He is a Korean veteran, having served 5 years in the U.S. Air Force. In 1962 Judge Norman received his J.D. degree from the Nashville School of Law in 1962. He practiced law in Nashville for 28 years and served as a member of the General Assembly, the State Democratic Executive Committee and as a Delegate to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. A member of the Nashville and Tennessee Bar Associations, Judge Norman is the founder and Presiding Judge of the Davidson County Drug Court and founder and past president of the Nashville Drug Court Support Foundation. Judge Norman has presented on drug courts nationally and internationally over the past twenty years, including the National ASAM and GAIN conferences. Antonio Ocegueda Mr. Ocegueda currently acts as an advocate and consultant for recovery services for the Latino population. Mr. Ocegueda has most recently been traveling throughout Mexico providing training and educational services to drug and alcohol treatment providers. Mr. Ocegueda had served as the Program Manager for the South County Drug Court in San Diego, California. Mr. Ocegueda started with his career with South County Drug Court as a substance abuse counselor in 1997, when the Drug Court system began. Prior to his twelve year tenure with the South County Drug Court, Tony worked as the facility manager for the Nosotros Latino men s recovery home. Mr. Ocegueda has been actively advocating for quality treatment in Mexico; where the under-served populations continue to be his focus. He is a graduate of San Diego City Colleges' Alcohol and Other Drug Studies and is a Certified Alcohol/Drugs Specialist. Mr. Ocegueda served as the past Chairman of the Latino Constituent Committee, which advises the Director of the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) advocating for Latino issues. Mr. Ocegueda is a trainer for the National Drug Court Institute and a past board member of the California Association of Addiction Recovery Resources (CAARR) Institute, which certifies addiction specialists in the State Of California. Mr. Ocegueda is one of the cofounders of Mejorar and serves as chair of the Latino Association of Drug Court Professionals. Mr. Ocegueda has presented and lectured at State and National Drug Court Conferences. Ocegueda is the father of two sons and the grandfather to six prized grandchildren. Family and community continue to be a source of inspiration in meeting personal and professional goals. Jack O'Connor Jack O Connor has a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology from Canisius College in Buffalo, New York (1974). He was a combat infantry veteran in Vietnam from 1968-1970. He was the

director for the Erie Country Medicaid Program and on the advisory board for the Buffalo Veterans Affairs Hospital. He also is a coordinator for the mentor group at the Buffalo Veterans Treatment Court in Buffalo, New York. Eric Olson Eric Olson is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC). He received his Bachelor's Degree in Family Science from Brigham Young University and his Master's Degree in Mental Health Counseling from Idaho State University. Mr. Olson has worked as an Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team Clinical Supervisor for seven years with the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. He worked closely with the Honorable Brent Moss and other community members to start the First Mental Health Court in the State of Idaho and one of five National Learning Site Mental Health Courts through the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Council of State Governments (CSG). He has served as the Coordinator of this Court since its inception in 2002. He also serves as the Coordinator for five other Mental Health Courts including the first two Juvenile Mental Health Court in the State of Idaho. Andrew Osborne Currently, the Director of the Training Institute of the National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.(NDRI) and Director of the Training and Dissemination Core of the Center for Drug Use and HIV Research(CDUHR). Responsibilities include disseminating appropriate behavioral science research findings to treatment and prevention practitioners. Over 20 years of progressive management experience in curriculum/program design, technical assistance and professional in-service training in the areas of Public Health, Criminal Justice Treatment and Employment Training. Areas of expertise include: Substance Abuse Prevention/Intervention/Treatment, Drug Pharmacology, Assessment Interviewing, Pregnant Substance Abusers, Drug Exposed Children, Children of Substance Abusers, Cultural Competency, Stages of Behavioral Change, Human Sexuality, Viral Hepatitis, Sexually Transmitted Infections, HIV/AIDS, and Relapse Prevention. Formerly, the Director of Day Treatment, N.Y.C. Department of Probation. Diana Padilla Diana Padilla is the Program Manager for Cultural Proficiency Training Projects at the National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. She is a Senior Trainer with over 13 years of experience in the field of public health. She has worked with clients in the disciplines of Substance Abuse Treatment, as well as CBOs providing HIV/AIDS services to Latino and African American communities. Ms. Padilla assisted in the development and piloting of the BJA, Cultural Proficiency in Drug Court Practice curriculum. Currently, this training project is subcontracted by the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) and Ms. Padilla manages all aspects

of training delivery to selected Drug Courts across the states. She has developed workshops, such as Cultural Issues with Latinos, Latinos & Substance Abuse, and Latina Culture and Mental Health. Other areas of expertise include curriculum and online course development, and programmatic assistance on projects such as, Alcohol Screening for Clients with HIV and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Michelle Panucci Dr. Michele Panucci has been employed as a licensed Psychologist at the Women Veterans Comprehensive Healthcare Center in Nashville since its opening in 2009. Prior to this she worked full-time at the VA where she has been employed much of the period of time since moving to Nashville in 1991 for her Psychology Internship training at the VAMC-Nashville. Dr. Panucci has a Masters Degree in Social Work and a Doctoral Degree in Psychology--both from the University of WI-Madison. She maintained a part-time private practice in Nashville through 2006. Dr. Panucci has a special interest and ongoing experience doing trauma-focused work with female veterans. At the Women's Center where she is the only staff Psychologist, she conducts individual, couple and group psychotherapy. Dr.Panucci is also the TVHS Military Sexual Trauma Coordinator for Female Veterans. In this role she is responsible for assisting female veterans with obtaining treatment for MST-related issues, providing treatment to female veterans presenting to the Women's Center and educating VA staff about MST. Roger Peters Roger peters, Ph.D. serves as Professor in the Department of Mental Health Law and Policy at the Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute (FMHI), University of South Florida (USF), where he has been a faculty member since 1986. He served as Department Chair from 2004-2011 and as Associate Department Chair from 2002-2004. Dr. Peters received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Florida State University, following completion of a pre-doctoral internship at the University of North Carolina, School of Medicine. Dr. Peters has served as Principal Investigator and Director for several grant projects, including the NIDA Research Core Center USF s Center on Co-Occurring Disorders, Justice, and Multidisciplinary Research (CJM Center). From 1995 2004 Dr. Peters served as the lead consultant to the National GAINS Center for People with Co-occurring Disorders in the Justice System. He has published frequently in major journals, served on federal expert panels, grant and document reviews, national advisory boards and committees, and has served as a consultant to federal and state agencies. Dr. Peters served for four years on the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and for eight years on the Treatment-Based Drug Court Steering Committee for the Supreme Court of Florida. He serves on the editorial boards for the Drug

Court Review and the Journal of Dual Diagnosis. Dr. Peters also served as Chair and Co-Editor of the SAMHSA/CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) #44 on Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System. On March 20, 2007, Dr. Peters provided testimony to the U.S. House Judiciary Committee on the "Second Chance Act of 2007" legislation. Carrie Petrucci Carrie Petrucci, MSW, Ph.D. is a Senior Research Associate at Evaluation, Management, and Training, Inc. (EMT). She has conducted evaluation studies on DUI courts, a domestic violence court, and adult drug courts. Most recently, in collaboration with Westat, she was part of a team that conducted a mixed methods multi-site evaluation of 20 SAMHSA-funded Adult Treatment Drug Courts. Dr. Petrucci's content areas of expertise include program development, practice-based evaluation using collaborative techniques, mixed methods data collection and analysis, implementation and program fidelity, evaluation in criminal justice and social welfare settings, and evaluation of substance abuse treatment programs for disadvantaged populations. She has presented at national conferences including the American Evaluation Association, the Transportation Research Board, and the Joint Meeting on Adolescent Treatment Effectiveness (J-MATE). Her most recent publications include a descriptive longitudinal analysis of a domestic violence court in Victims & Offenders, and two articles in Journal of Social Service Research, one on the use of multinomial logistic regression for practice-based research and the other on concept mapping. She has also published several chapters on therapeutic jurisprudence, most recently in David Springer and Al Roberts' Juvenile Justice and Delinquency. Prior to her academic and research career, Dr. Petrucci was a children's social worker in South Los Angeles and a program director in community corrections in San Francisco. Michael Pineiro Michael A. Pineiro is a Supervising Attorney at The Legal Aid Society s Criminal Practice in Queens County, New York. He received his Juris Doctor Degree from New York University School of Law and graduated Magna Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Fordham University. With over 25 years of litigation and managerial experience, he has been responsible for secondseating trials, case management, and all managerial duties pertinent to the running of a large criminal litigation office. Prior to supervising the Queens County Office, Mr. Pineiro was a Supervising Attorney at the Legal Aid Society s Training Unit teaching hearing and trial tactics as well as developing continuing legal education curricula. He has also been a diversity training instructor and recruitment coordinator.

Mr. Pineiro is a member of the Puerto Rican Bar Association, Latino Justice PRLDEF, Latino Lawyers Association of Queens County as well as other Bar Associations. He has lectured at various law firms on criminal litigation and has been a guest lecturer for PALS (Practicing Attorneys for Law Students). He is admitted to practice in the Courts of New York as well as in the Federal Court s Southern and Eastern Districts of New York. Misti Porter Misti Porter is a Senior Consultant for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals - National Drug Court Institute for the Tribal Healing to Wellness/Drug Courts. Misti has also served as a consultant/facilitator for SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment as well as Native specific organizations on Spirituality and Healing to Wellness/Drug Courts. Misti was employed with Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation, from 2000-2012, holding positions as their Wellness Court Coordinator and Probation Officer. Misti completed her secondary education and academic requirements of the Ontario Police services in Ontario, Canada. In addition, Misti completed the academic requirements for teaching offered by Nippissing University and a first year law course at the University of Saskatchewan. The Department of Indian Affairs, Federal Government, was Misti s first employer where she worked with Grades 7 & 8 for approximately five years. After furthering her education and graduating from Police College she was hired as the first Native Female Police Officer for Metropolitan Toronto Police Service in Toronto, Canada. After serving in Toronto for several years she transferred to her own community where she became the first female on the Six Nations Police Service. She has also worked with the Canadian Judicial System in the capacity of a Bail Verification Supervisor and Supervisor of Six Nations Probation and Parole Program. In addition to her present employment she is a Master Teacher in Usui/Tera Mia REIKE and a Shamanic Touch Practitioner. Misti also has years of learning in Native traditional medicines and healing techniques from Native Elders/Healers. Vanessa Price Vanessa Price is an Inspector with 19 years of law enforcement experience at the Oklahoma City Police Department. The last 11 years, she worked as the Drug Court Liaison Officer, where she was instrumental in policy development, budgeting, training, grant writing, implementation, and growth of the Oklahoma County Drug Court Program. During this time, she also served as a faculty trainer for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI). She has assisted hundreds of courts across the country in the development, implementation, and enhancement of their

programs. She has a Bachelor s Degree in Criminal Justice and has completed course work toward a Masters Degree. Michael Princivalli Michael Princivalli received his B.A. in Psychology from the University of Missouri in 1997 and his M.S in Criminal Justice Administration from Columbia College in 2003. He has worked with drug courts for over 10 years in a variety of roles. As a substance abuse counselor, he has been on both Juvenile and Adult Drug Court teams. He served as Security Director of Reality House, a treatment provider and secure correctional facility which partners with Adult Drug Court to provide treatment and housing. Since October, 2006, Mr. Princivalli has been the Drug Court Administrator for the 13th Judicial Circuit of MO where he works with two adult courts, both of which contain a re-entry population in addition to diversion and probation offenders. Mr. Princivalli also serves as a conference committee member for the Missouri Association of Drug Court Professionals. Valerie Raine As the director of drug treatment court projects at the Center for Court Innovation, Valerie Raine assists New York s Unified Court System in developing and training drug treatment courts across New York State. She also oversees numerous national drug court training and technical assistance projects which are supported by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. From 1996 to 2000, she was project director of the Brooklyn Treatment Court, where she helped develop and manage New York City's first drug treatment court. She is the immediate past president of the New York Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals and is a former member of the Board of Directors for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. Ms. Raine developed and taught a course on problem-solving justice at Fordham Law School, has served as faculty for the National Drug Court Institute and presented on drug treatment courts at numerous conferences over the past 15 years. Previously, she worked for 14 years at the Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division in Kings County, where she was appointed attorney-incharge in 1994. Ms. Raine is a graduate of Hunter College (1977) and the University of Virginia School of Law (1982). Kerin Raymond Kerin Raymond for the past 12 years she has worked as a provider of substance abuse treatment services to the criminal justice community. As the Massachusetts State Drug Court Coordinator, she oversees the technical assistance and statewide training opportunities for all operational drug courts and their community partners and is the Program Director for Advocates, Inc. s court mandated First and Second OUI Offender treatment programs as well as the Clinical Director for the Ayer and Concord Drug Court Programs (ACDCP). Kerin has assisted

in the development and implementation of three of the state s drug court programs. As a board member of the New England Association of Drug Court Professionals, Kerin actively assists with the coordination and development of multi-state partnerships and technical assistance efforts. Lorena Rebolledo Latorre Abogada Universidad Central de Chile. Diploma en Reforma Procesal Penal en la Universidad Central. Se desempeña desde el año 2002 como abogada de la Unidad Especializada en Tráfico Ilícito de Drogas y Estupefacientes de la Fiscalía Nacional, Ministerio Público de Chile. Ha realizado labores de docencia en la Universidad Andrés Bello. Actualmente es profesora de Carabineros de Chile, en el área drogas y estupefacientes. En el modelo de Tribunales de Tratamiento de Drogas, se desempeña como coordinadora nacional de TTD, del Ministerio Público, desde el año 2006. De esta forma ha participado intensamente en supervisiones a los equipos de trabajo, visitas en terreno, intercambio con expertos, y en diversas capacitaciones a actores claves del modelo. Asimismo, ha colaborado con otras instituciones en la elaboración de materiales de trabajo en la temática de TTD. Sarah Reckess Ms. Reckess is a Senior Associate for Tribal Justice Exchange at the Center for Court Innovation. In this position she provides technical assistance to tribal courts seeking to implement problemsolving justice initiatives in Indian country. She also serves as faculty for Fox Valley Technical College - Criminal Justice Center for Innovation CAPPS training. She has presented on the topic of methamphetamine and problem-solving courts at the American Indian Justice Conference and the Multi-Jurisdictional Law Enforcement Conference. Ms. Reckess holds a J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, a M.A. from the University of Nevada - Reno, and a B.A. from Mount Holyoke College. She currently provides pro bono legal services to a refugee resettlement agency and a hospital-based medical-legal collaborative. Dennis Reilly Dennis A. Reilly Esq. is the Deputy Director of Drug Court Programs at the Center for Court Innovation providing training, technical assistance and development support for drug treatment courts. Mr. Reilly has served as the Director of the Brooklyn Treatment Court and the Problem- Solving Courts Coordinator for the Kings Supreme Court. Previously, Mr. Reilly worked for the Connecticut Judicial Branch as a Special Deputy Sheriff, Trial Court Clerk, Pretrial Services Officer, Supervision Officer, Court Planner and as a founding team member of the first two drug courts in the State of Connecticut in New Haven and Fairfield Counties. Mr. Reilly has also worked as a Project Director at the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI) developing and

initiating the Drug Court Planning Initiative (DCPI). Presently, Mr. Reilly serves as a Reclaiming Futures Project Director Fellow for the Nass au County, New York Reclaiming Futures Initiative. Mr. Reilly is a graduate of the University of Connecticut, School of Administration and and Management, the University of Denver, College of Law and the University of Amsterdam School for Executive Development in International Relations. Management, the University of Denver, College of Law and the University of Amsterdam School for Executive Development in International Relations. Michael Rempel Michael Rempel is research director at the Center for Court Innovation, ultimately overseeing all research conducted at the agency. He is currently directing a statewide evaluation of specialized drug courts in New York; a randomized trial of evidence-based assessment tools; a national study of the commercial sexual exploitation of children; and a multi-site formative study of initiatives to address children s exposure to violence. He is also co-principal investigator on a multi-site evaluation of specialized reentry courts and a study of the Red Hook community court (in Brooklyn, New York). In the past, he has published extensively on research related to drug courts and offender interventions in cases of intimate partner violence. Recent publications also concern specialized domestic violence courts; the commercial sexual exploitation of children; research methodology; and the potential to apply problem-solving techniques more broadly in traditional court settings. His work has recently appeared in research journals such as the Journal of Experimental Criminology, Justice Quarterly, Criminology and Public Policy, and Violence Against Women; as well as practitioner-oriented journals such as the Justice System Journal, Judicature, Drug Court Review, and Criminal Justice Magazine. He is co-editor of Documenting Results: Research on Problem-Solving Justice (2007). Previously, he published articles on contemporary social theory and the political sociology of advanced industrial societies and co-edited Citizen Politics in Post-Industrial Societies (1997). Deirdre Rice-Reese Deirdre Rice-Reese is an executive consultant with over 20 years of successful performance in the field of Human Services. A veteran of the US Air Force, Deirdre began her civilian career as a Junior Counselor for Phoenix House, a national non-profit organization dedicated to the treatment and care of individuals battling drug and alcohol addictions. As Phoenix House grew and expanded its mission, Deirdre assumed positions of ever increasing scope and complexity culminating in her assignment as the National Director of Quality Assurance and Director of Military Community Services. Throughout her career, Deirdre has gained an enviable reputation for her proactive approach to handling challenges with tenacity and diplomacy. With a focus on innovative thinking and

creative problem solving, she particularly enjoys working with non-profit organizations in the formulation and implementation of new strategies. When required, she can also provide her clients with the guidance and oversight necessary to integrate new technology within the organization and implement process improvement and training initiatives that enhance productivity and maximize each staff member s potential. Deirdre is a certified Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) and a Global Appraisal of Individual Need Administrator. She has served as an Adjunct Professor at Mary-Mount Manhattan College teaching Urban Leadership for Women and Non-Profit Management. She is a current member of the American Society of Public Administrators (ASPA) and serves on the committee for Cultural Diversity. Deirdre earned her Bachelors degree in Human Services from Metropolitan College of New York (formerly Audrey Cohen College) and her Masters degree in Public Administration from Barnard M. Baruch College. Her professional accomplishment aside, Deirdre is most proud of her role as wife and mother. She attributes her boundless energy and ability to pursue so many interests to the love and restorative power of Christ. Robyn Robertson Robyn Robertson is the President and CEO of the Traffic Injury Research Foundation based in Ottawa, Canada. TIRF is a charitable road safety research institute that specializes in road user behaviors. Its focus is on measuring road user problems, developing programs and policies, evaluation research and knowledge transfer. As a criminologist, Robyn has published many reports and articles internationally on impaired driving, the justice system, alcohol monitoring, treatment and a variety of other road safety issues. Ms. Robertson is highly regarded as a knowledge broker and is frequently sought after to convey research findings and their implications for policy and program practices to lay audiences, particularly in the criminal justice field. She has authored several educational primers and online resources about impaired driving, alcohol monitoring, risk assessment of impaired drivers, and treatment. She is also the chair of an international symposia series on ignition interlocks and has provided training and technical assistance for interlock programs around the world. She is also the coordinator of a U.S. criminal justice coalition on impaired driving, a member of several research organizations and Boards, and works extensively with practitioner organizations across North America. Ms. Robertson has delivered more than 100 presentations to research, criminal justice, government and industry audiences both nationally and internationally. Since 1964, TIRF has received international recognition and acclaim for its efforts in relation to impaired drivers and young driver issues.

Kenneth Robinson Dr. Kenneth Robinson is one of the most respected teachers and lecturers on cognitivebehavioral treatment and correctional counseling. Dr. Robinson has published and presented numerous professional articles in the areas of corrections and criminal justice services and is co-developer of Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) and Social Responsbility Training (SRT). He is co-author of over 20 books and workbooks. Dr. Robinson s extensive work in mental health and corrections provide a unique combination of insight and expertise. While Director of Clinical Services for Midtown Mental Health Center in Memphis, Tennessee, he established the first Crisis Stabilization Unit for the city. He worked in mental health services for the Shelby County Correction Center for 12 years, as well as the State Regional Prison in Memphis, before founding Correctional Counseling, Inc. He currently is a faculty member of the National Judicial College and has also served as a consultant to the Bureau of Justice. He is a member of the National Faculty for DWI courts for the National Highway Traffic Safety Association, sharing his expertise in the area of assessment, psychopharmacology, and treatment that works for defendants. Dr. Robinson has been working with alternative sentencing and Drug Courts for the past thirty years. Specifically, he has participated on the faculty of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and the National Drug Court Institute since their inception and is on the Editorial Board of the National Drug Court Institute Review Journal. He currently is on the advisory committee working with Healing and Wellness Drug Courts with tribal nations. Additionally, Dr. Robinson is on the planning team and is involved in evaluations of Drug Courts nationally. Dr. Robinson received his Doctor of Education Degree in Educational Psychology and Counseling, and his Master of Science Degree in Psychology from Memphis State University. Gregg Roth GREGG ROTH, Esq. is the Associate Director for Drug Court Programs at the Center for Court Innovation where he provides training and technical assistance to drug courts throughout New York State. Current projects include creating a road map for young adults in New York's criminal justice system, enhancing services for veterans in New York drug courts, and improving access to higher education by drug court participants. Prior to coming to CCI, Mr. Roth was a Deputy County Attorney, Senior Trial Counsel for the Nassau County Attorney's Office where he prosecuted juvenile delinquents. During his tenure with the County Attorney's Office, Mr. Roth was a member of the team that received a Reclaiming Futures grant for Nassau County and

helped create Nassau County's first juvenile drug treatment court. In 2009, he was named Nassau County's Reclaiming Futures Juvenile Justice Fellow. He has also worked as a litigator with a specialty in family law. Mr. Roth speaks throughout New York State and the country on the prosecutor's role in juvenile treatment courts, evidence based practices and Reclaiming Futures. He is currently an adjunct professor of criminal justice at Briarcliffe College. Mr. Roth graduated from the George Washington University in 1989 and Hofstra University School of Law in 1993. Robert Russell Judge Robert Russell was first elected in 1991 as Associate Judge for Buffalo City Court and also serves by appointment as an Acting Erie County Court Judge. He is the Past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Inc., located in Alexandria, Virginia, and the Past-President of the New York State Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals, Inc. His work in the Drug Treatment Court field led to his induction into the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, Hall of Fame. He also is the recipient of the New York State Association of Drug Treatment Court Professionals, Leadership Award, the Erie County Bar Association s, -Award of Merit- and the New York State Bar Association, Award for Outstanding Judicial Contribution. Judge Russell is a graduate of Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C. Paul Samuels Paul N. Samuels, Director and President: Paul Samuels is Director/President of the Legal Action Center. Mr. Samuels has participated in ground-breaking litigation defending the rights of people with alcohol and drug histories, HIV disease and criminal records; worked on and overseen numerous advocacy campaigns to combat discrimination, expand services, reform sentencing laws, and effect other important public policy advances; testified before numerous Congressional and state legislative committees; lectured in more than 25 States; and served on numerous national and state advisory groups. He has received a number of awards, including the Robert Wood Johnson Innovator Award (2002), The Betty Ford Award, AMERSA (1998), New York City Coalition of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Organizations (1997), Veritas Villa (1995), New York State Association for Alternative Sentencing Programs (1994), and National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (1992 and 1994). Mr. Samuels joined the staff of the Legal Action Center while a law student in 1976, became a staff attorney upon graduation from Columbia Law School in 1979, became Executive Vice President in 1983 and Director/President in 1992. He is a graduate of Harvard College. Marina Sanisteban

I was born and raised in 29 Palms California where my father was stationed in the Marine Corps. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science from California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo. I worked in the food industry for various companies such as Anheuser Busch, Frito Lay and Grimmway Farms. While working in the food industry I went to law school. I received my Juris Doctorate Degree from the California Pacific School of Law in Bakersfield. Once I passed the California Bar Exam in 1996, I worked in private practice for a year doing transactional law. After a year of private practice, I became a Deputy District Attorney with Riverside County and now I am a Deputy District Attorney with Santa Barbara County. I have been a Deputy District Attorney for almost 13 years. My current assignment is the treatment courts and felony trials. I was assigned to the treatment courts in 2009 and because of budget cuts I was assigned to another department in 2010. I was in the Treatment Court assignment for a year. I have recently been assigned to the Treatment Court again and have been back for about a month. Doreen Schenkenberger Michael Mooradian graduated from Anchorage Drug Court in 2003 and has been clean and sober for over nine years. Since graduating, Michael has completed over thousands of hours of training, and has received a Chemical Dependency Counselor II from the State of Alaska and seven years of full time work in the substance abuse counseling field. Michael has been an active member of the Anchorage Alumni Group since its inception over two and a half years ago. For the past nine years, he has also given presentations on addiction at Anchorage area schools, the Annual School on Addictions Spring Training, and local treatment abuse centers. Michael has been a key member of the Anchorage Alumni Group, initiating closer contact with the Wellness Court and its participants. As a representative of the Alumni Group, he has been a primary speaker in outreach programs in Tok, Fairbanks, and Palmer. He has also been a speaker at the NADCP Conference in Boston, MA. As a speaker, Michael challenges the status quo when it interferes with bringing sobriety to an addicted individual or to a community wanting to halt the epidemic of under-age drinking and drug abuse. Michael is an MRT Facilitator with the Anchorage Wellness Court. In 2007, Michael highlighted sobriety in the community by organizing a sober table at the Anchorage Mayor's Diversity Dinner. Following his lead, the Anchorage Alumni Group had a sober table again at the Diversity Dinner in 2008. Lisa Shannon

Lisa Shannon received her PhD in Social Work from the University of Kentucky in 2007. She also earned an MSW (2003) and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (2000) from the University of Kentucky. At present, Dr. Shannon is an Assistant Professor at Morehead State University in the Department of Sociology, Social Work, and Criminology. Dr. Shannon has published in peerreviewed journals on topics including: intimate partner violence, substance use/abuse, perinatal substance use and children s case management services. Dr. Shannon is currently the Principal Investigator for multiple evaluation projects examining outcomes associated with participation in community-based substance abuse treatment services (e.g., Drug Court, Volunteers of America) funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.. Dr. Shannon has been involved in presentations at a variety of national and state-level conferences. Mark Sherman Mark Sherman is a senior education attorney at the Federal Judicial Center, where he creates continuing education programs for judges, attorneys, and probation and pretrial officers. Prior to joining the Center in 1999, Mr. Sherman taught, practiced law, and consulted for 10 years. He began his career as, respectively, a visiting teaching fellow at the Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law (1989-91), and a clinical teaching fellow at Georgetown University Law Center s Harrison Institute for Public Law (1991-93). Mr. Sherman then joined the government and law faculties at American University, serving as assistant professor of public law in the School of Public Affairs and Washington Semester Program, adjunct associate professor of law in the Washington College of Law, and academic director of the Law and Politics Institute in the School of Public Affairs (1993-99). In 1999, he co-founded the Transforming Communities program in American University s Washington Semester, where he continues to teach on the adjunct faculty. Mr. Sherman s areas of law practice and consulting included international human rights, international criminal law, and affordable housing and community development (1989-99). He is an adjunct associate professor of criminal justice at the University of Maryland University College. His published works have addressed criminal justice, international criminal law, international human rights, teaching methods, and community lawyering. Mr. Sherman received his B.A. in political science and economics from George Washington University in 1986; J.D. from the University of Miami in 1989; and LL.M. from Georgetown University in 1993. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar. Bonnie Sherman Bonnie Sherman was born and raised in Greeley, Colorado. She graduated from Platte Valley High School in Kersey and the University of Northern Colorado. She has been employed in the

Operating Room at North Colorado Medical Center, has also been a licensed Realtor, and more currently is part owner of Sherman Pre-Bonding Services, LLC. She is married to John, her husband of 24 years, and is the mother to son Josh, who is the co-owner of the business they started together. Bonnie has completed the 19th Judicial Adult Drug Court Program and is currently employed as a Peer Specialist with North Range Behavioral Health. Bonnie was the first president of the D.R.E.A.M. sober group and was instrumental in helping develop the bylaws while forming the 501(c)3 non-profit. She currently serves as a Board Member for D.R.E.A.M. and continues to stay active by attending D.R.E.A.M. sober groups and weekly drug court reviews. Bonnie has presented as a member of DREAM at the Colorado Best Practices Meet the Community (Drug Court conference) in 2010 and 2011, Colorado Behavioral Health Conference 2010 and the Northern Colorado Substance Abuse Conference 2011. Lori Simms Lori Simms, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist in the PTSD outpatient clinic at the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) in Nashville, TN. She earned a Ph.D. from the University of North Texas in clinical and health psychology and completed her internship at the VA-Vanderbilt Consortium in Nashville, TN. After completing a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Dr. Simms moved back to Nashville to take a full time a position as a psychologist in the Nashville VA PTSD clinic. Dr. Simms areas of expertise include the treatment of veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder and substance use disorders. Hon. Albert B. Smith, III Judge Albert B. Smith III was born in Bolivar County, Mississippi. Upon completion of his legal education at Mississippi College School of Law in December of 1983 and passing the State Bar examination in February 1984, Judge Smith entered into private practice in Jackson, Mississippi. American Bar Association (1984-Present); American Trial Lawyers Association (1984-Present); Mississippi Bar Association (1987-Present); Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (1984-Present); Bolivar County Bar Association (1987-Present) Guest Speaker at Mississippi College Law School Orientation in August, 2011. He has also spoken to numerous civic groups as well. Richard Soper Mr. Soper is a member of NADCP and a board member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine. He previously served as a physician consultant at the Tennessee 21st Judicial District Drug Court. Mark Spitzer

Mark E. Spitzer serves as the Judge of Grant Circuit Court, Grant County, Indiana. Circuit Court is a general jurisdiction court which includes supervision of the Grant County Drug Court. Judge Spitzer has participated in several initiatives related to the implementation of evidence-based practices in the criminal justice system, including participation in the NIC Phoenix Evidence- Based Practices Focus Group and participation in the NIC Evidence-Based Practices Inter-Site Summit, both in 2009. Mark received his Juris Doctorate, magna cum laude, from Indiana University School of Law in Indianapolis in 1990. He received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Notre Dame. Timothy Steenbergh Timothy A. Steenbergh, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Psychology at Indiana Wesleyan University (IWU). Dr. Steenbergh s research has focused on developing effective assessment and treatment strategies for addictive behaviors. He has published and presented several gambling-related papers and co-authored Problem and Pathological Gambling, a book that outlines a brief research-based treatment for disordered gambling. Dr. Steenbergh serves as an evaluator for the Grant County Drug Court. Matt Stiner Stiner is the Director of Development and Outreach for Justice For Vets, the National Clearinghouse for Veterans Treatment Courts, a professional service organization of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. In this capacity Stiner is responsible for developing and implementing Veterans Treatment Courts across the nation. Stiner is a fourth generation Marine who was a boot camp honor graduate, an assistant chief of a 155mm Howitzer Section, a Marine Combat Instructor of Water Survival, a Green Belt Martial Arts Instructor, and recipient of the Combat Action Ribbon for his service in Iraq. After receiving an Honorable Discharge, Stiner used the Montgomery G.I. Bill, attended Oklahoma State University and graduated Magna Cum Laude with a B.A. in Political Science. In 2007 he was Oklahoma s only recipient of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship. In May of 2011 Stiner received an MA in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma. Stiner has appeared on MTV, CNN, C-Span and National Public Radio; as well as in the Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Miami Herald, Associated Press, US Mayor: United States Conference of Mayors Magazine, The Journal Record, Alcoholism Drug Abuse Weekly, Tulsa People Magazine, Oklahoma Magazine, Tulsa World, and 2007 VA FY 2007 Performance and Accountability Report, to name a few.

Stiner served in Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor s administration in September of 2007 to December of 2009 and handled military and veterans affairs in the City of Tulsa. Stiner s work in the City of Tulsa concerning military and veterans affairs programs is considered one of top three best practices in the nation among municipalities in the United States according to the United States Conference of Mayors. After leaving the Tulsa Mayor s Office Stiner coordinated the Tulsa Veterans Treatment Court, a program he helped implement while working for Mayor Kathy Taylor. Under Stiner s leadership, the Tulsa Veterans Treatment Court became one of four nationally recognized Veterans Treatment Court Mentor Courts. Stiner served as a member of US Senator Jim Inhofe s Veterans Advisory Council and served on Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin s transition team for veterans affairs. Stiner is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, a life member of the National Association for Black Veterans, life member of the Vietnam Veterans of America, member of the American Legion, Marine Corps League, and is service-officer certified with the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs. Stiner has one brother who is a Captain in the Marine Corps who recently returned from a combat tour in Afghanistan and another serving on active-duty in the U.S. Navy. Andrea Stolar Dr. Stolar received her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, and completed her psychiatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine and the University of South Florida. She completed fellowships in suicide studies at the Clarke Institute at University of Toronto and in Forensic Psychiatry at Case Western Reserve University. Dr. Stolar is board certified in Psychiatry with added qualifications in Forensic Psychiatry. Dr. Stolar is the former psychiatrist for the Women s Clinic and Center for Sexual Trauma Services at Bay Pines VAMC, Bay Pines FL. After leaving Florida she served as residency training director at University Hospitals and staff psychiatrist for Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio. Dr. Stolar returned to Baylor College of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Stolar currently holds the positions of Director of Residency Education and Director of Forensic Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and Medical Director of the Veterans Court Program at the Michael E. DeBakey VAMC, Houston TX. Mona Sumner

Mona Sumner was the Charter Board President and a founder of Rimrock Foundation, Montana s oldest and largest addiction treatment center. Rimrock Foundation is nationally accredited by CARF for the treatment of addictive illnesses; chemical dependency, co-dependency, compulsive gambling, and dual diagnoses. She has been responsible for the design of many innovative programs; a specialty adolescent treatment program, Michel s House, a residence for mothers with dependent children where the family receives long-term intensive treatment, Freedom House, a first ever private treatment program for Montana Veterans and, most recently, led the Foundation in initiating Montana s first Sober Housing Program. She designed a comprehensive outcome evaluation system that permits the measurement of treatment efficacy and which has received national recognition. As Chief Operations Officer, Ms. Sumner is responsible for Rimrock Foundation s comprehensive continuum of quality services through multiple levels of care: Medical Detoxification, Medically Monitored Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization, Residential, Intensive Outpatient, Outpatient, and community housing. Over 4,000 patients are served annually in the array of programs provided by a professional staff of over 120 individuals representing the disciplines of medicine, psychology, psychiatry, counseling and holistic alternatives. Ms. Sumner holds the Master of Hospital Administration degree from the University of Minnesota, School of Hospital and Health Care Programs, and has received that school's Credential of Advanced Studies in Health Services Administration. She is a Licensed Addiction Counselor in Montana and holds certification as a NAADAC Master Addiction Counselor and is a certified Addiction Specialist, American Academy of Healthcare Providers. Mona is a charter-advanced member of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators, and a member of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP). She has served on Steering Committees nationally, to design, implement and advise the American Society of Addiction Medicine on the implementation and development of a set of national Patient Placement Criteria. She services as a consultant and trainer in the use of the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria. Ms. Sumner has consulted and trained in addiction treatment programs throughout the country in clinical management systems as well as administrative management and provides seminars on a wide range of addiction treatment topics. Tracy Swafford Tracy Swafford graduated from Delta State University with an M.Ed. in Psychology. Upon completion of her Masters degree she began working as a Child/Adolescent Therapist at a local

mental health center. See the negative effects of alcohol in the family, she eventually transferred to a local psychiatric hospital performing Needs Assessments to determine the most appropriate level of care. To date, she is employed as the Drug Court Coordinator and is the Vice-President of the MADCP. She has spoken to numerous civic and educational groups. Carolyn Szetela Carolyn (Carey) Szetela, Ph.D, is Associate Professor in the Department of Professional and Medical Education at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee. She completed her degree in philosophy, with a medical ethics specialization, at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville (1998). She teaches medical ethics across the Meharry campus and designs ethics curricula and conferences for medical students, practicing physicians, and researchers. Her areas of interest include behavioral and social medicine, children in medical research, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, and the prevention of harms due to alcohol and drug misuse. She has coordinated numerous conferences on ethical issues in health care, including end of life care, hospital ethics committee functioning, research ethics, and ethics in HIV/AIDS research. Dr. Szetela is Co-Principal Investigator with the Southeastern Regional Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Training Center (sponsored in part by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), participates on the Research Centers in Minority Institutions' Ethics and Regulatory Committee, and serves as Vice-Chair of Nashville General Hospital's ethics committee. Hon. Jeffery Tauber Judge Jeffrey S. Tauber is the founder and Executive Director of the Center For Problem Solving Courts. Judge Tauber is Past-President of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals (NADCP) and the Director of the National Drug Court Institute (NDCI). In these capacities, he has advised federal, state and local governments on the implementation of drug courts and other rehabilitation based court programs. Judge Tauber directed NDCI s educational programs, as well as NADCP s Mentor Court System, which provided regionally-focused, practitioner-based technical assistance and training nationwide. In June 1999, the newly founded International Association of Drug Court Professionals (IADCP) elected him as their first Chairperson of the Board of Directors. Judge Tauber has written extensively on drug court and court-ordered rehabilitation systems, including Drug Courts: A Judicial Manual, published by the California Center for Judicial Education and Research (CJER, 1994). In addition, he speaks nationally and internationally on court based intervention programs. He initiated and presided over the design and implementation of the Oakland Drug Court Program, one of the first in the nation and also was the first chair of the California Association of Drug Court Professionals (CADCP). While he presided in Oakland, his court received the Public Employees Roundtable Award for

Outstanding County-Run Public Service Program in the Nation in 1992 and the California Administration Office of the Courts Ralph G. Kelps Award for Outstanding Court Innovations in 1993. Judge Tauber was a member of the California Judiciary from 1985-1996. He is a graduate of the City University of New York, and Boston University Law School. Faye Taxman Faye S. Taxman, PhD is a University Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law, & Society at George Mason University and Director of the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence (ACE!). Dr. Taxman is recognized for her work in the development of the seamless systems of care models that link the criminal justice with other service delivery systems as well as reengineering probation and parole supervision services, and organizational change models. She has conducted several studies that examine the efficacy of various models of technology transfer and processes to integrate treatment and supervision. Her work covers the breadth of the correctional system from jails and prisons to community corrections and adult and juvenile offenders. Linda Teodosio Judge Linda Teodosio, is Judge of Ohio's Summit County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division since November 2002. Judge Teodosio's administration of the Summit County Juvenile Court has inspired widespread attention for its innovative approach, particularly in the areas of alternative sentencing and enhanced programming. Judge Teodosio s concept of integrating mental health issues as a causal element in the genesis and treatment of substance abuse has gained national notoriety for the Court s Crossroads Program. Previously, she served as judge in the Cuyahoga Falls Municipal Court from 1998 to 2002. Prior to becoming a judge, Judge Teodosio served as a Magistrate in the Akron Municipal Court, a Staff Attorney for the Ninth District Court of Appeals, and as an attorney in private practice. Judge Teodosio has served as a member or volunteer for over 50 civic and professional organizations, boards and committees and is a graduate of the University of Akron and the University of Akron School of Law. Jeri Thomas Jeri Holladay Thomas currently serves as the Executive Director of the Nashville Drug Court Support Foundation (NDCSF), a community-based non-profit 501(c) 3 established in 1996 to alleviate the substance abuse problem in the local criminal justice system. Since becoming Executive Director of the NDCSF in 2004, she has expanded the mission of the NDCSF to include: 1) providing operating support to the Davidson County Drug Court, 2) managing community outreach and collaborations, and 3) serving as an advocate and voice educating others about the link between substance abuse, crime and related issues. She holds a Master s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration and brings a decade of experience working with

offenders as a probation officer and work release coordinator, program evaluator, and drug court coordinator. She has successfully obtained and overseen the administration of numerous federal, state, local, and private grants. She has worked with state and national to obtain dedicated funding streams. She has worked tirelessly to facilitate substance abuse treatment and successful re-entry for substance dependent criminal justice populations in the Nashville area. Brock Thomas Prior to starting Anderson & Thomas, PLLC, with fellow former State District Judge Devon Anderson, Brock served as presiding judge of the 338th Criminal District Court of Harris County, Texas, from August of 2002 to December of 2008. During his time on the bench, Brock presided over literally thousands of felony criminal cases and volunteered his time to preside over the STAR II (Success through Addiction Recovery) Felony Drug Court - one of Harris County's innovative and highly effective drug rehabilitation courts. Before his appointment to the bench in 2002, Brock served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Harris County District Attorney's Office from 1993 until 2002. During his time with the District Attorney's Office, he prosecuted all levels of criminal cases. At the time of his appointment as Judge of the 338th, Brock served as a felony chief prosecutor. Brock is an active member of the Houston Bar Association where he has served on several committees. He is a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. Besides being licensed by the State Bar of Texas, Brock is licensed to practice in federal court in the Southern District of Texas. Brock participates as a speaker and panel member at various continuing legal education seminars on criminal law. Brock received his undergraduate degree from the University of Houston in 1990, graduating with honors with a degree in political science. He received his law degree from the University of Houston Law Center in 1993. Steve Tillson Steve Tillson is the Treatment Court Coordinator for Oregon's 13th Judicial District. He presently coordinates adult and juvenile drug court programs, family court and coordinated the development of Oregon's first Veterans Treatment Court. His vocational background includes work in adult basic education, juvenile justice, Spanish court interpreting and broadcast radio announcing. Steve enjoyed a rambunctious, bi-cultural adolescence living and traveling throughout Latin America. Glenna Tinney

Glenna Tinney, Captain U.S. Navy (Ret.), Military Advocacy Program Coordinator for the Battered Women's Justice Project (BWJP). Glenna Tinney, MSW, DCSW, was one of the original 12 Navy social workers recruited for active duty in 1980. Tinney served for 24 years working with military families and managing worldwide family violence and sexual assault programs. She also served as the Deputy Executive Director for the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence from 2000-2003, which issued extensive recommendations to Congress and the Secretary of Defense to improve policies, procedures, and practices for handling domestic violence throughout the Department of Defense. After completion of the Task Force work, Glenna worked on implementation of the Task Force recommendations. Tinney is now the Military Advocacy Program Coordinator for BWJP, a national technical assistance provider for the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women. She manages a special project to develop a model coordinated community response to co-occurring incidents of combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder and intimate partner violence. She organizes training webinars and audio-conferences for military and civilian victim advocates that address the unique needs of military-related IPV victims and the challenges of advocating in these cases. She is responsible for creating a network of subject matter experts to serve as resources for victim advocates serving military-related victims. She also monitors legal, military, veteran, and public policy developments nationwide that affect civil/criminal justice responses to intimate partner violence, which involves collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders from the military and civilian communities. Tinney has been an advocate for victims of intimate partner violence and sexual assault since the 1970s. Her work to change systems and eliminate violence against women has spanned several decades in both the civilian and military systems. Tinney has presented at numerous conferences and and conducted trainings for many different groups throughout her career. The more recent events include the 2011 NADCP Conference, advocate training for the National Domestic Violence Hotline, the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and the Nevada Network to End Domestic Violence, and training for the SAMHSA GAINS Center Jail Diversion and Trauma Recovery Program for veterans. Rosemary Tisch Rosemary Tisch is currently Director of Prevention Partnership International. Ms.Tisch is the lead author for Celebrating Families! and oversaw its adaptation for mono-lingual Spanish speaking families. She is also the author of numerous curriculums addressing needs of children of alcoholics/addicts, learning differences, teen pregnancy prevention, and school-based substance abuse prevention. Several of these curriculums have been successfully replicated throughout the US, Mexico, Argentina, Sweden and Russia. Honors include: 2011 National Association for Children of Alcoholics' (NACoA) Ackerman-Black Award; 2010 CA State Director's

Award for Cultural Diversity and recognition by Santa Clara County (CA) Board of Supervisors; 2008 selection as one of NACoA's 25 individuals who save, protect and guide children of alcoholics ; 2007 Outstanding Community Volunteer by Junior League of San Jose. Ms.Tisch holds Master Degrees in Counseling Psychology from Stanford University and Piano Performance from College of Notre Dame. She is married with two grown daughters. Sara Toms Sara Toms is the Cognitive-Behavioral Programs Coordinator for the Department of Community Corrections and the Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts in Wyandotte County, Kansas. She serves as the CBT expert for the 29th Judicial District and designs and implements cognitive-behavioral programming for offenders on intensive probation. Sara has her Master's Degree in Justice Management from the University of Nevada-Reno and holds multiple certifications in cognitivebehavioral treatment methods/programs, including T4C and others. She developed the T.R.A.C.K. Program for adult corrections to implement cognitive-behavioral treatment for those on probation who were identified through assessments as being high risk. She has created multiple distinct, dosage appropriate cognitive-behavioral groups and individualized plans utilizing the Truthought model and Helping Men Recover curriculum and has also successfully integrated this programming into the Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts. She has been providing trainings on CBT since 2008. Kathi Trawver Kathi Trawver. LMSW is the Program Coordinator of University of Alaska Anchorage Bachelor of Social Work program where her teaching includes graduate research and program evaluation and her research focuses on mental health courts. This year she completed her dissertation research on mental health courts. Recently, she was a presenter at the 2010 International Forensic Mental Health Services Conference on her mental health court research. In June 2011, she presented an overview of current research on mental health courts as an invited plenary speaker for the 1st Annual Intermountain Mental Health Court Conference that was held at Utah State University and conducted a session on program evaluation in mental health courts. She also recently co-edited The Clinician's Guide to Evidence-Based Practice: Psychosocial Treatment of Schizophrenia, and authored/co-authored two chapters in that text published in 2010 by John Wiley and Sons. Professor Trawver is Vice Chair of Alaska's Disability Law Center, is an appointed member of Alaska's Psychiatric Institute, and is the former director of the Anchorage Mental Health Court. Win Turner Win Turner is a father of three young boys, an avid outdoor enthusiast and a clinical psychologist specializing in Youth and Family Co-Occurring Disorders treatment, as well as

program and policy development. In June 2005, Dr. Turner joined Dartmouth's Department of Psychiatry as Assistant Faculty and the Clinical Director of the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center-Addiction Treatment Program. The primary goal of this work was to develop, supervise, and deliver effective and intensive addiction treatment services. In August 2008, Dr. Turner left Dartmouth and, with a partner, developed Evidence Based Solutions LLC. This allowed Dr. Turner to fully devote his work efforts helping to train and deliver evidence-based addiction treatments throughout the United States and Canada. Darryl Turpin Darryl P. Turpin, M.P.A., C.A.D.C., has worked in the substance abuse, mental health and criminal justice fields for over 20 years, 10 of those years in a Drug Court and Reentry setting. He currently is the president of Darryl Turpin Consulting located in Louisville, Kentucky. Additionally, Mr. Turpin serves as the Chairperson of the Thurgood Marshall Action Coalition (TMAC). Prior to working with Darryl Turpin Consulting, he was a Senior Associate with The MayaTech Corporation located in Silver Spring, Maryland. Mr. Turpin was the Branch Manager of Program Development for the Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice. He provided oversight to various programs across the state of Kentucky, including the coordination of Prevention Councils, Mentoring Programs, Faith-Based Initiatives and Disproportionate Minority Contact. Mr. Turpin also was the Director of the Drug Court Programs Office in Louisville, Kentucky, where he provided oversight to family, juvenile and adult drug courts, reentry and other court supervised treatment programs. Most recently, Mr. Turpin has been working with the Native American Alliance Foundation as a Consultant and faculty member, as well as providing technical assistance, Mr. Turpin has worked with Tribal Nations across the United States. Mr. Turpin also has served as faculty member for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and Drug Court Institute, faculty member for the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges, the Kentucky School of Alcohol and Drug Studies, National Black Addictions Institute and the Treating People of Color Conference. He has served as consultant to American University, National Treatment Alternatives to Street Crimes (TASC), Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA). Mr. Turpin holds a Bachelor s Degree in Clinical Social Work, as well as a Master s Degree in Public Administration from Kentucky State University. He also is a Certified Alcohol Drug Counselor (CADC). Jessica Urgelles

Jessica Urgelles received her Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of Pennsylvania and her Master of Arts degree in psychology from New York University. She is currently working toward her PhD in clinical psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Ms. Urgelles has been trained in Family Behavior Therapy (FBT), an evidence-based treatment for substance abuse and various co-occurring disorders, developed and evaluated across several trials funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute of Mental Health For the past two years, Ms. Urgelles has been working as a therapist treating clients referred from the department of family services for drug abuse and child maltreatment. She is currently the grant coordinator of NIDA funded grant (1R01DA020548-01A1) investigating the effectiveness of FBT in treating mothers with substance abuse problems and child neglect cases. Ms. Urgelles also works as a community therapist treating a wide range of disorders in both adults and children. Ms. Urgelles has been an invited guest lecturer on two occasions, lecturing on pervasive developmental disorders and child maltreatment. She also presented a workshop titled Establishing Goals and Contingencies in Adult Substance Abuse: A Quick and Easy Standardized Approach within an Evidence Based Treatment at the last Western Psychological Association conference in April of 2011 in Los Angeles. Jacque Van Wormer Jacqueline van Wormer, Ph.D., Assistant Professor at Washing State University and has 18 years of experience in the criminal justice system, 12 of which have been focused on juvenile and adult drug court models. She frequently teaches and writes on juvenile drug court issues for the NCJFCJ. Carol Venditto Carol Venditto has been in her current position as statewide drug court manager since 2002 when the position was created in the New Jersey Administrative Office of the Courts. Prior to her current position as an assistant manager in the criminal division, Ms. Venditto was instrumental in the creation of a pilot drug court in her home county of Union. She has been involved with drug courts ever since. Ms. Venditto is a 30 year employee of the NJ Judiciary having started her career as a probation officer in 1981. Ms. Venditto obtained a BA in Psychology at Montclair State University in 1979 and an MPA in Public Administration from Seton Hall University in 1998. In addition to having presented at several of NADCP's Annual Drug Court Training Conferences, Ms. Venditto has also served as faculty for NDCI's Comprehensive Drug Court Coordinator training program and BJA's Drug Court Planning Initiative, each on several occasions. Alfredo Villalba

Alfredo Villalba, BSHS, CAS II, CATC, holds a Bachelor s of Science in Human Services and a (CAS II) certification from the California Association of Addiction Recovering Resources (CAARR); he also holds a certification from California Association of Drug and Alcohol Educators (CAADE), has been trained in Matrix Model, Gender Specific Services for Women and Girls, Co-Occurring Disorders, and Motivational Interviewing. Further, he has been instrumental in the Cross Border Initiative which provides technical assistance to a collaborative of recovery programs in Baja (RUTA), has been participating in the training of in Baja on the Drug Court Model, serves on the Board of Directors for the California Association of Drug Court Professionals (CADCP), and is cofounder and current co-chair of Latino Association of Drug Court Professionals (MEJORAR). Danyel Wagner Danyel J. Wagner is the Assistant Chief Probation Officer and Drug Court Administrator of the Noble County (Indiana) Drug Court. Ms. Wagner has been a probation officer in Noble County since 2003, and the Assistant Chief since 2005. Previously she was employed as a child abuse and neglect investigator, social worker, juvenile probation officer, program coordinator and a probation officer. Wagner holds a Bachelor Degree in Social Work from Defiance College and a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from Indiana University. Wagner is an Adjunct Professor of Criminal Justice at I.P.F.W. in Fort Wayne. David Wallace David J. Wallace is the director of the National Center for DWI Courts (NCDC). As director, he raises awareness on the success of DWI Courts; provides training, technical assistance, and research to DWI Courts; and establishes new DWI Courts nationwide. Before that, he was the Traffic Safety Resource Prosecutor (TSRP) for the Prosecuting Attorneys Association of Michigan (PAAM). As a TSRP he instructed prosecutors and law enforcement officers in Michigan, and across the country, on a variety of traffic safety topics. David is a former Calhoun County Assistant Prosecutor with more than 15 years of active trial experience. He started out as an assistant prosecutor in Eaton County in 1985. After five years, he moved to the Calhoun County Prosecutor s Office where he stayed until October 2000, when he then took on the challenge of the Traffic Safety Training Program at PAAM. As one of the first TSRPs in the country, he developed a program that became a role model for TSRPs nationwide. He became the NCDC Director in February of 2008. As the NCDC Director, David speaks nationally and internationally on DWI and Drug Courts. On a regular basis David speaks to state Drug Court organizations, and criminal justice associations, such as the American Probation and Parole Association, the National District Attorneys Association (NDAA), and the National Sherriff s Association. In August of 2008, David was honored to be one of the speakers at the International Interlock Symposium in Sweden and again in October of 2009 when the Symposium met in Australia.

He addressed those in attendance on public policy issues dealing with ignition interlock devices and the courts. In 2008, and in 2010, he traveled to Barbados and worked with officials on developing breath testing requirements for impaired drivers as well as establishing DWI Courts. David is the recipient of the MADD Michigan s William Van Regenmorter Public Servant Award in August 2008 and the National Commission against Drunk Driving Adjudication Award for 2004. He is the author of the law review article, The Promise of DWI Court; What Does It Mean and Why Should Prosecutors Care? published by the Chapman School of Law in 2011, and the NDAA/APRI monograph entitled Prior Convictions in Impaired Driving Prosecutions - Targeting the Hardcore Impaired Driver published in August of 2004. As the Traffic Safety Training Attorney, he published a quarterly newsletter on traffic safety issues called The Green Light News which received national recognition. Currently he publishes The DWI Court Reporter for the NCDC. David is a 1980 graduate of Alma College with a major in history and he attended law school in Los Angeles, California at Southwestern University School of Law. David is licensed to practice law in Michigan and California (currently inactive status). Pete Walters Pete is a nuclear physicist, with 36 years experience in hi-tech marketing, specializing in electronics, voice & data comms, instrumentation and software engineering. From 1980 to 1990, Pete was a founding director of a top five B2B agency in the United Kingdom. He has a degree in Mathematics and the Physical Sciences. Pete is a highly regarded and sought-after IT Consultant, is a Member of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising and a Fellow & Companion of the Institute of Sales & Marketing Management. He speaks French and German. Currently he leads the hardware engineering team, pioneering new technologies for nextgeneration products. Terrence Walton Terrence D. Walton, Director of Treatment for the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency (PSA), in Washington, DC, 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 currently is 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. Mr. Walton is an internationally-certified alcohol and other drug abuse counselor with over 20 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 strengthbased approaches to complex issues, Mr. Walton is actively sought out for insight on treating urban, suburban and rural substance abuse issues. He is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). A gifted and entertaining speaker, Mr. Walton travels extensively informing and inspiring audiences across the globe. Kelly Welker Kelly J. Welker is the Court Coordinator for Marion County Family Drug Treatment Court (MCFDTC) in Indianapolis, Indiana since January 2010. Prior to her current position, Kelly was Resource Coordinator for Community Court in Indianapolis, Indiana; Case Manager for Marion County Drug Treatment Diversion Program; and Program Assistant for the Mental Health Association of Marion County. Kelly received her B.S. in Psychology in May 2001 from Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Tammy Westcott Tammy Westcott is an Assistant District Attorney in Tulsa County and serves as the Director of Alternative Courts and Diversion Programs. She is responsible for representing the DA's office in Drug Court, DUI Court, Veterans' Court, Mental Health Court, and in the Women in Recovery Program. Prior to entering law school as a middle-aged, single mom, she spent 20 years in the ministry. After graduating from law school, she served on the felony prosecution team before being transferred to the alternative courts division. Here she has truly found her niche. She is agressive in seeking qualified applicants and making changes so that the prosecution is an integral part of the team that is encouraging successful completion for all participants.

Harry Wexler Harry K. Wexler, Ph.D. has acquired a national reputation in the areas of substance abuse policy, treatment and research during the last 45 years. He has been engaged in criminal justice reform since 1987 and lead up numerous federally funded national technical assistance projects that established prison treatment programs in 20 states. Dr. Wexler has written numerous articles, has co-authored a book on substance abuse treatment for women, and has edited several special issues of the Prison Journal. In 2007 he was appointed as a member of the Governor's Strike Team to help guide the process of reforming the California correctional system. Currently, Dr. Wexler is an Assistant Professor at the NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Policy, Senior Research Advisor for Spectrum Health Systems, Senior Research Scientist Emeritus at National Developmental Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI), lectures internationally and practices psychology. Guy Wheeler Guy A. Wheeler, L.C.S.W., C.A.P., C.C.J.A.P., is the Chief Executive Officer and President of Guy A. Wheeler Group of Fort Lauderdale, FL. 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. Mr. Wheeler currently has three training videos that are sold nationwide. His newest venture was designing a Criminal Justice Psycho-education Program (CCJP) for the Seventeenth (17) Judicial Circuit of Broward County, FL. Broward s Misdemeanor (Marijuana) Drug Court, composed of mostly young offenders, refers all of their offenders to this program (CCJP). Before starting his company in 2002, Mr. 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, he also directed a city jail program called Alternative Treatment Against Crack Cocaine (ATACC) Program. 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, Mr. Wheeler motivated the ecumenical community to provide adjunct support services for addicts. The ecumenical community responded and they collectively started a program called Churches in Action. Because of Churches in Action s successful outcomes, Mr. Wheeler was motivated to later pursue and obtain a Doctorate of Divinity from Jacksonville Theological Seminary. He has a LCSW with 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 dual certified as a Criminal Addiction Professional (CAP) and Criminal Justice Addiction Professional (CCJAP).

Meghan Wheeler Meghan Wheeler is an independent Training and Technical Assistance Consultant in the justice, treatment and social services fields, delivers professional training, grant writing, curriculum development and technical assistance services on the national, state, and local level. Currently, Ms. Wheeler serves as a Senior Consultant for the National Drug Court Institute, Adult Drug Court Planning Initiative, Adult Drug Court Training Initiative and Family Drug Court Training Projects. Ms. Wheeler serves as a family drug court training and technical assistance (TTA) expert consultant for the Center for Children and Family Futures, Inc. (CFF) to provide on-going consultation, assist in the development of training material and provide direct TTA to assist CFF achieve the goals of the Family Drug Court Training and Technical Assistant Program. Ms. Wheeler also serves as a consultant for the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, NIATx Learning Collaborative to educate behavioral health providers to apply a the NIATx process improvement model to improve access to and retention in treatment. Ms. Wheeler previously worked for the National Drug Court Institute (2001-2009) as the Project Director, where she managed adult and family drug court training and technical assistance activities. Prior to her work nationally, Ms. Wheeler managed the statewide drug court implementation project for the Supreme Court of Ohio. Ms. Wheeler s work with drug courts began in 1996 in her position as Treatment Coordinator for Richland County, Ohio. Ms. Wheeler was employed by the Abraxas Foundation, a residential treatment facility for adolescent males involved in the juvenile justice system. Ms. Wheeler has experience in both juvenile and adult treatment and court systems related to clinical intervention, supervision, case management, program management and policy development. Ms. Wheeler received her Master of Science degree in Administration of Justice and Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and Criminal Justice from Mercyhurst College, Erie, Pennsylvania. Ms Wheeler is a Court Appointed Special Advocate Volunteer in Richland County, Ohio and previously held the position as an adjunct professor at Ashland University in the area of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse. Deborah White-Labora In August of 2008 Judge Deborah White-Labora was appointed to serve as the Drug Court judge in Miami-Dade County. She is only the third judge, and the first woman, to serve in this position during the twenty year history of America s first Drug Court. Judge White-Labora grew up in Miami and graduated from South Miami Senior High, Florida State University and Emory Law School. During her almost twenty year tenure on the bench she has always been among the highest rated judges in all bar polls. She is on the adjunct faculty of the Legal Studies Institute at Florida International University and is a frequent lecturer in the

community. In the fall of 2008 an article she authored was accepted for publication by the American Bar Association. Judge White-Labora is married to Alexander Labora and they have three children, Amanda, Christopher and Patrick. Chelsey Wilks Chelsey Wilks recently graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas with a bachelor of science in Human Service Counseling. She has been extensively trained in Family Behavior Therapy, Family Behavior Therapy (FBT), an evidence-based treatment for substance abuse and various co-occurring disorders, developed and evaluated across several trials funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute of Mental Health For the past two years, Ms. Wilks has been working as a therapist treating clients referred from the department of family services for drug abuse and child maltreatment. She is currently the quality assurance and treatment integrity coordinator of NIDA funded grant (1R01DA020548-01A1) investigating the effectiveness of FBT in treating mothers with substance abuse problems and child neglect cases. Ms. Wilks has participated as a guest lecturer on FBT in graduate level dual diagnosis class. She has also presented a workshop for improving communication for families and individuals affected by drug use at the Addiction Health Services Conference in Fairfax, Virginia. Eric Wish Dr. Eric Wish is an Associate Professor and Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR). Dr. Wish received his Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis in 1977. He has published in the areas of substance abuse treatment in therapeutic communities, alcohol abuse, and IV drug use. Nancy Young Nancy K. Young, Ph.D. is Director of Children and Family Futures, a California-based research and policy institute that works to improve outcomes for children and families, particularly those affected by alcohol and other drugs and involved in the welfare and child welfare systems. She currently serves as the Director of the federally-funded National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare, which provides technical assistance to states in support of their efforts to enhance cross-system collaboration for the benefit of affected families, and develops and disseminates information on advances in policy and practice. She also serves as the Co-Director of the federally-funded Regional Partnership Grantee Support Contract, which provides guidance and technical assistance to grantees striving to improve safety and permanency outcomes for children affected by methamphetamine or other substance abuse.

Mark Zehner Mark Zehner is an Associate Researcher with the Center for Health Enhancement Systems Studies (CHESS) and NIATx at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Experienced in addiction treatment science and research coordination, Mr. Zehner is active in the development, testing and implementation of technology and training that drive the adoption of process improvement methods to support effective, efficacious addiction treatment delivery. He is currently the project lead at the NIATx National Program Office for several federally-funded improvement collaboratives for treatment capacity and quality. Mr.Zehner is also a NIATx Coach and a faculty presenter for the NIATx Change Leader and Coaching Academies. He received his BS in Psychology and Sociology and MS in Population Health Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Mr. Zehner participated in a panel session of the 2011 NADCP Annual Training Conference. Hon. Connie Zemmelman Connie F. Zemmelman has been a Lucas County Juvenile Court Judge since June, 2007 and is currently Judge for the Lucas County Family Dependence Court. She is a member of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and was appointed in 2009 to the Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education. Prior to taking the bench she practiced law for 25 years. Her practice focused on family issues, including adoptions and surrogacy law, juvenile law and probate law. Judge Zemmelman also served as a Magistrate in the Lucas County Probate Court from 1994-1997. While in private practice she was chosen by colleagues for listing in The Best Lawyers in America for her work in family-related areas of law.