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Department of Health and Human Services

ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG ABUSE ADVISORY COUNCIL

PURPOSE AND GOALS

The goal of the Council is to express the view of the community in the formulation and administration of alcohol and other drug abuse prevention and treatment services in Montgomery County. Members of the Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council serve as community representatives, who provide guidance to the County Executive and the County Council in identifying prevention and treatment needs and reviewing the County's efforts in addressing those needs. The Council will make recommendations in support of, or to improve, current prevention and treatment efforts.

MEMBERSHIP/TERMS

The Council consists of 16 voting members and 12 non-voting members, appointed by the County Executive, subject to confirmation by the County Council. Voting members serve three (3) year terms without compensation.

MEETINGS

Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month, September through June 7:00pm-9:00pm, at 401 Hungerford Drive, 1st Floor Conference Center, Rockville, MD 20850.

STAFF

Department of Health and Human Services, 401 Hungerford Drive, 4th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850. Richard Kunkel 240-777-1310, Tracey Speelmans 240-777-4392.

Membership 2008-2009

Voting Members

Business: Patricia Sullivan

General Public: Steve Coulter, Chair

General Public: Dawn Levinson

Prevention: Alan Trachtenberg

General Public: Ryan King

Student: Julie Kiltz

General Rep: Joseph Wakhanala

Legal: Eric Sterling

General Public: A.J. Mitchell

Recovery: Michael Greenhut, Co-Vice Chair

General Rep: Lee Jansky

Relative/Recipient: Damon Stevenson

Treatment: Howard Moss

Diversity: D'Artanyon Yarborough, Co-Vice Chair

PTA: William Waller

Clergy: Charles Thomas

Non-Voting/Ex-Officio Members

Kathie Durbin and Emily DeTitta, Office of the County Executive, Department of Liquor Control

Richard Kunkel, Dept. of Health & Human Services, Adult Addictions

Lt. Ronald Smith, Montgomery County Police Department

Rita Rumbaugh, Safe and Drug-Free Schools, Montgomery County Public Schools

Elizabeth Arnold, Mental Health Advisory Committee

Samantha Davis, Victim Services Advisory Board

Department of Health & Human Services Staff

Ron Rivlin, Children,Youth & Family, Juvenile Justice Services

Catherine McAlpine, Behavioral Health & Crisis Services,Behavioral Health Community Support Services

Hardy Bennett, Behavioral Health & Crisis Services, Community Re-Entry Services

Larry Gamble, Behavioral Health & Crisis Services, Outpatient Addiction Services

Dorothy Moore, Public Health, Substance Abuse Prevention Services

Tracey Speelmans, Behavioral Health & Crisis Services, Adult Addictions, Staff Liaison

Alcohol and Other Drug Advisory Council Meeting Schedule

September 2008 - June 2009

Meetings are held the second Thursday of each month, September through June, 7:00pm-9:00pm, at 401 Hungerford Drive, 1st Floor Conference Center, Rockville, MD 20850. All meetings are open to the public and the Advisory Council welcomes visitors. Meeting times and locations are subject to change. Please call to confirm day, time, and location of meetings and to request any special accommodations.

Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Advisory Council Meetings

THURSDAYS 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

September 11, 2008

October 16, 2008

November 13, 2008

December 11, 2008

January 8, 2009

February 12, 2009

March 12, 2009

April 16, 2009

May 14, 2009

June 11, 2009

Standing Committees

Executive Committee: This Committee shall consist of the Council Chairperson, immediate past Council Chairperson, the two Council Vice Chairpersons, the Council Secretary, and the Chairpersons of the Prevention, Treatment, and Enforcement Committees.

Prevention Committee: This Committee shall be responsible for keeping the Council informed of prevention information, issues and programs affecting alcohol and other drug abuse in the County; and recommending to the Council any plans and strategies that should be passed on to the County Executive, County Council, State Government, and Federal Government as part of the Council’s recommendations and advice.

Treatment Committee: This Committee shall be responsible for keeping the Council informed of treatment information, issues and programs affecting alcohol and other drug abuse in the County; and recommending to the Council any plans and strategies that should be passed on to the County Executive, County Council, State Government, and Federal Government as part of the Council’s recommendations and advice.

Enforcement Committee: This Committee shall be responsible for keeping the Council informed of enforcement information, issues and programs affecting alcohol and other drug abuse in the County; and recommending to the Council any plans and strategies that should be passed on to the County Executive, County Council, State Government, and Federal Government as part of the Council’s recommendations and advice.

AODAAC LINKS: Minutes Policy Priorities Budget Priorities

AODAAC 2007-2008 Annual Report

COUNTY LINKS: Health & Human Services Adult Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services

Underage Drinking Boards and Commissions

OTHER LINKS: Alcohol & Drug Abuse Administration (ADAA)

Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Last edited: 11/5/2008