Every two years, members of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, have the opportunity to select the officers who will determine the direction of the association. In April of 2012, NAADAC members will be voting on officers of the Executive Committee, as well as four Regional Vice Presidents. All positions are for two-year terms.

Thanks for your vote! 

Our thanks to every member who cast a ballot.
The election results can be found here.
*Please note, an appeal has been filed on the President-Elect ballot and is being heard by the Chair of the NAADAC Ethics Committee.*

Have questions? Contact Donovan Kuehn at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Contested Elections

President-Elect (Two candidates)
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Represents all NAADAC members.
The President-Elect becomes the President of NAADAC after serving his or her term and performs the President’s duties if the President is absent or disabled.

Kirk Bowden, PhD, MAC, LISAC, NCC, LPC
Gilbert, Ariz.
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biography

Edward L. Olsen, LCSW,CASAC,I-CADC, SAP
Lake Grove, NY
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biography

Secretary (Two candidates)
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Represents all NAADAC members.
The Secretary is responsible for keeping and preserving the oversight of meeting records in the books of the Association and distribution of true minutes of the proceedings.

Gloria Boberg, LSAC, CAC
Sandy, Utah
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biography

Thurston S. Smith, CCS,NCACI, ICADC
Memphis, Tennessee
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biography


Mid South Regional Vice President (Two candidates)
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Represents Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma & Texas. (Please note, only members for this region can vote for the Mid South Regional Vice President)

Sherri Layton, MBA, LCDC, CCS
Boerne, Texas
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biography

Tricia Sapp, Certified Prevention Specialist, Certified Criminal Justice Addiction Professional,  B.S Criminology and Corrections, Social Work
Fort Worth, Texas
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biography



Acclaimed Positions

Treasurer
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Represents all NAADAC members.
The Treasurer shall report on the finances of the association and shall develop and review the fiscal policies, review of the annual budget and serve as Chair of the Finance Committee.

John Lisy, LICDC, OCPS II, LISW-S, LPCC-S
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
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John Lisy currently serves as the Chair of the NAADAC Ad Hoc Committee on EC/Board Organization and Regional Structure. He served NAADAC as Mid Central Regional Vice President – September 2007 to September 2011 and as a Regional Vice President served on the Finance Committee. A committed advocate for the field he was a member of the Public Policy Committee – October 2000 to November 2007. John was awarded the Advocate of the Year by NAADAC at the Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. on March 8, 2005.  He also coordinated the NAADAC Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Project in Ohio from March 2004 to January 2008.

Mid-Atlantic Regional Vice President
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Represents New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, the District of Columbia, Maryland & West Virginia.

Ron Pritchard, CSAC, CAS
Virginia Beach, Va.
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Ron Pritchard has been active at the affiliate level, serving as a delegate to the NAADAC Board of Directors and President of VAADAC, the NAADAC Virginia affiliate. He helped bring together VAADAC and representatives from many of public and private prevention organizations and recovery-focused groups to participate in the Virginia Summer Institute for Addiction Studies. He represented NAADAC at Mid-Atlantic TRICARE marketing meetings, instituted discounted state membership fees to new NAADAC applicants at annual training events and promoted NAADAC at the annual Oxford House conference. Pritchard has attended last three NAADAC national conferences, providing input to policy makers regarding NAADAC constituents in Virginia. He designed, edited and published the VAADAC Views newsletter for three years.

Northeast - Regional Vice President 
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Represents Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island & Vermont.

Barbara “Bobbi” Fox, LADC, - Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Manchester, Conn.
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In the summer of 2006 a group of concerned addiction professionals revitalized the NAADAC Connecticut affiliate and in the fall of 2006 this group, along with Conn. NAADAC members, elected me as their president.  I served as president for two terms until 2010 and helped in organizing affiliate involvement in Recovery Month events. While President I also served as committee chair for the NAADAC awards committee and represented the affiliate on the NAADAC board of directors.  In 2010 I was elected as the Northeast regional vice president for NAADAC and currently serve on their executive committee as well as their student membership and the military and veterans membership committees.  I was also appointed to serve as a commissioner, representing NAADAC, on the newly formed National Addiction Studies Accreditation Commission.

Northwest - Regional Vice President
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Represents Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Montana, Washington & Wyoming.

Gregory J. Bennett, LAT
Powell, Wyo.
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Gregory Bennett has been a member of NAADAC since 2005 and has been actively involved with ongoing advocacy efforts within the profession. Gregory is the co-founder of the student organization, Coalition of Addiction Students and Professionals Pursuing Advocacy, which was awarded the Emerging Leaders of the Year. Gregory served on the Public Policy Committee, Political Action Committee and the Student Affairs Committee. Gregory re-affiliated the Wyoming Association of Addiction Professionals and served as the President for three years. Gregory was seated as the Northwest Regional Vice President in September of 2011 to the present time.

Who is Eligible to vote?
For NAADAC Officers: any member of the association whose membership was current on February 1, 2012.
For NAADAC Regional Vice Presidents: any member of the who resides in the region and whose membership was current on February 1, 2012.

Campaigning Guidelines
Information on candidates will appear in the April issue of the NAADAC News and on the NAADAC Web site. There should be no other campaign activities by the candidates.  Any written materials, except materials produced and distributed by NAADAC, are prohibited. This includes self initiated articles for publication in state or local or professional publications or editorial comments submitted in any of those publications as well. 

Voting Information
All ballots are sent directly to an independent auditor. The Auditor counts ballots and notifies a NAADAC designated staff person and the Chair of the Nomination and Elections Committee who has received the most votes for each office.  The Chair of the Nomination and Elections Committee must notify all candidates of the results by the deadline below.  Election ballots are destroyed 30 days after all candidates are notified of the election results.  Any candidate challenging the results of an election must notify the Chair of the NAADAC Nominations and Elections Committee within 30 days of the balloting.

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President-Elect
Description from the NAADAC Bylaws
The President-Elect shall perform all duties incumbent upon the President during the absence or disability of the President, shall prepare for his or her succeeding term as President, and shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors or the President may, from time to time, designate.  The President-Elect shall, either directly or through Regional Vice Presidents, offer advice and counsel to state associations and to directors serving from states where no state association exists.
Please note, the President-Elect will serve three different terms: two years as President-Elect, two years as President and two years as Past-President.

Treasurer
Description from the NAADAC Bylaws
The Treasurer of the Association shall have all powers and perform all duties commonly incident to and vested in the office of the treasurer of a corporation, including the following duties and responsibilities:
1.  He or she shall be responsible for developing and reviewing the fiscal policies of the Association.
2.  He or she shall ensure that an account is maintained of all monies received and expended for the use of the Association.
3.  He or she shall ensure that all monies of the Association are deposited in a bank or banks or trust company or trust companies, and that authorized disbursements are made therefrom.
4.  He or she shall render a report of the finances of the Association at the Annual Meeting of the Association or whenever requested by the President showing all receipts and expenditures for the current year.
5.  He or she shall also perform such other duties as the Board of Directors or the President may, from time to time, designate.
6. The Chair of the Finance Committee shall be the Treasurer.

Secretary
Description from the NAADAC Bylaws
The Secretary of the Association shall have all powers and perform all duties commonly incident to and vested in the office of secretary of a corporation, including the following duties and responsibilities:
1.  He or she shall attend all meetings of the Board of Directors, and of such committees as may be appointed and be responsible for keeping, preserving in the books of the Association, and distributing true minutes of the proceedings of all such meetings.
2.  He or she shall ensure that all notices are given in accordance with these Bylaws.
3.  He or she shall perform such other duties as the Board of Directors or the President may, from time to time, designate.

Regional Vice President
Description from the NAADAC Bylaws
Regional Vice Presidents shall encourage the chartering of local chapters and shall assist such organizations during their formation.  They shall ensure that all Affiliated Associations within their respective regions operate within the guidelines established by the Association and are in compliance with approved Affiliated Association contracts and are kept informed of Association activities.  They will serve on the Executive Committee for the directors and members within their region and shall be responsible for communicating to the Executive Committee any concerns or recommendations from their region.

If you have any questions, please contact Donovan Kuehn at 800.548.0497, ext 125 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or the Election Administrator.