The Association's Members can Step Forward and be Counted

For Immediate Release
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WASHINGTON, D.C. - NAADAC members can stand forward for nomination to the Association's Executive Board.

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 2011, NAADAC members will be voting on four Regional Vice Presidents. All positions are for two-year terms.

The positions open for election in 2011 are Regional Vice Presidents for the following regions:

North Central (Represents Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota & South Dakota)
Mid-Central (Represents Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio & Wisconsin)
Southeast (Represents Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina & Tennessee)
Southwest (Represents Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada & Utah)

Regional Vice Presidents provide regional identity and facilitate communication between states and NAADAC.

Potential candidates:

1. Must be a current member in good standing of NAADAC.
2. Live in the region represented.
3. Have two years of experience on either the NAADAC Board or a NAADAC Affiliate (State/Chapter/International Association) Board.
4. Must have been actively engaged in the profession of addiction for the past two years.

There is also an election for Organizational Member Representative to the NAADAC Board of Directors. This position is elected directly by NAADAC Organizational Members.

Nominees for the position of Regional Vice President must represent a state wherein an Affiliated State Association is in place and may only be nominated for a region in which they reside. Candidates can serve two consecutive terms.

For more information on NAADAC’s elections, to find job descriptions for the NAADAC executive positions or to download a nomination form, please visit www.naadac.org. For more specific information, please call 800.548.0497, ext. 125 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Please put “NAADAC Elections” in the subject line.