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

Summarize the nominee’s NAADAC activities
Sherri Layton is a strong advocate for the addiction counseling profession, NAADAC and the Texas affiliate, TAAP. She continues to engage in local, state and national legislative activities that promote treatment and protect our credentials and has served on NAADAC’s Public Policy Committee since 2008. Mrs. Layton has worked in the profession for 35 years and currently serves on the Board of Directors for TAAP. She serves on the TAAP annual state conference committee and is part of the national outreach effort to develop membership in the three adjoining states that form the Mid-South Region with Texas. Mrs. Layton has always demonstrated exceptional organization skills and is a team player, never losing focus of NAADAC’s mission to educate, develop and serve addiction professionals. She possesses the energy and passion to accompany her great ideas in improving the profession and collaborating with others.

Philosophy statement of the nominee on the future of NAADAC
Having been a TAAP and NAADAC member since the 1980s I have seen many changes in our association and have never been more supportive of the work NAADAC is doing than I am right now. We have well established priorities and have become a go-to organization on policy issues for treatment and counselors at the national level. Our focus on advocacy with all relevant agencies and organizations should remain a priority. With a large majority of our membership over 50 years old we must concentrate on bringing new people into our field and pay special attention to replacing our leaders. Workforce development and leadership development should be continued priorities for NAADAC. (My commitment to this prompted me to complete an MBA with an emphasis on leadership in 2009.) At the regional level, we will work to reach out to other states in our region to develop more national affiliates.

Other qualifications of the nominee for this office
After many years of clinical work, my career path led me to supervisory and administrative roles. In addition to being a licensed counselor and certified clinical supervisor, I completed a MBA degree, with an emphasis on leadership, to better prepare me for the leadership roles I am in. I will bring a rather unique blend of skills, training and education to the office of Regional Vice President. While I remain passionate about quality clinical service I also see the importance of advancing our profession through involvement outside the clinical arena. I have been active in NAADAC’s legislative advocacy efforts since 2003, as well as advocacy work in Texas, and have served TAAP in a variety of roles, both statewide and in my local chapters, since 1984. I am known for integrity and hard work and strongly believe association membership and active involvement are important components in an addiction professional’s career.