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The purpose of the commission is to act independently on behalf of the Association in all matters related to the national credentialing of individual counselors. In specific, the commission:

  • Develops and keeps current national standards of requisite knowledge in alcoholism and drug abuse counseling
  • Provides evaluation mechanisms for measuring and monitoring the level of knowledge required for national credentialing
  • Provides formal recognition to those individuals who meet the national standards
  • Establish appropriate policies for acquiring and maintaining the national credentials

Certification Commission Members
James Holder, MAC, Commission Chair
Kathryn Benson, NCAC II
Hjalti Bjornsson, NCAC I
Cynthia J. Breen, NCAC I
Christopher Bowers, ASE

Lorraine A. Clyburn, LSW, NCAC I
Susan Coyer, MAC
Thaddeus Labhart, MA, LPC, MAC
William S. Lundgren, NCAC II
Rufus Sylvester Lynch, DSW
Claire Olsen, ACSW, LCSW, CACSAC, NCAC II, SAP
Patricia Greer (ex-officio)


Chairperson

James A. Holder III, MA, MAC, LPC, LPCS

4651 Moore Rd
Effingham SC 29541
Office: 843.777.4271
Fax: 843.777.4258
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Kathryn Benson, NCAC II
2308 Dundee Lane
Nashville TN 37214
Office: 615.885.3615
Fax: 615.902.0465
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Kathryn Benson NCC

Hjalti Bjornsson, NCAC I
Thingholsbraut 37
Kopavogur 200
Iceland
Office: 354.824.7620
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Christopher Bowers, ASE
2211 Kiowa Drive
Powhatan VA 23139
Office: 804.828.5860
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Christopher Bowers

Cynthia J. Breen, NCAC I
407 Valley View Road
Helena MT 59602
Office: 406.841.2392
Fax: 406.841.2305
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Lorraine A. Clyburn, LSW, NCAC I
4606 Bishop Carroll Drive
Upper Marlboro MD 20772
Office: 202.585.7783
Fax: 202.585.7790
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Lorraine Clyburn

Susan Coyer, MAC
4119 Brandon Rd.
Huntington WV 25704-1115
Office: 304.525.1522 x 2530
Fax: 304.525.2040
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Susan Coyer


Thaddeus Labhart, MA, LPC, MAC
PO Box 1031
Burns OR 97720
Office phone: coming soon
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Thaddeus Labhart

William S. Lundgren, NCAC II
365 Columbine St. #104
Denver CO 80206
Fax: 303.329.2917
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William Lundgren NCC

Rufus Sylvester Lynch, DSW
1730 North 7th Street
Philadelphia PA 19151-2304
Office phone: coming soon
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Claire Olsen, ACSW, LCSW, CACSAC, NCAC II, SAP
12 Colimar Ave
Lake Grove NY 11755
Office phone: coming soon
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Patricia M. Greer, BA, LCDC, AAC (Ex-offico)
223 Sovereign Court
Rockwall TX 75032
Office: 972.772.5483
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Billings, MT 59101