2023 Leadership Elections

Raynard Packard, M.A.ed., PsyD (candidate), LICDC-CS (Ohio)
Akron, OH
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Summarize the nominee's NAADAC activities: Current RVP Mid-Central. Past President OAADAC (Ohio). Raynard has been active with NAADAC dating to his tenure on NAADAC's public policy committee in the 1990s. He has been a tireless advocate for addiction professionals ever since.

Philosophy statement of the nominee on the future of NAADAC: I strongly believe our future will grow and strengthen as we bring ALL addiction professionals into the fold. Together, we will move mountains.

Other qualifications of the nominee for this office: Raynard is the founder & director of The Packard Institute, Inc, an Ohio based non-profit that has been a pioneer in recovery oriented systems of care since the 1990s.

Mark Young, MA, LAC
Sioux Falls, SD
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Summarize your NAADAC activities: I began with NAADAC through the South Dakota Association of Addiction and Prevention Professionals in fall, 2014, and became involved in
leadership with the encouragement of faculty at the University of South Dakota, where I graduated in 1999 with a Masters in Counseling and a major in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Studies. I began as East River Representative in SDAAPP, moved on to Vice‐President, and served as President from 2017‐2021. I was elected North Central Regional Vice‐President for NAADAC in 2021, and am choosing to run for a second term. In my time as a NAADAC member I have served on the Board of Directors since 2017 and as a member of the Executive Committee since 2021. Currently I am serving on the Membership Committee and the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee. I also was a member of the NAADAC Delegation
which traveled to Greece in March, 2020.

Your philosophy statement on the future of NAADAC: I endorse the role NAADAC has taken as the leading organization representing the whole range of professionals involved in battling addiction, from educators and medical providers to prevention and treatment counselors and therapists. I agree with broadening our mission, from
increasing our credentialing advocacy in every state to growing our presence internationally. We need to continue providing greater opportunities for our members to develop professionally, while building the premier testing system supporting those professionals' addiction credentials. My role will be to continue doing what I can to support NAADAC, and I can make the most valuable contributions by representing
member interests, helping build the numbers and expertise of our workforce, advocating for NAADAC at a national level, and using my experience to increase our membership. 

Other qualifications of the nominee for this office: I currently work for the Department of Veterans Affairs as an Addiction Therapist at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. I began my career as a Counselor in an outpatient treatment facility, First Step Counseling, in Sioux Falls and Brookings, SD. I have also worked in drug and alcohol counseling at Charter Hospital and Sioux Valley Hospital in Sioux Falls. I was born in Madison, SD, grew up in the Black Hills, have my
undergraduate degree from Black Hills State University and my MA from the University of South Dakota. I've been a certified and then licensed Addiction Counselor by the State of South Dakota since 1993. In my life experience I've served in the US Army, 1968‐70, worked 13 years in Economic and Tourism Development for the State of South Dakota, part of my 21 years total in marketing and advertising including six years as owner of a boutique marketing agency. I have one son, who currently works in Washington, DC. I've been gratefully and happily involved in my chance at a second life since Oct. 29, 1984.

Terry Kinnaman, LADAC II, MAC, QCS
Spring Hill, TN 
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Summarize the nominee’s NAADAC activities: I have been an active member of NAADAC for twenty years. During this time, it has been an honor to serve as the president of the Tennessee Association of Addiction Professionals for the last two years. In my tenure with NAADAC I have served as the president of the Middle Tennessee Region of Addiction Professionals, I have served as president of the state of Tennessee Licensure Board, and I have been awarded honors as Counselor of the Year, Professional of the Year, and the Lifetime Achievement Award from both the Middle Tennessee and the state association of NAADAC. I have held regional and state trainings in addiction 

Philosophy statement of the nominee on the future of NAADAC: NAADAC represents the profession for the Addiction Professional and is the standard barrier for those in this position. As Addiction Professionals we have been entrusted with caring for those who are suffering from one of the horrific and deadly diseases of our lifetime. NAADAC sets professional standards and provides quality and excellent trainings to ensure the best of care is provided to save the lives of others. NAADAC must continue efforts to see that only the best and most qualified continue in this service to others. It is my intention to continue to represent the people in this profession and continue to develop standards of professional care for others. 

Other qualifications of the nominee for this office: I have been involved in multiple program start-ups. In doing this, I have relief on the standards of NAADAC and the Code of Conduct for those that I have brought into this profession. I believe that addiction counseling does save lives and improves the lives of others whose lives have been impacted by this disease. This has been my mission for thirty years and I intend to continue this belief in all that I am entrusted to care for. 

Samson Teklemariam, LPC, CPTM
Woodstock, GA
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Summarize the nominee’s NAADAC activities: I am the former NAADAC Director of Training & Professional Development from 2019 - 2021. During that time, I led the NAADAC Webinar Series and all Educational/Training/Professional Development expansion initiatives. I managed the training/educational program for three NAADAC Annual Conferences. I served as co-founder and staff liason for the LGBTQIA+ sub-committee and the Critical Issues in the Black Community (CIBC) committee. At the 50th Anniversary NAADAC Conference, I was the opening Keynote Speaker.

Philosophy statement of the nominee on the future of NAADAC: The future of NAADAC is bright! We must continue to stabilize the incredible success NAADAC has experienced in the area of credentialing for addiction professionals. This includes clarifying scope of practice, expanding career ladders and specialist opportunities for other disciplines, and defending the increase of reimbursement rates for addiction professionals. As the Association for Addiction Professionals, NAADAC's future must also include continued evolution of educational programs that can elevate the industry. 

Other qualifications of the nominee for this office: I am certified in the Studer Group's Evidence-Based Leaderhsip Model for Healthcare Professionals. I completed the American Express Leadership Academy trainings through the Center for Creative Leadership for non-profit leaders. I am also trained in Covey Leadership Principles and High-Performance Sales Leadership Trainings. As a Certified Professional in Training Management, I am an expert in driving organizational results with workforce solutions. 

David M. Marlon, MBA, LADC-S, CPC-I, PsyD (ABD) 
Las Vegas, NV 
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Summarize the nominee’s NAADAC activities:
Nevada President for 5 years
Current acting SW RVP
NAADAC Advocate of the Year 2018

Philosophy statement of the nominee on the future of NAADAC: Unite substance use disorder treatment professionals to advocate for true parity, ending of stigma, and delivering quality, evidence based treatment to address our biggest health problem. 

Other qualifications of the nominee for this office: 
CEO of multiple treatment centers
Starred in A&E's show intervention on multiple episodes.
Advocates and testified on many law and regulation changes to help people with substance use disorders