To deliver accessible, high-quality education to stakeholders providing whole-person services in prevention, treatment, and recovery-oriented systems of care.
ASADS is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) organization, that exists to foster and maintain the integrity of alcohol and substance misuse related services for consumers and provide continuing education and educational programs for professionals working with populations affected by alcohol and substance misuse.
To be a lead organization in shaping how substance misuse is understood and addressed - as a complex, treatable condition deserving of informed response.
President
Alabama Department of Mental Health
Vice President
Montgomery Family Court
Secretary
AL Department of Public Health
Treasurer
University of Alabama
Parliamentarian
Veteran Military Crisis Line
Advisory Chair
Alabama Department of Mental Health
| NAME | AGENCY |
|---|---|
| Roderick Chambers | Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles |
| Carmela Y. Drake | Alabama State University/NAADAC |
| Jackie Hill Gordon | VA Medical Center-Tuscaloosa |
| Scott Holmes | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
| Kendra Homesley | Bradford Health Services |
| Kathy House | Opioid Response Network |
| Fatima Johnson | Alabama Department of Youth Services |
| Shona Johnson | Alabama Department of Corrections |
| Stephen Kiser | Walker Recovery Center |
| Rhonda Lawless | Rhonda Lawless Consulting, LLC |
| Lonnie Layton | Alliance Health Center |
| Curt Lindsley | Alabama Alliance for Recovery Residences |
| Rodney Maiden | Troy University |
| Donna Oates | Alabama Administrative Office of Courts |
| Ashley Robinson | Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services |
| Advisory Board | |
| John Bayles | Recovery Resource Center |
| Katina Blanchett | Addicts for Christ |
| Darryl Calloway | Calloway Consulting, LLC |
| Savannah Fell | Walker Recovery Center |
| John Hollingsworth | CIT |
| Kwatasian P. Hunt | Alabama Department of Finance |
| Ryan Lantaff | Agape Ministries |
| Jason Johnson | Minister of Transformational Ministry – ED Transform Central |
| Derek Osborn | Turning Point Treatment Facility |
| Denise Shaw | Shelby County Community Corrections |
| Management | |
| Ellen Robertson | ASADS Business Manager |
| Jaime Vazquez | ASADS Administrative Coordinator |
