PHONE NUMBER :

205-334-3447

EMAIL ADDRESS :

info@asadsonline.com

About ASADS

GROWING THE PROFESSION

OUR MISSION

To deliver accessible, high-quality education to stakeholders providing whole-person services in prevention, treatment, and recovery-oriented systems of care.

WHO WE ARE?

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.

OUR VISION

To be a lead organization in shaping how substance misuse is understood and addressed - as a complex, treatable condition deserving of informed response.

2025 Board Officers

Debbi
Metzger

President
Alabama Department of Mental Health

Elana P. Merriweather

Vice President
Alabama Department of Mental Health

Scott
Holmes

Secretary
Federal Bureau of Prisons

Rhonda Lawless

Treasurer
Indian Rivers Behavioral Health

Carmela Drake 

Parliamentarian
Alabama State University

Elana P.
Merriweather

Advisory Chair
Alabama Department of Mental Health

Members of the Board of Directors

NAME AGENCY
Katina Blanchett Addicts for Christ
John Bayles Recovery Resource Center
Roderick Chambers Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles
Vanessa Goepel The University of Alabama
Jackie Hill Gordon VA Medical Center-Tuscaloosa
Rachel Keifer Alabama Department of Public Health
Kendra Homesley Bradford Health Services
Lucy Douglas Veterans Crisis Line
Fatima Johnson Alabama Department of Youth Services
Jason Johnson Transform Central Inc.
Shona Johnson Alabama Department of Corrections
Stephen Kiser Walker Recovery Center
Sandy Johnson Montgomery Family Court
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
Darryl Calloway Calloway Consulting, LLC
Jennifer Doty Fire Within Therapy, Inc.
Savannah Fell Walker Recovery Center
Kwatasian P. Hunt Alabama Department of Finance
Lonnie Layton Alliance Health Center
Eugene McIntosh Alabama Department of Corrections
Derek Osborn Turning Point Treatment Facility
Denise Shaw Shelby County Community Corrections
Management
Ellen Robertson ASADS Business Manager
Jaime Vazquez ASADS Administrative Coordinator