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STATE PARTICIPANTS

Arkansas
Binnie Alberius Chief Program Adminstrator Program Planning and Development Unit Division of Medical Services Arkansas Department of Human Services P.O. Box 1437, Slot 1103 Little Rock, AR 72203 Phone: (501) 682-8361 Fax: (501) 682-2480 Email: Binnie.Alberius@Medicaid.state.ar.us	Joyce Soularie Education Program Director NAMI-Arkansas Hendrix Hall, Room 2334313 West Markham Little Rock, AR 72205 Phone: (501) 661-1548 Fax: (501) 664-0264 Email: arami@sprynet.com
Virginia Harper Management Project Analyst Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Arkansas Department of Health Freeway Medical Center 5800 West 10th Street, Suite 907 Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: (501) 280-4502 Fax: (501) 280-4532 Email: Vharper@mail.doh.state.ar.us	Ray L. Stephens Associate Director Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Arkansas Department of Health Freeway Medical Center 5800 West 10th Street, Suite 907 Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: (501) 280-4503 Fax: (501) 280-4532 Email: Rstephen@mail.doh.state.ar.us

Indiana
James Philips Bureau Chief for Children's Services Division of Mental Health Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 402 West Washington Street, W353 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-7934 Fax: (317) 233-3472 Email: JPhillips@fssa.state.in.us	John Viernes, Jr. Deputy Director of Public Policy Division of Mental Health Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 402 West Washington Street, W353 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 233-7913 Fax: (317) 233-3472 Email: JViernes@fssa.state.in.us
Robert Tyburski Chief Bureau of Persons with Chemical Addictions Division of Mental Health Indiana Family and Social Services Administration 402 West Washington Street, W353 Indianapolis, IN 46204 Phone: (317) 232-7883 Fax: (317) 233-3472 Email: btybursk@fssa.state.in.us

Kansas
Robert Day Deputy Commissioner Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Docking State Office Building 915 S.W. Harrison Topeka, KS 66612 Phone: (785) 296-3563 Fax: (785) 296-6142	Alfonzo Dorsey, M.S.W. Director of Treatment Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Credit Union 1 Building, 2nd Floor 610 S.W. 10th Street Topeka, KS 66612-1616 Phone: (785) 296-3925 Fax: (785) 296-0494 Email: akd@sradaspo.wpo.state.ks.us
Trudy Racine, M.S.Ed., M.P.A. Deputy Commissioner Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Credit Union 1 Building, 2nd Floor 610 S.W. 10th Street Topeka, KS 66612-1616 Phone: (785) 296-3925 Fax: (785) 296-0494 Email: taxr@sradaspo.wpo.state.ks.us	Charlotte Stremming Fiscal Officer Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services Kansas Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services Credit Union 1 Building, 2nd Floor 610 S.W. 10th Street Topeka, KS 66612-1616 Phone: (785) 296-3925 Fax: (785) 296-0494 Email: caxs@sradaspo.wpo.state.ks.us

Louisana
Alton E. Hadley Assistant Secretary Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals 1201 Capitol Access Road, Bin 18 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (504) 342-6717 Fax: (504) 342-3875	Sandi Record Director of Treatment Services Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals 1201 Capitol Access Road, Bin 18 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (504) 342-6717 Fax: (504) 342-3875
Richard Lippincott, M.D. Assistant Secretary Office of Mental Health Louisiana Dept. of Health and Hospitals P.O. Box 4049 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Phone: (225) 342-9238 Fax: (225) 342-5066 Email: RLippinc@dhhmail.dhh.state.la.us

Missouri
Michael Couty Director Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Missouri Dept. of Mental Health 1706 East Elm St. Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: (573) 751-9499 Fax: (573) 751-7814 Email: coutym@mail.dmh.state.mo.us	Pamela Leyhe, M.S.W. Managed Care Administrator Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Missouri Dept. of Mental Health P.O> Box 687 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Phone: (573) 526-3087 Fax: (573) 526-7926 Email: Leyhep@mail.dmh.state.mo.us
Marineda Jung Managed Care Plus Operations Manager Division of Medical Services Missouri Dept. of Social Services P.O. Box 6500 Jefferson City, MO 65102-6500 Phone: (573) 751-5178 Fax: (573) 526-3946	Dorn Schuffman Director Division of Comprehensive Psychiatric Services Missouri Dept. of Mental Health 1706 East Elm St. Jefferson City, MO 65101 Phone: (573) 751-4970 Fax: (573) 751-7815

Nebraska
Robert Bussard Program Specialist Division of Health and Well Being Nebraska Health and Human Services P.O. Box 94728 Folsom & West Prospector Place Lincoln, NE 68506-4728 Phone: (402) 479-5572 Fax: (402) 479-5162	Gordon R. Tush, Ph.D. Division Director Mental Health, Alcoholism, Drug Abuse and Addiction Services Division of Health and Well Being Nebraska Health and Human Services P.O. Box 94728 Folsom & West Prospector Place Lincoln, NE 68506-4728 Phone: (402) 479-5579 Fax: (402) 479-5162
Maragaret VanDyke, R.N. Nurse Consultant Division of Health and Well Being Nebraska Health and Human Services P.O. Box 94728 Folsom & West Prospector Place Lincoln, NE 68506-4728 Phone: (402) 479-5196 Fax: (402) 479-5162	Linda Wittmus Program Manager Division of Health and Well Being Nebraska Health and Human Services P.O. Box 94728 Folsom & West Prospector Place Lincoln, NE 68506-4728 Phone: (402) 479-5147 Fax: (402) 479-5162

Ohio
Carolyn Givens Executive Assistant to the Director Ohio Dept. of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services 280 N. High St., 12th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 752-8359 Fax: (614) 728-4936 Email: givens@odadas.state.oh.us	Elizabeth Walsh Medicaid Policy Coordinator Office of Medicaid Ohio Dept. of Human Services 30 East Broad St., 32nd Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-6282 Fax: (614) 466-2815 Email: walshL@odhs.state.oh.us
Judy Wortham Deputy Director Program and Policy Development Ohio Dept. of Mental Health 30 East Broad St., 8th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-6282 Fax: (614) 466-2815 Email: walshL@odhs.state.oh.us

Oklahoma
Dennis Doyle Director Substance Abuse Services Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 53277 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3277 Phone: (405) 522-3857 Fax: (405) 522-3650	Tracy Leeper Grant Projects Coordinator Evaluation Data Analysis Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services P.O. Box 53277 Oklahoma City, OK 73152-3277 Phone: (405) 522-3818 Fax: (405) 522-3827

Red Lake Nation
Darla Feather Outpatient Counselor Chemical Dependency Dept. Red Lake Nation Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Prevention Program P.O. Box 114 Red Lake, MN 56671 Phone: (218) 679-3995 Fax: (218) 679-3976 Email: rosie@paulbunyan.net	Jenny B. Hollis, L.C.S.W., M.S.W. Social Worker Mental Health Division Red Lake Nation Comprehensive Health Services P.O. Box 249 Red Lake, MN 56671 Phone: (218) 679-3316 Fax: (218) 679-3990
Richard Seki Director Substance Abuse Prevention Treatment Red Lake Nation Substance Abuse and Drug-Free Prevention Program P.O. Box 114 Red Lake, MN 56671 Phone: (218) 679-3995 Fax: (218) 679-3976 Email: rosie@paulbunyan.net

Texas
Terry Faye Bleier Executive Director Administration Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 9001 North IH 35, Suite 105 Austin, TX 78753 Phone: (512) 349-6601 Fax: (512) 837-4123 Email: Terry_Bleier@tcada.state.tx.us	Isabel Reyes Kaminski Lead Technical Assistance Specialist Technical Assistance Dept. Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 9001 North IH 35, Suite 105 Austin, TX 78753-5233 Phone: (512) 349-6681 Fax: (512) 837-9136 Email: Isabel_Reyes_Kaminski@tcada.state.tx.us
John P. Keppler Service Systems Planner Program Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 9001 North IH 35, Suite 105 Austin, TX 78753 Phone: (512) 349-6657 Fax: (512) 837-0998 Email: John_Keppler@tcada.state.tx.us

Wisconsin
Keith J. Lang, M.S.W. Coordinator State Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Division of Supportive Living Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services 1 West Wilson St., Rm. 434 P.O. Box 7851 Madison, WI 53717-7851 Phone: (608) 266-0040 Fax: (608) 266-1533 Email: langkj@dhfs.state.wi.us	Phillip S. McCullough Director Bureau of Substance Abuse Services Division of Supportive Living Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services 1 West Wilson St., Rm. 434 P.O. Box 7851 Madison, WI 53717-7851 Phone: (608) 266-3719 Fax: (608) 266-1533 Email: mcculps@dhfs.state.wi.us
Abdi Wehelie Program and Planning Analyst Bureau of Community Health Wisconsin Dept. of Health and Family Services 1 West Wilson St., Rm. 543 P.O. Box 7851 Madison, WI 53717-7851 Phone: (608) 261-6744 Fax: (608) 267-7782 Email: angaa@dhfs.state.wi.us

PRESENTERS

Robert K. Anderson, M.A. Medical Health Care Program Analyst Children's Mental Health Program Office Florida Dept. of Children and Families Building 3, Room 103 1317 Winewood Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Phone: (850) 487-2920 Fax: (850) 413-6886 Email: robert_anderson@dcf.state.fl.us	Marcia Brand, Ph.D. Special Assitant to the Administrator Health Resources and Services Administration Parklawn Bldg., room 14-15 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-4619 Fax: 443-1246 Email: MBrand@hrsa.dhhs.gov
Myrna Bruning Deputy Director Program Development and Quality Assessment Division of Medical Services Missouri Dept. of Social Servies 3411 B Knipp Dr. Jefferson City, MO 65109 Phone: (573) 751-6963 Fax: (573) 526-4650 Email: myrnabruning@mail.medicaid.state.mo.us	Rick Fenton Deputy Director of Family and Children's Health Programs Group Center for Medicaid and State Operations Health Care Financing Administration 7500 Security Blvd., S2-01-16 Baltimore, MD 21244 Phone: (410) 786-5920 Fax: (410) 786-8534 Email: rfenton@hcfa.gov
Beth Harmon Program Manager Partners for Healthy Children South Carolina Dept. of Health and Human Services P.O. Box 8206 1801 Main St., 11th Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: (803) 253-6100 Fax: (803) 253-4137 Email: harmon@dhhs.state.sc.us	Chris Heldman Public Health Analyst Office of Managed Care Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Parklawn Building, Room 4C-03 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-2817 Fax: (301) 443-8711 Email: CHeldman@samhsa.gov
Tom Kowal, M.A. Project Manager Office of Program Development Colorado Dept. of Health Care Policy and Financing 1575 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203 Phone: (303) 866-5309 Fax: (303) 866-2803 Email: tom.kowal@state.co.us	Nancy A. McCormick Executive Director Families First of Alexandria, Inc. Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health 817 Little Street Alexandria, VA 22301 Phone: (703) 548-0539 Fax: (703) 548-0539 Email: fam1stalex@aol.com
Catherine D. Nugent, M.S. Public Health Advisor Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-2662 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: cnugent@samhsa.gov	Gayle Lees Sandlin, M.S.W., L.C.S.W. Deputy Director State Children's Health Insurance Program Alabama Dept. of Public Health The RSA Tower 201 Monroe St., Suite 1350 Montgomery, AL 36104 Phone: (334) 206-5662 Fax: (334) 206-2950 Email: gsandlin@adph.state.al.us
Anthony A. Scott Assistant Professor Community Pediatrics Dept. of Pediatrics The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 7271 Wurzbach Rd., Suite 220 San Antonio, TX 78240 Phone: (210) 567-7400 Fax: (210) 567-7443 Email: scottaa@uthscsa.edu	Colleen A. Sonosky, J.D. Assistant Director and Research Scientist Center for Health Policy Research The George Washington University 2021 K St., NW, Suite 800 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: (202) 530-2305 Fax: (202) 296-0025

OTHER PARTICIPANTS

Victoria Crews Chief Division of Prevention Services Ohio Dept. of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services 280 N. High St., 12th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 Phone: (614) 466-6379 Fax: (614) 752-8645 Email: crews@ada.state.oh.us	Candice Hall Health Insurance Specialist Division of Medicaid and State Operations Health Care Finance Administration 601 East 12th St., Rm. 227 Kansas City, MO 64106 Phone: (816) 426-3406 Fax: (816) 426-3851 Email: CHall2@hcfa.gov
Sanford W. Hawkins Director of Prevention Services Louisiana Office of Alcohol and Drug Abuse 1201 Capitol Access Rd. Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Phone: (504) 342-9352 Fax: (504) 342-3931 Email: shawkins@dhhmai2.dhh.state.la.us	Don Maestas, M.S.W. Bureau Chief Behavioral Health Services Division New Mexico Dept. of Health 1190 St. Francis Dr. Santa Fe, NM 87502 Phone: (505) 827-2601 Fax: (505) 827-0097 Email: DMaestas@doh.state.nm.us
Lynda Marquardt, M.S.W. Social Work Consultant Health Resources and Services Administration/MCH-Texas 1301 Young St., Suite 1040 Dallas, TX 75202 Phone: (214) 767-3091 Fax: (214) 767-3038 Email: LMarquardt@hrsa.dhhs.gov	Hannah Rosenthal Regional Director U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 105 West Adams St. Chicago, IL 60603 Phone: (312) 353-5160 Fax: (312) 353-4144
Sheridine Ruck, M.S.W. Public Health Analyst Office of Managed Care Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Rockwall II, 9th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-2288 Fax: (301) 443-1548 Email: rucker@samhsa.gov	Katie Steele Region VII U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 601 East 12th St., Rm. 210 Kansas City, MO 64106 Phone: (816) 426-2821 Fax: (816) 426-3535 Email: ksteele@os.dhhs.gov
Jennifer Steele Prevention Coordinator Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse 9001 North IH 35, Suite 105 Autin, TX 78753 Phone: (512) 349-6656 Fax: (512) 837-5938 Email: Jennifer_Steele@Tcada.state.tx.us	Tommie Johnson Waters Director Division of Prevention Services Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Freeway Medical Center 5800 West 10th St., Suite 907 Little Rock, AR 72204 Phone: (501) 280-4511 Fax: (501) 280-4519

CENTER FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT (CSAT) PARTICIPANTS

Carol Coley, M.S. Senior Public Health Advisor Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-6539 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: ccoley@samhsa.gov	Eleanore McCoy Public Health Advisor Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-9310 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: EMccoy@samhsa.gov
Claudia Richards, M.S.W. Public Health Advisor Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-9300 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: CRichar1@samhsa.gov	H. Richard Sampson Director Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-7541 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: HSampson@samhsa.gov
Hector Sanchez, M.S.W. Public Health Advisor Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-7508 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: HSanchez@samhsa.gov	Gayle J. Saunders Government Project Officer Division of State and Community Assistance Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Rockwall II, 8th Floor 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 Phone: (301) 443-0318 Fax: (301) 443-8345 Email: GSaunder@samhsa.gov

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Last Updated 11-7-02

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