The Coalition Advisory Committee, made up of 14 coalition leaders from across the country, is an important link between local coalitions and CADCA staff. The Committee ensures that CADCA’s programs accurately and effectively represent the challenges and concerns of community anti-drug coalitions. Its members:

  • Provide input on the usefulness and quality of CADCA’s products and services in the areas of Public Policy and Research, Membership, Marketing, Training and Research
  • Supply CADCA with quarterly feedback on emerging coalition successes, trends and challenges, including evaluation results and innovative program ideas
  • Act as ambassadors to CADCA membership
Virgil Boysaw Jr.

Virgil Boysaw, Jr.

Cecil County Drug Free Communities Coalition, Director, Cecil County Health Department

Sam Bradshaw, BSW, CPS

Director of Prevention Services, Cherokee Nation Behavioral Health

Rev. Shane Britt

Founder and Executive Director, The Scottsville Allen County Faith Coalition, Inc.

Jordan S. Esser

Community Initiatives Coordinator, DuPage County Health Department
Merilee Fowler

Merilee Fowler

Executive Director, MATFORCE and Community Counts
Amy Haskins

Amy R.H. Haskins, M.A.

Administrator & Sanitarian, Jackson County Health Department, Project Director, Jackson County Anti-Drug Coalition

Cindy C. Hayford

Director, Deerfield Valley Community Partnership

Beverly H. Johnson MPA

Director of Prevention Services, Alabama Department of Mental Health

Mike Lopez

Program Manager, Youth Services, Los Angeles LGBT Center

Kevin McCloskey

Director of Community-Based Programs, Youth Services, Los Angeles LGBT Center

Michael J. Nozile, Sr.

President and CEO, Gang Alternative, Inc.

José D. Pietri

Project Director, Coalition for the Management and Prevention of Substance Abuse of Sabana Grande (COMPASS)

Stephanie Rhinehart, LMSW

Prevention Program Manager, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services/Behavioral Health Services

Gail M. Taylor, M.Ed

Director, Behavioral Health Wellness, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services