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VAAP VIEWS
Virginia Association of Addiction Professionals,
an affiliate of NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
Volume 26 No. 2
Spring 2013
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VAADAC Positions The Board is continuing to take
nominations for positions on the Board
of Directors. Deadline for notifying the
Board is February, 28, 2009. Interested
persons, please contact VAADAC
President, Jennifer Johnson at
This promises to be an exciting year.
Letter From Your
President
Our organization has reached a
milestone in its growth, so much so
that it outgrew its name (i.e. the
Virginia Association of Alcoholism
and Drug Abuse Counselors). Our new
name, the Virginia Association of
Addiction Professionals (VAAP) allows
us to explicitly welcome other addiction
professionals into our membership –
recovery coaches, prevention specialists,
physician assistants, social workers,
interventionists, medical doctors,
psychologists, psychiatrists, LPC’s,
LMFT’s and psychiatric nurse
practitioners. It also allows us to keep
up with the changes in our field.
As you know, NAADAC changed its
name a while ago to “NAADAC, The
Association for Addiction
Professionals”. Since that time, some
NAADAC state affiliates have changed
their names to reflect a realization of the
need to extend the arms of membership
beyond addiction counselors to all
addiction professionals.
I am sure that some are concerned that
what VAADAC represents may be left
behind. Let me assure you that as
this board goes forward over the next
year, we will do so mindful of
VAADAC’s values, the best of
VAADAC’s traditions, lessons we
have learned from VAADAC
(wisdom), and a commitment to
service to our members. Values,
traditions, wisdom, and service will
be the four cornerstones of our
foundation as Virginia Association of
Addiction Professionals. This year the
board also suggested Bylaws updates
which reflect further explication of:
board duties, the nominations and
elections process, student membership
and other levels of membership, and
certification/educational committee.
As the year progresses, you will begin to
see our new name incorporated into the
board’s work. You will see it on e-mail
and in the name of our newsletter. At
trainings, you will begin to note the new
name on our display.
As our membership increases, I hope
that you will join with me in welcoming
new members from different branches of
our field of addiction professionals —
recovery coaches, preventionists, LPC’s,
psychiatrists, interventionists, LMFT’s,
psychologists, social workers, psychiatric
nurse practitioners, physicians assistants,
and nurses—as they join the Virginia
Association of Addiction Professionals.
Patrice Porter
President, Virginia Association of
Addiction Professionals
VAAP Board Patrice Porter President
John Savides Past President
Ron Mills Treasurer
Ebony Stockton Secretary
David Semanco Northern President
Ebony Stockton Southeast President
Paul Harmon Central President
Paul Harmon Central Reg. Treasurer
Caroline Thompson Southwest President
Lou Argow Delegate At Large
Denise Cooper Delegate At Large
John Haywood Delegate At Large
Ron Pritchard Delegate At Large
Bianca Waechter Student Member
Contact Information: Patrice Porter, President
(540) 949-4202 Ext. 610
Augusta Psychological Associates
VAAP Web Address: www.naadac.org/va
Contact the VAAP VIEWS Editor: Denise Cooper:
Advertising: VAAP VIEWS does accept advertising for
publications, treatment centers, clinics, and
job postings. Contact us if you are
interested in advertising.
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Meet Your NAADAC Mid-Atlantic Regional
Vice President
RON PRITCHARD, CSAC, CAS is
your “RVP”. He is also on the
NAADAC Veterans Task force.
This man has worked in the addictions
field for too many years to count in
base ten (1, 2, 3…) and done so much
that it is difficult to summarize his
work history adequately without using
shorthand or getting out a long scroll to
write on. I can try to give you a sense
of the spirit of his addictions work.
He recently retired as Head of
Addiction Medicine Services at
Portsmouth Naval Hospital and is
currently the Owner/Program Manager
of Addiction Program Consultants
(APC). He is the co-developer/founder
of Assist South Hampton Roads (1990’s
leader in tobacco cessation coalitions).
Past accomplishments include chairing
non-profit organizations that have
become familiar to us-- three-time
Virginia Summer Institute of Addiction
Studies (VSIAS) chair, past Virginia
Association of Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Counselors (VAADAC)
chair, and past Virginia Recovers, Inc.
(VRI) chair. He has also founded or
Co-founded a number of 501.c.3
(non-profit) organizations with a focus
on enhancing the status and conditions
of individuals suffering from addiction
and related negative consequences.
He is a current Board member of
Virginia Governor’s Committee for
Substance Abuse.
And then there are his awards.
They make up a pretty long list
too - Recipient of 2002 Ginger
Acey Counselor of the Year Award-
VADAP; 2004 Counselor of the Year
Award-VAADAC; 2003 Outstanding
Service Award-VAADAC; and 2011
Meritorious Civilian Service Award-
U.S. Navy.
What about the people that he has
helped? It’s hard to say how many
people he has counseled in his career as
an addiction professional, probably too
many for any of us to count without
falling into a deep sleep and snoring
pretty loudly. He will be the first one to
tell you that he has gained more from
His personal efforts than anyone. You
get a sense of serenity and spirituality
from him as he talks about it.
For Ron Pritchard, addictions work is
both his vocation and avocation. In the
last five years, he has been expanding
his work to include more policy making
as he has grown to understand the
positive and extensive impact of
effective policies.
Every state needs someone with the
energy, compassion, passion, skills,
knowledge, wisdom, and foresight that
Ron Pritchard brings to the addictions
field. Virginia is lucky to have him as a
board member and grateful to have him
as our RVP.
And exactly what does all of this have to
do with his role as your RVP? He’s
been there, done that, and is still doing
this & that---now for you. He is
representing your needs to NAADAC.
If you have any NAADAC issues or
suggestions for our RVP, please send
them to [email protected] .
Anonymous
Ron Pritchard reporting NAADAC
News at the 2013 Annual Members
Meeting
Anthony Johnson received the
Distinguished Service Award at the
2013 Annual Members Meeting
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Annual Meeting Memories! Knowledge IS Power!
Dr. Rick Gressard, of The College of William and Mary speaks on the topic of
Licensing & Credentialing.
John Porter taught us how to keep
our data secure on the information highway – technology!
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There were too many
wonderful prizes & winners
to show or list!
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…and the New President is …
Patrice Porter.
Another prize winner!
Thank you AMM
Exhibitors!
Alliance for the Prevention
and Treatment of Nicotine
Addiction
Norfolk, VA.
Caron Treatment Centers
VA and DC
Barry Robinson Center/St.
Brendon’s Harbor
Norfolk, VA.
Bridging The Gaps, Inc.
Winchester, VA.
Human Resources, Inc.
Richmond, VA.
Integrative Music Institute
Charlottesville, VA.
Pathways Treatment Center
Lynchburg, VA.
Phoenix House
of the Mid-Atlantic
Arlington, VA.
Recovery Center of
Northern, VA.
Herndon, VA.
Reminders
Submitting Articles Articles submitted may be edited for
length and content. The maximum
length of submitted articles is three-
quarters of a page, single spaced. The
editor reserves the right publish only
articles which relate to the VAAP’s
mission.
Articles will not be printed with a
recovering person’s name, identifying
data, or photograph without the person’s
written permission submitted to the
editor with the related article. The name
of treatment facilities or providers will
not be printed.
If you wish a by-line, submit your name
and credentials as you wish it to be
published. If desired, your e-mail
address can also be listed.
If you would like to submit a newspaper
article or an article that you have written
yourself such as articles on current topics
of interest, trends in counseling, or book
reviews to VAAP VIEWS for
publication, contact the editor, Denise
Cooper at:
June 21, 2013 Deadline 5 PM: Article submission for the Summer
Edition, VAAP VIEWS
September 15, 2013 Deadline 5 PM: Article submission for the Fall Edition,
VAAP VIEWS
November 1, 2013 Deadline 5 PM: Article submission for the Winter
Edition, VAAP VIEWS
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April 1, 2014 Deadline 5 PM: Article submission for the Winter
Edition, VAAP VIEWS
Update Your Colleagues Have you received a professional award?
Do you know a VAAP member who has
received a professional award? Please
send VAAP Views this information so
that the accomplishments of our
members do not go unrecognized.
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to change your e-mail address, please
write Autumn Kramer, Director of
Membership Services, at:
Free CE’s VAAP members get free and low cost
continuing education for professional
development, certification and licensure
renewals from NAADAC. Earn CE’s
from your home, online or seminars.
Go to naadac.org for more information.
VAAP
Upcoming Events
VSIAS 2013
July 15 -17, 2012 Virginia Summer Institute for
Addictions Studies
New Location - The Williamsburg
Hotel & Conference Center
Earn up to 21 Contact Hours!
CME’s are also available!
Visit www.vsias.org for more
information!
VAAP 2013-2014
Sustaining Membership
Alliance for the Prevention and
Treatment of Nicotine Addiction
(APTNA)
3557 Chesapeake Blvd #1
Norfolk, Va. 23513
Janis Dauer
Ph. 757-858-9934
Fax 757-858-8464
American Addiction Centers
2601 E Oakland Park Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, Fl. 33306
Melissa McCarthy
Ph. 443-890-4309 Fax 202-204-6334 [email protected]
Barry Robinson Center/St. Brendan’s
Harbor 443 Kempsville Road Norfolk, Va. 23502 Grey Martin or Betty Selph Ph. 757-455-6177 Fax 757-455-6127 [email protected] [email protected]
Bridging The Gaps Integrative
Addiction Treatment
423 West Cork Street
Winchester, Va. 22601
David Semanco
Ph. 540-535-1111
Fax 540-450-1205
Caron Treatment Centers Jerri Shannon 16 Lighthouse Drive Hampton, Va. 23664 Ph. 757-876-5640 [email protected]
Centra Mental Health Services 3300 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 Anne Marie Jones Ph. 434-200-4446 [email protected]
Farley Center at Williamsburg Place
5477 Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, Va. 23188
Gina Thorne
Ph. 800-582-0106
Fax 757-565-0620
Harrison House of Virginia 5105-Q Backlick Road Annandale, Va. 22003 Steve Crow Ph. 703-256-6474 Fax 703-256-1596 [email protected]
Hampton – Newport News
Community Services Board
230 25th Street
Newport News, Virginia 23607
Sherry Glasgow
Gloria Eley-Epps
Ph. 757-247-2370
Fax 757-247-2375
Human Resources, Inc.
15 West Cary Street
Richmond, Va. 23220-5609
Karen Muscava Rose
Ph. 804-644-4636
Fax 804-648-4301
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Integrative Music Institute
1008 E Jefferson Street Charlottesville, Va. 22902 Cara Maranucci, LPC Ph. 434-960-2327 Fax 434-296-0068 [email protected]
Pathways Treatment Center 3300 Rivermont Avenue Lynchburg, VA 24503 Brent McCraw Ph. 434-200-4796 Fax 434-200-7467 [email protected]
Phoenix House of the Mid-Atlantic 521 North Quincy Street Arlington, VA 22203 Patricia Schneeman Ph. 703-841-0703 X93084 Fax 703-243-7956 [email protected]
The Recovery Center of Northern
Virginia Herndon Office
459-A Carlisle Dr. Herndon, VA 20170 Ph. 703-464-5122 Fax 703-464-5822 Leesburg Office 101 Loudoun St. SE Leesburg, VA 20175 703-669-3103 Desi Farren, Executive Director [email protected]
Recovery Choice
Augusta Behavioral Health 79 N. Medical Park Drive Fishersville, Va. 22939 Clarissa A. Wood, LCSW Ph. 540-213-2525 Fax 540-941-2555 [email protected]
Richmond Behavioral Health
Authority 107 S. 5
th Street
Richmond, Va. James May, Ph. D. Ph. 804-819-4012 Fax 804-819-8783 [email protected]
SAARA of Virginia 306 Turner Road, Suite P Richmond, VA 23225 Mark Blackwell Ph. 804-762-4445 Fax 804-762-4333 [email protected]
Virginia Health Practitioners’
Monitoring Program (HPMP) 700 East Franklin Street Suite 300 Tower Richmond, Va. 23219 Penelope Ziegler, MD Ph. 804-828-1551 Fax 804-828-5386 [email protected]
Wilmington Treatment Center
CRC Health Group
2520 Troy Drive
Wilmington, NC 28401
Mandy Anderson-Ille
Phone 910-815-3337
Fax 910-762-7966
Acupuncture anyone? BOD
member Ron Mills partaking
of the free service.
And then there was more acupuncture. -
BOD members Ebony Stockton,
Caroline Thompson and Lou Argow.
