Annette Escalante currently works for the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services as the director of the Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services. She was previously the vice president of the Greater Nashua Council on Alcoholism, Keystone Hall for 12 years, overseeing all aspects of clinical programming, administration and personnel. She holds a master of social work degree, which she earned at the University of New Hampshire and is a master licensed alcohol and drug counselor. Escalante also held the position of administrator of women offenders and family services for the New Hampshire Department of Corrections. She is an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire and Manchester Community College. She is past president of the New Hampshire Providers Association. She was a previous member of the New Hampshire Board of Licensing for Alcohol and Other Drug Use Professionals. Escalante has over 27 years of experience and has worked with substance use disorders, trauma, youth services, corrections, domestic violence and sexual assault.