Chief Scott Allen
Chief of Police
East Bridgewater Police Department
Chief Scott Allen has been an East Bridgewater Police Officer since 1995. He has served as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Drug Task Force Commanding Officer and Investigator, and Sergeant before becoming Chief of Police in 2016. Chief Allen holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Plymouth State University and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England University. Chief Allen is a member of the Governor’s Council Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, is a leader with the Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) initiative, and national law enforcement council member for the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) in 2017.
Chief of Police
East Bridgewater Police Department
Chief Scott Allen has been an East Bridgewater Police Officer since 1995. He has served as a Patrol Officer, Detective, Drug Task Force Commanding Officer and Investigator, and Sergeant before becoming Chief of Police in 2016. Chief Allen holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Plymouth State University and Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Western New England University. Chief Allen is a member of the Governor’s Council Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault, is a leader with the Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) initiative, and national law enforcement council member for the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative (P.A.A.R.I.) in 2017.
Chief Michael Botieri
Chief of Police
Plymouth Police Department
Chief Michael Botieri has been a Plymouth Police Officer since May of 1985, being appointed to Chief of Police in November 2008. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program. He is a past President of the NE Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates, Southeastern Massachusetts Police Chief’s Association, and the Plymouth County Police Chief’s Association. He is a leader with the Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) initiative and the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative.
Chief of Police
Plymouth Police Department
Chief Michael Botieri has been a Plymouth Police Officer since May of 1985, being appointed to Chief of Police in November 2008. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree and a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Anna Maria College. He is a graduate of the FBI National Academy and FBI Law Enforcement Executive Development Program. He is a past President of the NE Chapter of the FBI National Academy Associates, Southeastern Massachusetts Police Chief’s Association, and the Plymouth County Police Chief’s Association. He is a leader with the Plymouth County Outreach (PCO) initiative and the Police Assisted Addiction and Recovery Initiative.
Katherine Clark
U.S. Representative (D-MA, 5th District)
Katherine Clark's career in public service is driven by her commitment to helping children and families succeed. She is a vocal advocate for ending wage discrimination, protecting women's health care, access to affordable, high-quality child care, paid family leave, safer schools, and other reforms to address the challenges women and families face. She believes that Congress must work to end the glaring disconnect between the needs of families at home and priorities in Washington.
In Congress, she brings her experience as a state senator, state representative, general counsel for the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, and policy chief for the state attorney general.
Katherine represents a diverse district comprised of 24 cities and towns that stretch from the coastal communities of Revere and Winthrop through the economic engine of MetroWest. Katherine serves on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations. In the House Democratic Caucus she serves as a Senior Whip, and is a member of the Steering and Policy Committee. Katherine is a member of several caucuses in Congress, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Women's Caucus.
U.S. Representative (D-MA, 5th District)
Katherine Clark's career in public service is driven by her commitment to helping children and families succeed. She is a vocal advocate for ending wage discrimination, protecting women's health care, access to affordable, high-quality child care, paid family leave, safer schools, and other reforms to address the challenges women and families face. She believes that Congress must work to end the glaring disconnect between the needs of families at home and priorities in Washington.
In Congress, she brings her experience as a state senator, state representative, general counsel for the Massachusetts Office of Child Care Services, and policy chief for the state attorney general.
Katherine represents a diverse district comprised of 24 cities and towns that stretch from the coastal communities of Revere and Winthrop through the economic engine of MetroWest. Katherine serves on the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations. In the House Democratic Caucus she serves as a Senior Whip, and is a member of the Steering and Policy Committee. Katherine is a member of several caucuses in Congress, including the Congressional Progressive Caucus and the Women's Caucus.
Jennifer Clarke MD, MPH, FACP
Medical Program Director
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
Jennifer Clarke is an associate professor of medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She has been working as an internist at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections since 1998, and became the department's medical programs director in November 2015. Her research interests include incarcerated populations, women's health, substance misuse and reproductive health.
Medical Program Director
Rhode Island Department of Corrections
Jennifer Clarke is an associate professor of medicine at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She has been working as an internist at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections since 1998, and became the department's medical programs director in November 2015. Her research interests include incarcerated populations, women's health, substance misuse and reproductive health.
Peter Coleman MD
Founder and National Medical Director
The Coleman Institute
Peter Coleman, M.D., is the Founder and National Medical Director of the Coleman Institute, which is a division of BayMark Health Services. He is one of the nation's leading experts on Medication Assisted Treatment using Naltrexone therapy, including the use of Vivitrol® and Naltrexone Implants. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM), and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
He grew up in New Zealand and attended medical school there before moving to the U.S. in 1980 to complete his Family Practice residency in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Coleman moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1988. He has over 30 years of experience in the fields of addiction medicine and family practice medicine. Dr. Coleman has dedicated his career to treating patients addicted to opioids, alcohol, and benzodiazepines. Beyond his medical experience, he has a unique perspective on addiction, since he has lived through it himself. He understands first-hand the challenges of breaking free from addiction. He has been in recovery himself for over 30 years.
Founder and National Medical Director
The Coleman Institute
Peter Coleman, M.D., is the Founder and National Medical Director of the Coleman Institute, which is a division of BayMark Health Services. He is one of the nation's leading experts on Medication Assisted Treatment using Naltrexone therapy, including the use of Vivitrol® and Naltrexone Implants. He is Board Certified in Family Medicine, a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM), and a Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM).
He grew up in New Zealand and attended medical school there before moving to the U.S. in 1980 to complete his Family Practice residency in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Coleman moved to Richmond, Virginia in 1988. He has over 30 years of experience in the fields of addiction medicine and family practice medicine. Dr. Coleman has dedicated his career to treating patients addicted to opioids, alcohol, and benzodiazepines. Beyond his medical experience, he has a unique perspective on addiction, since he has lived through it himself. He understands first-hand the challenges of breaking free from addiction. He has been in recovery himself for over 30 years.
Annette Escalante
Director, Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
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.
Director, Bureau of Drug & Alcohol Services
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services
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.
Andrew Kolodny MD
Co-Director
Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Andrew Kolodny, M.D., is one of the nation's leading experts on the prescription opioid
and heroin crisis. He is Co-Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He is also the executive director Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, an organization with a mission to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by overprescribing of opioid analgesics.Dr. Kolodny previously served as Chief Medical Officer for Phoenix House, a national non-profit addiction treatment agency and Chair of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Kolodny has a long-standing interest in public health. He began his career working for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner. For New York City, he helped develop and implement multiple programs to improve the health of New Yorkers and save lives, including citywide buprenorphine programs, Naloxone overdose prevention programs and emergency room-based screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs for drug and alcohol misuse.
Co-Director
Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management
Andrew Kolodny, M.D., is one of the nation's leading experts on the prescription opioid
and heroin crisis. He is Co-Director of the Opioid Policy Research Collaborative at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. He is also the executive director Physicians for Responsible Opioid Prescribing, an organization with a mission to reduce morbidity and mortality caused by overprescribing of opioid analgesics.Dr. Kolodny previously served as Chief Medical Officer for Phoenix House, a national non-profit addiction treatment agency and Chair of Psychiatry at Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Kolodny has a long-standing interest in public health. He began his career working for the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene in the Office of the Executive Deputy Commissioner. For New York City, he helped develop and implement multiple programs to improve the health of New Yorkers and save lives, including citywide buprenorphine programs, Naloxone overdose prevention programs and emergency room-based screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT) programs for drug and alcohol misuse.
Lisa Marsch PhD
Director
Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College
Lisa A. Marsch is the director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth College, a designated Center of Excellence by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is also the director of the Northeast Node of the National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network based out of Dartmouth and the Andrew G. Wallace Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Marsch publishes extensively and is a regular keynote speaker at national and international scientific meetings, including invited presentations at the White House, Congressional briefings, the World Bank, and for the U.S. Surgeon General. She has served as a consultant to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization. Additionally, Marsch serves on the National Advisory Council to the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.
Director
Center for Technology and Behavioral Health, Dartmouth College
Lisa A. Marsch is the director of the Center for Technology and Behavioral Health at Dartmouth College, a designated Center of Excellence by the U.S. National Institute on Drug Abuse. She is also the director of the Northeast Node of the National Drug Abuse Clinical Trials Network based out of Dartmouth and the Andrew G. Wallace Professor within the Department of Psychiatry at the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College. Marsch publishes extensively and is a regular keynote speaker at national and international scientific meetings, including invited presentations at the White House, Congressional briefings, the World Bank, and for the U.S. Surgeon General. She has served as a consultant to the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the World Health Organization. Additionally, Marsch serves on the National Advisory Council to the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.
Mark Sanders LCSW, CADC
Chief Executive Officer
On The Mark
Mark Sanders is a member of the faculty of the Addictions Studies Program at Governors State University. He is an international speaker in the behavioral science field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. A partial list of clients includes: Youth Outreach; Wisconsin Department of Corrections; Nashville, Tennessee, Public School System; Northwestern Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry; Hazelden Foundation; and the United States Army, Navy, Airforce and Marines. Sanders is author of four books and numerous articles and manuals. He has had two stories published in the best-selling book series, “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” He has published 12 audio guides on clinical strategies for working with adolescents. Programs presented in his workshops are being implemented throughout the world.
Chief Executive Officer
On The Mark
Mark Sanders is a member of the faculty of the Addictions Studies Program at Governors State University. He is an international speaker in the behavioral science field whose presentations have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, and the Caribbean Islands. A partial list of clients includes: Youth Outreach; Wisconsin Department of Corrections; Nashville, Tennessee, Public School System; Northwestern Hospital, Institute of Psychiatry; Hazelden Foundation; and the United States Army, Navy, Airforce and Marines. Sanders is author of four books and numerous articles and manuals. He has had two stories published in the best-selling book series, “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” He has published 12 audio guides on clinical strategies for working with adolescents. Programs presented in his workshops are being implemented throughout the world.
Cynthia Thomas LCMHC, CQIA
Division Director, LCMHC, CQIA
Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
Cynthia Thomas is the division director for the Vermont Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP) and has been in Vermont state government for over 17 years. Her previous positions were in utilization management and quality improvement at the Department of Mental Health and she was the Medicaid Director of Quality Improvement & Clinical Integrity for the Department of Vermont Health Access before to moving to ADAP. Prior to employment in state government, Thomas provided direct clinical care in community mental health, managed care and private practice. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and holds a certification in quality improvement.
Division Director, LCMHC, CQIA
Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
Cynthia Thomas is the division director for the Vermont Department of Health, Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs (ADAP) and has been in Vermont state government for over 17 years. Her previous positions were in utilization management and quality improvement at the Department of Mental Health and she was the Medicaid Director of Quality Improvement & Clinical Integrity for the Department of Vermont Health Access before to moving to ADAP. Prior to employment in state government, Thomas provided direct clinical care in community mental health, managed care and private practice. She is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and holds a certification in quality improvement.
Angela Thomas Jones LCMHC, MLADC, LCS, CCFP, RY
Therapist
Angela Thomas Jones specializes in trauma-informed treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. She is a certified compassion fatigue professional, a licensed clinical supervisor, serves as ethics committee chairperson and North Country Representative for the New Hampshire Association for Addiction Professionals and holds a Yoga Alliance teacher registration. Thomas Jones has also served as a regional co-coordinator for program accreditation and risk management with the Association for Experiential Education. After the 9/11 terrorist attack, she began volunteering involvement with New Hampshire Disaster Response Behavioral Health Team of Homeland Security. Additionally, she is adjunct faculty at Plymouth State University.
Therapist
Angela Thomas Jones specializes in trauma-informed treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. She is a certified compassion fatigue professional, a licensed clinical supervisor, serves as ethics committee chairperson and North Country Representative for the New Hampshire Association for Addiction Professionals and holds a Yoga Alliance teacher registration. Thomas Jones has also served as a regional co-coordinator for program accreditation and risk management with the Association for Experiential Education. After the 9/11 terrorist attack, she began volunteering involvement with New Hampshire Disaster Response Behavioral Health Team of Homeland Security. Additionally, she is adjunct faculty at Plymouth State University.
