The 25-member Denver Drug Strategy Commission (DDSC) was appointed by Mayor John W. Hickenlooper in December 2006, to guide a community-wide effort to develop a strategic plan for substance abuse prevention, intervention, treatment, transition and recovery; and to implement ongoing efforts through the Office of Drug Strategy to reduce substance abuse and misuse in the City and County of Denver. The DDSC is uniquely qualified to direct this effort with representation from substance abuse treatment and prevention, K-12 and higher education, business and foundations, advocacy, public health, public safety, mental health, recovery, faith-based community, parents and youth.
BOARD CHAIR:
Jamie Van Leeuwen
Denver Department of Human Services
BOARD DIRECTOR and MAIN CONTACT:
Karla Maraccini
Denver Department of Human Services
1200 Federal Blvd.
Denver, Colorado 80204
Phone: 720 944-2972
E-mail: karla.maraccini@dhs.co.denver.co.us
COMMISSION MEMBERS:
Noah Atencio
Assistant Vice President, Grants Program
Daniels Fund
Tom Brewster
Executive Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Services
University of Colorado at Denver and
Health and Sciences Center
Charlie Brown
Councilman, Dist. 6
Denver City Council
Carl Clark
Psychiatrist, CEO
Mental Health Center of Denver
Pete Conner
Lieutenant, Command Staff
Denver Police Department District 2
George Garcia
Engineer
CH2M Hill
Sandra Haynes
Dean of Professional Sudies
Metropolitan State College of Denver
Robert House
Director, Behavioral Health
Denver Health Medical Center
Regina Huerter
Director
Denver Crime Prevention
and Control Commission
Cheryl Karstaedt
Executive Director of Student Serivces
Denver Public Schools
Tracie Keesee
Division Chief
Denver Police Department
Boni Lonnsburry
Parent Representative
& President, In Touch Today Corporation
Andrew McClure
Outreach Specialist
Urban Peak
James Moran
Vice Provost
Denver University
Carmelita Muniz
Executive Director
The Providers Association
David Murphy
Chief Executive Officer
Arapahoe House
Khanh Nguyen
Program Officer
The Colorado Health Foundation
Lorii Rabinowitz
Business Development Manager
9NEWS
Don Rothschild
Member Emeritus
Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Allison Sabel-Soteres
Director of Medical Biostatistics
Denver Health
Bert Singleton
Prevention Program Director
Peer Assistance Services
Erik Stone
Director of Compliance & Quality Improvement
Signal Behavioral Health Network
Lonnie Trujillo
Pastor
Legacy Christian Fellowship
Tonya Wheeler
President
Advocates for Recovery
Mark Wright
Director, Denver CARES (detox)
Denver Health
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Robert Bongiovanni
STD/HIV Section Chief (Acting)
CO Department of Public Health and Environment
Katie Wells
Coordinator of Adolescent Services
Colorado Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division