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Sponsored in part by SAMHSA
This conference is supported, in part by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Robert Kerksieck, M.S.E., L.M.S.W., A.C.A.D.C., is the health facilities surveyor for the gambling treatment programs at the Iowa Department of Public Health. He holds a master's degree in counseling. He has a wide range of clinical social work, counseling and administrative experience. He has been working with children and families, adults, substance abuse and problem gambling for more than 28 years.
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Patrick Klecker is the director of Santa Fe Trail Community Corrections (SFTCC) in Ford County, Kansas (home of the first state-owned casino). He has worked for SFTCC for more than 13 years. He started his career with SFTCC as an intensive supervision officer, and he has worked in all areas dealing with probationer supervision and interventions. SFTCC assesses each probationer using the Level of Service Inventory – Revised (LSI-R) and then uses evidence based practices throughout the probationary period. He served four years in the United States Army, spending two of them in Nuremberg, Germany. He received his education at Weber State University (Utah) in psychology and family studies. He did his graduate work at Auburn University (Alabama) in family studies. He is a certified drug and alcohol counselor, certified domestic violence counselor and a Kansas-certified gambling counselor. He has researched and presented on the topic of crime related to problem gambling.
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| Sally Lunsford is the director of communications at the Kansas Lottery. She manages the Lottery's public relations campaigns, develops communication strategies, and she is the liaison between the Lottery and the news media. Lunsford's career with the state began at the Kansas Department of Commerce, where she was the director of public information. Prior to that, she worked as a news director and news anchor. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Minnesota. |
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John Nohe is a seasoned veteran in the communications and marketing arena. He graduated from Kansas University with a B.S. in Journalism. Over the last 25 years, he has applied his marketing and promotional expertise to help many brands become household names. He has managed the strategic marketing efforts for brands such as Kansas Department of Commerce, AMC Theatres, Blockbuster Video, McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Houlihans and Mr. Goodcents. He has also created many partnership marketing programs with the likes of Disney Studios, Universal Studios, Chevrolet, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Missing and Exploited Children's Network. He spent 16 years at Bernstein-Rein Advertising, at the time the largest independent advertising agency in the country, where his career rose to the rank of senior vice president and director of strategic development. In 2003, he opened a marketing and communications firm, John Nohe & Associates. He is also very active in his community. He has served as the president of the Johnson County Parks and Recreation Foundation and chairperson on the Blue Valley Parks and Recreation District. He currently serves on the council for University of Missouri Kansas City Bloch School's Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. |
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Gina Olaya is the director of tribal and public relations for Cherokee Nation Entertainment (CNE), which oversees business operations for the Cherokee Nation. She is responsible for the procurement of culturally appropriate art for all CNE construction and renovation projects. Additionally, she serves as the director of CNE's community relations and special events department. She created and manages the "Play Smart" program, which is designed to assist Cherokee Casino guests who identify themselves as problem gamblers.
She has more than 20 years of experience in public and government relations. Over the years, she has volunteered her services to political campaigns and civic organizations. Additionally, she serves on various boards and committees including: the Oklahoma Association for Problem and Compulsive Gambling, the Oklahoma Cancer Institute, the Drum Awards (director) and the government relations committee and cultural committee at Cherokee Nation.
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Candace Peters, M.A., C.A.D.C., is the director of training at Prairielands Addiction
Technology Transfer Center in Iowa (ATTC). She is also a regional ATTC representative with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) with a focus on blending research with practice. She has participated in the development of the blending product Promoting Awareness on Motivational Incentives, a collaborative effort comprised of NIDA's Clinical Trials Network and the Center for Substance Abuse and Treatment's (CSAT) ATTC Network. She has delivered numerous presentations from a multi-disciplined approach in the areas of supervision, pharmacological treatment for substance abuse, counseling theory and practice, motivational techniques, counselor self-care, problem gambling and women and children's issues.
She has further developed and presented a multi-disciplined 12-module series intended to enhance the skills of counselors seeking substance abuse certification and continued education. The series is based on NIDA's principles of effective drug treatment and CSAT's 12 core competencies.
Additionally, she has collaborated on women's research efforts with Dr. Anne Helene Skinstad and on binge-drinking with Dr. Peter Nathan. She has served persons with substance abuse issues in an Iowa substance abuse treatment facility as clinical supervisor and as residential, outpatient and aftercare counselor with an emphasis on clients with co-occurring disorders.
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Roads to Recovery
July 28 - 30, 2010
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee St.
Kansas City, MO
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