Erica Spiegelman-Apostol

Erica Spiegelman-Apostol Teaching Incarcerated Learners & Beyond Erica Spiegelman is a wellness specialist, recovery counselor, podcast host, wellness media contributor, and motivational speaker who works with individuals, couples, and families on personal growth...

Mell McCracken, CADC-II

Mell McCracken, CADC-II Sexualized Drug Abuse in the LBGTQ+ Community Mell McCracken is a trauma-informed substance abuse counselor and Associate Sex Addiction therapist currently working at Breathe Life Healing Center as a Chemsex Program Manager. They are a seasoned...

Louise Nieto, M.A, LMFT

Louise Nieto, M.A, LMFT Best Practices and Principles in Youth Services Louise Nieto, M.A, LMFT has more than 20 years of clinical leadership experience within behavioral health, health care, and government organizations. Her work spans three states (Washington,...

Candice Russell

Candice Russell Best Practices and Principles in Youth Services Candice Russell is a senior program associate at Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP). Her areas of subject matter expertise include coordinating treatment, prevention, and recovery supports for...

Dr. Keith Marshall

Dr. Keith Marshall Cultural Compentence Dr. Keith Marshall holds a Doctor of Clinical Psychology Degree from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Human Development from Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena CA, and a Drug and...

Mark Attanasi, MS

Mark Attanasi, MS There’s No Place Like Home Mark Attanasi has over 23 years of experience in the non-profit field and holds a Master’s in Business Administration, with an emphasis on general management. After completing a 12-month addiction treatment program he...

Kimberly Lindberg

Kimberly Lindberg Recovery Residence Training Kimberly Lindberg entered the substance use disorder industry in 2002.  Her career spans over 20 years as an administrator, fund-raiser and development supervisor; human resources manager; and most recently, a recovery...

Sherry Daley

Sherry Daley Recovery Residence Training Sherry Daley is a leading addiction treatment advocate in California where she has been instrumental in policy development for the alcohol/drug profession and industry for more than 30 years. Her experience in law and...

Jia Chen

Jia Chen Recovery Residence Training Jia Chen is a Governmental Affairs Associate with the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP). She joined CCAPP in 2021 shortly after graduating from UC Berkeley with a bachelor’s degree in Legal...

Ahad Bandealy

Ahad Bandealy Leading the Industry in the Delivery of Measurement-Based Supervision & Care During his time training as a practitioner and navigating the mental healthcare industry as a sufferer of depression, Get A-Head’s founder, Ahad Bandealy, recognized some...