Our Team

NACoA envisions a world in which no child who struggles because of family addiction will be left unsupported.

Our Team

NACoA envisions a world in which no child who struggles because of family addiction will be left unsupported.

Our Board

Our boards are composed of dedicated and accomplished leaders who guide the development and deployment of NACoA policies, programs, and outreach. They give generously of their time and expertise to help ensure that every child affected by alcohol and drug addiction have a voice, and hope for a brighter future.

Carol B. Sisco, Ph.D.

Donald Ian MacDonald, M.D.

Chair Emeritus

Gary M Weiss, MD

Julie Fisher Cummings

Patrick J. Kennedy

Sis Wenger

Chair Emerita

William T. O’Donnell, Jr.

Heather Chapman, LCSW-C

Board Chair

Christopher Yadron, Ph.D., LCPC, CADC

Board Executive Committee

Tim K. Brennan, M.D., M.P.H.

Secretary

Hoover Adger, JR., M.B.A., M.D., M.P.H.

Governance Chair

Camille Robinson, M.D.

Karen M. Carpenter Palumbo

Kateri D. Coyhis

Jeannette L. Johnson, Ph.D.

Liaison

Ellen Morehouse, MSW

Julie Creaden, DNP, APRN, CPNP-PC

Audra West

Ruth Ann Rigby, CRS

Jason Schwartz

Michal Cantor

Sohail Mohammad

Amanda Gilchrist

Aishia Freeman

Alex Flood

Sue Thau

Our Staff

Our staff brings their years of policy, service, and program experiences, along with their dedication and passion to guide their work to provide hope and healing to children and families impacted by addiction.

Denise Bertin-Epp

Chief Executive Officer

Mary Beth Collins

Director of Programs

Peggy McGillicuddy

Children’s Program Director

Jerry Moe

Senior Clinical Advisor

Catherine L. Herzog

Program Consultant

Stephanie Abbot

Publications Editor

Kim Mallard

Certified Public Accountant

Lanette Best

Accounting Department

Kash Mehmood

Operations Administrator

Our Advisors

Board of Advisers

Stephanie Abbott, M.A.
Robert J. Ackerman, PH.D.
Claudia Black, PH.D., MSW
George R. Bloom, M.A. (RET.)
Frances L. Brisbane, PH.D.
Cathleen Brooks
Stephanie Brown, PH.D.
Timmen L. Cermak, M.D.
Don L. Coyhis
Ruth B. Davis, PH.D.
Tian Dayton, PH.D.
Philip Diaz, MSW
Catherine L. Herzog, PH.D., MSW
Tarpley M. Long, LCSW, P.C.
Mary Carol Melton
Jerry Moe, M.A.
Ellen Morehouse, ACSW, NCACII
William Cope Moyers
Patricia O’Gorman, PH.D.
Iris E. Smith, PH.D., M.P.H.

Board of Scientific Advisers

Jeannette L. Johnson, PH.D.
Robert Anda, MD, MS
Linda Bennett, PH.D.
Faye J. Calhoun, D.P.A., M.P.A.
James G. Emshoff, PH.D.
Frank D. Fincham, PH.D.
Karol L. Kumpfer, PH.D.
Brenda A. Miller, PH.D.
Marc A. Schuckit, M.D.
Kenneth Sher, PH.D.
Michael Windle, PH.D.
Robert A. Zucker, PH.D.

Our Founders

Thirty-five years after our launch, many NACoA founders are still individually involved in a variety of work that impacts children growing up in families with addiction. Many are also addressing the needs of adults who are still feeling the painful impact of their adverse childhood experiences growing up with addiction in their families. Our founders have never lost the passion that moved them to create NACoA.