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Annual Instructors and Trainers
Thanks to all the instructors and assistants who made the 29th Annual School possible!
Professional Ethics and Boundaries
Agnes Furey
In the past year, since Agnes retired in April, 2009, she has attended FSU College of Social Work, Criminal Justice in Social Work and Poetry Therapy, as well as the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the Pepper Center at FSU. Agnes has been a guest speaker at the Restorative Justice Class and the Chemical Dependency classes for several years. She has participated in the Faces of Recovery Program at the Capitol and consulted with the staff at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital Behavioral Health,when they were planning to open their Co-Occurring Disorders program.
Agnes is an an active member of Compassionate Friends, the Grief, Loss, Trauma program for youth and was elected to the Board of Directors of Big Bend Mental Health Coalition and serve as a member of the board of Tallahassee Citizens Against the Death Penalty. Her LPN license is current. She has renewed her Designation as a Victim Advocate with the Office of the Attorney General and is a Victim Advocate with the Tallahassee Police Department. Agnes completed the Tallahassee Police Department Citizens Academy. She is a writer and read at various community functions, most recently for Sexual Violence Awareness at FSU, FAMU and Amen-Ra Center. Several pieces have been accepted for publication.
Agnes also participates on the editorial review board of Apalachee Review. She is currently employed with the United States Census Bureau. Notably: Agnes Furey was the Florida School of Addictions Studies Professional of the year for 1987.
Trauma Release Exercise (TRE)
Sherrie Mills, MSW, LCSW
Tallahassee, FL
Sherry has worked in the field of addictions and trauma since 1975. She spent over a decade working within chemical dependency residential treatment programs and spent another 20 plus years working within a private practice in Tallahassee, Fla. In 2008 she closed her private practice to devote more time to the development of and the expansion of a Trauma Release Exercise training certification program.
PTSD: New Methods
Scott Fairchild
Baytree Behavioral Health-LifeBridge Diagnostics
Melbourne, FL
Dr. Scott Fairchild is a licensed psychologist who operates Baytree Behavioral Health in Melbourne, Florida, and serves as the Founder and Co-Director of the Stress, Trauma, and Acute Response (STAR) Team for Kennedy Space Center. Additionally, he has founded Welcome Home Vets, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating in Brevard County to support returning veterans in their transition back into the community.
Dr. Fairchild is a graduate of the University of Denver and has been in practice since 1989. He completed his doctoral work on Human Interaction in Space Travel and Space Operations and also later trained in Aviation Psychology. He was selected for the first congressionally mandated Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project, which trained psychologists to prescribe medications.
Dr. Fairchild has presented at a number of national and international conference, most recently at the International Congress of Critical Incident Stress Foundation conference, sharing his team’s experience with Disaster Mental Health Services following the Columbia Disaster. He has worked with mood disorders, ADHD, PTSD, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as other brain-based disorders. He has recently partnered with LifeBridge Diagnostics of Louisville, Kentucky to bring this most valuable technological tool to Brevard County to serve the needs of patients throughout the entire Southeast.
Traci Jungkurth
Founder/President, Christopher Ministries
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, Baytree Behavioral Health-LifeBridge Diagnostics
Cape Canaveral, FL
Professionally, Traci spent most of her young adult years in sales, marketing and promotion with the majority
of that time working in network television with FOX and ABC affiliates.
Personally, she married Joseph Hughes in 1982 and was bleassed with two sons, Joesph Christopher and Stephen Peter.
Her life changed course persoanlly and professionally whn the entire family was in a car wreck in 1996 and Christopher and his
father Joseph were killed by a drunk driver. Trace and Stphen Peter survived the crash and she began serving in full time
ministry. Christomer Ministries was born out of the tragedy.
Changing courses require more education, so Traci completed her Bachelor's Degree in Business at Cumberland University in Lebanon,
Tennessee in 1999 and her Master's Degree in Counseling in 2003 at Ashland theological Seminary in Ashland, Ohio;
the seminiary is a division of Ashland University.
Traci is a Ph D candidate in Gener Psychology at Capella University in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Traci is a licensed professional clinical counselor and is licensed to practice in the states of Ohio, Tennesee, and Florida.
Currently, Traci and Vic live in Cape Canaveral, Florida where Traci is in private practice at Baytree Behavioral Health in
Melbourne, Florida. for more information on Traci and her clinical practice, go to
TraciJungkurth.com or call her,
321-253-8887 or email her at cministry@att.net .
Cameron Allen
Founder, President
Synaptic Connections Research Institute
South Carolina
Cameron Allen, founder and president of Synaptic Connections Research Institute, is currently an M.A. Candidate at
Capella University in Charleston, South Carolina and earned a B.A. in Psychonology at Mars Hill College in Ashville, North Carolina.
Allen has been a consultant to a variety of organizations such as
Life Stream Solutions in Arizona, Life Bridge Diagnostics in Florida, and Brain Enhancement Solutions and Technologies in
Orlando, Florida in addition to many others. As a research assistant to Dr. Charles Grant, Cameron assisted Dr. Grant in the evaluation
of amino acid blends and delivery methods to ameliorate frontal lobe and meolimbic disorders, evalutaion of cranial
electro-stimulation device as a dopminergic agonist to decrease acute withdrawal symptoms, and the evaluation of the practice
of mindfulness as a dopaminergic and serotonergic agonist as a toll for self regulation during oxidative stress caused by
PTSD and Withdrawal.
Cameron Allen also participated in several publications that were featured in the Journal of Post Graduate Medicine.
Cameron is currently scheduled to speak at the Holistic Addictions Treatment Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada and is a
Webinar Presenter for Addictions Alliance.
State of the State
Stephenie Colston
State of Florida's Director of Substance Abuse
Department of Children and Families
Tallahassee, FL
Stephenie Colston assumed the position of Director of Substance Abuse with the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) in December of 2005. Ms. Colston also simultaneously serves as the Deputy Director for Treatment for the Governor's Office of Drug Control.
Ms. Colston previously held the position of Senior Advisor for Substance Abuse with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS). In her role as the SAMHSA Administrator's Senior Advisor, Ms. Colston counseled SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie on all substance abuse prevention and treatment issues and initiatives.
Ms. Colston also served as Senior Advisor for Demand Reduction to White House Office of National Drug Control Policy Director (Drug Czar) John Walters for six months.
Bob's Boxes
Robert Piper, MA, LMHC
Vice President
First Step of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Bob has over 35 years experience in the field of addictions treatment. Beginning his career in the early '70's, Bob pioneered the outreach into the local schools and co-founded a peer-counseling program for Sarasota High School that still exists today. Bob was honored at the Counselor of the Year by the Florida Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Association (currently FADAA) in 1984. Currently serving as Vice President of Residential Services for First Step of Sarasota, Inc, Bob oversees residential addiction treatment programs that serve several special populations: clients with Special Foresnic Mental Health (status 916), and Court diverted female clients with Criminogenic Forensic needs. Bob also oversees a traditional 28-day treatment program and half-way house.
Bob has served as the President of the Board of Directors for the Florida School of Addictions Studies and continues to sit on the board and is a member of the school faculty. Bob has been an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida and the State College of Florida. He is a credentialed provider for the Sarasot Criminal Justice Academy and has trained over 300 Law Enforcement officers in Crisis Intervention Training. He currently serves on a County Workgroup working to bring a Community Corrections Center to Starasota County.
bob has served on the FADAA/Florida Council Statewide Joint Co-occuring Workgroup for 7 years and wa the first Chair of the Project Management Team for the Sarasota County VIP-ER program uniting 7 agencies into a program to serve homeless people with addiction disorders.
Lastly, Bob stars in a soon to be released DVD of "Bob's Boxes, The Disease and the Kling-ons", a 3 hour one man performance distilling down the disease concept of addiction.
PTSD: Making Invisible Wounds Visible
Scott Fairchild, Psy.D.
Baytree Behavioral Health-LifeBridge Diagnostics
Melbourne, FL
Dr. Scott Fairchild is a licensed psychologist who operates Baytree Behavioral Health in Melbourne, Florida, and serves as the Founder and Co-Director of the Stress, Trauma, and Acute Response (STAR) Team for Kennedy Space Center. Additionally, he has founded Welcome Home Vets, Inc., a not-for-profit organization operating in Brevard County to support returning veterans in their transition back into the community.
Dr. Fairchild is a graduate of the University of Denver and has been in practice since 1989. He completed his doctoral work on Human Interaction in Space Travel and Space Operations and also later trained in Aviation Psychology. He was selected for the first congressionally mandated Psychopharmacology Demonstration Project, which trained psychologists to prescribe medications.
Dr. Fairchild has presented at a number of national and international conference, most recently at the International Congress of Critical Incident Stress Foundation conference, sharing his team’s experience with Disaster Mental Health Services following the Columbia Disaster. He has worked with mood disorders, ADHD, PTSD, dementia, and Alzheimer’s Disease, as well as other brain-based disorders. He has recently partnered with LifeBridge Diagnostics of Louisville, Kentucky to bring this most valuable technological tool to Brevard County to serve the needs of patients throughout the entire Southeast.
Relapse Prevention
Terence T. Gorski, MA, MAC, NACII
Administrator, Clinician,
Author and Consultant
The CENAPS Corporation
Spring Hill, FL
Terence T. Gorski is a pioneer in the development of Relapse Prevention Therapy, who has achieved international acclaim for his work. He is considered a leader and authority in the addiction, behavioral health, social services, and correctional industries for his work in recovery and relapse prevention.
Mr. Gorski’s practical approach to recovery and relapse prevention is based on more than 35 years experience as a therapist, supervisor, program administrator, and consultant. He has become a leading authority on the use of science-based models for preventing relapse. His unique approach to treatment system development is bio-psychosocial in nature and integrates the use of cognitive, affective, behavioral, family, and community recovery methods.
Mr. Gorski is the Founder and President of the CENAPS® Corporation, a training and consultation firm, that provides solutions to the problems of relapse. Mr. Gorski also serves on the Board of Directors of the Florida School of Addiction Studies and Florida NAADAC. He is a prolific author and has published such classics "Staying Sober: A Guide for Relapse Prevention" and "Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse"
Addictions A-Z
James R. Knorp, MSW, CAP
Project Manager
Southern Coast, ATTC
Tallahassee, FL
James Knorp has worked in the substance abuse field since 1981. He is a certified instructor in abuse and mental health. Mr. Knorp has been involved with program development, maintenance of quality improvement standards for both JCAHO and CARF, and group, individual, family and couples therapy. Mr. Knorp currently is project manager for SCATTC, Tallahassee, Florida and is an Adjunct Professor at Florida State University, School of Social Work, since August of 2002. Jim Knorp also currently serves on the Florida School of Addictions Studies Board of Directors.
Tedd Moorehouse, MA, CAP, ICADC, SAP
Executive Director, Clinical Supervisor
& Qualified Professional, Counselor
Sigma Center for Counseling
Jacksonville, FL
Tedd has served in the substance abuse field for over 25 years. He received his Certified Addictions Professional (CAP #801) credential from the Florida Certification Board in 1989 after serving four (4) years as an Advance Alcohol and Drug Treatment Specialist in the U. S. Navy. In 1990, Tedd received International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC #6014) recognition from the International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc. (ICRC/AODA).
After retiring from the Navy in 1991, Tedd worked in both the public and private sectors of the substance abuse treatment industry. He currently collaborates with public institutions of higher education as well as other agencies, providing leadership to improve the quality of education for new substance abuse counselors throughout Northeast Florida.
Tedd has previously served as president of the former Florida School of Addictions Studies Alumni Association, and as a member of the Florida School of Addictions Studies Board of Directors. Tedd received his B.A. in individual studies with a major in Management and a minor in Psychology from Columbia College in 1997 and completed a dual Master's Degree in Management and Human Resource Development from Webster University in 2000.
Psychopharmacology
Dr. Arthur Rosenblatt, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
The Watershed Addiction Treatment Centers
Boyton Beach, FL
Dr. Rosenblatt has held a variety of clinical positions including ER Physician for Oswego Hospital (Oswego, NY), Good Samaritan Hospital (Suffern, NY), and Flushing Hospital (Queens, NY); Staff Physician for Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York, Home Health Care Physician (New Rockwell, NY), and Westchester Square Hospital (Bronx, NY).
Education and postgraduate training include BS from State University of New York, Albany, NY, Medical Degree West Visayas State College Medicine, Fellowhip, American Society of Addiction Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, Jcksonville, Florida, and General Psychiatry Resident, Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.
Dr. Raymond Pomm, M.D.
Medical Director
River Region Human Services
Jacksonville, FL
Managing Clients with Anti-Social Personality Traits
Henrik Beck, CAC
Relapse TherapistCrimestop.dk
Taastrup, Denmark
Henrik Beck is the owner of Crimestop.dk an outpatient day and night treatment facility in Denmark with expertise in addiction, crime, education, screening and analysis which offers both individual and group therapy. He was a therapist and the treatment director for many years for Alfa-Fredensborg treatment center in Denmark. An experience oriented psychotherapist, he is certified in several of the CENAPS model modules and is one of the few approved to teach CENAPS techniques in Danish and one of the few such individuals in Denmark. He was instrumental in adapting Gorski's model to this type of client and is co-author of the workbooks.
MET/CBT and Integrating Technology into the Interview Process
Wendy S. Danicourt
Consultant with WD Consulting
Access and Managed Care Director
Operation PAR, Inc
Pinellas Park, FL
Wendy Danicourt is a certified national trainer of Motivational Enhancement Therapy/Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and a nationally certified trainer of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs (GAIN). Additional training topics: Integrating Technology into Treatment, e-services, Standardized Screening and Assessment, Motivational Interviewing, SAIS, WISC-III, MMPI, ACRA, Implementing evidence-based Protocols, Global Assessment of Functioning, Verbal De-escalation, Sexual Abuse and Trauma, Intro to substance Abuse, Suicide Gatekeeper, Outreach, Placement Criteria—Mental Health, Placement Criteria—ASAM, Follow-ups, Clinical Documentation, Organizing your Clinical Documentation and Data Collection in a Clinical Setting. Ms. Danicourt has been a professional in the behavioral healthcare field for more than 18 years.
Nancy Hamilton, MPA, CAP, CCJAP
Chief Executive Officer
Operation PAR
Pinellas Park, FL
Operation PAR's Chief Executive Officer, Nancy Hamilton, MPA, CAP, CCJAP, holds a master’s degree from Troy State University Public Administration College, a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice from the University of South Florida with an associate’s degree in Early Childhood Development. She is a Certified Criminal Justice Addictions Professional (CCJAP) and a Certified Addictions Professional (CAP). Ms. Hamilton has more than 33 years experience in behavioral health care services, including more than 21 years as a trainer, adjunct instructor and teacher in prevention, intervention and treatment services.
Ms. Hamilton is a strong advocate for women and children’s issues and is a well-recognized trainer and public speaker on topics relating to substance abuse, women, adolescents and families, pharmacology, alcoholism, criminal justice issues and child development. She has provided training at national conferences conducted by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and other federal agencies. She has presented at hundreds of conferences in state, nationally and internationally.
Advanced Group Skills
Karen Garrett, MA, CAP, CAPP
Senior Director
Quality Improvement, Corporate Compliance and Training
River Region Human Services
Jacksonville, FL
Karen Garrett has over 20 years of diverse experience in behavioral health, management, consultation, and training. She is currently employed with River Region Human Services as the Senior Director of Training/Corporate Compliance; Quality Improvements, and serves as Corporate Compliance and Privacy Officer. Her extensive teaching experience includes a wide variety of audiences and topics. Currently, she is an adjunct professor for Nova University, Jacksonville Campus, a qualified instructor in the Hermann "whole brain" model, and instructor for Clinical Supervision with the Southern Coast Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
Relapse Prevention
Terence T. Gorski, MA, MAC, NACII
Administrator, Clinician,
Author and Consultant
The CENAPS Corporation
Spring Hill, FL
The Biggest Secret: Family and Community Affected by the Trauma of Gambling
Damon Dye, LMHC, Ed.D Doctoral
National Certified Gambling Counselor (NCGC II)Candidate
Springfield College of Human Services
Riverview, FL
Damon Dye, EdD is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a National Certified Gambling Counselor/Supervisor, a Board Approved Clinical Consultant for the National Council on Problem Gambling, and a Florida Certified Gambling Addiction Counselor. He is certified in Clinical Hypnosis, Rapid Trauma Resolution, and Clinical Brainspotting (BSP). Dr. Dye is currently an Adjunct Professor for Springfield College and manages a private practice in the Tampa Bay area.
Dr. Dye is a published author and has presented workshops on youth behavior and problem gambling to mental health professionals, staff, parents, and volunteers of community organizations. He has been awarded the C.G. Jung Society of Sarasota Scholarship for 2008. In addition, his work results include recreation/mental health treatment plans recommended for Best Practices to the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice. Dr. Dye’s clinical work experience has included adult outpatient psychotherapy, adolescent development through recreational programming, behavior modification in pre-school children and adolescents, and administration management of clinical services for incarcerated juveniles.Working with Families
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Community Correction Centers
Robert Piper, MA, LMHC
Vice President
First Step of Sarasota
Sarasota, FL
Bob has over 35 years experience in the field of addictions treatment. Beginning his career in the early '70's, Bob pioneered the outreach into the local schools and co-founded a peer-counseling program for Sarasota High School that still exists today. Bob was honored at the Counselor of the Year by the Florida Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Association (currently FADAA) in 1984. Currently serving as Vice President of Residential Services for First Step of Sarasota, Inc, Bob oversees residential addiction treatment programs that serve several special populations: clients with Special Foresnic Mental Health (status 916), and Court diverted female clients with Criminogenic Forensic needs. Bob also oversees a traditional 28-day treatment program and half-way house.
Bob has served as the President of the Board of Directors for the Florida School of Addictions Studies and continues to sit on the board and is a member of the school faculty. Bob has been an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida and the State College of Florida. He is a credentialed provider for the Sarasot Criminal Justice Academy and has trained over 300 Law Enforcement officers in Crisis Intervention Training. He currently serves on a County Workgroup working to bring a Community Corrections Center to Starasota County.
bob has served on the FADAA/Florida Council Statewide Joint Co-occuring Workgroup for 7 years and wa the first Chair of the Project Management Team for the Sarasota County VIP-ER program uniting 7 agencies into a program to serve homeless people with addiction disorders.
Lastly, Bob stars in a soon to be released DVD of "Bob's Boxes, The Disease and the Kling-ons", a 3 hour one man performance distilling down the disease concept of addiction.
Casey Collier, M.A.
Casey Collier, M.A. is currently employed by First Step of Sarasota, Inc. as the Program Director for the Crossroads Program, a long-term residential substance abuse treatment program for women involved in the Criminal Justice System. Miss Collier is currently working towards her Licensure in Mental Health Counseling and has been trained and certified in Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), which she has been pioneering with First Step's residential programs since August 2009.
Adolescents and Drug Use Trends
Ted Adams
Lecturer
Springfield College of Human Services
Tampa, FL
Ted Adams holds an MS, BSW and AAS and currently is a lecturer with Springfield College, Tampa, FL campus. He was a director of the outpatient program at St. Peters Hospital, Albany, NY. Ted was responsible in developing and maintaining volume and budget requirements. His involvement with developing and marketing of referral sources and was Chairperson of the staff development committee for the SPARC system. Ted’s background also includes being a workshop facilitator, case manager and supervisor of new staff and students.
He developed and implemented curriculum for job readiness workshops, and developed and maintained relationships with employers in the Capital District for internship and job opportunities for clients He facilitated groups that had both a process and educational component and worked closely with the treatment teams to provide the client with the best possible care.
Tom Camp
Vice-President of Juvenile Services, Operation Par.
Seminole, FL
Tom Camp, MS, CAP, IMH, is currently the Vice President of Juvenile Services with Operation PAR and has been serving in a clinical management capacity with the agency for over 15 years. Tom began working in the addictions field in 1985 and has been a Certified Addictions Professional for over 23 years in both Florida and Texas.
Tom’s educational experience includes; a Bachelor’s Degree in Rehabilitation Science, from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas), a Masters degree in Community Psychology, from Springfield College (Tampa), as well as, Certified Addictions Professional (CAP) and State Licensed, Registered Intern Mental Health Counselor (IMH). One of Tom’s primary areas of expertise has been in the development, implementation and expansion of treatment alternatives to the incarceration of adults and juveniles.
Tom presently handles all Juvenile Justice contracts and adolescent programming for Operation PAR and has been centrally involved in three federally funded projects, focused on reduction of recidivism and treatment success of youth, significantly involved in the Juvenile Justice system.
Introduction to Alternative Therapies: The East Meets the West
Dr. Carmine Pecoraro, Psy.D., CAP
Director of Mental Health Counseling Graduate Program and Assistant Professor
Springfield College of Human Services,
Tampa Bay Campus
Tampa, FL
Dr. Pecoraro holds a Doctorate Degree in Psychology (Psy.D.) with a concentration in Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology (APA accredited program). He is a current Florida Licensed Psychologist. In addition, he has earned a Master’s of Science Degree in Psychology, Master’s of Science Degree in Counseling Psychology and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology. He is a Certified Addictions Professional in the state of Florida, Certified Addictionologist, and an Internationally Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor. He is presently the Assistant Professor/Director of the Master Of Science Program in Mental Health Counseling at Springfield College, Springfield, MA (Tampa Florida Campus) in addition to participating in a private practice and contract work as a professional trainer/consultant.
Dr. Pecoraro is presently involved in various workshops and seminars nationally and internationally. Dr. Pecoraro has been the past co-host of the television show Global Health Watch (1.2 million viewers) and past co-host of Here’s Help Radio Show (350,000 South Florida listeners). He has previously participated in practicum rotations required by Psy.D. Program at Eckerd College Counseling Center, St. Petersburg, FL, University of South Florida Student Counseling Center, Sarasota, FL and at the Goodman Psychological Services Center, Miami, FL. Carmine has participated in two semesters of Internships associated with Master’s Degree awarded from Nova Southeastern University.
CAP Prep
Laureen Pagel, MS, CAP, CAPP
Director of Operations
Sutton Place Behavioral Health, Inc.
Fernandina Beach, Florida
Laureen Pagel, MS, CAP, CAPP, is the Director of Operations at Sutton Place Behavioral Health, Inc., where she has been since 1997. She began working in the field 16 years ago as a prevention specialist in the public schools. Laureen currently serves as an Executive Board member of the Florida Certification Board, and is Chairperson of the Case Presentation Method (CPM) Committee, as well as Clinical Supervisor for the oral exams. Laureen is active in her community and serves on numerous boards and councils in order to help increase awareness of substance abuse issues.
Criminal Mind and Substance Abuse
Annie Britt-Berry, MS, CAP
Founder and CEO
Redeemed, Inc.
Quincy, FL
Annie Britt-Berry is the Executive Pastor of Bethel East Missionary Baptist Church, under Rev. Clarence M. Jackson, Sr. Pastor Berry has served as the President of the General Mission; Youth Minister. She also served as the Youth Director of the Leon–Gadsden Minister and Layperson Union.
She has served as the President of the Southeastern School of Alcohol and Other Drug Studies Alumni Association. She established the Gadsden County Substance Abuse Coalition, and serves on the board of the Florida School of Addictions. She is also on the board of directors for Floridians in Recovery. Pastor Berry was employed at the Florida State Hospital as a Unit Treatment and Rehabilitation Specialist Supervisor II. She believed God was preparing her for the ministry in the substance abuse field when she was employed as a substance abuse counselor and case manager at (Salvita) a local treatment center. She resigned this position after she founded Redeemed Incorporated, and now works full-time as the Chief Executive Officer.
Pastor Berry graduated with honors from Springfield College in Tampa, Florida receiving a Bachelors of Science degree in Human Services with a concentration in Alcohol and Drug Studies and a Masters in Human Services with a concentration in Organizational Management and Leadership. She is also a candidate for her Master Portion for Mental Health Counselor Licensure. Pastor Berry holds a number of certifications including Certified Addiction Professional, and Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor.
