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NN19 - Conference Opening and Welcome

Join NAATP Conference Chair in the welcoming of attendees to NAATP National 2019. Following these greeting comments, NAATP Executive Director will set the stage for two days of conference programming and will report on the state of our association including implementing the core competencies of service.

Session Time: 
Monday, May 6, 2019 9:00 am to 9:30 am
Session Category: 
Other
Presenter
Presenter Name: 
John Driscoll
Job Title: 
Senior VP, Recovery Services
Organization Affiliation: 
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
John Driscoll is a licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor in MN and has worked in the treatment field since 1991 and at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation since 1999. He has served as a counselor, manager, and director in Recovery Services and was named senior vice president of recovery services in 2016. Prior to his time at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, Driscoll started and directed a long-term treatment program for women and their children in Chicago. Driscoll holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Northern Michigan University and an MBA from Hamline University.
Co-Presenter
Co Presenter: 
Marvin Ventrell
Job Title: 
Executive Director
Organization Affiliation: 
NAATP
Credentials: 
JD
Marvin Ventrell, JD became Director of NAATP in 2015, continuing his 30-year career as a lawyer, association director, teacher, and treatment executive. His career has been devoted to advocating for populations in need and building legal and health care system responses. He authored two textbooks, numerous book chapters, and dozens of professional articles. He has taught at medical schools, law schools, and agencies in the U.S. and abroad and served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of HHS. He has received numerous distinctions including an ABA National Advocacy Award and the University of Colorado School of Medicine Kempe Award.
Year: 
2019