APNC Bi-Monthly Member News
July/August 2015
In This Issue
Fall Conference
Regional Trainings
More Trainings
New Members
Recovery Month
Student Scholarships
Director's Report
Board Nominations
Board of Directors
Job Opportunities
 
 

Early Bird rates end September 13th! 
APNC Member: $175 
Non Member: $240

APNC 2015 Fall Conference
October 14th-16th
Wrightsville Beach, NC

We are excited to announce that internationally known speaker, Dr. Fredric Mau will be welcoming you as our opening keynote. Dr. Mau is author of Emotion: the Power of Change - A Science-Based Approach to Ericksonian Hypnosis and A Different Reality: Adventures in Narrative Therapy & a Protocol to Address Anxiety Disorders and Insomnia.
 Read more about our exciting conference line-up!

Students scholarships are also available.  Learn more at apnc.org. 
       
Upcoming Regional Trainings     
The Regional Vice-Presidents have announced the 2015 Regional Training Series Calendar. All trainings:
  • Have NCSAPPB Approval
  • Costs:
    • $5 per training hour
      for APNC Members
    • $10 per training hour
      for Non-Members
  • Online registration for each training will open one month prior to the scheduled date.
  • Additional trainings may be added throughout the year.
Click on the highlighted trainings below to register. Registration for additional trainings will open one month prior to training. 
 
          
Saturday, August 29  |  South Central  Marketing Yourself in the Substance Abuse Field 
 
Thursday, Sept. 17  |  East
Let's Talk HIV
   
Sat., Sept. 19  |  South Central
PTSD and Substance Use
Disorders in Veterans
 
Let's Talk HIV     
 
Saturday, Nov. 21  |  South Central
Nuts and Bolts of Integrated Care    
 
Fri., Dec. 11  |  North Central
PTSD and Substance Use
Disorders in Veterans 
 
Friday, Dec. 4  |  East 
DSM-5 Update    
 

Other Upcoming Trainings    

APNC Welcomes Our
New Members
  • Austin Rebecca, Greensboro
  • Bacsardi Victoria, Centreville, VA
  • Bowen Price, Raleigh
  • Danks Rodney, Clinton
  • Early Alisa, Weaverville
  • Fort Mike, Old Fort
  • Geddings Brandi, Claremont
  • Harrington Stephen, Asheville
  • Harris La-Ferne, Knightsdale
  • Henderson Curtis, Kinston
  • Jessup Stephanie, Traphill
  • Johnson Lynne, Fayetteville
  • McDaniel Sharon, Graham
  • Nicholson-Gosselin Fanny, Cullowhee
  • Rigsbee Elizabeth, Wilmington
  • Roberts Donald, Charlotte
  • Rodland Ralph, High Point
  • Royster Irma, Fayetteville
  • Shuler-Thurman Daphne, Fayetteville
  • Wanyama Merioth, Raleigh
  • Yalcin Erin, Hope Mills
 

A Special Thanks to Our Organizational Members 
 

High Point, NC  

    

Wilmington, NC  

 

Dilworth Center

Charlotte, NC

  

 Durham, NC

 

English Mountain Recovery

Sevierville, TN

 

 

Greensboro, NC

 

 Hope Valley, Inc.

   Dobson, NC

 

Insight Human Services

Winston-Salem, NC
 

 

 

McLeod Addictive Disease Center

Charlotte, NC


Meridian Behavioral Health Services

Sylva, NC

 

   

Orexo US, Inc.

Morristown, NJ

 

Path of Hope, Inc.

Lexington, NC  

                    

Mill Spring, NC

 

Asheville, NC

 

 

 

And A Special Thanks to Our

Partner In Recovery

 

 

 

  
The APNC Recovery Month grant committee has awarded grants to eleven local and state organizations to conduct public activities celebrating National Recovery Month in September.
 
The eleven grants receiving awards are:
 
  • Cape Fear Recovery Month Celebration
  • Caring Services Inc/Alcohol & Drug Services
  • Carolina DWI & Drug Education
  • Communities Rallying for Recovery
  • Durham County Criminal Justice Resource Center
  • Methodist University- Center for Personal Development
  • Myover Reese/Carolina Outreach
  • Recovery Communities on North Carolina
  • Spartan Recovery Program (UNC-G)
  • Wilson County Substance Abuse Coalition
  • Women of Strength
The Recovery Month Awards Committee, chaired by Anna Godwin, met in July to select award winners. Grantees will conduct activities that align with other regional, state and national Recovery Month activities and that promote APNC.
Student Scholarships Available for Fall Conference    
 
NC Association of Addiction and Prevention Professionals invites students studying to become substance abuse professionals in North Carolina to apply for a scholarship to the 2015 Fall Conference.

The scholarship is for registration only and does not included travel or lodging.   
The Conference will be held October 14-16, 2015 Holiday Inn Sunspree in Wrightsville Beach, NC. The complete conference schedule including course descriptions can be viewed at apnc.org. 

Scholarship Includes:
  1. Conference Registration Fee
  2. Wednesday and Thursday luncheons
  3. Breaks
Scholarship Application Requirements:
  1. A completed scholarship application
  2. A one-page essay that discusses your interests in the treatment of substance abuse and prevention of addictions along with how you think this conference can benefit your goals as an addictions professional. 
  3. Willingness to donate one hour of volunteer time at conference to assist with operational needs.

Click here to learn more and download and application form. 
Director's Corner    
 
It sure doesn't feel like fall outside, but inside at APNC world headquarters we're all about preparing for our busiest time of year!
 
In this issue, you'll read about plans for our Fall Conference, which will be APNC's biggest and best yet. Thanks to the great work of Anna Goodwin and her team of Regional Vice-Presidents, Recovery Month grants have been awarded to organizations across the state that are planning events in September.

The fall also brings elections for 2015-2017 offices and this newsletter includes candidate biographies and backgrounds to help you make an informed decision.
 
There are also a number of things happening at APNC that aren't detailed in this issue but are still vitally important to our mission. Our Board of Directors has commissioned a financial review to help us ensure that APNC is on the right financial path to growth and sustainability. We're also working diligently to represent your interests in the halls of the General Assembly, where budget negotiations continue and APNC is working hard to push for issues you and the entire substance use disorder community care about.
 
 
Mark Ezzell
APNC Executive Director 
 
 
 
The APNC Nominations and Elections Committee announced the following slate of candidates for the 2016-17 term of office. Click to read candidate biographies.   
 
1) President
2) Vice President  
                                
3) Secretary    
   
4) Treasurer  
 
5) Eastern Region VP  
  
6) North Central Region VP    
 
7) South Central VP 
 
 
8) Western Region VP  
 
9) At Large (Two Seats Open)
 
- Steve Donai 
- Clyde Ebron, LCAS, CCS, NCACII  
- Mary Jane McGill, LCAS, CCS, LPC-S, MAC   
- Angelique Taylor
 
Be on the look out for election ballets in September!
   

via NY Times 
June 31, 2015
  
"Beau Mann, the chief executive and a founder of a new app called Sober Grid, says that for some users, joining this social network could be a matter of life and death. 'It sounds somewhat dramatic, but it's realistic,' Mr. Mann said. 'Some people, their life is dependent on their sobriety. So that need to connect is how people get and maintain sobriety."

 
  Angela Maxwell,
President

Angie Banther, Vice-President
Courtney Ycaza, Treasurer
Deeanna Hale-Holland, Secretary
Wrenn Rivenbark, Past President
Mary Jane McGill, NC Rgn VP
Louis Leake, SC Rgn. VP
Anna Goodwin, Eastern Rgn. VP
Kathy Allen, West. Rgn VP

At-Large Representatives
Karen Chapple
William Faulkner
Carrie Gearing  
Olian Holladay
Kenny House
LaKeisha McCormick
Harley Sigmon
Jessica White 


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