SAMHSA recently appointed nine new
members to SAMHSA’s Advisory
Committee for Women’s Services
(ACWS).
Susan C. Ayers,
L.I.C.S.W., Executive
Director of the Guidance Center, Inc.,
is a leading provider of comprehensive
child and family services in Cambridge,
MA.
Jean Lau Chin,
Ed.D., is Professor
and Dean at the Derner Institute of
Advanced Psychological Studies of Adelphi
University, Garden City, NY.
Stephanie S.
Covington, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., is
a clinician, author, organizational
consultant, and lecturer on gender-responsive
and trauma-informed services in La
Jolla, CA.
Roger D. Fallot,
Ph.D., is Director
of Research and Evaluation at Community
Connections, Washington, DC, and a
national consultant specializing in
trauma-informed systems of care.
Renata J. Henry,
M.Ed., is Director
of the Division of Substance Abuse
and Mental Health, an operating division
of Delaware Health and Social Services
(DHSS), New Castle, DE.
Gail P. Hutchings,
M.P.A., is president
and CEO of the Behavioral Health Policy
Collaborative in Alexandria, VA.
Amanda Manbeck, is
Executive Director and Program Manager
of White Bison, Inc., which
provides resources to the Native American
community nationwide, in Colorado Springs,
CO.
Jacki McKinney,
M.S.W., is Director
and co-founder of the National People
of Color Consumer/Survivor Network
of Philadelphia, PA, and Program Manager
at the National Center for Trauma Informed
Care.
Britt Rios-Ellis,
Ph.D., Professor
of Health Science at California State
University Long Beach (CSULB) and the
Director of the National Council of
La Raza/CSULB Center for Latino Community
Health.
SAMHSA’s Advisory Committee
for Women’s Services, established
in 1992, meets twice yearly and advises,
consults with, and makes recommendations
to the Associate Administrator for
Women’s Services, the SAMHSA
Administrator, and the U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services on activities
and policies related to women’s
substance abuse and mental health services.
