HECAOD’s Training Advisory Committee provides insight and direction for the Center’s educational offerings, including our webinars, learning collaboratives, and our annual National Meeting.

Sara Berens, M.Ed., MFA
Associate Professor of Instruction
Ohio University

Hannah Bershing, BS
Program Coordinator, Center for Student Mental Health & Well-Being
Michigan Technological University

Kimberly Boulden, PhD
Senior Director of SAFE Campuses
SAFE Project

Kristina Canfield, M.Ed.
Executive Director
Association of Recovery in Higher Education (ARHE)

Madeline DeMarco, MPH, CPS
Health Promotion Specialist
University of Michigan

Zachary Hitchens, M.S., LCADC, NCC
Psychotherapist, Substance Abuse Services
Towson University

Kris Knight
Assistant Dean of Campus Wellness
Defiance College

Gwen Koenig, M.A., LMHC
Substance Abuse Prevention Coordinator
Western Washington University

Molly Lindner, M.Ed
Communications Assistant
Missouri Partners in Prevention

Jill Maurer
Assistant Director of the Gordie Center
University of Virginia Gordie Center

Megan McKnight, MSW
Director of the Center for Wellbeing
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Kaitlin Merchen, MSW, CP
Executive Director
Georgia Prevention Project

Lindsay Montgomery, M.Ed.
Alcohol and Other Drug Education Program Manager
Kennesaw State University- Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery

Bianca A. Newton, M.Ed., CHES
Pre Doctoral Research Fellow
Center for Urban Health Equity at Morgan State University

Kyle Pendleton, M.Ed
Senior Director Harm Reduction & University Relations
Zeta Tau Alpha

Shannon Perry, M.S.
Alcohol and Other Drug Specialist
Wesleyan University

Ruthie Torres, LMFT
Therapist/Clinical Case Manager & Community Liaison
California State University, Stanislaus, Counseling and Psychological Services Department