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Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council

On May 11, 2004 Governor Ehrlich signed into law the requirement for each County in the State of Maryland to establish a local Alcohol and Drug Abuse Council to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of substance abuse prevention, intervention and treatment services.  The law was designed to improve links between the criminal justice system and substance abuse treatment services, as well as increase diversion from prosecution and alternatives to incarceration for low level, non-violent offenders.

The majority of the members are mandated to be part of the Commission because of the nature of their employment. 

 MEMBER                            

 DATE APPOINTED         

TERM/EXPIRATION 

 Mike Clark

 10/26/2004

 11/01/2016

 LaMonte Cooke

 10/26/2004

 11/01/2016

 Mark Curry

 02/12/2013

 11/12/2016

 Cathy Dougherty

 08/25/2009 

 11/01/2016

 Brad Engel

 08/09/2011

 11/30/2016

 Gary Fry

 10/26/2004

 11/01/2016

 James Goodman

 01/01/2007

 11/01/2013

 Sheriff Gery Hofmann

 12/05/2006

 11/01/2014

 Wayne Humphries

 11/02/2004

 11/01/2016

 Holly Ireland

 12/25/2009

 11/01/2014

 Audrey Lazarus

 11/24/2009

 11/01/2013

 Jean Meta

 02/12/2013

 11/12/2016

 Patrick Palmer

 08/09/2011

 11/01/2014

 Michael Pappafotis

 02/24/2009

 11/01/2013

 John Plaskon

 02/24/2009

 11/01/2016

 Lance Richardson

 02/24/2009

 11/01/2016

 Thomas Ross

 10/26/2004

 11/01/2016

 Denise Whitley

 10/26/2004

 11/01/2016

 Katherine Wright

 11/08/2005

 11/01/2016

Updated:  April 11, 2013