2025 GSAS Board Members

The Georgia School grew from many years of experience with and support of the Southeastern School of Alcohol and Drug Studies, one of the oldest regional training events of its kind.

Building on that legacy, the Georgia School remains committed to listening to participants’ needs and creating a positive, high-quality learning environment for substance abuse professionals. The annual conference equips attendees to return to their communities with renewed energy, motivation and commitment.

The conference is planned and executed by a dedicated Board of Directors.

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia, Inc.

Crystal Smalldon

Council of Accountability Court Judges

Erica Acebo-Johnston, LCSW, CAADC

Sherna Tolbert, MSW

Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Jay Neal

Kristen Lee

DeKalb County Superior Court

Lasheika Kassa, CADC II, MATS, GSAS Vice President

Georgia Addiction Counselors Association

Donna Ritter, ND, CMAC, BT, CCS, CMATS

Kelly Moselle, MA, MS, CAC II, CMAC, CCS, CMATS,

CAMS II

Georgia Association of Community Service Boards

Gina Hutto, LPC, MAC, ICGC-I, CCJP, CPCS, CAADC

GSAS Secretary

Georgia Council for Recovery

Laurisa Guerrero, MPH, CARES

Emily Ribblett, MBA, CARES, GSAS Treasurer

Jeff Breedlove

Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and

Developmental Disabilities

Cassandra Price, GCADC-II, MBA

Kristal Davidson, LPC, NCC

Tom Watkins, Ph.D.

Steve Cooksey

Yomi Makanjuola

Prince Malcolm Moorman, NCAC-I, CAC-II, CCS

Von Wrighten, M.Div., MAC, CACII, CCS

Donna Dent, MISM, MS, ICPS

Theodore Carter, Jr., MPA

Christopher Wood, ICPS, GSAS Past President

Christy Doyle, MSW, LPD, LCSW

Georgia Department of Corrections

Antonio M. Johnson, MS, LPC, NCC, CADC, CCDP-D

Chris Austin, MPA, CADC-II, MATS

Georgia Department of Human Services - Division of

Family and Children Services

Natalie R. Green, LMSW

Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice

John Izzo, LPC, GSAS Parliamentarian

Tania Appling, Ph.D.

Georgia Department of Public Health

Caroline Baer, MPH

Georgia Health Policy Center, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University

Susan McLaren, MPH, FACHE

GUIDE, Inc. (Gwinnett United in Drug Education)

Michael W. Davis, Ph.D., ICPS

Heritage Foundation

Nicole Gatlin, LPC, CPCS, CRC, RPT-S, NCACII, MAC, SAP, CCS

Licensed Professional Counselors Association

of Georgia

Gale Macke, LPC

Mercy Care

Vincent Washington

National Association of Social Workers - GA
Cheryl Bonneau, JD, MSW

Dr. Davine S. Ricks, LCSW, MAC, E-CADC

Penfield Addiction Ministries
Donnie Plummer

Prevention Credentialing Consortium of Georgia

Jessica Andrews-Wilson, MS, ICPS,

GSAS President

Recovery Place

Leslie Backus

Southeast Addiction Technology Transfer Center
Dawn Tyus, Ph.D., LPC, MAC, NCC

Student Representative

Iman Pew, LMSW

Voices for Prevention (V4P)