Purpose and Goal of Committee/Mission Statement

• The ASAP Veterans Committee seeks to enhance the quality of services that veterans receive through the prevention, treatment and recovery network. This includes those veterans who have less than honorable or dishonorable discharges because we believe that, regardless of discharge status, substance abuse is an issue that must be treated with the appropriate benefits and services through the healthcare system.
• Help promote and educate providers on best practices to ensure special needs for Veterans are met.
• Coordinate and promote networking and collaboration opportunities between providers that offer Veteran services, i.e. education, etc.
• Ensure competent training of Veterans.

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A Basic Guide to Assisting Veterans With Substance Use Disorders

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Committee Members

Roy Kearse, LCSW, CASAC, Co-Chair
Vice President of Residential Treatment
Samaritan Village
Briarwood Administrative Headquarters
138-02 Queens Boulevard
Briarwood, NY 11435
(718) 206-2000 ext. 1269
roy.kearse@samaritanvillage.org

Diane Gonzalez, Co-Chair
Executive Director J-Cap, Inc.
116-30 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11434
(718) 712-1100
dgonzalez@jcapprograms.com

Ricky Cottingham, MSW, CASAC, CRCT
Queens Village Committee for Mental Health for J-CAP
116-30 Sutphin Boulevard
Jamaica, New York 11434
(718) 712-1100
rcottingham@jcapprograms.com

Judy Gilbert, CASAC – Director of Residential Services
Veteran’s Outreach Center, Inc.
Richards & Otto House
290 Cypress Street
785-791 South Avenue Rochester, NY 14620
(585) 506-9060 or 1-866-906-VETS(8387)
judy.gilbert@veteransoutreachcenter.org

Sharon Gingola, MA, LMSW
Director Women Veterans Program
Samaritan Village Ellenville Campus
751 Briggs Highway
Ellenville, NY 12428
(845) 647-4592 ext. 3193
sharon.gingola@samaritanvillage.org

Carolyn T. Jackson, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Syracuse VAMC/Rome CBOC
125 Brookley Road
Rome, NY 13441
(315) 334-7100 ext. 57403
carolyn.jackson4@va.gov

Zachary Randolph MA, CASAC
Veterans’ Program Director
St Joseph’s Addiction Treatment and Recovery Centers
159 Glenwood Road
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
(518) 891-3950 ext. 334
zrandolph@stjoestreatment.org

Janetta Astone-Twerell, Ph.D.
Director of Research and Evaluation
Samaritan Village
Briarwood Administrative Headquarters
138-02 Queens Boulevard
Briarwood, NY 11435
(718) 206-2000 ext. 1224
janetta.astone-twerell@samaritanvillage.org

Julia Floyd Ventura, CASAC
Vice President, Director of Mental Health & Military Service
Phoenix House
PO Box 3001
998 Crooked Hill Road, Bldg 5
Brentwood, NY 11717-3001
(631) 306-5775
JFloyd-Ventura@phoenixhouse.org

Paul Noonan
Coordinator of Veterans Services NYS OASAS
1450 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 457-5005
paul.noonan@oasas.ny.gov

Danny Eglowitz
Assistant Director
Dynamic Youth Community Inc.
1830 Coney Island Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11230
(917) 622-5412
Deglowitz@dycinc.org

Martin Teller
Executive Director
FLACRA
28 East Main Street
Clifton Springs, New York 14432
(315) 462-9466
martin.teller@flacra.org

Bonnie E. Owens, LCSW
245 West End Avenue
Freeport, New York 11520
(516) 353-3022
bonnieowenslcsw@gmail.com