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
Katie Burbee, LCSW
Horizon Health Services
6331 Inducon Drive
Sanborn, NY 14132
Phone: (716) 250-1860
kburbee@horizon-health.org
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
Danny Eglowitz
Assistant Director
Dynamic Youth Community Inc.
1830 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(917) 622-5412
Deglowitz@dycinc.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
Nicholas Jefferson
VIP Community Services
1910 Arthur Avenue
Bronx, New York 10457
(718) 583-5150
njefferson@vipservices.org
Sherry LaFountain
Director of Events Management, Marketing & Development
Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers of NYS
11 North Pearl Street, Suite 801
Albany, New York 12207
(518) 426-3122
slafountain@asapnys.org
James McFarlane
Director
Samaritan Daytop Village
13015 89th Road
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-3582
james.mcfarlane@samaritanvillage.org
Christal Montague, MSW, LMHC, CASAC, CARC
Chief Program Officer of Substance Abuse and Social Services
VIP Community Services
1910 Arthur Avenue
Bronx, New York 10457
(718) 583-5150
cmontague@vipservices.onmicrosoft.com
Wilfredo Muniz
VIP Community Services
1910 Arthur Avenue
Bronx, New York 10457
(718) 583-5150
wmuniz@vipservices.onmicrosoft.com
Paul Noonan
Coordinator of Veterans Services NYS OASAS
1450 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 457-5005
paul.noonan@oasas.ny.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
Jessica Shuren, LMSW, CASAC
Outreach
11 Farber Drive, Suite D
Bellport, New York 11713
(631) 286-0700
jessicapentecost@opiny.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