Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs SCA & Advisory Panel/Council Information
The Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs mission is to engage, coordinate and lead the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s effort to prevent and reduce drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction and abuse; and to promote recovery, thereby reducing the human and economic impact of the disease.
Members of the public can contact DDAP at 717-783-8200 or by using our Contact Us Form.
For SCA contact information visit our county drug and alcohol office page.
PA Advisory Council and PA Parent Panel Advisory Council
Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Substance Use
In accordance with Act 63, members of the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Substance Use are advisors to the Governor and to the Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs regarding drug and alcohol issues in Pennsylvania. The council is composed of the Secretary of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or his/her designee and eight other members appointed by the Governor.
Council members, by statute, must be representative of the following categories:
Substantial training or experience in the fields of drug or alcohol prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, or enforcement. Prior history of drug and alcohol dependency. No connection with or experience in drug or alcohol prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, treatment, or enforcement. The public at large. To the extent possible, all geographic areas of the Commonwealth are to be represented.
Council Members
Chair: Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones, Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs
Members:
Dr. Hector Colon-Rivera David McAdoo Dr. Weston Kensinger Kristin Varner Doug Albertson Dr. Angela Colistra Mario Browne Rochelle Jackson
If you are interested in being considered as an Advisory Council Member, please forward a letter of interest and resume (including your name, address, phone number, email address, county of residence, date of submission, which category or categories you would be representative of) to the address below:
Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs Attn: Advisory Council Membership One Penn Center 2601 N. 3rd Street, 5th Floor Harrisburg, PA 17110
Applicants' letters of interest/resumes will be reviewed on an as-needed basis as vacancies occur. We will contact potential candidates if being recommended.
Parent Panel Advisory Council (PPAC)
Pennsylvania’s Parent Panel Advisory Council (PPAC) is a parent forum operating under the administrative authority of the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP). PPAC was established in 2006 pursuant to the Pennsylvania General Assembly passage of House Resolution (HR) 585. A meeting of its founding members - the inaugural session - took place in September 2007.
As set forth in HR 585, PPAC is charged with studying and addressing family and community access to services and supports relating to substance use and substance use disorders throughout the Commonwealth. PPAC is comprised of geographically dispersed individuals, representing all regions of the Commonwealth, who have first-hand experience parenting children impacted by substance use and substance use disorders. Its purpose includes making recommendations to DDAP and the Pennsylvania Health and Human Services Committee for the enhancement of, and to facilitate access to, such services within our Pennsylvania communities. PPAC members are appointed by the Secretary of DDAP pursuant to an application process managed by DDAP.
PPAC meets three times annually in the Harrisburg area, designating one of these meetings as a joint session with the Pennsylvania Advisory Council on Substance Use.
Chair: Cindy Wanamaker Vice-Chair: OPEN Members:
Carmen Capozzi Laura Tomassoni Lewis Thomas Moreken Jeanna Fisher Beth Weischedel Dr. Erwin Weischedel Michelle Lynam Bobbie McBurney-Johnson Shannon Theurer Lori Casanova Carolyn Miele Valerie Felici Barbara Senst Gina Slenker