Substance Abuse Services Commission Current Members
| Commission Position |
Name |
Address |
City |
State |
Zip |
| Senator |
Senator John Martin |
PO Box 250 |
Eagle Lake |
ME |
04739 |
| Senator |
VACANT |
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ME |
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| Legislative - HHS |
Representative Anne Perry |
474 South St |
Calais |
ME |
04619 |
| Legislative - HHS |
Representative Robert Walker |
PO Box 33 |
Lincolnville |
ME |
04849 |
| Legislative |
Representative Donna Finley |
190 Waterville Road |
Skowhegan |
ME |
04976 |
| Legislative |
Representative Gary Connor |
10 Patterson Dr |
Kennebunk |
ME |
04043 |
| Physician |
VACANT |
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| Superintendent of Schools |
VACANT |
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| Elementary School Educator |
VACANT |
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| MAAR |
Ms. Debbie Dettor |
8 Mulliken Ct |
Augusta |
ME |
04330 |
| Attorney |
VACANT |
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| PostSecondary Educator |
Dr. Marcella H. Sorg |
15 Coburn Hall , UMO |
Orono |
ME |
04469 |
| Prevention Practitioner |
VACANT |
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|
ME |
|
| Education Practitioner |
Ms. Veronica Wiegman |
675 North Rd |
Leeds |
ME |
04263 |
| Treatment Practitioner |
Mr. Robert M. Long |
44 Byram Ave |
Freeport |
ME |
04032 |
| Private Sector Employer |
Ms. Rita Bubar |
339 Winnecook Rd |
Burnham |
ME |
04922 |
| Public: Prevention |
Ms. Rebecca Ireland |
37 College Ave. |
Gorham |
ME |
04038 |
| Public: Treatment |
Mr. David J. Faulkner |
171 Bradley St |
Portland |
ME |
04102 |
| Public: Education |
VACANT |
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| Public: Employer |
VACANT |
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ME |
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| Public: Affected/Recovering |
Ms. Patricia Hickey |
61 Webster Ave |
Bangor |
ME |
04401 |
Staff:
Guy Cousins , OSA Acting Director
Tom Lewis, Staff Liaison
Membership
The Commission consists of the following:
- One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate
- five members of the Legislature who may be members of either the
Senate or the House of Representatives, appointed by the President
of the Senate if Senators or the Speaker of the House if members of
the House of Representatives (two of these five at-large members of
the Legislature must be members of the joint standing committee of
the Legislature having jurisdiction over health and human services
matters
- One physician experience with treatment of substance abuse, appointed
by the Governor
- One public school superintendent who has experience with school-based
substance abuse prevention and education programs, appointed by the
Governor
- One elementary school educator, appointed by the Governor
- One representative from nominations by the Maine Alliance for Addiction
Recovery, appointed by the Governor
- One attorney who represents clients involved with the substance abuse
system, appointed by the Governor
- One educator involved in post-secondary substance abuse education,
appointed by the Governor
- One substance abuse prevention practitioner, one substance abuse
education practitioner, and one substance abuse treatment practitioner,
appointed by the Governor
- One private sector employer familiar with substance abuse employee
assistance programs, appointed b the Governor
- Five members of the public, appointed by the Governor. In appointing
these five members, the Governor shall select members from outstanding
people in the following areas:
- Drug abuse prevention
- Drug abuse treatment
- Education
- Employers
- Persons affected by or recovering from alcoholism, chronic
intoxication, drug abuse or drug dependency, evidenced by a minimum
of three years sobriety or abstention from drug abuse.
Last Updated: 09/16/08