SUMMARY BIOS

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

January 2007

 

JOAN BELLM

FOUNDER, DRUG WATCH INTERNATIONAL

LIFETIME HONORARY BOARD MEMBER

ILLINOIS

Joan Bellm has worked for over 20 years as a volunteer drug prevention specialist with numerous local, state, national, and international organizations and government agencies.She has developed volunteer communication networks at state, national, and international levels. She consulted with the United Nations in the development of a Non-Governmental drug prevention network. Ms Bellm is the founder of Illinois Drug Education Alliance, Drug Watch International, and the International Drug Strategy Institute. She is co-founder of the National Red Ribbon Campaign and past National Networker for the National Federation of Parents for Drug Free Youth. She is past Prevention Chairman of the Illinois Governor's Advisory Council and has served on the Advisory Boards of the Illinois Secretary of State and the Illinois Department of Transportation. Ms Bellm is editor of Drug Watch World News, an international publication, and she publishes a weekly drug information newspaper column. Joan Goldsby Bellm is listed in numerous "Who's Who" publications and in Outstanding People of the Twentieth Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, England.

JOHN J. COLEMAN, Ph. D.

PRESIDENT, DRUG WATCH INTERNATIONAL

VIRGINIA

Mr. Coleman served thirty-two years as a Special Agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) before retiring in January 1998 as one of its top management officials. His career included progressively important permanent assignments in the United States and Europe. His domestic field service included assignments as Special Agent in Charge of three separate DEA Field Divisions and Associate Special Agent in Charge and Assistant Special Agent in Charge of two others. As Assistant Administrator for Operations, the third highest position in the DEA, Mr. Coleman supervised an annual operating budget of $816 million, and managed the activities of over 7,000 employees in 19 domestic divisions and 75 overseas offices. Mr. Coleman's career included extensive executive and policymaking experience at the uppermost levels of government service. Mr. Coleman began his career in 1965 as an entry-level undercover drug agent on the streets of New York City and went on to eventually hold several of the most important positions in the agency. From 1991 until retirement in 1998, Mr. Coleman served at the highest rank (SES-06) of the federal Senior Executive Service. From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Coleman served as the Assistant Administrator for Operations, the highest non-Presidentially appointed position in the DEA. John Coleman is President of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

MINA SEINFELD DE CARAKUSHANSKY

VICE PRESIDENT, DRUG WATCH INTERNATIONAL

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Mina Seinfeld de Carakushansky holds Masters Degrees in Mathematics and in Management. She is a graduate of the High Strategic Studies Course by the Superior War College of Rio de Janeiro. She was an Associate Professor of Mathematics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro for 25 years. She speaks seven languages and has planned and coordinated a great number of seminars and conferences for various national and international law enforcement agencies and prevention organizations. She is the former Head of the Drug Prevention Bureau (Drug Czar) of the City of Rio de Janeiro and former Head of the Special Secretariat for the Prevention of Chemical Dependence. She has developed numerous drug prevention programs and has authored texts and articles about Drug Prevention, Legalization, and Harm Reduction. Professor Seinfeld has received numerous awards; among them Rio de Janeiro Military Police Award and the Euzebio da Costa Medal of the Municipal Guard of Rio de Janeiro. Professor Seinfeld, who was born in Rumania at the end of WWII, was awarded the coveted Honorary Citizenship of the State of Rio de Janeiro given by the State Congress of Rio de Janeiro, 2002. In 2004, Professor Seinfeld was the recipient of a Special Public Distinction by the Municipal Guard of Rio de Janeiro. Professor Mina Seinfeld de Carakushansky is Vice President of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International and Director of International Delegates.

HEITOR DE PAOLA, M.D.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL

Dr. De Paola earned his Medical Degree from Federal University of Pelotas School of Medicine, RS, Brazil, in 1969. His Internship was at the Psychiatric Hospital of the University from 1966 to 1969. Since 1970, he has lived in Rio de Janeiro. Until 1974, Dr. De Paola worked in many psychiatric hospitals, caring for a variety of cases, including drug-addicts. Dr. De Paola graduated as a Psychoanalyst in Adult Psychoanalysis, Brazilian Psychoanalytic Society of Rio de Janeiro, in 1978. He was Assistant Professor (1978-1984). Dr. De Paola has been a Training Analyst since 1984, and he is currently Professor of Psychoanalytic Technique, Psychoanalysis of Serious Regressed and Deeply Disturbed Patients, Comparative Theory of the British School of Psychoanalysis. Dr. De Paola is Founding Member, Training Analyst, and past Secretary-General of the Rio-3 Psychoanalytic Association. He is Clinical Consultant for Boyer House Foundation, Berkeley, California, a Full-Member of the International Psycho-Analytical Association, and a student of Essential History of Philosophy under Professor Olavo de Carvalho. Since 1974, Dr. De Paola has had a full-time Private Practice in Psychoanalysis, and he has had more than thirty specialized papers published in Brazil and abroad. Since 2001, he has written about political analysis, and since 2003, he has been a columnist for Midiasemmascara , a liberal-conservative on-line newspaper. Dr. Heitor De Paola is a Drug Watch Delegate and member of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

LEE I. DOGOLOFF, LCSW, BCD

DELAWARE

Lee Dogoloff currently maintains a clinical practice specializing in the treatment of drug, alcohol and general mental health problems. He holds an advanced clinical practice license in both Maryland and Delaware. Mr. Dogoloff was President of Employee Health Programs, one of the largest providers of drug-free Workplace services in the country, and was appointed by President George H. W. Bush to his Drug Advisory Council. Mr. Dogoloff is past Executive Director of the American Council for Drug Education, a national drug prevention and education organization. Lee Dogoloff followed Peter Bourne as President Carter's principal adviser on drugs and forcefully changed the course of Carter's drug policy, devoting much time and energy to supporting the efforts of a fledgling parent movement, creating model anti-paraphernalia legislation, developing drug prevention information, and speaking around the country about the negative effects of marijuana use. He has held the positions of: Deputy Director of Federal Drug Management in the Office of Management and Budget, Director of the Division of Community Assistance at the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Director of Government Assistance in the Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention, Deputy Administrator of the Narcotics Treatment Administration in Washington, D.C., and coordinator of Community Services for the District of Columbia's Department of Corrections. In 1975, Mr. Dogoloff received the Distinguished Service Award for his work at the White House Special Action Office for Drug Abuse Prevention. He is the author of several publications on the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse and has discussed the complexities of the issue on NBC's Today Show, CBS This Morning, the MacNeil Lehrer Newshour, and numerous other television and radio programs. Lee Dogoloff is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

SUSIE DUGAN

TREASURER, DRUG WATCH INTERNATIONAL

NEBRASKA

Susie Dugan is the Executive Director of PRIDE-Omaha, Inc., an organization that is recognized as a national leader in the Parent Drug Prevention Movement.? She attended Creighton University in Omaha, NE, and has 24 years experience as a drug Prevention Resource Specialist.? She helped establish and coordinate prevention organizations and coalitions at the local, state, and national levels.Ms. Dugan has conducted workshops, trainings, and seminars at national and international drug prevention conferences. She has presented over 1,650 programs to students, parents, and community leaders. Among her many awards and honors, Ms. Dugan was named the 1990 Nebraska Governor?s Drug Prevention Volunteer of the Year and received the 1993 FBI Director?s Community Service Leadership Award. Susie Dugan is the Director of the Drug Watch Communication?s Office and Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

TERRENCE P. FARLEY, ESQ.

NEW JERSEY

Terrence P. Farley graduated in 1966 from Rutgers University School of Law.  He was in private law practice until 1987, when he was appointed First Assistant Ocean County (New Jersey) Prosecutor.  In 1992, he became the Director of the National Drug Prosecution Center of the American Prosecutors Institute in Alexandria, Virginia.  In 1994, he was appointed Director of the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice.  In 1997, he again became the First Assistant Prosecutor and Director of the Narcotics Strike Force for Ocean County.  In 2007, Mr. Farley retired from public service.  Today he is a private consultant, adjunct Professor at Ocean County College, and Drug and Alcohol Consultant for Toms River School District.  He has lectured on various aspects of narcotics law enforcement, drug demand reduction, gangs, and drugs.  His lectures have included State Police agencies, the Armed Forces, and the National Crime Prevention Council.  He is especially proud of his lectures for school children.  His articles on drug legalization, under-age drinking, Designer Club and Rave Drugs, The Great Medical Marijuana Hoax, Let's Call Them Party Drugs, and Beyond Convictions in the War On Drugs, have all been published.  Mr. Farley has been featured on television, including the Oprah Winfrey Club Drug Special.  Among his many awards are: Ocean County Man of the Year Ocean County Chiefs of Police; NJ Attorney General’s Award of Excellence in Law Enforcement; Ocean County Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Council Citizen of the Year, and in 2003, Mr. Farley was inducted into the Ocean County Hall of Excellence for Vocational and Technical Education.  Terrence P. Farley, Esq., is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

GRAINNE KENNY

IRELAND

Grainne Kenny is a trained counselor and drug educator who has campaigned against drugs for many years. She was a member of the Government Coordinating Committee on Drugs and was instrumental in the founding of CAD (Community Action on Drugs) in 1980. In 1987 she co-founded EURAD (Europe Against Drugs), a voluntary organization of which she is the chairman. EURAD now has a consultative status with the Council of Europe, and is a member of the NGO Committee on Narcotics in Vienna. In 1997 she was appointed to the Dublin Lord Mayors? Commission on Drugs. She lectures extensively throughout Europe and the U.S.A., and her papers have been published in many countries. Ms. Kenny has twice been nominated for the European of the Year Award. Among her international honors are the Woman of Europe Award, Medaille du Marie de Strasbourg, Medaille du Maire de Paris, Swedish Parents Award, and the Dublin Lord Mayors? Award. Grainne Kenny is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

LIEUTENANT ED MOSES

SECRETARY, DRUG WATCH INTERNATIONAL

MISSOURI

Lt. Ed Moses has an A.S. degree in Criminal Justice.He has served with the U.S. Army Military Police in Germany, as a police officer with St. Louis, MO, and as a MO State Trooper during which time he was an undercover drug agent, and a Drug Information Officer. He is currently the Asst. Dir. of Training MSHP Academy, Administrator of the Drug Recognition Expert Program, and DARE State Administrator. Lt. Moses is an original board member of the National Federation of Parents, co-founder of Missouri Federation of Parents, and a nationally and internationally recognized presenter at drug prevention conferences. Lt. Ed Moses is Secretary of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

MARGARET L. PETITO

WASHINGTON, DC

Margaret L. Petito is the President of Friends of Rule of Law in Ecuador, Inc., a DC based organization that promotes anti-corruption reforms in Ecuador. She is Chairman of the Cultural Partnership of the Americas, and organization that supports historical research and cultural awareness between the Americas. Ms. Petito was a founding member of the DC Board of Directors for the NYUMBANI ORPHANAGE in Nairobi, Kenya, and served until 1999.Ms. Petito has held numerous government relations positions and was Program Development Officer for ACTION-VISTA Project Reach. She is past Director of External Relations for the Embassy of Ecuador in Washington, DC, and past Director of External Relations for the International Cancer Alliance, Bethesda, MD. Ms. Petito earned a BA in Social Science from Southern Methodist University where she was Co-leader of SMU Volunteer Services. She is currently in the Masters program at Georgetown University. Since 1992, Ms. Petito has been Public Policy Advisor to Drug Watch Internal and a member of the International Drug Strategy Institute, a division of Drug Watch International. Margaret L. Petito is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International.

DAVID E. RISLEY, ESQ.

ILLINOIS

David Risley is an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of Illinois, where he serves as the Lead Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Attorney over that district's 46 counties. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in finance and urban economics from the University of Illinois in 1975, and graduated with honors from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University in 1981. He is a former vice-president of the Illinois Drug Education Alliance, and was an early member of the International Drug Strategy Institute, a division of Drug Watch International. David Risley is Legal Advisor to Drug Watch International and a member of the Board of Directors.

ALEX J. ROMERO

ARIZONA

Alex J. Romero has over 20 years of drug prevention experience. He was instrumental in bringing primary prevention programs to the schools in Arizona. Mr. Romero was the Founding President of Arizonans for Drug Free Youth and Communities, Inc., the sponsor of the Red Ribbon Campaign in Arizona and today serves as its Executive Director. He was a member of the school interagency committee that developed the nine rules that became the mandates and guidelines required by law for use in chemical abuse curriculum in all Arizona schools. Mr. Romero served the Governor of Arizona in establishing the Governor?s Alliance Against Drugs and assisted the Arizona National Guard Joint Counter Narcotics Task Force in developing a demand reduction prevention program for schools. He became an integral part of the development of the Freedom Academy and has presented before thousands of students. He presented at the 1994 United Nations conference in Bangkok, Thailand, and at the National Drug Control Strategy Conference in California. Mr. Romero founded the coalition that opposed Proposition 200, the so-called ?medical marijuana? referendum. He is an Advisor to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the International Association of Police Chiefs, the Dept. of Justice (DEA), and Liaison to the Arizona Directorate of Methamphetamine Control. Mr. Romero has received numerous honors and awards, among them the Outstanding Volunteer & Prevention Work Award, presented by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford. Mr. Romero retired from Arizona State University after 19 years in the College of Engineering. Alex J. Romero is a member of the Board of Directors of Drug Watch International and Chairman of the Nominating Committee.

WAYNE ROQUES, SENIOR SPECIAL AGENT

FLORIDA

Wayne Roques is a retired (1995) Special Agent, US Drug Enforcement Administration. Mr. Roques was formerly a federal criminal investigator with the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs in New Orleans. He served on the New York Joint Task Force and was class coordinator for the Drug Enforcement Administration's 10 Week Police Academy in Washington, D.C. He served on the Vice President's Joint Task Force in Florida and was the Demand Reduction Coordinator for the Miami Field Division serving the Florida and Caribbean area. Mr. Roques has presented over a thousand demand reduction programs to schools, workplaces, civic groups, youth groups, treatment facilities, colleges, professional sports teams, and law enforcement agencies. He is a nationally and internationally published writer. Mr. Roques is a member of the International Drug Strategy Institute, a division of Drug Watch International. Wayne Roques is Past President of Drug Watch International, and he is a member of the Board of Directors.

GERALDINE SILVERMAN