History, Staff, and
Vision
LCADA's past...present...future
History
Lorain County Alcohol and Drug
Abuse Services, Inc. (LCADA) was incorporated in July, 1981, the result
of a merger
between
Lorain County Council on Alcoholism and Midway Health Center. Since
the merger LCADA has been restructured and has continued to expand its
programs and services.
Currently, LCADA provides a comprehensive range
of alcohol and drug services for adolescents, adults, family members,
and the handicapped, i.e. hearing impaired. These services include Assessments,
Case Management, Individual and Group Therapy, Family Intervention,
Education and Prevention Services.
LCADA also provides
Low-Intensity as well as Intensive Outpatient Services for adult men,
women and adolescents. Residential Treatment is now available for men.
Residential Treatment is also provided to women including
their children. Aftercare Services are offered to all clients
finishing Outpatient or Residential Treatment. The agency is certified by the
Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS).
LCADA Staff
President and CEO...Thomas
Stuber, MBA, MS, LPCC, CCDCIII-E, SAP
Medical Director... Teresita Cruz, MD
Staff Psychologist...Charles Ross, PhD.
Chief Financial Officer...Darlene Rico
Director of Development...Tess Gardner, LSW, CCDCIII-E
Clinical Director...Marva Jones Daniel, PhD, LPC
Director of Community Education & Prevention...Charles Mead, LSW, LICDC
Director of Adolescent Services...Charles Mead, LSW, LICDC
Associate Director of Adolescent Services...Sabrina Jones
Associate Director of Adult Services-Elyria...Kathleen Caughell,
LICDC
Associate Director of Adult Services-Lorain...Ron Possy
Associate Director of Women's Services...Helen Rodriguez, LICDC
Director of Human Resources...Tracy Hagedorn, PHR
Vision
Our Vision is to position LCADA
as a Center of Clinical Excellence. This requires that every staff member
take personal responsibility to know (not assume to know) the needs and
wants of our customers. We will take every opportunity to ask what our
customers want and need.