Marcia Baker,Karol Kumpfer
University of Utah, USA
Biography
Marcia Baker is the business owner of Advanced Training Third Coast which provides substance abuse prevention training and consultation/evaluation. She is a PhD candidate in Health Psychology with a projected graduation of Dec. 2015. She has extensive experience supervising programs in the substance abuse treatment, prevention and behavioral health field. She is a trainer for Strengthening Families Training Certification and Towards No Drug Abuse Certification program for substance abuse prevention professionals and teaches/ trains adjunct in the field of substance abuse, prevention and mental health for numerous colleges and educational institutions. She currently is a Lecturer/Mental Health Program Coordinator with Springfield College in Houston, Texas. Awards and accomplishments include: 2007, Hope Award in Houston from Sierra Tucson, 2008, Addiction Professional of the Year ,Houston, 2008, Appointed by the Mayor of Houston to Drug Policy Task Force for Prevention, 2009, Vice President of Texas Association of Addiction Professionals Houston Chapter and in 2013 nominated for White House Champion of Change for Public Health and Prevention
