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The Coalition has a steering committee of eleven members that guide the efforts of the Coalition. More information on leadership positions with the Coalition is available below.

Steering Committee

Marla Abramowitz, Scottsdale Unified School District
Lt. Ernie Anderson, City of Scottsdale
Gina Durbin, Cave Creek School District
Tom Ellis, Croft Workplace Drug Programs
Lois Evanston, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community member

Don Fowls, M.D., Don Fowls and Associates and Paradise Valley resident, Chair
Stephanie Kreiling, Community Bridges
Sgt. Jarvis Qumyintewa, Ft. McDowell Yavapai Nation
Brent Stockwell, City of Scottsdale
Craig Thomas, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community
Mary Ellen Tinsley, Scottsdale Prevention Institute
Katie Decker, Town of Fountain Hills

STAFF SUPPORT

Kit Weiss, Coalition Coordinator
Valerie Kime Trujillo, Community Education Coordinator
Karen Kurtz, Facilitator
Hugh McGill, Youth Awareness Coordinator
Dan Morgan, Youth Advisory Coordinator
Danise Riley, Administrative Support
Bruce Wall, Crime Impacts Coordinator

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Steering Committee Member Job Description

Steering Committee members of the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine are nominated by the Steering Committee and approved by the consensus of the Coalition at a scheduled community workshop. The term of service of a Steering Committee member is for two years. Members are eligible to serve as long as their membership on the steering committee continues to be confirmed by the Coalition membership at a scheduled community workshop of the Coalition.

General Duties:

• Attend scheduled meetings of the Coalition and the steering committee
• Participate in the recruitment of new Coalition and steering committee members
• Develop and maintain positive relations with other Coalition members
• Willingness to serve in a leadership role as Chair or Vice Chair of the Steering Committee, or Chair or Co-Chair of a Subcommittee, or as a participating member of one of the coalition’s subcommittees.

All Steering Committee members should be:

• Knowledgeable of the Coalition’s mission, values and strategic plan
• Familiar with the issue and impacts of methamphetamine use
• Able to communicate the Coalition’s vision and mission to the community and to Coalition members

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Subcommittee Chair or Co-chair Job Description

The Chair or Co-Chair of a Subcommittee of the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine is selected by the consensus of the Coalition Steering Committee during a scheduled meeting. The term of service of the Subcommittee Chair or Co-Chair is for one year. Subcommittee Co-Chairs do not have to be members of the Steering Committee.

General Duties:

• In cooperation with the staff member assigned to the subcommittee, set meeting times and dates for the subcommittee. Ensure that meeting information is provided to the Coalition Coordinator for posting on the Coalition’s Web site.
• With staff assistance, develop agendas for subcommittee meetings.
• With staff assistance, ensures that summaries from each meeting are prepared. The chair/co-chair may select a recorder from among the members of the subcommittee.
• Presides over subcommittee meetings.
• Participates in the recruitment of new Coalition and subcommittee members.
• Regularly reviews the subcommittee’s action plan to ensure that subcommittee goals and objectives are met.
• Ensure that there are reports on subcommittee activities at steering committee meetings and at the Coalition’s community workshops.

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Steering Committee Vice Chair Job Description

The Vice Chair of the Steering Committee of the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine is a member of the Steering Committee that is selected by the consensus of the Coalition Steering Committee during a scheduled meeting. The term of service of the Steering Committee Vice Chair is for one year. It is intended that after one year of service that the Vice Chair will then serve for an additional year as the Chair of the Coalition Steering Committee.

General Duties:

• Presides over meetings of the Coalition and committee when the Chair is absent
• Participates in the recruitment of new Coalition and steering committee members
• Develops and maintains positive community relations with Coalition members, community prevention and treatment services providers, member communities, the Governor’s Office and other local, state and federal agencies
• May represent the Coalition before the media

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Steering Committee Chair Job Description

The Chair of the Steering Committee of the Northeast Valley Coalition Against Methamphetamine is is a member of the Steering Committee that is selected by the consensus of the Coalition Steering Committee during a scheduled meeting. The term of service of the Steering Committee Chairperson is for one year.

General Duties:

• Develops and approves Coalition and steering committee agendas
• Directs periodic reviews and updating of the Strategic Plan
• Presides over steering committee meetings
• Participates in the recruitment of new Coalition and steering committee members
• Develops and maintains positive community relations with Coalition members, community prevention and treatment services providers, member communities, the Governor’s Office and other local, state and federal agencies
• Represents the Coalition before the media
• Coordinates Coalition support for local, state, or federal grants

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