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You can't afford to miss out on the Annual Prevention Provider Fall Meeting!

 

Along with the important field-related updates that you have come to expect, we have a great line-up of nationally acclaimed speakers including:

Mr. Shavel has extensive experience in the substance abuse prevention field at the community, state and federal levels as a community organizer, coalition director, trainer and technical assistance provider, researcher, and State Prevention Manager. Mr. Shavel specializes in technical assistance and training in all areas of the Strategic Prevention Framework including: needs, resource and readiness assessment; prevention program planning, implementation and evaluation; sustainability and cultural competence. In addition, Mr. Shavel works with community coalitions and state agencies in building capacity for strategic planning. Mr. Shavel currently works with CADCA’s Coalition Institute to provide training and technical assistance to increase the knowledge, capacity and accountability of community anti-drug coalitions throughout the nation.

 

Marc Fomby is a professional trainer & motivational speaker who provides workshops, education,
information, seminars, and conducts presentations on numerous topics. Marc has been conducting trainings for over 19 years. Marc brings ten years of law enforcement experience and program development as well as seven years as a Prevention Services Coordinator for a private Non-Profit Organization in Mississippi. He specializes in youth development and trainings that directly affect issues concerning youth today.
Marc provides training in the areas of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence prevention. He has conducted and/or developed numerous programs geared for "inner city" youth.

Marc also presents workshops on Gang Awareness, Bullying, the Message in the Music (Understanding Hip Hop), Peer Mediation, Teen Suicide Awareness, Conflict Resolution, Anger Management, and Crisis Management. Marc is a certified HIV/AIDS instructor through American Red Cross and a Prevention Specialist certified through AADAA (IC&RC Exam). He was recently approved by OJJDP as an approved & certified Consultant. In December 2008 Marc was invited to New York to present information on Gangs to Ms. Susan Taylor (former Essence Magazine, Editor in Chief) and Ms. Oprah Winfrey before the kickoff of the National CARES Mentoring Movement.

As a Prevention Services Coordinator, Marc has traveled the United States and the U.S. Virgin Islands conducting trainings. One of the most requested trainings that Marc offers is Gang Awareness. He has informed thousands of participants in the Southeast about the latest information on gangs. Marc was also assigned to a High School as a Police Officer (School Resource Officer) in Alabama where he implemented many of his ideas and training programs. Several programs developed by Marc won him statewide recognition by Alabama lawmakers and an invitation to the state capital with several of his students. Marc has conducted training for a variety of Agencies (Federal Government, State, and Local), social groups, churches, businesses, and the Alabama Bar Association. He was also invited to North Carolina to address the Center for the Prevention of School Violence and their audience of police officers, school administrators, teachers, and other professionals interested in school safety about the program he developed and implemented in Alabama.

Marc will entertain you while informing you with his creative training techniques. Energetic and inspirational, Marc's enthusiasm and dedication is evident in his efforts to educate his participants. He leaves you armed with tools and information that are immediately beneficial. You can expect to be inspired by his passion for sharing information and his obvious desire to increase knowledge in those who participate in his workshops.

 

One of the "driving factors" for Benjamin Gleason is an interest in Social Justice.

He served as an AmeriCorps*VISTA Volunteer in Richmond, CA, helping high school students develop and implement community service projects. Benjamin loves seeing "at risk" students gain valuable leadership skills, graduate from high school, and attend college! He become a teacher and returned to Richmond, CA, where he was constantly motivated and inspired by students. The desire to be a more competent teacher led Benjamin to study Spanish in Guatemala, where he ended up teaching at a private school/language center, and at a university.

Now, Benjamin is back in California with business partner Marcus Bouligny at the Prospectus Group. Prospectus is committed to ensuring that organizations (both non-profit, and for-profit) have the proper tools and guidance necessary to help their communities flourish. Prospectus started in the substance abuse prevention field, but is honored to provide Training and Technical Assistance to those outside this sector.

 

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