Leadership
Board of Directors
William F. Haning, III, MD, DLFAPA, DFASAM
President | 2021 - 2023
Honolulu, HI
Councils: Executive, Finance, Nominations and Awards
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Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM
President-Elect | 2021 - 2023
Los Angeles, CA
Councils: Executive, Finance, Medical Education, Public Policy Coordinating
Committees: The ASAM Motivational Interviewing Program Planning, ASAM
Criteria Strategy Steering
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Timothy Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM
Vice-President | 2021 - 2023
Rochester, NY
Councils: Executive, Nominations & Awards
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Aleksandra Zgierska, MD, PhD, DFASAM
Secretary | 2021 - 2023
Hershey, PA
Councils: Executive, Constitution and Bylaws
Committees: Public Policy
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Kenneth I. Freedman, MD, MS, MBA, FACP, AGAF, DFASAM
Treasurer | 2021 - 2023
Delray Beach, FL
Councils: Quality Improvement, Executive, Finance
Committees: Ethics, ASAM Criteria Strategy Steering
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Paul H. Earley, MD, DFASAM
Immediate-Past-President | 2021 - 2023
Atlanta, GA
Councils: Executive, Nominations & Awards
Committees: ASAM Criteria Strategy Steering, ASAM Criteria Education Planning
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Anthony P. Albanese, MD, DFASAM
Director-at-Large | 2019 - 2023
Mather, CA
Councils: Chapters
Committees: Annual Conference Programming
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Adam J. Gordon, MD, MPH, FACP, DFASAM
Director-at-Large | 2019 - 2023
Salt Lake City, UT
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Nzinga A. Harrison, MD, FASAM
Director-at-Large | 2021 - 2023
Waltham, MA
Committees: Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs
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Margaret A. E. Jarvis, MD, DFASAM
Director-at-Large | 2019 - 2023
Waverly, PA
Councils: Quality Improvement
Committees: ASAM Criteria Strategy Steering
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Marla D. Kushner, DO, FSAHM, FACOFP, DFASAM
Director-at-Large | 2019 - 2023
Chicago, IL
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Melissa Weimer, DO, MCR, FASAM
Director-at-Large | 2021 - 2023
New Haven, CT
Councils: Constitution & Bylaws, Medical Education, Quality Improvement
Committees: Methodology Subcommittee, Legislative Advocacy,
Opioid Use Disorder Course Program Planning
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Kelly S. Ramsey, MD, MPH, MA, FACP, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region I | 2021 - 2025
Olivebridge, NY
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Itai Danovitch, MD, MBA, FAPA, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region II | 2021 - 2025
Los Angeles, CA
Committees: Annual Conference Program Planning, ASAM Criteria Strategy Steering
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Audrey M. Kern, MD, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region III | 2021 - 2025
Washington, NH
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Shawn Ryan, MD, MBA, FASAM
Regional Director, Region IV | 2021 - 2025
Highland Heights, KY
Councils: Public Policy Coordinating
Committees: Billing and Coding Subcommittee, Practice Management and Regulatory Affairs, Legislative Advocacy
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Anika Alvanzo, MD, MS, FACP, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region V | 2021 - 2025
Baltimore, MD
Councils: Medical Education
Committees: Annual Conference Programming, Withdrawal Management Writing Group Subcommittee
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Emily Brunner, MD, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region VI | 2021 - 2025
Lake Elmo, MN
Committees: Distinguished Fellows Selection, Methodology Subcommittee
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Teresa Jackson, MD, FASAM
Regional Director, Region VIII | 2021 - 2025
Kirkland, WA
Councils: Membership
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Keyghobad Farid Araki, MD, FRCPC, ABAM, FASAM
Regional Director, Region IX | 2021 - 2025
Toronto, ON, Canada
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Stephen M. Taylor, MD, MPH, DFASAM
Regional Director, Region X | 2021 - 2025
Vestavia, AL
Councils: Public Policy Coordinating
Committees: Legislative Advocacy, Public Policy, AMA Delegation Chair
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Joseph Garbely, DO, DFASAM
Ex-Officio
Chair, Physicians-In-Training Committee
Wernersville, PA
Committees: Physicians-In-Training
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Michael Fingerhood, MD, FACP, DFASAM
Ex-Officio
Chair, Medical Education Council
Baltimore, MD
Councils: Medical Education
Committees: Annual Conference Program Planning, State of the Art Course Program Planning
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Nicholas Athanasiou, MD, MBA, DFASAM
Ex-Officio
Chair, Publications Council
Los Angeles, CA
Councils: Publications
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Jeffrey Selzer, MD, DFASAM
Ex-Officio
Chair, Public Policy Committee
Albany, NY
Councils: Public Policy Coordinating
Committees: Public Policy
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Julia L. Chang, MS, MBA
Ex-Officio
Executive Vice-President / CEO
Rockville, MD
Councils: Executive
Email: jchang@ASAM.org
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