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Staff

Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling staff members are here to serve the public.  Following are brief staff biographies.
Kathleen M. Scanlan, MA, Executive Director
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Kathy has been with the Council since 1987, serving first as Program Director and later becoming its Executive Director in 1998. Her background is in program development, adult education and non-profit management and her expertise has been recognized with numerous awards. Kathy earned a MA from Boston College and a BA from The College of Saint Rose in Albany, NY.

Marlene D. Warner, MA, Program Director
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Marlene has worked as the Council's Program Director since 2001. Her professional experiences are in the fields of nonprofit administration and higher education in the Washington, DC area. She holds a MA from George Washington University and a BA from Gettysburg College.

Peggie Milisci, Program Assistant
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Peggie joined the Council as Office Manager in 1998, and she became the Council's Program Assistant in 2007. She brought with her seven years of experience as an Admissions Director for in-patient substance abuse and mental health programs where she screened all clients for admission. Peggie understands addiction and is well informed about resources available to problem gamblers and their families.

Tom Luongo, MPA, Fiscal Director
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Tom brings more than 28 years of experience in the fiscal sector to the Mass. Council. He’s held multiple positions in diverse settings, from state government to small businesses to non-profits. Tom holds a MPA from Suffolk University and a BA from Merrimack College.

Margot Cahoon, Communications Specialist
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Margot has more than 13 years of public relations experience promoting leading non-profit healthcare organizations. Prior to moving “home” to Massachusetts, Margot was the Director of Communications for a national non-profit in New Jersey. She holds a BA in Communications from the University of Rhode Island.

Susan Mooney, Outreach Specialist
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Susan brings more than 21 years of human service and workforce development experience to the Mass. Council team.  For many years, she coordinated programs, trainings and educational opportunities for youth and socio-economically disadvantaged adults. Susan earned a BA from Boston State College.

Chien-Chi Huang, MS, Asian Community Program Specialist
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Born and raised in Taiwan, Chien-Chi Huang brings 21 years of bi-lingual experience in marketing, advertising, video production and event planning to the position. Over the course of her career, Chien-Chi has successfully served a diverse mix of both domestic and foreign organizations. She earned a MS from Boston University and a BA from National Taiwan University.

Jim Wuelfing, CPP-R, NRPP, Prevention Director
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Jim worked as a Prevention Consultant for the Council for 11 years, and has recently been appointed as the Council's Prevention Director. His areas of expertise include: cultural competency, problem gambling prevention, peer education, community organizing, spiritual growth, strategic planning, curriculum development, and stress management. Jim earned a BA from the College of the Holy Cross.

Katie Warner, Prevention Assistant
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Katie Warner, who has worked at the Council in various administrative roles over the past 4 years, has joined the team as the Prevention Assistant. She will offer technical support to the Council’s Prevention Department, as well as serve as the main contact person for the Council’s senior problem gambling prevention projects.


Ryan J. Martin, PhD, Thomas N. Cummings Research Fellow
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Together with the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders atthe Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School (the DOA), the Council has appointed Ryan as the first Thomas N. Cummings Research Fellow. Ryan recently earned his PhD in Health Education and Promotion at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa. At the University, Ryan was both an Instructor and a Graduate Research Assistant. Prior to his time at the University of Alabama, he earned his MS in Health Policy and Administration from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Flora Peters, Office Manager
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Flora comes to the Council from Baltimore, MD. She brings with her five years of administrative support expertise, working in widely diverse settings. From offering assistance at the Executive Office of the Maryland Department of the Environment, to supporting the instruments division at Baltimore’s Space Telescope Science Institute, Flora’s experience and competent handling of all aspects of office set up and management is varied and extensive.

Haner Hernandez, PhD, CADACII, LADCI, Assistant Director of Prevention and Programs
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Prior to his new appointment, Haner was a Consultant for the Council. His work included tailoring the Council’s curriculum for people who provide addictions education and services to Latino-based communities and developing a Spanish-language problem gambling media campaign. He also helped the Council to expand Helpline services by recruiting Spanish speaking operators. Haner, who has more than 20 years of experience working in the addictions field, recently earned his PhD from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst’s School of Pubic Health.

Board

The Mass. Council is governed by a Board of Directors. Following is a list of the fiscal year 2008 members:

President Rodney Hoffman, Esquire, Deutsch, Williams, Brooks, DeRensis, Holland & Drachman, P.C., Boston


Treasurer Ed Talbot, AdCare Hospital, Worcester, former Chief of Staff, Bristol County Sheriff's Dept., Dartmouth


Clerk Kevin Donoghue, MBA, Principal, Donoghue Financial Services, Boston

Nancy Cummings, Braintree

 

Cheryl Dale, MBA, Principal, DaleBurnham, Brookline

 

Marilyn Feinberg, M.A., LMHC, Clinician in private practice, 16-years as clinical staff of Mt. Auburn Hospital, Center for Problem Gambling, Cambridge

 

Pierre Gabriel, Director International Marketing, Foxwoods Casino, Hingham

 

Kevin M. Grant, M.P.P., Vice President, The Karol Group, Boston

 

Steve Janssen, Mansfield

 

Jo-Anne Kane, Worcester

 

Frank Lattuca, Ph.D., former Director, Isenberg School of Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, University of Massachusetts, Amherst

 

Richard McGowan, S.J., Ph.D., Boston College, Carroll School of Management, Chestnut Hill

 

Kathleen M. Scanlan, M.A., Executive Director, Mass. Council on Compulsive Gambling, Boston

 

Bruce Tassone, Boston, MA

 

Eric M. Turner, MBA, Investor in private practice, former Director of Mass. State Lottery, Waban

 

Rory Winters, MPA, former Budget Director for Representative Daniel E. Bosley, North Adams