New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies

Join NJAMHAA at its Annual Courage & Compassion Awards Reception on April 24, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at The Pines Manor, Edison, New Jersey, to honor the following behavioral health providers and leaders. This event will be at the end of Day 1 of NJAMHAA's Annual Conference, "View from the Top: Putting the Big Picture into Focus in Everyday Operations."

Daytop Village of New Jersey, Inc. - Outstanding Provider

Accepting the award will be James Curtin, MBA, LCADC, Executive Director/Senior Vice President, and Ian Gershman, MBA, MA, CADC, Vice President

Peggy Waller, LCSW, LCADC, CCS, Managing Director, Daytop Village of New Jersey, Inc. - Courage to Change

Carina Robinson, Group Home Specialist, Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey - Hero of the Heart Martha Butterfield, Program Coordinator, New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated Disorders - Outstanding Behavioral Healthcare Supporter

John Ehresman, AAI, Senior Vice President, Insurance and Risk Management Consultant, Brown & Brown of Lehigh Valley - Outstanding Behavioral Healthcare Supporter

Mark Rosato, MD, Unit Chief/Attending Psychiatrist, UMDNJ-University Behavioral HealthCare - Extraordinary Compassion in Mental Healthcare Services

Carolyn Dean, Assistant Director, Housing Services, NewBridge Services, Inc. - Outstanding Care/Case Manager Linda Leyhane, CDA, Executive Director, Crawford House - Riley Regan Award for Outstanding Leadership in Addiction Treatment Services

Robin Shorter, MA, Associate Director, Integrity, Inc. - Extraordinary Compassion in Addiction Treatment Services

The Honorable Loretta Weinberg, Senate Majority Leader - State Legislative Leader for Behavioral Health

The Honorable Leonard Lance, U.S. Congressman Outstanding Federal Leadership for Behavioral Health

Wayne Wirta, President & CEO, National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse, Inc. - New Jersey Outstanding Advocacy for Substance Use Treatment

William J. Sette, MSW, LCSW, NJAMHAA Board Member and Past President; Chief Executive Officer, Preferred Behavioral Health of New Jersey - Legendary Contribution to the Behavioral Health System

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Plus, the following awards will be presented during lunch on Thursday, April 25:

Linda Rosenberg, MSW, President & CEO, National Council for Community Behavioral Health - National Policy Leadership Award

Daniel Martin, EdD, NJAMHAA Board President; Chief Executive Officer, Archway Programs - Excellence in Leadership

June Noto, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Information Technology Project, NJAMHAA - Employee of the Year

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NJAMHAA is very grateful to

Community Care Behavioral Health Organization,

a member of our Integrated Healthcare Council,

for sponsoring the Courage & Compassion Awards Reception.

All attendees on Day 1 of the Annual Conference receive

complimentary admission to this event.

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