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Ari Russell, ICPS

Ari Russell, ICPS

Executive Director

Address:
750 South Perry Street, Suite 310
Lawrenceville
Georgia
30046
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Telephone: 678-377-4132
Fax: 678-377-4134
http://www.guideinc.org
Information: Before moving to Gwinnett County in 1985, Ari Russell served as the Interim Regional Director for the Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, Office of Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health, Region 3. Prior to that appointment, she was the Regional Program Specialist for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, providing oversight, coordination and technical assistance for all licensed prevention and treatment providers within a sixteen-county region.

Ari was hired as the first Executive Director for GUIDE before it was even incorporated. She took the fledgling agency through the process of becoming incorporated and qualifying as a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit charitable corporation. Over the years, she has overseen the growth and continued success of the agency in addressing local needs.

Ari is recognized as a leader in the prevention field in Georgia. She founded the Georgia Teen Institute program in 1989. She was one of the founders of the Prevention Credentialing Consortium of Georgia and the National Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates. She has served and continues to serve on numerous boards, coalitions and other workgroups addressing substance abuse prevention, community development and positive youth development. As a prevention consultant, she has worked with school systems and communities throughout the Southeast. In 2007, Ari was the first person to be awarded the Ray Avant Excellence in Prevention Award from the Department of Human Resources, Office of Prevention Programs and Services.

Ari has successfully applied for four Federal substance abuse prevention grants, one specifically for GUIDE and three in collaboration with the Gwinnett Coalition for Health and Human Services.
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