Members
Dr. María Verónica Brasesco
Director, Drug Observatory, (SEDRONAR)
Argentina
Ms. Bernadette Ellis*
Secretary
Registrar, Health Professions Council
Bahamas
Md. Abdul Wahhab Bhuiyan
Credentialing Cmte
Director General, Department of Narcotics Control
Bangladesh
TBA
Bhutan
John Henry Bóhrquez Buitrago
Adviser, Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social
Colombia
Dr. Badou Roger N'Guessan
Drug Abuse Treatment, Research and Epidemiological Studies, Comité Interministériel de Lutte Anti Drogue
Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Godlove Vanden-Bossche*
Chair, Training Cmte
Head, Counselling, Referral & Social Re-integration Unit, Narcotics Control Commission(NACOC)
Ghana
Mr. Fredy Anzueto Villatoro
Training Cmte
Executive Secretary, SECCATID Guatemala
Guatemala
Ms. Upma Srivasatava
Ethics Cmte
Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
India
Dr. Riza Sarasvita
Ethics Cmte
Demand Reduction, BNN
Indonesia
Grace Wanjiku Joseph
Credentialing Cmte
Director, Psychological, Counseling Services &
Head of Counseling Services,
State Department, Public Service
Kenya
Dr. Richard M. Gakunju
Immediate Past Chairperson
Chairman, Kenya Certification Council
Kenya
Hyesun Kim
Credentialing Cmte
Representative, Korean Association of Addiction Professionals
Republic of Korea
Dr. Mohd Rafidi bin Jusoh
Credentialing Cmte
Director, Training Center, National Anti-Drugs Agency (NADA),Ministry of Home Affairs
Malaysia
Ms. Maria Elena Medina-Mora
Ethics Cmte
Head of the School of Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
Ogun Oluwayemi Cecilia*
Chair, Ethics Cmte
Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos
Nigeria
Mr. Sabino Sikandar Jalal
Credentialing Cmte
Senior Joint Secretary, Ministry of Narcotics Control
Pakistan
TBA
Permanent Member, Dangerous Drugs Board
Philippines
Ms. Siza Magangoe
Ethics Cmte
Chief Director for Families, Minister of Social Development
South Africa
Mr. Shakya Nanayakkara
Ethics Cmte
Chairman, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Ministry of Defense
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Dr. Prapapun Chucharoen*
Deputy Chair
Program Director, Addiction Studies Department, Mahidol University, ASEAN Institute for Health Development
Thailand
Pr. Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri
Credentialing Cmte
Professor of Preventive and Community Medicine; Faculty of Medicine – University Tunis El MANAR (UTM) / Director of the National Institute of Health (NIH)
Tunisia
Dr. David Basangawa
Training Cmte
Director, Daksi Clinic
Uganda
Dr. Samya Al Mamari
Chair, Training Cmte
Acting Director, Medical Service Sector, NRC
United Arab Emirates
Terrence D. Walton, MSW
Cred Cmte
Executive Director, NAADAC
United States
Phan Dinh Thu
Ethics Cmte
Director, Treatment Policy, Department of Social Vices Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Vietnam
HE Dr. Benjamin P. Reyes
Ex-Officio
Secretary-General, Colombo Plan Secretariat
Sri Lanka
Mr. Brian Morales
Ex-Officio
Branch Chief, Counternarcotics. Office of Global Programs & Policy, INL, U.S. Department of State
United States
Dr. Abel Basutu
Ex-Officio
Senior Drug Control Officer, Social Affairs Department, African Union
Ethiopia
Ms. Jimena Kalawski
Ex-Officio
Demand Reduction Unit of the Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (ES-CICAD) of the Organization of American States
United States
* Executive Board Member
Purpose
- Develop standards of requisite knowledge in substance use disorder (SUD) prevention, treatment and recovery support.
- Provide evaluation mechanisms for measuring and monitoring the level of knowledge required for GCCC ICAP credentialing and/or certification programmes.
- Provide formal recognition to those who meet the GCCC ICAP credentialing and certification standards.
- Establish policy and guidelines for acquiring and maintaining credentials and certifications in accordance with non-discrimination regulations regarding race, creed, religion, sex, age, ethnic background, and any other pertinent guidelines set by the GCCC Commission.
Executive Board
The Executive Board is comprised of the Commission officers: Chair, Deputy-Chair, Secretary, Treasurer; the Training Committee Chair; the Examination and Credentialing Committee Chair, and the Ethics Committee Chair.
Committees
Training Committee
Advises GCCC and DAP on maintaining the high quality and standards of training by DAP-Approved Education Providers
Examination and Credentialing Committee
Advises GCCC on the Examination and Credentialing process and procedures
Ethics Committee
Reviews complaints of ethical violations against individuals credentialed and/or certified by the Commission and advises GCCC on the course of actions to be taken in case of such violation.
