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.
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
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.
Commission Members
* Executive Board Member
Dr. María Verónica Brasesco*
Deputy Chair
Director, Drug Observatory, (SEDRONAR)
Argentina
Ms. Bernadette Ellis*
Secretary
Registrar, Health Professions Council
Bahamas
Md Jamal Uddin Ahmed
Credentialing Cmte
Director General, Department of Narcotics Control Ministry of Home Affairs
Bangladesh
Mr. Nima Damdul
Ethics Cmte
Chief Program Officer, Demand Reduction Division, Narcotics Control Agency
Bhutan
John Bohórquez
Adviser, Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social
Colombia
Dr. Roger Badou N'Guessan
Drug Abuse Treatment, Research and Epidemiological Studies, Comité Interministériel de Lutte Anti Drogue
Côte d’Ivoire
Mr. Francis Kofi Torkornoo
Training Cmte
Executive Secretary, Narcotics Control Board (NACOB)
Ghana
Ms. Upma Srivasatava
Ethics Cmte
Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India, Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
India
Dr. Riza Sarasvita*
Chair, Ethics Cmte
Demand Reduction, BNN
Indonesia
Mr. Yuji Yazawa
Training Cmte
President and CEO, Oneness Group
Japan
Dr. Richard M. Gakunju*
Chairperson, Ex-Officio Cmte Member
Chairman, Kenya Certification Council
Kenya
Hyesun Kim
Representative, Korean Association of Addiction Professionals
Republic of Korea
Dr. Zall Kepli MD Rejab
Training Cmte
Ass’t Professor, Cyberjaya University College Of Medial Sciences
Malaysia
Dr. Sabri Bin Zainudi Zainul
Credentialing Cmte
Chairman, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Ministry of Defence
Malaysia
Ms. Maria Elena Medina-Mora
Head of the School of Psychology, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
Mexico
Dr. O'gun
Medical Director, Federal Neuro-Psychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos
Nigeria
Mr. Sabino Sikandar Jalal
Senior Joint Secretary, Ministry of Narcotics Control
Pakistan
Mr. Benjamin P. Reyes
Training Cmte
Permanent Member, Dangerous Drugs Board
Philippines
Mr. David Bayever
Ethics Cmte
Director of Research: GTL-Wits International Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Witwatersrand
South Africa
Dr. Laknath Welagedara
Chairman, National Dangerous Drugs Control Board, Ministry of Defence
Sri Lanka
Dr. Prapapun Chucharoen*
Chair, Training Cmte
Program Director, Addiction Studies Department, Mahidol University, ASEAN Institute for Health Development
Thailand
Pr. Hajer Aounallah-Skhiri
Professor of Preventive and Community Medicine (UTM) / Director of NIH, Faculty of Medicine – University Tunis El MANAR (UTM) / National Institute of Health (NIH)
Tunisia
Dr. David Basangawa
Director, Daksi Clinic
Uganda
Dr. Samya Al Mamari
Chair, Training Cmte
Director, Acting Medical Service Sector
United Arab Emirates
H.E. Dr. Hamad Al Ghaferi
Immediate Past Chair
Director General, National Rehabilitation Centre (NRC)
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Kansas Cafferty
Chair, Cred Cmte
Chair, National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP) under the auspices of NAADAC
United States
Phan Dinh Thu
Ethics Cmte
Director, Treatment Policy, Department of Social Vices Prevention, Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs
Vietnam
H.E. Ambassador Dr. Phan Kieu Thu
Ex-Officio
Secretary – General The Colombo Plan Secretariat
Vietnam
Mr. Brian Morales
Ex-Officio
Director, Global Drug Demand Reduction Division, US State Dept, INL
United States
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
