Filed under: Illinois Teen Institute | Tags: IADDA, Illinois Teen Institute, ITI, Mid level Institute, MLI, Sarah Potter, Shelly Musser
Shelly Musser, IADDA’s External Program Coordinator, has resigned from IADDA after five years with our Association. Shelly began her career with IADDA as a Special Projects Coordinator, but quickly moved into the position of External Program Manager, where she oversaw the Illinois Teen Institute (ITI) and Mid-Level Institute (MLI) for the past four years. Under Shelly’s leadership, ITI participation has steadily increased. While we are sad to see her go, we extend our best wishes to Shelly on her next endeavor – you may see her around the Capitol in her new role as Associate State Director for the March of Dimes. Good luck, Shelly!
We are pleased to announce that Sarah Potter has been hired to fill the vacant External Programs Manager position. In this role, Sarah will oversee ITI and MLI, and will also assist with member services. Sarah’s career reflects an ongoing commitment to helping young people live healthy, productive lives. She has specialized experience in developing, implementing, evaluating, and improving human service programs. Prior to joining IADDA, Sarah was the President of Creative Alliance LLC, a consulting group serving non-profit organizations, government agencies, and small businesses.
Sarah brings both prevention and public policy experience to the position. She previously served as Professional Development Specialist at Prevention First (PFI), providing training and technical assistance to state funded prevention agencies. Prior to her service with PFI, Sarah was Program Specialist for Attorney General Lisa Madigan. In this role, she developed effective statewide strategies to reduce drug impacts and built public support for better drug policies. She also provided leadership to communities in the areas of truancy and delinquency prevention, court diversion programs, and balanced and restorative justice. Early in her career, she served a workforce development board in California, crafting competitive bidding opportunities. Sarah holds Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Public Administration degrees from Southern Illinois University.
Sarah is eager to apply her ATOD prevention and program administration expertise toward ITI and MLI. She intends to expand the programs through targeted community outreach, building volunteer capacity, and establishing ITI as an evidence-based model. Please help us give her a warm welcome! She can be reached at 217-528-7335 x16 or spotter@iadda.org after August 22, 2011.
