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Board

Melissa Shore - Founder/Executive Director

Melissa Shore has extensive experience in non-profit management, public relations, fundraising and marketing. She served as consultant for the Native American Alcohol and Drug Abuse Program in California; a member of the Board of Directors for International Human Rights Coalition; and a four-time judge and coordinator for the National Educational Film and Video Festival. Ms. Shore has produced, developed and marketed multiple film projects including PBS documentaries and series; an award-winning international documentary; an award-winning documentary for Outdoor Life Network; and has worked on an Academy Award-nominated documentary and with an Academy Award-winning Producer. Ms. Shore has dual bachelor degrees in Anthropology and Sociology from Mills College, Oakland, California with affiliated courses from the University of California at Berkeley and Columbia University.

Charles W. (Chip) Ransler, IV - co-Founder/Vice President

Chip Ransler was most recently founder and CEO of Topik Solutions, Inc, a Charlottesville VA-based digital publishing firm. Topik Solutions was a publishing industry leader, creating and marketing new digital publishing products that are now standards in the industry. Mr. Ransler has spoken at conferences and business schools on electronic marketing and has advised numerous start-up firms on their growth strategies. Mr. Ransler started with The Second Road, Inc. as a founder and Vice President. Mr. Ransler is currently obtaining his MBA from the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia.

Former Board Member Henry Lozano

*Resigned due to presidential appointment

Kevin Doyle

Kevin Doyle joins The Second Road's Board of Directors with an extensive history of counseling and addiction related experience. He currently serves as the Vice-President/Chief Enhancement Officer of Vanguard Services, Unlimited, one of Virginia's oldest nonprofit treatment agencies, which has helped over 30,000 men, women and teens overcome their substance abuse problems. He also holds an Ed.D. in Counselor Education from The University of Virginia where he is a faculty member in substance abuse counseling. He has formed an open recovery support meeting at the University for faculty, staff and students and recently brought the University into the Association of Recovery Schools.

Beginning his career as a Licensed Professional Counselor, Mr. Doyle served as the Counseling Supervisor at The Arlington Young Adult Treatment Addiction Treatment Program, and as The Clinical Coordinator at The Institute for Addiction Recovery in Bethesda, Maryland before joining Vanguard Services, where he served as The Program Director for Deep Run Lodge.

Mr. Doyle's ceaseless dedication to those who suffer and recover from the disease of addiction and his genuine and approachable demeanor is a great addition to our Board of Directors.

Mark Blackwell

Mark Blackwell has served as Executive Director of SAARA (Substance Abuse and Addiction Recovery Alliance) since July 2005. With over 15 years experience in the healthcare industry, Blackwell has spent a majority of this time in senior management at private mental health/substance abuse facilities in Central Virginia. Primary areas of responsibility included business development, marketing/public relations and contracting.

Edward L. Olsen, LCSW, CASAC, SAP

Northeast Regional Vice President, NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals
Olsen has been in the chemical dependency treatment profession for the past 25 years as a member of NAADAC and the New York affiliate (AAPNY). Olsen served as the chairperson of the AAPNY Public Policy committee and began work on state licensure for addiction professionals. Also through that committee AAPNY became a strong and vocal advocate in New York State Parity Legislation called "Timothy's Law".

On the state level, Olsen is a member of the Workforce Committee for the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services and member of the Credentialing sub-committee. On the local level, he is a member of the advisory board for Suffolk Community College Chemical Dependency Counseling Program. Olsen also serves as a member of the Education Advisory Committee for the Suffolk Coalition Against Chemical Dependencies as well as a member of the Substance Abuse committee for the Ryan White Foundation for HIV/AIDS.

*Henry Lozano has one of the most powerful backgrounds in the field of addiction and recovery. He has just been appointed Director of the Freedom Corps and is assuming his office in the White House. This includes overseeing and liaison with the Cabinet for Habitat for Humanity, the Peace Corps, Americorps, and the like. He also currently serves as Commissioner for the President's Advisory Commission on Drug-Free Communities in the Office of National Drug Control Policy, where he served in that capacity for two previous Presidents. He is the CEO of Californians for Drug Free Youth, Inc., a statewide, non-profit organization working in collaboration with other agencies and organizations to bring parents, youth, schools, and communities together to create and support safe and healthy communities. On October 1, 2004 Mr. Lozano was appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve as a member of the Stakeholders' Steering Committee for California Access to Recovery Effort (C.A.R.E). Mr. Lozano serves on numerous National Boards of Directors including Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, Inc.; White Bison, Inc.; National Latino/Hispanic Prevention Network, Inc.; and serves as an Advisor to Teen Challenge International, Inc.

Staff

Tina Krall, Development Director

Tina Krall has over 13 years experience as a fundraising professional. Most recently, Ms. Krall managed the Northern Virginia office of The American Cancer Society and also served as Regional Development Director for the Society’s National Capital Region. Throughout her career, Ms. Krall has raised money for a wide variety of organizations, including the Cathedral Choral Society, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation and the Capital Children’s Museum. Ms. Krall graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music, Business and English from Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, and holds a Master of Arts degree in Arts Management from The American University. Ms. Krall is also an active member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) and recently served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Washington, DC Metro Area Chapter of AFP.

Ginger Bauler, Managing Editor

Ginger Bauler joined The Second Road team after she volunteered to tell her story as a recovering addict to Melissa Shore. She is committed to the vision of helping other suffering addicts along their journey to and through recovery. Ms. Bauler holds degrees in English from Loyola University and in Medical Technology from The George Washington University. Prior to joining The Second Road team, Ms. Bauler managed a research laboratory in Charlottesville for almost 20 years.

Charlotte Drummond, Operations Consultant

Charlotte Drummond brings 35 years of organizational and accounting experience to operations management at The Second Road. From founding a restaurant in London to directing a women's shelter in a small town in North Carolina or volunteering at community events, Ms. Drummond strives to create an environment in which the mission can be addressed in the most effective way possible. Ms. Drummond has a BA in Social Work from the University of NC at Charlotte.

Gregory Gartland

Mr. Gartland is currently Principal and Managing Director of the SNL Center for Financial Education LLC, an affiliate of SNL Financial that provides targeted training and leading executive conferences for the financial community. He is a member of SNL's Executive Committee. Mr. Gartland has spent his career in advisory and management roles at a range of companies - from startups to Fortune 100 multi-nationals. Prior to SNL, Mr. Gartland was instrumental in helping to raise capital and launch an e-learning company that spun off from the University of Virginia. As a management consultant before that, he developed innovative growth and operational strategies for companies including MasterCard International, DuPont Corporation, and CNA Financial Corp, and helped architect a $400M joint venture for Altria Corporation. Mr. Gartland worked with the authors of the best selling book, Blue Ocean Strategy, in applying and testing their concepts prior to the book's publication. He has held positions at Diamond Management Consultants, Ernst & Young's Mergers & Acquisitions Group, and began his career as an Analyst with Greenwich Associates. He holds an MBA from the Darden School at the University of Virginia, and a BS in Finance from Villanova University.

Robert Hull

Robert has accomplished untold achievements in the entertainment business, writing and creating effective advertising for television, print, and the web, as well as developing numerous successful products for all types of media. From 1989-2004, Robert served as executive producer for Time-Life/Time Warner, overseeing product research and development, and producing thousands of CDs and DVDs for America's largest direct marketer of entertainment products. In this capacity, Robert managed creative directors, video producers, and writers. In addition, Robert has written and edited marketing campaigns and packaging copy, creating numerous successful television spots and scripted commercials. Since then, Robert has provided outstanding marketing and creative successes for diverse entertainment companies, including Warner Strategic Marketing, Rhino, Acorn Media, Universal Music, PBS, National Geographic, Microsoft, The Discovery Channel, International Masters Publishers, Rolling Stone Press, and the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame.