Leadership & Staff
SACADA’s leadership and staff are committed to providing top-quality prevention resources, services and education. They bring to bear more than 150 years of combined experience to keep San Antonio healthy and productive.
Leadership
Abigail G. Moore
Chief Executive Officer
Abigail Moore has been a force in the nonprofit sector for more than 20 years, working in the Substance Use and Mental Health field. She received her Bachelors Degree from Texas Tech University in 1998 and worked for the Lubbock Regional Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse before relocating to San Antonio in 2003 (which she loves and now calls home). Abigail received a Master Degree from UTSA in 2006 and joined the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness (SACADA) that same year. During her tenure as CEO with the agency she has increased the budget by 400% and staff size has tripled. Under her leadership the agency has expanded services from 1 county to 26 counties. In February 2022 the Hill Country Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Board of Directors voted to accept Mrs. Moore to become the CEO for the agency and to transfer governance to the SACADA Board of Directors. The merging efforts of these two agencies will ensure that the full continuum of care is provided jointly.
Her affiliations are many and represent the true nature of her work: building community through strong leadership. She is the current President for the Texas Association of Addiction Programs (ASAP). She serves on the Advisory Board of the Criminal Justice Advisory Council at the Alamo Area Council of Government. She has continued her community involvement through organizations such as The Nonprofit Council, Excel Beyond the Bell, The Center for Young Minds, United Way Emerging Leaders and the Bexar County Opioid Taskforce (2018). Her experience and expertise in marketing, fundraising, event planning, management, and public relations have become a source of inspiration and encouragement to the vast number of individuals she has invested in through mentoring. Abigail was honored by the Texas Association of Addiction Professions for her work as a leader in the Field as the Prevention Professional of the Year (2017).
Lisa Juarez
Chief Operating Officer
Lisa Juarez has been with the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness since 2011 and brings with her over 20 years of experience in governmental accounting. She has a great passion for her work in accounting, SACADA’s mission and the amazing, dynamic team she leads. She holds a Bachelor’s in Accounting from the University of Texas San Antonio and a Master’s in Business Administration.
Vickie B. Adams
Coalition Director
Vickie Adams graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Corpus Christi State University. Vickie started her career in Substance Abuse Prevention with the 36th Judicial District Juvenile Probation Unit in 1998 and relocated to central Texas in 2006. Vickie has been with SACADA since 2007. Vickie is an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist (ACPS).
Melissa Scott
Youth Prevention Director
Melissa Scott has been in the field of substance abuse prevention since 2001. She began as a Prevention Specialist for the Alcohol & Drug Abuse Council of Deep East Texas/Region 5 Prevention Resource Center (PRC) and was later promoted to Prevention Coordinator in 2007. After relocating to San Antonio in 2013, Melissa began working with SACADA as a Prevention Specialist and was later promoted to Youth Prevention Associate Director in August 2014. She has a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches and is an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist (ACPS).
Andrea Salazar
Youth Prevention Director
Andrea Salazar began working in the substance abuse prevention field since 2001. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Illinois State University, in Normal Illinois in 1998. Andrea moved to San Antonio in 2007 and began working with the Prevention Resource Center- Region 8 as the Community Outreach Specialist. She became the Development Coordinator in May 2014 and was very involved with the organization’s social media. Since 2016, she has been the Youth Prevention Associate Director for the Hill Country Region. She works closely with local school districts, coalitions and other community agencies by providing presentations on drugs of concern in and around South Texas. Andrea has a passion for prevention; she loves to give parents the knowledge and skills they need to help their children make healthy choices. Andrea is an Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist.
Diana Boone
Intervention and Recovery Support Director
Diana Boone has been with the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness since September 2015. She graduated with a Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice from Texas A&M International University in 2012 and worked with the university for 7 years. Since then she has worked in different programs with the council and is now the Adult Services Director.
Velda Schalk
Development Director
Velda Robles Schalk began as the Development Director for the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness in 2016. Velda attended Texas Tech University. She began her career in fundraising, grant writing, and event planning in 2003 at St. James Episcopal School in Corpus Christi and was there for 10 years before moving to Louisville, Kentucky. She served as the Development Director for LifeSpring Health Systems/LifeSpring Foundation of Indiana for 2-1/2 years. She now oversees all aspects of development and marketing for SACADA.
Amy Alston
PRC Project Director
Amy Alston, Advanced Certified Prevention Specialist, has been with the San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness since October 2013. Amy relocated to San Antonio, Texas from Columbia, South Carolina. She graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Behavioral Science from Columbia College in Columbia, South Carolina. Amy has over 40+ years of work experience in different capacities. Amy has worked in several different programs with the council and is now the Education and Training Director. Amy’s motto is “Let Go and Let God”.
Youth Prevention
Elizabeth Davis, Program Coordinator
Sarah Evans, Program Coordinator
Sasha Guzman, Youth Prevention Specialist
Joseph Ibarra, Youth Prevention Specialist, HYPE Coordinator
Adriana Jaramillo, Youth Prevention Specialist
Kayla Juarez, Youth Prevention Specialist
Justice Medina, Youth Prevention Specialist
Sandra Ramos, Youth Prevention Specialist
Valerie Rivas, Youth Prevention Specialist
Adorne Ruffin, Youth Prevention Specialist
Jose Sanchez, Youth Prevention Specialist
Torrance Sephus, Youth Prevention Specialist, Team Lead
Denise Smith, Youth Prevention Specialist, Team Lead
Reginald Williams, Youth Prevention Specialist
Madelyn Rodriguez, Youth Prevention Specialist
Intervention & Recovery Support
Jose Martinez, Program Supervisor
Donney Vanblaricum, Program Coordinator
Craig Lambaria, Project Director
Elizabeth Garcia, Program Coordinator
Leroy Garcia, Team Lead, Recovery Support Peer Specialist
Sheila Nunez de Salinas, Team Lead, Case Manager
Samuel Stimpson, Team Lead, Recovery Support Peer Specialist
Candice Solis, Recovery Support Peer Specialist
Leroy Garcia, Recovery Support Peer Specialist
Peter McCarthy, Case Manager
Esteban Romo, Recovery Support Peer Specialist
Lina Bottomley, LCDC
Leticia Sharp, Recovery Advocate
Roxana Walker, Recovery Advocate
Katherine Phelps, Recovery Advocate
Antoinette Ruffing, Recovery Advocate
Jody Bayless, Recovery Advocate
Jenna Trostle, Recovery Advocate
Maximillian Von Doemming, Case Manager
Adolescent Treatment
Vanessa Trevino, LCDC
Jennifer Williamson, Youth Recovery Coach
Alma Tovar, Case Manager
Administration
Beatrice Gutierrez, Bookkeeper I
Gloria Solis, Human Resources & Administrative Assistant
Rose Suarez, Information Specialist
Jennifer Lamb, Accountant
Tania Guerrero, Information and Referral Specialist
Marketing
Lizbeth Garcia, Marketing Specialist
Prevention Resource Center/MHAT
Marcus Kavanaugh, Mental Health Education Coordinator
Paris Sheridan, Data Coordinator
Thomas Harper, Public Relations Coordinator
Marla Echeverria, Youth Engagement Marketing Specialist
Eric Kraus-Lozano, Tobacco Coalition Coordinator
Brianne Huizar, Education Coordinator
Adolfo Ludovic, Tobacco Compliance Coordinator
Community Coalitions
Vicki Thomas, CPS, Community Coalition Coordinator – Bexar County
Boyd Baxter, CPS, Community Coalition Coordinator – Comal County
Aubrie Walker, ACPS, Community Coalition Coordinator – Kendall County
Katarina Eberhard, Community Coalition Coordinator – Guadalupe County
Abigail Allen, Community Coalition Coordinator – Bexar County
Salvador Acosta, Prevention Specialist
Dana Marquez, Community Coalition Coordinator – Bexar County
COVID Behavioral Health Project
Terri Mabrito, Project Director
Cherinet Girma, Behavioral Health Specialist
Roberto Arreola, Behavioral Health Specialist
Ana Cavazos, Behavioral Health Specialist
Madalynn Mendoza, Behavioral Health Specialist