Member Information
Board of Directors
The Polk County LADPC shall be comprised of a minimum of eleven (11) voting members, who shall be appointed by the Polk County Board of Commissioners and serve at the Board of Commissioners' pleasure.
Minimum of five (5) Member-at-Large people shall be appointed by consensus of the Standing Members, subject to ratification by the Polk County Board of Commissioners. Selection of At-Large Members shall, to the extent possible, comply with the guidelines of ORS 430.342.
| Member Position | Name |
| Polk County District Attorney | Aaron Felton |
| DHS Child Welfare Branch Manager | Amber McCelland |
| Polk County Health Services Division Manager (Designee) | Amanda Stephens |
| Polk County Family Community Outreach Service Integration Manager | Brent DeMoe |
| Polk County Family Community Outreach Community Training & Education Supervisor (Designee) | Abby Warren |
| Polk County Mental Health Mangaer | Jennifer Lief |
| Polk County Community Corrections Director | Jodi Merritt |
| Kari Wilhite | Polk County Public Health Administrator |
| Member Positions | Name | Term |
| Polk County Family Community Outreach Prevention Coordinator | Annie Buse | 6/5/2024-6/5/2027 |
| PacificSource Behavioral Health Strategist | Christina McCollum | 6/5/2024-6/5/2027 |
| Youth Era | Elijah Cavillo | 6/5/2024-6/5/2027 |
| Chief Monmouth Police Department | Isaiah Haines | 6/5/2024-6/5/2027 |
| Regional Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention | Jill Dale | 6/5/2024-6/5/2027 |
| Polk County Health Services Addictions Services Supervisor | Mark Davis | 8/21/2024-8/21/2027 |
| Polk County Family Community Outreach Homeless Prevention & Outreach Coordinator | Ryan Pollard | 8/21/2024-8/21/2027 |
The Board:
- Advocate for effective and adequately funded public programs to help solve substance use disorders in Polk County.
- Educate, coordinate with, and advise public and private organizations individuals concerned with solving problem substance use disorder in order to help coordinate activities.
- Promote public concern for and knowledge about the problem of substance use disorders in Polk County.
- Review recommendations from related advisory groups and prioritize recommendations for establishing policy based on local needs and goals; submitting those prioritized recommendations to the Polk County Board of Commissioners for review.
Join the Board
Membership duties/expectations:
- Members will complete tasks assigned by the Chair and will carry out assignments from committees to which they have been appointed. Members are expected to be knowledgeable about the essential matters confronting the LADPC, including policy guidelines.
- Members are expected to assist each other in orientation and education related to LADPC responsibilities.
- The LADPC may be reasonably representative of the geographic area and reasonably shall be persons with interest or experience in programs dealing with substance use or abuse problems. Members must live or work in Polk County.
- The term of office for Standing Members is subject to review by the Board of Commissioners while they hold their designated official position.
- Members at large shall be appointed for a term of three (3) years and may serve additional terms.
- All LADPC members are expected to attend regularly scheduled meetings. More than three (3) consecutive unexcused absences by any member during any 12- month period may result in removal of the member by the Board of Commissioners. (meetings are held once a month for an hour)
If you would like to become a LADPC Member, submit an LADPC Application
Contact Us
Sam Hittle - LADPC Coordinator
- Phone number - (503) 623-5226 ext. 2838
- Email address - hittle.sam@co.polk.or.us
