CAROLYN E. HAWLEY, PH.D.
President, VCPG
Associate Professor
College of Health Professions
Department of Rehabilitation Counseling
Virginia Commonwealth University
cehawley@vcu.edu
Amy J. Armstrong, Ph.D.
Associate Dean of Faculty Development, Associate Professor
Department of Rehabilitation Counseling
Virginia Commonwealth University
ajarmstr@vcu.edu
Laurie Cathers, Ph.D.
Program Director, Doctoral Program in Health Related Sciences
Program Director, Bachelor of Science in Health Services
College of Health Professions
Virginia Commonwealth University
s2lasaff@vcu.edu
Ari Laoch, LPC, CRC, CBIST
Mental Health and Substance Use Counselor
Health Brigade
alaoch@healthbrigade.org
Lyndon J. Aguiar, PhD, ICGC-I
Licensed Clinical Psychologist/Substance Use Disorder & Gambling Specialist – Federal Government
Thomas Dozier
Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
Gambling Recovery Counseling, PLLC
Virginia Partnership for Gaming and Health
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Keith Whyte
President,
Safer Gambling Strategies
Keith Whyte Consulting
keithw@