Meet Your Executive Director


Crystal Smalldon

Executive Director

 

Officers

Anne Kohutko

President



Rosalyn D. Davis

Parliamentarian

Chairwoman of the Policy & By-Laws Committee
Chairwoman of the Social Justice Committee


Rosalyn D. Davis

Parliamentarian

Rosalyn D. Davis has over 30 years of experience in the Criminal Justice profession. Rosalyn worked in the private probation sector monitoring a private probation company for 7 years prior to starting her career in State Government for the Georgia Department of Corrections in 2000. She has held positions as a Probation Officer I/II, Probation Officer III, Director of a Day Reporting Center, Statewide Day Reporting Center Manager, and Field Services Programs Manager. Rosalyn is currently the Manager of the Community Counseling Services Unit with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision. Rosalyn has supervised Probation/Parole Officers, managed community service coordinators, mental health and substance abuse counselors, and implemented cognitive behavioral and substance abuse treatment programming for offenders. She is also a Senior POST instructor who actively provides instructions to officers and counselors employed with the Georgia Department of Community Supervision. Rosalyn has been a Part-time Instructor for Middle GA State University for 7 years. She is very active in her community. She served as Board Chair for 4 years as President for Genesis Joy House Homeless Shelter, a homeless shelter for female veterans. Rosalyn is a member of the Macon Reentry Coalition, Warner Robins Human Needs Coalition, Georgia Professional Association of Community Supervision, American Probation and Parole Association. Rosalyn serves on various workgroups with various organizations and agencies. Rosalyn has always been an advocate for the less fortunate, homeless, and individuals who are in Recovery.

Education Credentials

ADACBGA Credentials

Other Credentials

Directors


Dr. Ralph Harris


Dr. Ralph Harris

Ralph Harris, Ph. D., LCADC, NCAC II, CAADC, SAP, Program Director at Recovery Consultants of Atlanta Inc./Unity Health Clinics of Georgia, for Minority AIDS Initiative Continuum of Care (MAI), providing evidence-based interventions for substance use /mental health treatment and co -occurring disorder services, co-located and fully integrate HIV/Hepatitis C prevention and medical healthcare services. Provide outreach services for Opioid Overdose Response Program, DeKalb County Board of Health, Naloxone Training and distribution of Naloxone and Fentanyl Test Strips. Principal/investigator/Chief of Behavioral Health Services for Clinical Research Institute/Global Research Holdings, LLC and SRO (Scientific Review Officer) Peer review for Substance Use Disorder, Co-occurring Disorder Treatment for High Risk for HIV/AIDS Initiatives with Health NIH National Institute of Health/ Office of Extramural Research SAMHA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services/ Division of Grant Review. An active member of the Injury Prevention Research Center at Emory (IPRCE). Served as Coordinator Newton County Juvenile Justice Drug Court as SAMHSA Family Intervention Specialist, Programmatic Field Officer for Region 2, Georgia Department of Human Resources, Multiple Offender Program and Instructor: Psychological Aspects of Alcoholism and Drug Addiction Community College of Philadelphia Department of Human Service Careers Mental Health/Social Curriculum.
Education & Credentials
Ph. D. /Doctor of Philosophy, Psychology
M.A. /Master of Arts, Counseling/ Psychology
B.A./Bachelor of Arts, Human Services
A.A.S./Associate of Applied Science, Mental Health/Social Service
Credentials
Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor
Maryland Department of Health and Mental
Hygiene Board
ADACBGA – Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor CAADC
NAADAC – Substance Abuse Professional- SAP
National Certified Addiction Counselor Level II
American College of Professional Mental Health Practitioners – Certified Clinical Psychopathologist

Gina Hutto​

Gina Hutto, LPC, MAC, CPCS, CAADC, CCJP, ICGC-I, BC-TMH, MATS is the current Director of Court Services (DUI, Drug & Family Treatment Courts) for View Point Health. Gina has been with View Point Health since 1996, working with substance use disorders, mental health, and co-occurring clients. Prior to coming to work for View Point Health, she worked for 5 years as a Counselor Offender Rehabilitator with the Georgia Department of Corrections. Gina currently manages the treatment components of the Newton Drug Court and the Gwinnett Drug, DUI, and Family Treatment Courts. She began her work with Accountability Courts in 2005 and has a passion for this work. Gina has a B.A. in Psychology, as well as an M.A. in Education/Community Counseling from the University of Georgia. Gina specializes in working with substance use disorders, gambling and other addictive diseases, as well as court mandated programs and clients.


Courtney Connell​

Courtney is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Level II (CADC-II), Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS) and the Administrator of the evening program at Private Clinic North in Rossville, Georgia.
Native to Chattanooga, Tennessee, Courtney graduated from Chattanooga Christian School in 2008 before going on to obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama in 2011. Courtney worked at Magnolia Creek in Birmingham, a residential/inpatient facility which specializes in eating disorders, roughly a year after graduating before moving home to work as an alcohol and drug counselor trainee at Private Clinic North in Rossville, Georgia where she got her start in the field shredding papers during high school.

In 2013 Courtney moved to Columbus, Georgia where she helped establish, operate, and design clinical curriculum for Private Clinic Columbus, a new nonresidential opioid treatment program (OTP). Courtney became passionate about group counseling processes during this time and ultimately designed and/or facilitated more than 400 group processes tailored to individuals whose recovery from opioid use disorder included an FDA-approved medication. After working in this capacity for nearly five years, Private Clinic Columbus was acquired by BayMark Health Services/MedMark Treatment Centers in 2017.
Courtney moved to Ringgold, Georgia in mid-2018 and returned to Private Clinic North where she helped establish and currently serves as the Administrator of an evening opioid treatment program designed to help meet the needs of patients who work third shift and/or drive long distances for outpatient care. Courtney has also previously served as Parliamentarian for the Opioid Treatment Providers of Georgia.
Beyond her passion for quality, evidence-based patient-centered care for individuals with substance use disorders, Courtney is also passionate about whole health and clean eating, becoming a Whole30 Certified Coach in 2017 and subsequently an Advanced Level Whole30 Certified Coach in 2021.
Formal Education:
Bachelor of Arts in Psychology (BA)
ADACBGA Credentials:
Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor, Level II (CADC-II)
Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS)
Other Credentials:
Internationally Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor (ICADC) | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
Internationally Certified Clinical Supervisor (ICCS) | International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium


Tara Zealous ​

Tara Zellous, MA, LPC, NCC, CADC II, CPCS, MATS, is the Treatment Services Manager for the Council of Accountability Court Judges (CACJ) where she manages the Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Program and the Treatment Fidelity Program. Prior to coming to CACJ, Tara worked as a Behavioral Health Treatment Court Liaison for Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD), Office of Adult Behavioral Health. As a licensed clinician, Tara has practiced in various clinical settings including community service boards (CSB’s), behavioral health hospitals, residential treatment, and her own private practice.


Betty Bradford ​

Betty is the administrator of Tri-State Treatment in Wildwood, Georgia.  She has resided in Dade County, Georgia for decades and is proud of the services she and her team provide in her own community. She began her career as a nurse, with a concentration in mental health. The types of nursing she has practiced include but are not limited to working with intellectual and developmentally disabled children and adults, nephrology patients, industrial nursing, and hospice care. She learned about the treatment of opiate addiction with the rest of her community when a local newspaper reported the proposed opening of an Opiate Treatment Program in Dade County. She was working with IDD patients and although an advocate for such services she never envisioned working in addictions. As so often happens, we make plans and GOD laughs.
She began her work in addiction treatment in 2012 as a dosing nurse, she obtained the RAS and CSC certifications in 2014, which was also the year she became the administrator of Tri-State Treatment. Recognizing opportunities to help within her program Betty returned to school to further her education and obtained her BA in Psychology in 2023.
Betty has worked on several committees for the Opiate Treatment Providers of Georgia and holds a seat on the nursing advisory board for Northwestern Technical College. Betty is an advocate for change. She is committed to ending the stigma associated with the treatment of mental health conditions including efforts to de-stigmatize methadone maintenance treatment.
Formal Education:
Northwestern Technical College (Licensed Practical Nurse)
Southern New Hampshire University (Bachelors of Arts in Psychology BA)
ADACBGA Credentials:
Certified Alcohol & Drug Counselor, Level II (CADC-II)
Approved Clinical Supervisor (ACS) Alcohol & Drug Abuse Certification Board of Georgia
Other Credentials
Masters Level Registered Addiction Specialist (M-RAS)
Clinical Supervisor Credential (CSC)
Medication Assisted Treatment Counselor (MATC) Breining Institute


Sherri Ward​

Sherri Ward has worked in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health field since 1991in various roles as a counselor, coordinator, nurse manager, and director.  She currently holds a master’s degree in I/O Psychology, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sciences.  Sherri is a CAADC (Certified Advanced Addictions Counselor), and a certified Family Violence Intervention Practitioner (FVIP).  She works as the FVIP Coordinator, a DBHDD CE/TP provider, and a counselor for DUI Accountability Court and outpatient services at Redirect Counseling in Valdosta, GA.  She also holds a Certified Masters Level Counselor with the Florida Certification Board.
Sherri began her career with the State of GA MH/MR/SA services in 1991 as an adolescent therapist and has worked for the past 34 yrs. in community Substance Abuse/Mental Health services, private inpatient hospitals, and CSBs.   In addition, she is a certified Outward-Bound counselor and has been a registered nurse for various private and State mental health and substance abuse units as well as held various other administrative and counseling roles throughout her career.
She has served as past Chair for the Lowndes County Family Violence Task Force, participated, and served on multiple committees in her local communities, and is proud to be a person active in long term recovery.  She has made it her life’s purpose to give back what was once freely given to her.


Dana Johnson​

I am currently the Program Director for Ringgold Treatment Center.  I have a master’s degree in business administration with a concentration in Human Resources from Bryan College in Dayton TN.  I am currently a CCS, CADCII. I have been working in the field of addiction for the past 16 years concentrating on Opioid Treatment for 15 years.
I am highly committed to my community and breaking the stigma of Medicated Assisted Treatment.  I believe that every person deserves a chance, and that recovery is possible.
I am a mother and wife.  My family is amazing there isn’t a day that goes by that I don’t learn something from my daughter and spouse.  They are strong loving individuals who give me the strength and drive to be better and do better.  I love to read and swim.  Our family loves Disney and we take every chance we get to spend time there.  When we aren’t going, we spend our time outside on our deck or at the ball fields cheering on our daughter.