Member Information
Board of Directors
The Polk County LAPPC board of directors consists of 6 members, each serving a terms of 3 years.
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.
Current Board Members
- Aaron Felton, Polk County District Attorney
- Amber McClelland, DHS Child Welfare Branch Manager
- Brent Demoe, Polk County Service Integration Manager
- Jodi Merritt, Polk County Community Corrections Director
- Jennifer Lief, Polk County Health Services
- Naomi Biggs, Polk County Public Health