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