Steven G. Brooks is the Executive Director and Project Manager for the Florida Center for Prevention Research in the Institute of Science and Public Affairs at Florida State University. During the past nine years, he managed numerous social and health projects for the Florida Department of Health and Department of Children and Families, Office of Drug Control and the U.S. Department of Education Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. He also currently serves as principal investigator on contracts and grants supporting Agency for Health Care Administration, Department of Juvenile Justice, and University of Miami. Prior to co-founding the Center, Mr. Brooks served as a career officer in the United States Army. He holds an MBA and MS in Instructional Systems Design degrees.

Richard L. Howell is the Deputy Director for the Florida Center for Prevention Research (FCPR) in the Institute of Science and Public Affairs at Florida State University. During the past eight years, he has managed numerous social and health related projects involving the Florida Department of Health, Department of Children and Families and Florida State University. Prior to joining FCPR in 1999, Mr. Howell served as a career officer in the United States Army. He holds an MS in Marketing Communications.

Cathi is the Senior Grants Specialist/Budget Manager for FCPR. She started with FCPR on July 1, 2002. She transferred from Sponsored Research Accounting Services after working there for 3.5 years. She supervises the administrative staff, manages the budgets, and processes the necessary documents for human resources, payroll, travel, purchasing, payables & disbursements, FSU Foundation, and the FSU Research Foundation.

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Lee began working at FCPR in the summer of 2002 as a student assistant. In 2004, upon receiving his BA from FSU (Major in Anthropology / Minor in German), he became the Assistant Office Manager. His tasks include the handling of internal and external travel reimbursements, the ordering of goods and services, property inventory, SPSS data analysis, digital media manipulation, technical support and other duties as needed.

Margaret Watson is Office Manager/Assistant Budget Manager for the Florida Center for Prevention Research (FCPR). She attended Florida A&M University majoring in Child Psychology and Sociology. She began employment January 9, 2006. She has spent most of her years of employment at Florida A&M University. She is responsible for the administration of the Office and is Assistant Budget Manager.

Tommy Bowermeister, MSED, MSNS, MAS, has been involved in managing projects for many years.

He has worked in the Aerospace Industry for over 30 years and recently served as the program developer in a FL Department of Education project to identify gaps between the aerospace industry’s needs and FL aerospace graduate’s knowledge and skills. He also assisted with a 2003 project to identify the impact of the 9/11 attack and the Columbia Space Shuttle tragedy on Florida’s aviation and aerospace industries. He assisted Dr. Waters in the certification training program for Florida’s funeral home and cemetery auditors. He was the 2005 project manager responsible for providing the FL State Working Group on Domestic Preparedness Training Committee with recommendations for creating a state-wide information system that will track all-hazard response personnel readiness. He is currently managing the FL Agency for Health Care Administration’s Medicaid Reform Information, Training and Evaluation Program.

Gail began her work in the field of substance abuse in 1994 as Director of Professional Development with the Florida Alcohol and Drug Abuse Association. In 2000, she joined the Office of Drug Control as Chief of Prevention working side by side with key state agencies and allies in moving forward Florida's strategic prevention goals. Most recently she completed two years of service to Florida's First Lady, Mrs. Columba Bush. In this role, Gail experienced Florida's impressive and powerful presence on the national prevention scene. Now with the Center for Prevention Research, Gail is focused on the unique and exciting Red Ribbon Certified Schools Project.

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Mae Waters, PhD, CHES, has been in the prevention field for many years.

She has worked in the Health Education field at the Department of Education, served as a program developer for a Bell South grant in coordination with the National School Health Education Association in Washington, served as the Education and Community Partnership units within the " Governor's Tobacco Program", which later was transferred to the Department of Health. Currently, she serves as a researcher/field evaluator for the Florida State University "Center of Prevention Research" in the University of Miami county projects in District 2 and 3, the Red Ribbon Certification project, the State Incentive Grants project with county coalitions, the Panhandle Area Education Consortium underage drinking project as well as serving as a program developer in the Department of Financial Services project which trains and certifies state inspectors for funeral and cemeteries.

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Brian is a student at Florida State University graduating in the Fall of 2007 with a degree in Management Information Systems.

Danna is the Coordinator of Computer Applications for FCPR, and began her employment in September 2002. She leads the creative development team in all aspects of web site development including project management, web page and web site design, graphic design, database design and administration, and online survey design and analysis.

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Nilubon served as a government employee in the Department of Non-Formal Education in Thailand for 15 years. In 2003, she resigned from her career in Thailand and relocated in the United States where her husband resides. In 2003, she enrolled in a Web Design Services Program at the Lively Technical Center. While attending Lively Technical Center, she started her career with the FCPR in 2004. She was promoted to a Senior Art/Publications Production Specialist in mid 2005. Nilubon holds a Master degree in Non Formal Education from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand.

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