Gary S. Cohen, LCSW, CEAP co-founded both ScreenSafe in 2000 and Employee Resource Systems, Inc. (ERS) with William R. Heffernan in 1993. For 44 years, he has worked as a corporate consultant specializing in Drug-Free Workplace services, Employee Assistance and Work-Life Programs, managed mental health care, and chemical dependency treatment.Mr. Cohen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and a Master’s of Science in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP).In 2000, he was chosen as the Northern Illinois Employee Assistance Professional of the year. He was also the Co-Chairperson of the EAPA Consultants Group, Treasurer, Vice-President, and President of the Northern Illinois Chapter of the Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA). In 2014, Mr. Cohen assumed the role of Chairperson for the University of Wisconsin at Madison’s School of Social Work Advisory Board of Visitors and in 2019 transitioned to to emeritus status.Mr. Cohen has been an active member of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce and its Drug-Free Workplace and Workplace Excellence Committees. Mr. Cohen was a member of the Board of Directors of the AIDS Foundation of Chicago from November 1997 to November 2003. Mr. Cohen’s prior experience includes being the Director of Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's and Rush North Shore Medical Center's Employee Assistance Program. He was also a Clinical Account Manager for Managed Health Network, and is the former Program Manager of the Chemical Dependency Treatment Program at Mount Sinai Medical Center. His other CD experience includes working as a therapist on the Adolescent Chemical Dependency Unit at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. Mr. Cohen’s career began with the City of Madison, Wisconsin’s Department of Human Services in the Welfare Division providing public assistance to the indigent population.