Ted N. Strader has served as Executive Director at the Council on Prevention and Education: Substances, Inc (COPES) since the agency was incorporated in 1981. He earned a Bachelor's degree in English and a Master's degree in Community Development from the University of Louisville. He has extensive professional training in chemical dependency treatment, prevention and family relations. He has assisted in bringing millions of dollars of services in the Louisville community through grants and contracts. Mr. Strader has published several books, curriculums, articles, films and has presented papers, keynote addresses, seminars and workshops at many local, state and national conferences on drug abuse prevention, treatment and family strengthening. His theory on behavior change is outlined in his book published by Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishing Corp. (2000), entitled Building Healthy Individuals, Families, and Communities: Creating Lasting Connections. Mr. Strader has served as a consultant on personal and family life skills, recovery skills, fatherhood and motherhood skills, healthy marriage skills, violence prevention, alcohol and drug prevention, HIV prevention, and prison recidivism prevention, to innumerable public and private organizations, including national associations, federal and state agencies, hospitals, treatment agencies, universities, athletic departments, the United States Army, prisons, local jails, and 1000's of schools, mental health centers and community organizations.Mr. Strader is the lead author/program developer for the Creating Lasting Family Connections® Curriculum series which has been used in all 50 states and several other countries. Recently Mr. Strader and his national training team completed a statewide roll-out of his CLFC Curriculum Series in Ohio through the Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Programs. CLFC is now being provided to reentry individuals and families throughout Ohio.