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The Work of the Commission

Members of the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission (ADPC) are appointed by the governor. The commissioners represent different regions of the state. They possess a range of lived experiences and professional expertise that informs their perspective on substance use and substance use disorder. The commission meets monthly and invites collaboration in its work. All commission meetings are public; stakeholders and their representatives are encouraged to attend regularly.



Commissioners 


Tony Vezina.jpgTony Vezina is the co-founder and Executive Director of 4D Recovery, where he leads efforts to foster hope and healing for individuals in recovery from substance use. With a strong background in community organizing, policy development, and non-profit leadership, Tony is dedicated to creating pathways to recovery that empower individuals and strengthen communities.

His initiatives include founding Peer Recovery Solutions and the Oregon Recovery High School Initiative, along with establishing the Oregon Recovery Community Organization Association. As a former Student Body President at Portland Community College and Chair of Oregon’s Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, Tony has been a steadfast advocate for recovery-oriented systems of care. He also
serves as a trainer for Metro’s Association of Addiction Peer Professionals, equipping peers to support others on their recovery journeys.

Tony's impactful work has earned him numerous accolades, including the Portland Community College Policy Changer title, and the Inclusion Award; and the Eric Martin Award for his advocacy within the Latinx community. He has also received the Skidmore Prize from Willamette Week and was recognized as one of the Forty
Under 40 Most Influential Executives by the Portland Business Journal, alongside being named a Hometown Hero by the Portland Trail Blazers.

Driven by a commitment to recovery and community well-being, Tony continues to champion transformative initiatives that support individuals reclaiming their lives from substance use.

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CarolineCruz.pngAs the Health and Human Services General M​anager for the Confederated tribes of Warm Springs, Ms. Cruz provides leadership, management, and vision to the Branch. In this role, she leads, evaluates, develops, and implements plans to enhance the health and welfare of the community members.

Throughout her career, Ms. Cruz has served in numerous professional positions. She worked for the Department of Human Services Addictions and Mental Health Branch for 21.5 years, serving in numerous roles such as; Lead Prevention Trainer, Tribal Liaison, Prevention Specialist, Project Officer for grants, Director of Resource Center and development of statewide Diversity training. Ms. Cruz is a former Deputy Sheriff for Santa Clara County California and worked in a Housing Project with underserved youth. She has experience in Community Prevention, Community Mobilization, Treatment, Training, Curriculum Development, Grant Writing, and Administration. Prior to returning home to the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Ms. Cruz played a key role in being the main author for Oregon Tribal Best Practices, developing curriculum for certifying prevention specialists, and developing and presenting numerous trainings nationally.

Ms. Cruz received her bachelor's degree from Eastern Oregon State College, and Certificate of Public Management Willamette University- Geo. Atkinson Graduate School of Management (CPM) and is a Certified Prevention Specialist (CPS). 


Erica has an accomplished career reflecting more than 20 years' experience as a behavioral health provider and executive leader in the field of co-occurring disorders. She is widely recognized for her specialty in the treatment of adolescent substance use and advocacy for improving the youth system of care.

Erica is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Master's level Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in the State of Oregon. Erica has provided decades of service on various regional and state behavioral health boards and committees such as the Oregon Council for Behavioral Health and the Northwest Institute of Addictions Studies. She has also served as an Expert Witness for the Oregon Department of Justice. Erica is the Chief Executive Officer of Rimrock Trails Treatment Services, where she has worked for the last 22 years and represents rural Central Oregon communities, where she was born and raised. ​

​Kati Jokinen has been working in the Behavioral Health field since 2013 in Eastern Oregon and lives in a small community within Umatilla County. She started her career at a medical detox program and made her way up as a Program Director for an adult residential program. 

Kati currently works as the SUD Coordinator for GOBHI and is responsible for training, overseeing, and assisting Substance Use programs in all 12 Eastern Oregon counties. Presently, Kati is attending Grand Canyon University to earn her Masters in Social Work in hopes of integrating mental health and substance use.

 Kati is a strong advocate for access to care in Eastern Oregon. Her recent achievements include assisting the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission Treatment Committee secure $13 million dollars from the Opioid Settlement Board with the recommendation of up to $1.3 million for 10 one time start-ups for OTP costs throughout Oregon, supporting Latinx SUD providers in Eastern Oregon build workforce by providing clinical and non-clinical SUD and PSW training in Spanish, starting and organizing Pendleton’s annual “Break the Stigma” event to promote youth SUD services, assisting Oregon Recovers with developing the Eastern Oregon Walk for Recovery in three different locations, and launching GOBHI’s annual Eastern Oregon Peer Workforce Conference.


​debbyJones.pngDebby Jones is a Certified Prevention Specialist and the Prevention Director for Wasco County and YouthThink in the state of Oregon. She also s​erves as the county's Overdose Prevention Coordinator. Jones received her BS Degree from Brigham Young University. She currently serves as the Chair for the State of Oregon's Addiction and Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council and the Vice-Chair of Oregon's Alcohol and Other Drug Policy Commission. She is a Board Member of the 4 Rivers Early Learning Hub as well as the Oregon Coalition of Prevention Professionals and a member of the Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center's Advisory Council. Jones is also an active member of Fairplay for Kids and their On-line Harms subcommittee. She is a certified QPR, and SAMHSA's Prevention Core Competencies Instructor. Jones is the Co-Creator of T2T Connection, a resiliency resource for children, teens and parents.

​MontaKnudson.jpegMonta Knudson is a transformative leader committed to advancing social equity and community well-being. With over two decades of recovery and more than 16 years of experience in behavioral health and housing, he brings a unique blend of lived and professional expertise to his work. Monta's recovery journey began in 2003, leading him to dedicate his life to supporting others. Starting as a recovery mentor in 2007, he rose to leadership roles by 2009.

From 2015 to 2024, Monta served as CEO of Bridges to Change, where he led a remarkable expansion of housing, behavioral health, and peer services by over 1,000%. His strategic vision and financial expertise drove this significant growth. Recognized for his impact, Monta has received prestigious honors, including the Spirit of Recovery Award from Fora Health and Contractor of the Year from Washington County.

Monta has also been a vocal advocate for legislative changes that enhance behavioral health and housing services. Currently, as the principal consultant at Monta Knudson Consulting, he specializes in executive leadership, strategic planning, and housing acquisition for nonprofit organizations. Under Monta's leadership, the firm empowers organizations to achieve their missions through tailored guidance and expert support.


​Moxie Loeffler.jpegMoxie Loeffl​er is an Osteopathic Physician who is dual Board Certified in Addiction a​nd Internal Medicine.

Dr. Loeffler decided to enter medicine to change it because of her experiences as a patient. She studied Ethics and Literature and obtained her Bachelor of Arts at Sarah Lawrence College. She worked in nutrition and natural products Research and Development for five years and then completed her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine - California in 2009. She completed a combined Internal Medicine/MPH Residency Program at Kaiser Oakland Medical Center and University of California Berkeley. Her interdisciplinary MPH program focused on Health Equity and Environmental Health.

She has worked in primary care and addiction medicine (including Opioid Treatment Programs) in Oregon since 2015. She has also served as an Assistant Professor at Dartmouth Medical School and Western University College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific (WUCOMP). ​

Dr. Loeffler views health and disease as processes that occur in environmental landscapes shaped by policy. She is the Past President (2020-2021) and Public Policy Chair of Oregon Society of Addiction Medicine. She is studying to become a Buddhist priest and she enjoys art, running, swimming, and cycling. She lives with her husband and children in Eugene, Oregon.


Commissioner Kelley Minty prioritizes practical solutions and making Klamath County more efficient and user friendly in her approach to her service as a County Commissioner.

Commissioner ​Minty is fully immersed in policy work throughout the state, bringing a rural and pragmatic perspective to conversations around business development, behavioral health, substance abuse, higher education and emergency response and management. Commissioner Minty is passionate about elevating Klamath County and promoting growth and opportunity for our communities.

She is known throughout the state for taking the politics out of her service; the Legislature and Governor appointed her to serve on several high profile commissions including:

· Business Oregon

· Oregon's Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission

· Local Government Emergency Management Advisory Council 

Commissioner Minty also engages with the County department's she is currently the Board Liaison to, including but not limited to important services like Planning, Building, Solid Waste and the Library.

Prior to her service to the citizens of Klamath County, Commissioner Minty spent 12 years as a television broadcast journalist after graduating summa cum laude from Pacific Lutheran University with a degree in Communication and Business. She grew up in the Willamette Valley and has almost always called Oregon home save for a brief stint working television in Upstate New York.  She believes the Commissioners are elected to solve problems and help people. She's an empathic leader, always ready to sit down and hash out any issues citizens are having.

On a personal note, Kelley Minty is a regular at several yoga studios throughout the basin and on the hiking trails with her rescue dogs.  She's a social butterfly who enjoys a diverse group of friends and neighbors, and also embraces quiet activities like gardening and reading.  

​VanessaNordyke.pngBorn and raised in Salem, Oregon, Vanessa Nordyke is a Salem City Councilor and the Executive Director of CASA of Marion County. Vanessa joined CASA in 2023, after nearly 15 years as an Assistant Attorney General at the Oregon Department of Justice. At DOJ, Vanessa handled hundreds of child abuse cases and other cases. She helped found the Marion County Veterans Treatment Court.  She co-captained a mock trial team through the Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality. In 2018, Vanessa made history as the youngest ever-elected President of the Oregon State Bar, a unified bar of over 15,000 lawyers and judges. As President, Vanessa oversaw the creation of statewide mental health and substance training for all Oregon lawyers, and led OSB's first Wellness Summit. Vanessa graduated with honors from Georgetown University School of Foreign Service with a Bachelor's of Science in International Political Economy in 2002. After graduating from University of Oregon School of Law in 2008, Vanessa was admitted to the prestigious Honors Attorney Program with the Oregon Department of Justice. Vanessa is a recipient of Oregon DOJ's Excellence in Justice Award, the Marion County Bar Association's Carson Award for Service to the Community; and the University of Oregon School of Law's Outstanding Young Alumnus Award. 

Myque was born and raised in Nairobi, Kenya. He speaks multiple languages, including his “mother tongue" Luo, Kiswahili (or Swahili as many call it), and English as his 3rd language. Myque spent a large part of his early life in the Kibera slums, which is one of the largest in Africa. After volunteering and doing mission work around Kenya and the surrounding countries, Myque moved to Oregon in 2003. He and his wife Abby have 3 children.

Myque's passion for service led him to the field of nursing. Within the Multnomah County Health Department, Myque worked with county leadership to advocate for increased diversity in the nursing pool, resulting in a program that allows nurses with an AND (Associate's Degree in Nursing) to work in the Corrections Health Setting, along with nurses with 4-year degrees.

After more than four years of research on MAT (medication assisted treatment), Myque helped to initiate a program within Corrections Health that allowed for the induction and maintenance of adults and youth in custody on Buprenorphine. He also a critical crosswalk (treatment, maintenance and induction of Buprenorphine and other treatment modalities) with Washington and Clackamas counties to standardize treatment across the continuum in the greater Portland Metro area and beyond.

Myque also helped the county strengthen critical partnerships with entities such as the PPB (Portland Police Bureau) and the OSHU. He effectively partnered with other county divisions and leadership to address emergent issues facing Corrections Health, including the COVID-19 pandemic.

​Fernando Headshot.jpgFernando is a Dominican-American born and raised in The Bronx, New York City. Fernando moved to Portland Oregon in 2010 with the goal of becoming a substance abuse counselor. In 2011 he began his career working with adolescents and gang involved Latino youth in Washington County. 

In 2016 after serving as Lead SUD Counselor on a multidisciplinary Child and Family treatment team he took a position as a Clinical Supervisor helping to open an intensive outpatient treatment program that included supported housing in Multnomah County. 

In September 2020, with the mission of increasing recovery support services for the Latinx community in the Portland Metro area, Fernando accepted the position of Director of Operations for El Jardin Recovery Centers (formerly known as NW Instituto Latino). Shortly after in June of 2021 he accepted the position of Executive Director. 

Fernando has extensive experience and training in Motivational Interviewing. He has facilitated training in Differential Diagnosis and Screening for Substance Use Disorder, Motivational Interviewing, Ethical Decision Making for Behavioral Health Professionals and Supervision Best Practices for SUD Counselors. 

Fernando loves music, baseball, and reading philosophy

​​Jill Archer.jpgJill Archer (she/her) is the Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health at CareOregon, Oregon's largest provider o​f Medicaid health services. In this role, she oversees the Medicaid behavioral health benefit for half a million Oregonians. Since joining CareOregon in 2016, Jill has been at the helm of major efforts to integrate behavioral health into coordinated care systems in the Portland metro, northwest Oregon and Jackson County regions, as well as lead efforts to stabilize the safety net provider network during COVID-19, and respond to a statewide substance use disorder crisis. 

A social worker by training, Jill brings special expertise in youth systems of care, wraparound services and value-based payment models.

Before joining CareOregon, Jill served the Behavioral Health Director and later Deputy Director of Health, Housing and Human Services at Clackamas County where she oversaw the system of care including crisis and safety net services. Jill has a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University and an MBA in healthcare from Oregon Health & Sciences University.

​Ebony Clarke.jpgEbony Clarke, Oregon Health Authority’s behavioral health director, brings more than 25 years of experience as an administrator, manager and clinician. In both the public sector and non-profit behavioral health arena, Ebony has influenced policy, centering the "work" with an equity and consumer lens.

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Prior to this role she served in multiple leadership roles during her 12 years at Multnomah County, most recently as Health Department Director overseeing public health, behavioral health, corrections health, and the federally qualified health centers. Before that, Ebony served as the county’s Behavioral Health Director. Before joining the county, Ebony worked as a Service Director of Child and Family Services at Lifeworks NW. In that role, she oversaw child and family outpatient mental health, prevention, and culturally specific adult mental health and addiction services.


Under her forward-looking leadership, Ebony led the Multnomah County Health Department during the pandemic, with a staff of 1,900 and a budget of over $400 million. The county was a regional leader in the COVID-19 response, standing up vaccination clinics for low-income and underserved communities. She was instrumental in establishing the Behavioral Health Resource Center, which serves more than 1,000 people a week in downtown Portland.​

Ebony’s mission is to build and sustain a behavioral health continuum of care that is consumer-focused, equity-focused, and effective in meeting the unique and complex needs of every person in Oregon to promote healing and well-being for individuals, families, and communities.


A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Ebony holds a Master of Social Work from Portland State University and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Oregon.




For those interested in applying to become a Commissioner, please see Commission application link.