The Council on Chemical Abuse didn’t have to go far to find a successor for its retiring executive director.
Kathleen F. Noll, the organization’s drug and alcohol assistant administrator, has been named to succeed Stanley J. Papademetriou, who is retiring in December.
“This is a worthy appointment by the board, and I am thrilled with their decision to hire Kathy as the next executive director of the Council on Chemical Abuse,” Papademetriou said in a release. “I have worked closely with Kathy for many, many years and she is more than capable and qualified for the position. I have no doubt she will continue to build upon and expand the much needed and quality substance use services in the community.”
Noll has been with the organization for more than 30 years.
Noll was first hired by COCA in 1985 as a case manager for Treatment Access Services Center (TASC), when TASC was still a functional unit of COCA. She remained with TASC after the organization divested from COCA in 1992 and served as its executive director from 1994-2001, officials said.
She returned to COCA in 2001 as the program analyst/special projects coordinator. She remained in that position until 2017 when she moved to her current role.
During that time, she played an integral role in planning and implementing the Berks County Drug Treatment Court, helped plan and develop innovative treatment programs for substance use disorder, and served on numerous community groups and coalitions.
In her current role, Noll is responsible for coordinating publicly supported drug and alcohol programming in the county; overseeing and managing COCA’s information technology system, provider contract compliance and monitoring; and the treatment funding authorization unit.
“Kathy has been a committed, passionate advocate for recovery in Berks County for many years,” said Dr. Kristen Sandel, president of the COCA board of directors. “Her experience and her vast knowledge of the organization, as well as the community, will facilitate a smooth transition of leadership and provide continued stability within COCA. We are pleased and excited to work with Kathy in her new role as executive director.”
Noll has a Master of Business Administration from Alvernia University, and a Bachelor of Arts in social welfare from West Chester University. She also is an adjunct faculty member of Alvernia.
“I’m very excited to become the Council on Chemical Abuse’s next executive director,” she said. “I look forward to continuing to enhance drug and alcohol services for the people of Berks County.”
Source: Berkshire mont
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