Janis Waddell oversees all local, regional and national marketing efforts of the organization including working with private and public sector referral sources. She has more than 22 years experience in the addictions field, including ten years of providing direct clinical services to adolescents. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Education from Western Illinois University and a Master’s Degree in Counseling/Education from Northern Illinois University. Her areas of expertise include behavioral healthcare marketing, insurance managed care contracting, adolescent and adult substance abuse treatment, and current trends.

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Claudia Evenson oversees outreach services in the Chicago area including our three satellite office operations. In addition, she coordinates various community activities such as educational programming in schools and early intervention classes. Evenson holds a certificate in Addiction Studies from Felician College and is a Certified Supervisor Alcohol Drug Counselor. She currently serves as a delegate to the Illinois Student Assistance Professional Board, as well as sits on the Community Network Regarding LGBTQ Youth for DuPage County, Illinois. Evenson has worked in the addictions field for more than 25 years.

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Kelly Dinsmore is responsible for the development of new business relationships, management and oversight of insurance/managed care contracting, and supervision of Rosecrance’s growing alumni programming. Dinsmore is returning to Rosecrance after three years in the position of National Outreach Manager, Central Midwest for Hazelden Foundation. She previously held the position of Community Relations Representative for the Rosecrance Health Network. Dinsmore earned a Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication from Eastern Illinois University and holds a certificate in secondary education. She is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Southwest Coalition of Treatment Providers, Illinois Consortium of Assistance Programs for Professionals, and the Illinois Northern Employee Assistance Chapter.

Melissa “Missy” Godfrey brings her energy, enthusiasm and easy approachability with her to the role of Community Relations Representative. For three years, Missy worked as Prevention Coordinator for the YMCA Network for Counseling and Youth Development in Alsip, Illinois. Her experiences include conducting life skills programming, coordinating family events, facilitating early intervention groups and working with teen court programs.  Missy holds her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts with a minor in Psychology. She is the President of the Southwest Coalition for Substance Abuse Issues and is the primary instructor for the Prevention and Early Intervention Program offered at the Rosecrance satellite offices in the Chicago suburbs.