What is our Agency Mission?

Prevention Network/OCAA (Onondaga Council on Alcoholism and Addictions) is a not-for-profit agency serving Onondaga County. Our mission is to implement and support strategies promoting healthy choices that PREVENT addictions and address related concerns.  Since  1949  the agency has assisted individuals, families, organizations, schools, businesses and the community at large by providing helpful information, practical education, anonymous referrals and a variety of other services pertaining to substance use, abuse, addiction and recovery.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.

- Helen Keller

Donna Knapp, CPS
She/Her
Executive Director
dknapp@preventionnetworkcny.org

Team Leaders

Valerie Hill
She/Her
Community Education
VHill@preventionnetworkcny.org

Kein Trease
He/Him
Operations Manager
ktrease@preventionnetworkcny.org

Central Region Prevention Resource Center

Emily Moore
She/Her
Director
emoore@preventionnetworkcny.org

Staff

Audrey Hopkins
She/Her
Family Support Navigator Coordinator
ahopkins@preventionnetworkcny.org

Bethani Rahrle-White
She/Her
SOR Coordinator
brahrle-white@preventionnetworkcny.org

Charles Jackson
He/Him
YSAP Project Coordinator
cjackson@preventionnetworkcny.org

Daniel Mark
He/Him
Finance Manager
dmark@preventionnetworkcny.org

Julianne Thomas

She/Her
Community Development Specialist
JThomas@preventionnetworkcny.org

Josh LaFlamme

Community Educator
Jlaflamme@preventionnetworkcny.org

Ellie Mayberry

Community Educator
EMayberry@preventionnetworkcny.org

Kaelyn Dowd
She/Her
Family Support Navigator
kdowd@preventionnetworkcny.org

Kelly Dixon
She/Her
Program Assistant
kdixon@preventionnetworkcny.org

Lynne Kazinetz
She/Her
Impaired Driver Program Coordinator
lkazinetz@preventionnetworkcny.org

MJ Mattiaccio JR
Community Development Specialist
mmattiaccio@preventionnetworkcny.org