CADCA
Leslie Ortiz-Cadwallader, MPH, currently serves as Program Manager for Youth Tobacco Prevention at CADCA since February 2024. Previously, Leslie held the position of Quality Management Coordinator at NYC Health + Hospitals, where strategic policies were developed to enhance quality-of-care, and audits were conducted to ensure regulatory compliance. As Regional Director of Program Management at Aya Healthcare, Leslie effectively managed staffing logistics for NYU Langone Health's COVID-19 response, overseeing a significant surge in demand. Additional roles included leading various program management initiatives and providing mentorship to teams across multiple healthcare settings. Education includes a Master of Public Health from New York University and a Bachelor of Science in Public and Community Health from Ithaca College.
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CADCA
When it comes to preventing drug and alcohol abuse, there is no one-fits-all approach. It takes local, targeted solutions to address a community’s problems. That’s why, since 1992 CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) has been training local grassroots groups, known as community anti-drug coalitions, in effective community problem-solving strategies, teaching them how to assess their local substance abuse-related problems and develop a comprehensive plan to address them. Today, CADCA is the leading drug abuse prevention organization, representing the interests of more than 5,000 community coalitions globally. In addition to providing training and technical assistance, CADCA advocates for community coalitions in Congress. CADCA also educates the public about the latest trends in substance abuse, builds community coalitions from the ground up and develops helpful tools and resources that empower communities to solve their drug and alcohol-related problems. It is this winning combination of CADCA’s efforts at the national level and the grassroots efforts of CADCA’s members at the local level that is changing the scope of substance abuse, one community at a time, and creating safe, healthy and drug-free communities.