Jason O. Black, MA, LPA, LCAS, CCS
Jason O. Black, MA, LPA, LCAS, CCS is a licensed psychological associate, addictions specialist, and certified clinical supervisor. Jason currently works as a program director and oversees adult residential and community treatment programs in New Hanover County and providing clinical supervision, program consultation, and grant oversight for federal, state, and local funding sources. He brings over 15 years of experience specializing in substance use treatment and co-occurring disorders, specifically focusing on residential treatment, community-based services, homelessness initiatives, and recovery-oriented systems of care. Jason’s work focuses on bridging clinical practice with systems-level leadership, integrating evidence-based practice, trauma-informed care, and recovery-oriented systems with a strong focus on workforce sustainability and organizational culture. Jason provides executive-level leadership, clinical supervision, and consultation to multidisciplinary teams while overseeing program evaluation, expansion, and redesign in response to community need and evolving funding priorities.
Michael Daniels, MSW, LCAS, CCS, LCSW-A
Michael serves as coordinator of the Addiction Certificate Program in the School of Social Work at East Carolina University preparing students to become Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialists. He serves as clinical supervisor for the ECU clinical supervision program supervising clinicians seeking professional license and graduate student interns. He earned his BS degree in Education from North Carolina State University and his MSW degree from East Carolina University. He has over 20 years clinical experience working inside prisons providing addiction and behavioral health services for offenders. He also worked as a clinical consultant in coordinating community reentry transitional services for a 300 bed inpatient treatment facility for offenders.
Dr. LaTanya Sobczak
Dr. LaTanya Sobczak is a licensed clinical psychologist with over 20 years of experience working in mental health in community mental health, university, and hospital/crisis center settings as well as extensive experience in managed care administration. Over the past 14 years, her focus has shifted to supporting the clinical needs of individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and related disorders (such as Autism Spectrum Disorder,) including providing behavioral consultation for individuals supported by the Innovations Waiver. She is owner of Phoenix Behavioral Health, PLLC.
N. D’Angelo Lewis, PhD, LCSW
N. D’Angelo Lewis, PhD, LCSW is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and scholarpractitioner with extensive experience at the intersection of mental health practice, higher education, and community-based program development. He currently serves as a psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, providing evidence-based treatment to individuals, couples, and groups presenting with trauma-related disorders, mood disorders, neurodevelopmental conditions, and co-occurring challenges. His clinical work is grounded in trauma-informed care and integrates modalities such as Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), DBT-informed interventions, Brainspotting (BSP), and person-centered approaches.
Dr. Lewis is the author of an original therapeutic modality focused on collective and communal healing in response to mass tragedy, shared loss, and collective grief. This framework is designed for application across both secular and religious contexts, addressing the psychological, relational, and systemic dimensions of trauma experienced by communities following events such as violence, disaster, displacement, and prolonged societal stress. His work emphasizes meaning-making, relational repair, and resilience at the group and institutional level, complementing individual clinical interventions.
Dr. Lewis brings over a decade of experience in higher education, having served as an Assistant Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Winston-Salem State University, where he taught across sociology, social work, and justice studies curricula. His academic work included curriculum development, undergraduate advising and mentoring, online degree program design, and leadership on university-wide assessment and general education initiatives. He has also held dual appointments as a Program Evaluator and Faculty Researcher, supporting system-level initiatives focused on student retention, equity, and institutional effectiveness within the University of North Carolina system.
In addition to his teaching and clinical practice, Dr. Lewis has led and evaluated federally and foundation-funded programs addressing behavioral health, reentry, community safety, and educational access. His scholarship includes peer-reviewed
publications on incarceration, reentry, family systems, and structural inequality, and he has secured competitive grants supporting behavioral health workforce development and community-based interventions. Dr. Lewis holds a PhD in Sociology, a Master of Social Work, and a Master of Science in Adult Education. His work centers on advancing trauma-responsive practices, culturally informed care, and evidence-based communal interventions within academic, clinical, and community settings