Alison Drain, MSW, MPA
NC Problem Gambling Program Prevention Coordinator
Morneau Shepell
MH, DD, SAS NC Department of Health and Human Services
Alison Drain has over 20 years of experience working with government and nonprofit agencies at the local, state, national, and international levels managing prevention, treatment and research efforts utilizing a public health lens. She is the North Carolina Problem Gambling Program Prevention and Treatment Specialist with Morneau Shepell. She manages over 60 statewide prevention grants, provides trainings on problem gambling prevention and outreach, and trains and provides technical support to school staff and prevention coordinators on, Stacked Deck, an evidence-based prevention curriculum. Alison also leads the first adolescent treatment program for problem gambling in North Carolina by coordinating cutting-edge clinical trainings, outreach efforts, and managing the registry of providers. Alison holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work and a Master’s Degree in Public Administrator from West Virginia University.
Mary Lynn Barrett, LCSW, MPH
Mary Lynn Barrett, LCSW, MPH, has dual master’s degrees in social work and public health from the University of Washington. She is the former Director of Behavioral Medicine in the Family Practice Residency Program at MAHEC’s Family Health Centers. Her current position as faculty in the program involves both teaching physicians to manage the mental and behavioral health aspects of primary care and treating patients who experience these challenges to their overall well-being.
Mary Lynn is part of the leadership team of resiliency trainers who started the local non-profit agency, Resources for Resiliency, and the curriculum Reconnect for Resilience. She has taught about resiliency for many years locally in North Carolina, nationally, and internationally, having trained people in resiliency skills in Honduras, Rwanda and Tanzania.