The Cusack’s

2007 FISHER OF MEN
HUMANITARIAN AWARD RECIPIENT

Suzanne Boylston  Cusack

VERITAS VILLA, INC.

 

Suzanne Cusack, NCACII, CASAC and her husband Jim, are the Co-founders and directors of Veritas Villa, Inc.  Sue, a highly successful business woman, combined her strong administrative background with her own personal qualities and knowledge of alcohol and substance abuse treatment to help launch and run the Villa.  Her contribution to the Villa, and in particular, to the women who cross her path, can never be underestimated.  Her concern for these often neglected individuals runs very strong.  Sue has instituted and developed a women’s rehabilitation program and produced invaluable information necessary in the education of anyone directly involved in the often times frustrating, but rewarding field of alcohol and substance abuse rehabilitation.

Sue left a successful career in advertising to pursue her goal of working in the treatment field.  She is a National Certified Addiction Counselor and a sought after lecturer.  She has addressed such groups as South Oaks Hospital, the training Course at Westchester Council on Alcoholism, the AFL-CIO Labor Management Counseling Training Course and the Association of Halfway Houses Annual  Conferences.  Her lectures often deal with her special area of interest, women and treatment and the additional stigma they encounter recovering from alcoholism.  She recently updated the 2nd edition of her Hazelden pamphlet, “Women in Relapse” and is the author of “Fourth Step Inventory of Women”.

Sue is the founding member and past president of the New York Women’s Coalition’s Education and Training Board as well as the board of the Legal Action Center in New York City.

Both Sue and her partner Jim feel blessed to be able to do what they love together and have no plans for retirement.

LICADD is privileged to present this award to Suzanne Boylston Cusack in honor of her many contributions to the field of alcoholism and drug addiction.

 

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Featured Employee

Welcome to our website. I am Michele Panko, CASAC and have been working at Veritas Villa for 10 years. I began as an Intern on the Women’s Unit and stayed on to become a Counselor’s Aid until I began my counseling career with the Women’s Treatment Team. I find my work extremely fulfilling and rewarding helping women to start their lives over in recovery as I was helped 13 years ago when I began my own journey. I look forward to seeing you when you visit the Villa.