Tom Brewster, LCSW
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Tom Brewster, LCSW, Associate Professor and Executive Director, Addiction Research and Treatment Services, University of Colorado School of Medicine; co-founder and Board of Directors, Signal Behavioral Health Network, Inc.; Board of Directors, Rocky Mountain Institute for Alcohol and Drug Education; Member, Denver Drug Strategy Commission; Chair, Denver Victims Assistance and Law Enforcement Board; Board of Directors, Colorado Association of Alcohol and Drug Service Providers; Co-Investigator, Intervention with HIV+ and HIV- IDUs in Ukraine (NIDA,RO1). Principal Investigator, Aromor Behavioral Health Supportive Housing Project, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (2010-2013).
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 Elizabeth Whitmore, PhD
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Elizabeth Whitmore, Ph.D. is the Deputy Executive Director of the Addiction Research and Treatment Services. Dr. Whitmore is a licensed clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, where she teaches about substance abuse and treatment to medical students and psychiatry residents.
She received her master's degree and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Iowa and has over 20 years of experience in the substance abuse/mental health field. She was previously the Director of our Adolescent Outpatient Service, including the Psychological/Substance Evaluation Service, Outpatient Services, Multisystemic Therapy Services, and Day Treatment. The MST program she directed won the 2010 SAMHSA Science and Service Award for effective implementation an evidence-based practice.
Dr. Whitmore also conducts research in the field of adolescent substance abuse and is currently funded under a grant from the Colorado Health Foundation. She co-wrote the State Guidelines for the Treatment of Adolescent Co-occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders. She was also named as one of the 100 Pioneers for Smoking Cessation by SAMHSA.
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Eric Ennis, LCSW
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Eric Ennis is the Director of Adult Outpatient Services for ARTS. He is a Senior Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. He is also the past Chairperson of the Colorado Organization for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (COTOD) and a Board Member of the American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD).
Mr. Ennis began his career during his senior year at the University of Vermont, working as a "University Year for Action" intern at a community mental health center providing both alcohol detox and mental health crisis services. Mr. Ennis obtained his Bachelor's degree in Psychology from UVM in 1979, and his Master's Degree in Social Work form the University of Connecticut in 1983. Mr. Ennis began his post-graduate career working in the mental health field.
Since 1985 he has worked for the Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS), first as a substance abuse counselor, then as Clinic Supervisor, and finally as Director of six Denver area outpatient clinics for ARTS, including three opioid treatment programs.
Eric is married, the father of two great kids, and lives with his family in Denver.
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Kenneth J. Gaipa, LCSW, LAC, MAC |
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Kenneth Gaipa has been the Director of Peer I since March 1994. He is a Senior Instructor with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Substance Dependence. He is certified by the Department of Regulatory Agencies as a Licensed Addiction Counselor and is also credentialed as a Master Addiction Counselor (MAC) with the NAADAC Certification Commission.
Mr. Gaipa has extensive experience in various treatment modalities that offered brief and long-term treatment in both residential and non-residential settings. Prior to his employment with the University, Mr. Gaipa worked in the field of chemical dependency/mental health services in both administrative and clinical capacities for over twenty-three years.
He has worked with various groups in the Criminal Justice system developing treatment alternatives for non-violent offenders. Mr. Gaipa's background includes experience as a clinician, clinical supervisor and also worked in administrative positions for several non-profit agencies. In addition, Mr. Gaipa has also developed programming/treatment services in managed care settings in accordance with mental health/substance abuse benefit guidelines.
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Mick Kirby, PhD
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Mick Kirby received a BA in psychology from the University of Richmond, an MA in psychology from Wake Forest University, and an MA and PhD with a major in psychology from the University of Colorado in Boulder. He began his career in Colorado working on the Crisis Intervention Unit at Fort Logan Medical Center, which was also the site for his doctoral dissertation on alternatives to hospitalization for patients affected by acute mental illness. In 1981, while serving as the Director of Research and Program Evaluation for Southwest Denver Mental Health Center, he assumed responsibility as Director of the Alcohol Services Program. In 1983 he became the Executive Director for Arapahoe House, Inc. In 2005 Mick resigned as CEO of Arapahoe House, having overseen growth from $1 million in annual revenues in 1983 to $28 million in 2005. He was also CEO of The Recovery Foundation, a separate charitable entity that supported Arapahoe House through fundraising, and was CEO and Board Chair for Centennial Peaks Hospital, a free-standing 72 bed psychiatric hospital that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arapahoe House.
Mick was one of the founders of Signal Behavioral Health Network [Signal] and served on the Signal Board of Directors; he also was a founder of the Colorado Alcohol and Drug Services Providers organization. Mick is a reviewer for the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices [NREPP] and is one of 13 Senior Fellows with the Co-Occurring Center for Excellence [COCE], both of which are sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA]. He has over 40 publications and presentations in scientific and clinical journals and conferences. Mick currently is the Director of Business Development for Signal, in addition to being an Instructor with the UC School or Medicine and his position with ARTS. |
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Susan Krill-Smith, LCSW
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Susan Krill-Smith, LCSW, is the Director of Synergy, the adolescent residential and outpatient treatment continuum of ARTS. She is responsible for Synergy's fiscal, administrative and clinical oversight and is a member of ARTS Management and Quality Assurance Teams. She began her career at Denver Human Services. In 1974, she received her Masters Degree in Social Work from the University of Denver. At that time and prior to joining Synergy (1993), Susan worked in a variety of other senior positions with ARTS: adult outpatient services; the regions' first specialized women's drug treatment program; HIV prevention/education; the Cocaine Clinic; various street outreach efforts; and a collaboration with Denver Indian Health and Family Services. She also worked in private practice with adults. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Addiction Counselor III.
As a Senior Instructor (Psychiatry), Division of Substance Dependence, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Susan conducts training and teaching about substance abuse for community groups, various stakeholders, social workers, medical students, and pediatric residents. She is a collaborator on several grants. Susan is an appointee to the Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Board for the Division of Criminal Justice and was elected to the Board of Colorado Association of Family and Children's Agencies (CAFCA), January 2008. |
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Susan Turowski-Reher
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Susan Turowski-Reher is the Director of Finance and Information Technology for Addiction Research and Treatment Services (ARTS) with the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry.
She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Metropolitan State College of Denver with a BS in Computer Information Systems (CIS). She joined the University of Colorado as a Post Award Administrator for the Office of Grants and Contracts. She was promoted to Post Award Manager before transferring to the ARTS management staff in December 2007. Susan brings to ARTS extensive experience in financial services and in the implementation of information systems. She is responsible for the fiscal, administrative, human resources, and information technology of all the ARTS programs. |
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Joseph Sakai, MD
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Joseph Sakai is the Director of Adolescent Psychiatric Services and is a faculty member in the Division of Substance Dependence, Department of Psychiatry, at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.
He graduated with honors from Tulane Medical School in 1997, and completed a community medicine internship, general psychiatry residency, addiction psychiatry fellowship and research fellowship training at the University of Colorado Denver. Dr. Sakai is board certified in psychiatry, with added qualifications in addiction psychiatry. Both his clinical and research work focuses on adolescents with serious substance and conduct problems. |
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