Our Governance
WHO WE ARE
SPEAK UP for BEN, Inc. is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
We are governed by a volunteer Board of Directors consisting of professionals who are community members directly impacted by our mission. Day-to-day operations are managed by our board-appointed Executive Director.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Rhonda Miller, BA, Certified Family Recovery Specialist (CFRS), Certified Grief Educator, Certified Grief Recovery Specialist, Invitation to Change Level-1 Facilitator Certification
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Matthew Bartos, MPA, MSW, LCSW, CAADC - President
Silver Pines Treatment Center
Alex Miller, BS - Vice-President
Monticello Consulting Group
Jerry Miller, MBA - Treasurer
AR/RF Microwave Instrumentation
Bobbi Edwards, MEd, CFRS - Secretary
Special Education professional (retired)
Tom Cotter, BA, CRS, CFRS - Director-ar-Large
Project Management Professional (retired)
James Healey, IV, BS - Director-at-Large
Global Chem Feed Solutions
Kathleen Strain, CFRS - Director-at-Large
Partnership to End Addiction
Cindy Wanamaker, BS, CFRS - Director-at-Large
Financial Services Executive (retired)
Jon Wilcox, MBA - Director-at-Large
Berkshire Hathaway Home Services
Vacant
Marketing Communications Professional
Vacant
Legal Professional
Speak Up for Ben, Inc. is a contracted service provider with Northampton County Department of Human Services Drug & Alcohol Division. We provide recovery-oriented systems of care to the Northampton County and Lehigh Valley, PA community through our flagship project, the OASIS Community Center. As such, Speak Up for Ben, Inc. undergoes an annual audit conducted by a third-party accounting firm and submitted to the Northampton County Department of Human Services Drug and Alcohol Division Administrator (SCA) for accountability and transparency.
OUR MISSION
Through compassion and understanding of the family disease of addiction, we seek to provide education, support, comfort and healing to people who are at risk for, experiencing, or recovering from Substance Use Disorder, their families, and the families of those who lost their battle. This will be accomplished through educational forums, community events, and by providing supportive programming through the OASIS Community Center in Northampton County, Pennsylva
How You Can Help
Thank you for your interest in our mission. For charitable giving opportunities, please contact Rhonda Miller at rhonda@speakupforben.org or make a tax-deductible donation on the home page.