Our Governance

SPEAK UP for BEN, Inc. is a Pennsylvania non-profit corporation with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status. EIN 83-1903956.

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 

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)

Eleana Belletieri, BA - Director-at-Large

Social Services professional (retired)

Kathleen Strain - Director-at-Large

Drug Free Workplace PA

Cindy Wanamaker, BS, CFRS - Director-at-Large 

Financial Services Executive (retired)

Jon Wilcox, MBA - Director-at-Large

Berkshire Hathaway Home Services

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, Pennsylvania.