is a Retired Navy Veteran with over 40 years of Counseling experience. He began his professional career as an Addictions and Family Systems Counselor in 1980. Al has served in positions as Counselor, Clinical Supervisor, Assistant Director, Program Director at locations such as Navy's Counseling and Assistance Centers, Yokosuka, Japan, Mare Island, CA, USS Orion, La Maddalena, Italy, and Naval Hospitals in Yokosuka, Japan and Orlando, FL.

• International Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (ICADC)
• Qualified DOT Substance Abuse Professional (SAP)
• Addiction Therapist (AT)
• Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor-CA (LAADC-CA)

• American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC)

• National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Counselors (NAADAC)
• Consortium of Addiction Professionals in Private Practice (CCAPP)