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PRINCIPALS

Tom Colthurst
tomc@silvergategroup.com
Mr. Colthurst, since 1971, has held positions in local government and at the University of California, San Diego. He concurrently serves, through the University, with the Higher Education Center on Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention (associate director) and the Pacific Southwest addiction Technology Transfer Center (co-director).

Barbara E. Ryan, Director of Editorial Services
Ms. Ryan is editor of several nationally-circulated periodicals:

  • (published by the Silver Gate Group) 
  • Prevention Pipeline (U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention)
  • Catalyst (U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention) 

  • She co-authored the College Alcohol Risk Assessment Guide (1994, 1997) and numerous other monographs and reports for various clients.

    Lance Segars, PhD, Director of Evaluation Services
    Dr. Segars, also an adjunct faculty member at the San Diego State University School of Social Work, has installed, managed, and trained others in community surveillance systems, directed treatment follow-up studies, and conducted prevention demonstration evaluations.

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    Updated Feb. 9, 2001