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Bill Carruthers
is a person in long term recovery.
He is a Certified Peer Specialist, certified CIT and is
a Certified Addiction Recovery Empowerment
Specialist. As one of the original Community
Navigation Specialist’s he works at the Opening
Doors to Recovery program. Mr. Carruthers is also
the Director of Savannah Counseling Service Peer
program. He is the program manager for the Reed
House PSR/ Clubhouse program and is on the
Executive Board of Directors for NAMI GA. Mr.
Carruthers is also involved as an advisor to the
Board of Directors for NAMI Savannah and sits as
the Chair for the Pilot of NAMI’s Consumer Council.
Bill is a proud veteran of the United States Navy and
he speaks out loud about recovery because he says
he is the evidence that recovery is possible.
Bill Carruthers, CPS, WHAM, CARES
Program Manager
Gateway Behavioral Health Services
Contact: 912.644.0793
Email:
billy.carruthers@gatewaybhs.orgKana Enomoto, M.A.,
as Principal Deputy Administrator,
has been delegated the functions, duties, and authorities of
the Administrator to oversee an agency with four centers,
four offices, over 600 employees, and a budget of $3.7
billion.
Ms. Enomoto has been delegated the functions, duties, and
authorities of the Administrator by the Department of
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell.
Ms. Enomoto oversees an agency with four centers and four
offices, over 600 employees, and a budget of $3.7 billion.
Through data, policy, public education, and grants, Ms.
Enomoto and the SAMHSA team advance the agency’s
mission to reduce the impact of substance abuse and
mental illness on America’s communities.
Ms. Enomoto has served as Principal Deputy Administrator and principal advisor to the
SAMHSA Administrator on operations, policies, and programmatic activities for the