OUR VISION

Our vision is to promote hope, help and strength among youth in Texas, so they can lead happy, healthy and productive lives. We aim to achieve this through the provision of comprehensive mental health services, training, education and evidence-based substance abuse prevention strategies.

OUR HISTORY

Next Step Community Solutions is a 501 (c) 3 Texas incorporated non-profit organization and has been located in Tyler, Texas since our founding in 1984. We were originally established as Sister Communities Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (SCCADA) to address the issues of youth alcohol and substance abuse. In 2011, we responded to the communities’ needs and broadened our services to provide more resources to help build healthy communities. Simultaneously, we changed our name to Next Step Community Solutions to more accurately describe our role in helping individuals take that next step. Take a look at the mental health services and substance abuse prevention tabs for more information on our work.

OUR STAFF

LEADERSHIP

BRANDON DAVIDSON

Executive Director

JOSEPH BYRUM

Director of Prevention Program

ERICA GUZMAN, LMSW

Director of Mental Health Program

SARAH COLLINS

Communications & Marketing Manager

Heather M. Roberts, LPC

Director of Operations

PROGRAM STAFF

YAZARI CEDILLO

Mental Health Coordinator

TYLER ELLIOTT

Prevention and Behavioral Health Program Specialist

Adriana Gonzalez

Mental Health Coordinator

DANIEL GRIFFITH

Program & Data Specialist

Nathan Grounds

Mental Health Coordinator

Cristina Hollins

Mental Health Coordinator

ANGEL LEGE

Coalition Coordinator

Northeast Texas Coalition Against Substance Abuse

ASHLEI LOYD

Coalition Coordinator

Piney Woods Substance Abuse Coalition

COUNSELORS

Laura Addicks, LCSW

Bonnie Blakey, LPC Associate
Larry Wilburn, LPC-S, LSOTP
License #: 63697

Heather Burns, LPC

Hannah Callis, LPC Associate
Candy Walters, M.S., LPC-S, LSSP
License #: 62377

Jennifer Campbell, LPC

Eva Clark, LPC, NCC, MS, MA-Psychology

Aracely Cummings, LMSW

LORI DUNAWAY, LPC-S, LMFT-S

Tierny Foard, LMFT Associate
Aurora Valdovinos, LMFT-S
License #: 201576

Nicole Garvey, LPC Associate
Desiree Glaze, LPC-S
License #: 69162

EMILIE HANNA, LMSW

LEIGH HINES, LPC, LCDC

Pam Loving, LMSW

Ginny Lynch, LMSW

Jansen McDonald, LMSW

DINAH NIX, LPC

YVONNEE TATUM, LPC

Renae Vanriel, LPC Associate
Rachita Sharma, LPC-S
License #: 68681

Jessica Wilkerson, LCSW

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Tony Harris

Vice President | Business Owner, Investments

 

Lani Reeves

Treasurer | Agency Director, Renard Group Advertising

 

Autumn Daly

Secretary | Account Executive, a4 Altice Advertising

Brittany Childs

Member | Executive Director of Community Partnerships, University of Texas at Tyler

 

Collin W. Phaup, CIC

Member | Goosehead Insurance

 

Jamey Whitley

Member | Agent Operations, Shilling Real Estate Company

 

Brandon Davidson
Ex Officio Non-voting Member | Next Step Community Solutions / Executive Director

OUR FINANCIALS

2019 Annual Report

FUNDING PARTNERS

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COMMUNITY PARTNERS

Arp ISD
Brookshire’s Pharmacy
Cass County Juvenile Probation
Chapel Hill ISD
Church on the Rock Daingerfield
Community Health Core
Creating Opportunities in Marion County
Daingerfield-Lonestar ISD
Daingerfield-Lone Star ISD Police Department
East Texas Council on Drug and Alcohol Abuse
Elysian Fields Middle School
First Baptist Church of Daingerfield
First Baptist Church of Kilgore

Glen Oaks Hospital
Grace Counseling

Harrison County Public Health Department
Hughes Springs ISD
Kilgore ISD

Kilgore Police Department
Lone Star Specialties
MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving)
Marshall EMS/Fire Department
Maximus
Miller-Bowie County Health Coalition
Mount Pleasant ISD
Northeast Texas Community College
Ounce of Prevention
Pay Attention East Texas
Pewitt CISD
Prevention Resource Center 4

Rusk County Health Department

Steel Country Bee
Texans Standing Tall

Texas Department of State Health Services
Texas Department of Transportation
The Andrew’s Center
Titus County Juvenile Probation
Tyler Junior College Student Support Department
Tyler Police Department
United Way of Smith County
University of Texas at Tyler College of Pharmacy
Van Zandt ISD
Van Zandt County Juvenile Probation
Wellness Pointe
Whitehouse ISD
Wise Up Rusk County
Women’s Fund of Smith County