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Dave Hsiao, MA, LPC, CADC III, CGAC II has been working in the counseling field for 20 years. He specializes in Substance Use and Problem Gambling with other co-occurring mental health diagnoses. Focusing on improving outcomes, Dave compassionately addresses multicultural issues in the program he manages by working closely with his team in communication with vulnerable populations and their families. He trains and supervises recovery mentors and counselors, and he provides leadership in outreach to communities with developed programs he facilitates in the Portland area and at the Oregon coast.

Raul Ramirez has been in the counseling field since 2015 and is currently the Outpatient Services Supervisor for the Yamhill County Mental Health team in McMinnville, OR. He provides supervision for clinicians in Yamhill County who have or are working towards their CADC and CGAC. He works closely with OHA and is a member of the Multicultural Advisory Committee (MAC) whose mission is improving and expanding awareness of gambling to underserved populations, and to support each other in creating community. He is an advocate for equity and is a member of the Equity and Diversity Team within Yamhill County. He has passion and commitment to serving individuals and leading with compassion in the work he does.

Brandie Lyday, LMFT, CGACII, CADCIII is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and the Oregon Health Authority Problem Gambling Treatment Program Development Analyst. She provides family therapy supervision to Problem Gambling Services at Lewis & Clark College, where she is an adjunct faculty member in the Graduate School of Counseling, Therapy, and School Psychology. Brandie’s recent work has focused on problem gambling program development and clinical supervision. She has previously worked with clients involved in the criminal legal system as an outpatient addiction treatment specialist providing individual, group, couple, and family therapies.