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Veronica Garza

Veronica Garza

Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor
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Veronica Garza is the wife of Houston Police officer, Jonathan Garza, and the mother of two rambunctious boys, ages 7 and 4. She graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2012 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and completed her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2019. In December 2022, she celebrated the completion of her provisional licensure and earned her Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor (LCDC) licensure in the great state of Texas.

Veronica has been in the mental health field for over 10 years. She has worked in various settings including private practice, community mental health, school districts, domestic violence shelters, and the county. In Harris County Veronica served as a Youth Service Specialist (connecting the most vulnerable students and their families to resources), a supervisor for Youth Service Specialists, and briefly at Harris County’s Children Assessment Center (CAC) as a therapist for children and adolescent survivors of sexual abuse. Currently, Veronica works as a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD, the 3rd largest district in Texas with over 118,000 students and more than 90 campuses. Veronica is committed to raising awareness about the dangers of substance use by engaging students in these discussions and providing presentations to district staff and parents.

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melissa moore

Melissa Moore

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Melissa Moore has worked in Public Health for nearly 20 years, leading substance abuse prevention and coalition efforts in multiple diverse communities throughout Wisconsin. Emphasizing the need to go beyond education to impact the external factors that contribute to substance abuse, Ms. Moore has helped lead assessment, planning, implementation and grant writing efforts to transform the culture and reduce this burden on the community. In her current position at the Marathon County Health Department, she continues to contribute to the growing reputation of the Marathon County Alcohol & Other Drug Partnership as a statewide leader in community coalition engagement.

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Jermaine Galloway

Jermaine Galloway

Director / Owner
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Officer Jermaine Galloway is a nationally and internationally recognized presenter, a four time national award winner, and an international award winner.  Galloway is a national expert in alcohol and drug trends and is a resource for those involved with prevention, education and enforcement.  Officer Galloway began his Idaho law enforcement career in 1997 and has more than 20 years’ experience in alcohol and drug education, enforcement and prevention.  Officer Galloway currently dedicates thousands of hours to community scans, research and substance abuse identification in large and rural communities across the country.

Officer Galloway currently provides nationwide training to coalition members, law enforcement, educators, youth, counselors, probation, treatment, health professionals, judges, university officials, and community members.  Over the last three years, Officer Galloway has trained more than 120,000 people nationally and internationally.  Once in a specific community, Officer Galloway frequently conducts a community scan – working his way through several of the local alcohol & drug promotion retail locations.  He also interviews hundreds of individuals at various festivals, events and retail locations.  Galloway trains on several different alcohol and drug topics, including: drug trends, alcohol and energy drinks, underage drinking, e-cigarettes & vaping, synthetic drugs, marijuana concentrates / dabbing, marijuana extraction labs, EDM events, inhalants, party patrols, fake ID’s, party drugs, over-the-counter drugs, cough medicines, herbal drugs, designer drugs, physical signs and symptoms, the influence of drug legalization, marijuana edibles, stash compartments, drug concealment methods, alcohol and drug clothing, logos, and identifiers.  

Officer Galloway created his own alcohol and substance abuse prevention and identification program called the “You Can’t Stop What You Don’t Know” program.  Officer Galloway provides (and purchased) over 150 visual aids for attendees to view, hold and become familiar with throughout each presentation. 

Along with creating and starting two non-profit organizations, Officer Galloway was a past Vice President of an alcohol and drug free prevention coalition in Idaho and sits on the Idaho statewide impaired driving prevention and enforcement task force.  Officer Galloway is a past board member of the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association (NLLEA).

Officer Galloway has had articles published (in-print and online) in American Police Beat Magazine, Campus Safety Magazine and many local newspapers during on-site presentations.  In addition to other media stories, webinars and interviews, in 2011, Officer Galloway was highlighted in a national video, produced by Human Relations Media, about the harms of “Spice - the Synthetic Marijuana.” 

In 2007, Officer Galloway created the Northwest Alcohol & Substance Abuse Conference.  This bi-annual, nationally recognized substance abuse prevention conference has quickly grown, drawing attendees from over 35 different states and multiple countries. 

National and International Awards & Certifications:

In 2009, Officer Galloway received the national underage drinking law enforcement officer of the year award from the OJJDP (Officer of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention) for his efforts and strategies in underage drinking education and enforcement. 

In 2010, Officer Galloway received the national “Mickey Sadoff” underage drinking prevention award from MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) for his efforts in education and enforcement. 

In 2015, Officer Galloway received the national and international award from AAMVA (American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators) for his efforts in Fake ID identification, education and enforcement.

In 2015, “The 10-10 Zone” program (and Boise City Ordinance) that Officer Galloway helped to create, won a national award from the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association (NLLEA).

In 2015, Officer Galloway’s program, "You Can't Stop What You Don't Know", was highlighted in the recently released book "Clearing the Haze" Helping Families Face Teen Addiction, by Dr. Christian Thurstone and Christine Tatum.

In 2017, Officer Galloway received the Enrique S. Camarena Award from the National Elks Drug Awareness Program. This is a great honor as this award was created in honor of Enrique Camarena - a DEA agent who lost his life while enforcing drug laws. (The national Red Ribbon drug awareness week in October was created in honor of Agent Camarena.) 

Officer Galloway is also an Idaho POST certified instructor and holds a BA from the University of San Francisco. 

As an officer at the Boise Police Department, Officer Galloway traveled and worked as a team liaison / security for the Boise State University Football team. This position took him to multiple bowl games, including standing on the sidelines for the historic 2007 Fiesta bowl win against Oklahoma. 

As a national figure in alcohol related education and programs, Officer Galloway helped to create Boise city ordinances, including: a fake ID ordinance, an underage drinking social host ordinance, and a fake ID collection program.  Officer Galloway coordinated over 250 enforcement patrols and hundreds of local trainings.  Officer Galloway’s enforcement programs and patrols resulted in several thousand alcohol and drug related citations, including underage drinking and providing alcohol to a minor.  Due to the successful coordination and execution of Officer Galloway’s education and enforcement patrols, there was a multi-year decrease of underage alcohol related violations throughout the city of Boise.

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Mark Baxter

Mark Baxter

Detective
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Mark Baxter is a 20-year police veteran and currently a full-time sworn officer. For the past 12 years, he has been assigned as a detective, responsible for the investigation of counterfeit documents and alcohol-related violations. He has previously worked at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and is a veteran of the United States Army. 

When he’s not hunting for fake IDs himself, Detective Baxter instructs police officers, police recruits, and civilians from across the country in the detection of counterfeit identity documents. He provides training for various federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies to include the United States Department of Justice, the United States Attorney’s Office, and the National Liquor Law Enforcement Association. He’s routinely utilized by the Courts as a Subject Matter Expert for the prosecution of fraudulent document cases.

Detective Baxter created the “Fake ID-Real Problem” initiative to battle fake ID use and access to alcohol by minors in his jurisdiction. To date, this program has prevented more than 2100 sales to minors and has led to the seizure of thousands of counterfeit IDs. Drawing on his years of expertise, he recently established SureScan in order to attain maximum nationwide impact fighting this problem. SureScan helps guide businesses, agencies, and organizations that deal with ID documents on a daily basis, detect counterfeit ID documents by providing proven ID authentication solutions, thereby decreasing identity fraud and reducing youth access to alcohol and tobacco products.

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David Gomez

David Gomez

Police Officer
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Officer Gomez has been at the forefront of educating parents and kids about the many dangers of social media on electronic devices.  Officer Gomez has been a school resource Officer for seven years and works in the schools with the age groups that are most affected by digital devices.  Officer Gomez uses his collective information to come up with best practice tips for parents and their kids to stay safe in a new world of digital citizenship. 

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Jeff Anderson

Jeff Anderson

Director
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Mr. Anderson serves citizens of the Gem State in two roles. Governor Brad Little appointed him as Director of the Idaho Lottery and as Director of the Idaho State Liquor Division (ISLD) on January 4, 2019. Anderson has been Idaho Lottery Director since 2007 and Idaho State Liquor Division Director since 2010. During his years of service, the Lottery and Liquor Division have combined to return over a billion dollars in dividends from product sales to the People of Idaho.

Mr. Anderson is a Past-Chairman of the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association (NABCA) Board of Directors, Past-President of the Multi-State Lottery Association (MUSL) Board of Directors, and a Past-President of the North American Association of State and Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) Board of Directors. He came to state service after twenty-six years in broadcasting, most recently as Vice President and General Manager of CBS television affiliates KBOI (Boise) and KIDK (Idaho Falls). Mr. Anderson received his Bachelor of Science, Business Administration degree from California State University, Chico. He is the father of four children, grandfather of six, and resides in Boise, Idaho with his wife of 38 years, Theresa Anderson.

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