Clyde Frederick
Technologist / Senior Program Assistant

Clyde Frederick has been with National Development and Research Institutes, Inc, for over fourteen years. Since September 2009, he is the Technologist/Senior Program Assistant to the Training Institute supporting the Administrative & Care Coordination Projects components.

As the technology specialist, he analyzes program spending trends by developing databases for reporting and technical assistance, conducting bid analysis to reduce spending and costs in line with departmental objectives, facilitates the technological execution of webinar based presentations and assists the Institute Director and Administrative Officer in proper assignment and monitoring of cost allocations according to and within budgetary line items.

Joseph Lunievicz
Executive Director

Joe Lunievicz, BA, RYT

Joe Lunievicz is Director of the Training Institute at NDRI. He has over 20 years experience in training, curriculum writing, program development and management specializing in the public health fields of substance abuse and sexually transmitted infections including HIV/AIDS.

Mr. Lunievicz has lead training initiatives and curriculum writing teams on HIV and Drug Treatment Curriculum including the following regional and national training initiatives: Cultural Prificiency Issues, Care Coordination for Adherence to HIV, andConsensus and Evidence Based Practices for Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders. In addition to managing both regional and national projects he has worked extensively with local and national drug court initiatives specializing in Cultural Proficiency Issues, Treatment Modalities, Teambuilding, Presentation Skills, and Understanding and Coping with Participant Relapse. He has presented at the National Association of Drug Court Professionals annual conference and at state conferences across the country. Mr. Lunievicz is also co-investigator on a number of NIDA funded projects to develop computer assisted training on subjects such as: The New York State HIV Confidentiality Law, Methamphetamine Treatment for Drug Court Practitioners, Hepatitis C Knowledge and Communication Skills for Drug Treatment Workers, Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Abuse, and Methadone Maintenance Treatment Practitioner Knowledge and Values. In addition Mr. Lunievicz has been a curriculum collaborator and trainer on a number of other research and intervention projects. Mr. Lunievicz has also spent years overseas in the United States Peace Corp in Central American where he conducted cross cultural projects with small businesses and health promotion programs and speaks Spanish as a second language.

Mary McCarty-Arias
RTC Program Manager

Mary McCarty-Arias is the Program Manager for the AIDS Institute contract at the Training Institute at NDRI. She also works on the COCE (Co-Occurring Center for Excellence) where she developed a training matrix to assess training curricula on co-occurring disorders) and developed trainings on evidence-based and consensus-based practices for persons with COD. She has worked for a number of agencies nationwide: Center for Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University (CASA), National Association for Drug Abuse Problems (NADAP) and the National Drug Court Initiative (NDCI). She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor (CRC).

Mary teaches at New York University in the Department of Applied Psychology. She has a Master's degree from NYU and a Bachelor degree from the State University of New York at Albany.

Diana Padilla
Cultural Proficiency Program Manager

Diana Padilla is the Cultural Proficiency Program Manager for the Training Institute of the National Development & Research Institutes, Inc. Ms Padilla manages the ‘Cultural Proficiency for Drug Court Practitioners’ and 'Improving Cultural Competency with HIV Program Services,' training programs.

Ms Padilla has over 15 years of experience in public health, having worked in the substance abuse treatment field as well as with community based organizations offering HIV/AIDS services predominantly to the Latino and African American communities.

As a trainer and public speaker, Ms Padilla has presented workshops for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals and state conferences. She has trained public health workers, treatment specialists, and drug court practitioners on topics such as Cultural Competency, Substance Abuse, Women’s Issues, Case Management, Treatment Modalities, Harm Reduction, Stages of Change, HIV/AIDS, Domestic Violence, and Viral Hepatitis. 

Ms Padilla adapted current curricula to focus on the Latino population and trains the 'Cultural Proficiency with Latinos in Drug Court Practice.' She is the co-developer of the ‘Integrating a Veteran Treatment Court into an Existing Problem-Solving Court Model.’ She was also part of the development team for other projects such as the NIAAA funded "Supporting Alcohol Reduction In HIV+ Patients: A Training For HIV Care Providers" and` NIDA funded projects such as, "Online Methamphetamine Abuse Training for Drug Court Professionals," "Web-based Course on Traumatic Brain Injury and Substance Abuse," and "Mandated HIV Service Provider Confidentiality Training."

Paul Warren
HAP Program Manager

Currently, the Program Manager of the Technical Assistance Program in the Training Institute of the National Development and Research Institutes, Inc. (NDRI). Responsibilities include collaborating with partner agencies developing trainings/consultations leading to the enhancement of services to people living with HIV and AIDS. Mr. Warren has over 10 years of professional experience including positions as: Coordinator, Clinical Supervisor and Founding Artistic Director.