Oregon Governor Theodore Kulongoski appointed Dennis McCarty, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, to serve on the newly created Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission. The 2009 Oregon Legislature established and empowered the Commission to develop a strategic plan that: a) restructures delivery of treatment and prevention services; b) sets funding priorities for treatment and prevention services; c) standardizes data collection and reporting; d) maximizes accountability for service providers; and e) reduces fragmentation of funding for prevention and treatment services.