Dan Haight named CEO of The LCADA Way, Tom Stuber to remain president

LORAIN — The LCADA Way has reorganized its executive leadership team, with current President and CEO Thomas Stuber becoming president and chief legislative officer, and current Chief Operating Officer Dan Haight stepping into the role of president and CEO of the regional, nonprofit alcohol and drug prevention and treatment agency. "This realignment of leadership at the agency helps us strengthen and position not only the organization but also the field of behavioral health for the future," Stuber said. "Having Dan become our CEO will allow me to spend more time in Columbus and work with other agencies statewide and federally to guide our legislative agenda. Dan's working knowledge of the day-to-day operations of The LCADA Way, along with his keen insights into our financials and long-term strategy, makes him the perfect person to move up and run things as CEO here at the agency." Haight has been COO at The LCADA Way since 2011, with more than 20 years of executive level management experience in behavioral health organizations in operations, IT, finance, community collaboration, medical services, human resources, grants management and Joint Commission accreditation. He was part of a management team that grew the agency from a $4 million to $10 million annual budget as project lead on Joint Commission Accreditation, telemedicine implementation, and electronic health records implementation. He oversees developing new programs and grant writing and is the agency's corporate compliance officer, client rights officer, HIPAA privacy and security officer. Stuber has been president and CEO of The LCADA Way — formerly the Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services center — for more than 21 years, leading the organization out of a management and fiscal crisis while setting new standards, accountability and quality improvement programs. Stuber's vision for a Center of Clinical Excellence through the implementation of outcome-based research and professional education of staff and the field, along with guiding a positive customer service philosophy, is still adhered to today. Prior to LCADA, Stuber started his addiction treatment career at Lakeland Institute. He also held clinical and management leadership positions at Laurelwood Hospital and Recovery Resources. He returned to Lorain County to head The LCADA Way in 1999. At the onset of the opioid crisis, he helped The LCADA Way focus on developing effective services and models of care to address the needs of those addicted to opiates and their families. These services include the first Ambulatory Detox Program in the area, medication-assisted treatment, opiate-specific research-based curricula and treatment models. He received the Community Organizer Award for Excellence from the Lorain Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program and Leadership Lorain County's 2019 Eric Nord Award. Stuber also serves on many committees and boards throughout the state and is president of the Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers. Stuber got his bachelor's degree from Kent State University, a master's degree from Wright State University and an MBA from Ashland University. He is an adjunct professor of addiction counseling at Lorain County Community College and Ashland University, and completed postgraduate training at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland and The Johnson Institute in Minneapolis. Haight spent 12 years in multiple roles at The Nord Center as vice president and chief financial officer, interim executive director, associate executive director of administrative services and director of information services. Earlier in his career, Haight was the systems administrator at the Lorain County Prosecutor's Office and deputy director for the city of Lorain MIS Department. At The LCADA Way, Haight was responsible for business operations over the past nine years, which today represents $8 million in assets and an operating budget of $10 million. Haight has a bachelor's degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and an MBA from Cleveland State University. He is active in local volunteer activities throughout the community with the Elyria Rotary Club and Leadership Lorain County, and is on the Midview Board of Education. Haight lives in Grafton with his wife, Julie, and two children. "I'm very excited for the opportunity to lead the organization at this time," he said. "Having navigated the change we've endured through our ongoing growth and the more recent COVID-19 pandemic, I'm pleased to say the timing is right for this move. Tom has and will continue to be a mentor of mine. He will now be able to concentrate more of his time on the legislative side of our business, and I'll focus on the operations and overall growth plans for The LCADA Way. We'll continue to operate as a strong leadership team and have the full support of our excellent Board of Directors." The LCADA Way serves those struggling and their families and loved ones in Lorain, Medina, Erie and Cuyahoga counties and surrounding communities.