THE PROVIDENCE CENTER APPOINTS WALTER R. CRADDOCK AND DR. DAMARIS J. ROHSENOW TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

PROVIDENCE , RI ( May 1, 2008 ) The Providence Center, a community-based, outpatient behavioral health organization, announced the following new board member appointments:

Walter R. Craddock, an attorney and retired police chief, brings over 30 years of comprehensive management experience to The Providence Center’s Board of Trustees. In his current position as Associate for Estate Planning Resources, Craddock provides detailed legal and tax review of life insurance plans for corporations, trusts, charitable institutions, government agencies and individuals, as well as advises clients on investment opportunities.

Craddock previously held a series of law enforcement related positions during a 26-year career with the Cranston Police Department, most recently serving as chief of police prior to his retirement in 2002.

In addition to his role on The Providence Center’s Board of Trustees, Craddock serves as chair of the Rhode Island Motor Vehicle Dealers Hearing Board. He has been actively involved with many charities including assisting victims and survivors of domestic violence, the March of Dimes and the American Heart Association.

Craddock is also a member of the Rhode Island and Florida State Bar Associations as well as the Bar Association of the Federal Court for the District of Rhode Island. He is a graduate of Bryant University, Salve Regina University and Roger Williams University School of Law. Craddock resides in Cranston , RI .

Dr. Damaris J. Rohsenow brings over 25 years of clinical research in the field of psychology to The Providence Center’s Board of Trustees. Rohsenow is currently a research professor of Community Health and an associate director of the Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies at Brown University. She is also a career research scientist at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

Dr. Rohsenow formerly served on the faculties of the University of Wisconsin at Madison and the State University of New York at Binghamton . She has published over 100 scholarly articles and chapters, primarily in the area of substance use and abuse, and co-authored the second edition of the book “Treating Alcohol Dependence.”

In addition to her role on The Providence Center’s Board of Trustees, Dr. Rohsenow is chair of the Institutional Review Board at the Providence Veteran’s Administration Medical Center and a reviewer for the National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, a service of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Dr. Rohsenow has a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a PhD from the University of Washington in Seattle . She resides in Barrington, RI.

The Providence Center annually serves over 11,000 adults, children, and adolescents who struggle with mental illness, addiction and emotional problems. Since its establishment in 1969, The Providence Center has been part of Rhode Island ’s exemplary behavioral health care system, offering a comprehensive array of treatment and rehabilitation services.