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SUSANNA NEMES, PRESIDENT & CEO
Prior to founding Social Solutions International, Inc., Dr. Nemes was the Vice President of Tobacco, Drug, and Alcohol research at Danya International, Inc., where she served as Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-Investigator (Co-PI) on several NIDA, CDC, NIAAA, NIA, and Robert Wood Johnson foundation projects related to substance abuse and public health. She served as PI or Co-PI for projects related to smoking cessation and prevention, screening of substance abuse and co-morbidity for adults and youth, STD prevention for pregnant women and African American youth, HIV screening, older adult alcohol education and screening, worksite wellness and fitness, online counseling, and parent child communication about sexuality for African American and Latino families. She has led all of the initiatives for Latinos at Danya. She has also served as PI for an international evaluation of drug treatment and prevention programs in Europe, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean (funded by the State Department). Prior to this, Dr. Nemes was a Research Associate at the Center for Substance Abuse Research at University of Maryland for five years. She has published peer-reviewed work related to substance abuse and research methodologies as well as educational materials, websites and online courses. She has successfully completed several outcome studies, tracking homeless and other substance abusers and obtaining very high follow-up rates. She has also evaluated a family drug court treatment program funded by CSAT. Dr. Nemes obtained her B.A. from Harvard and her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Temple University. She is bilingual and bicultural, as she was raised in Puerto Rico. Dr. Nemes is currently an Associate Professor and Director Pan American Health Organization Center (PAHO) at the University of Maryland School of Nursing.
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Susanna Nemes, Ph.D., President and CEO, has more than 15 years
of experience in substance abuse treatment and prevention with populations
that have special needs, including youth, older adults, women, and
minorities. She has worked with these groups both as clinician and
as researcher. 
