National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - Coalition for Healthy Youth & Families
Mar 23, 2022
Gearld Wade, Program Manager
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - Coalition for Healthy Youth & Families

One of Michigan’s premier Prevention Specialists, ATOD-Educators, and Teen Talk Radio Producers, Gerald Wade is a veteran youth mentor with 20+ years of successfully recruiting and relating to young adults.  He is a father of 4, alumni of the University of Detroit Mercy, and a counselor to teens of all walks of life.

Wade’s own journey to excellence has been fueled with an unrelenting passion for empowering people. From a childhood fascination with poetry and healthy drug-free living, Gerald’s gift and desire for seeing great potential and acting on it has allowed him to grow his career in the field of substance abuse prevention.

Today, he works with NCADD-GDA, an agency focused on Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery where the President and CEO is Dr. Benjamin Jones.