Stephen J. Pasierb

Stephen J. Pasierb is an American nonprofit executive. He currently serves as President & CEO of the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids, the nation’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to evidence-based solutions to adolescent substance use disorders. The organization's stated mission is to reduce teen substance abuse and help families impacted by addiction. He served in several positions with the organization between 1993 and being named CEO in 2001.

In addition to its renowned programs in prevention, intervention and treatment including The Medicine Abuse Project and national parents helpline 1-855-DRUGFREE, The Partnership recently completed the acquisition of the Join Together organization from Boston University, the acquisition of the Meth Project Foundation and became the program lead on the national teen drug prevention campaign Above The Influence.

Pasierb served in the State of Maryland Executive Department under Governor William Donald Schaefer as Manager of Marketing & Media Communications for the Governor's Drug and Alcohol Abuse Commission. Prior to the Commission, he was an account supervisor and new business development director at Freed & Associates in Baltimore, an advertising and public relations agency; preceded by serving as vice president of media services at GNVC Communications in Pittsburgh a business-to-business communications firm. Pasierb’s media industry journey began with several years in radio – first as on-air talent, then station management and later in sales.

Pasierb currently serves on the board of directors of the Treatment Research Institute and the national advisory committee of Darkness To Light. Pasierb was elected to the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement in 2003.[1]

Pasierb is a 1986 honors graduate of Indiana University of Pennsylvania where he received a M.Ed. degree in Communications Media and earlier a B.S. in Criminology. He is an 2008 recipient of the IUP Distinguished Alumni Award. Pasierb is a member of The National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi for scholarly distinction. Pasierb is married to his wife.

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  1. ↑ http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=29

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