Sue Rusche
Sue Rusche is the co-founder and Executive Director of National Families in Action, an organization that educates families and communities about the dangers of drug abuse.  She has received a presidential appointment to the White House Conference for a Drug Free America, serving on an advisory board for the Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration, and hosted the first American Cities Against Drugs conference in Atlanta in 1995.  In addition, she was part of an advisory committee for the Congressional Office for Technology Assessment, which conducted a study on the root causes of drug abuse for the United States Congress. Buoyed by the popular Just Say No campaign of the Reagan Administration, Sue met with Nancy Reagan and rose to the forefront of a burgeoning parents movement against drugs.  She currently works with Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), as well as the Prevention, Intervention and Treatment Coalition for Health (PITCH), which she founded.  Her tireless efforts to prevent drug use and limit its widespread acceptance in society have made her a leader in the war against drugs.  By working with parents and government officials across the country, she has done much to raise awareness of the dangers of drug abuse.  Her firm belief in the power of education to reduce its use and sale among young people has made her a popular figure with parents who seek guidance about how to steer their children away from drugs. A mother of two, Sue resides in Atlanta with her husband and continues to be a pivotal figure in the movement against drug use.