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Ray Feroz, Ph.D., CRC, NCC, LPC, Board Member
Dr. Ray Feroz is a Professor of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Sciences at Clarion University where he teaches courses in assessment,
intervention, administration and human services delivery systems. He served as
Director of Behavioral Health at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
(UPMC) Northwest for 19 years, from 1985 - 2004. In this role he was responsible
for mental health and substance abuse inpatient and outpatient programs. Ray
also does consulting in total quality management and organizational development.
He has a diverse professional background, to include Professor, Rehabilitation
Counselor, Director of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Psychologist,
Behavior Therapist, and Drug and Alcohol Education Specialist.
Ray served as the 2008 President of the National Rehabilitation Association
(NRA). In 2006 he was President of the Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators
Association (RCEA), a division of the NRA, and was 2005 President of the NRA
National Association for Rehabilitation Leadership (NARL). He is also the
current president of the Venango County Mental Health/Mental Retardation and
Drug & Alcohol Executive Commission Advisory Board, the current president of the
Board of Trustees for Warren State Hospital, and secretary of the board of the
Allegheny Region Chapter of the American Red Cross. He is a member of the
Advisory Board of Golden Living Centers Clarion and Shippenville, and the board
of the Journal of Rehabilitation Administration. He is a member of the editorial
board of the Journal of Teaching in the Addictions, and serves as co-editor of
the Rehabilitation Counselors and Educators Journal.
Ray was educated at University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, and Kent State
University. He is a US Army Vietnam era veteran. Ray and his wife Barbara live
in Seneca, PA. They have four children: Christopher, Matthew, Elizabeth and
Kathleen.
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