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Show , Williams Gets National Post pARMINGTON -- Russell A. iliams Ph-D- execu,ive direc-f direc-f the Davis County Mental lb Centers, Farmington, has elected President Elect of the tional Council of Community ;tal Health Centers at the orga-ation's orga-ation's 16th annual meeting in lShington, D.C. jRlORTOjoining Davis County jCasexecutive director in 1974, Williams was clinical psycho- ""Sst at the Four Corners Compre-Le Compre-Le Mental Health Center and . f psychologist at Brigham ung University and University California at Los Angeles. An force veteran, he also has ex-sjve ex-sjve teaching experience, in-jing in-jing 30 months on an LDS mis-, mis-, Denmark. .)r Williams earned his doctor- aduate and undergraduate de- and the University of California at Los Angeles. HIS NATIONAL Council involvement in-volvement includes serving as vice president in 1984-85, and as a regional re-gional director from 1981-84. He continues to serve on the Region VIII Board. Dr. Williams is currently president presi-dent of the Utah Association of Alcohol and Drug Providers and has completed two terms as president presi-dent of the Utah Council of Mental Health Program Directors. He chaired the Davis County Coordinating Coordi-nating Council in 1980 and still serves as Mental Health Commissioner Commis-sioner of the State of Utah Second District Court. FOUNDED in 1970, the National Council of Community Mental Health Centers is the only national community mental health organization organi-zation in the United States. Its membership includes more than 700 agencies comprising some 62,000 staff and board members dedicated de-dicated to increasing the quality and accessibility of community-based community-based mental health services for all Americans. RUSSELL A. WILLIAMS grees in psychology from Brigham Young University, where he received re-ceived five academic fellowships and served as president of Psy Chi, the national honor society in psychology. He also did postgraduate postgra-duate work at the University of Utah, the University of Nevada ' , . |