New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver appoints BOCES’
Nancy Jones to Advisory Council on Underage Alcohol Consumption

(June 11, 2009)—Nancy Jones, School Improvement Systems Analyst for Capital Region BOCES, has been appointed by New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to serve on the Advisory Council on Underage Alcohol Consumption. The council consists of 21 members from all over the state who are experts or stakeholders in the effort to combat underage alcohol consumption.  [Read more]

Jones, a Niskayuna resident, served as program manager for Capital Region BOCES’ Comprehensive Approaches to Prevention Intervention and Training (CAPIT) from 1996 until earlier this year when she transitioned within BOCES to the position of School Improvement Systems Analyst. As CAPIT manager, Jones managed a comprehensive prevention program for the Capital Region, coordinated Schenectady’s Promise –  The Alliance for Youth Community Coalition, supervised and coordinated Tobacco Control Policy grants for Department of Health,  managed Safe and Drug Free Schools grants for Capital Region Schools and secured funds through federal, state and local grants. She also was responsible for data collection, analysis, evaluation and communication of results to key leaders.  In addition to her position with BOCES, Jones is an adjunct faculty member of Schenectady County Community College’s Human Services Department.  

In Jones’ previous work, she managed the Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council of Schenectady County’s Bureau of Community Affairs from 1991 to 1996. Prior to that, Jones served as director of community education for Albany Citizen’s Council on Alcoholism and Other Chemical Dependencies from 1990-1991.

Jones is currently serving a second three year term (September 2010) as president of the Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State. She is a board member and past president, prevention chair and legislative chair of the Coalition of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Programs of Northeastern New York.

The Advisory Council was established in 2007 to study and evaluate the issue of underage drinking consumption and provide recommendations to decision-makers in order to implement effective policies to curb the epidemic of underage drinking in New York State. The Council is responsible for submitting an annual report to the Governor, the Majority Leader of the Senate and Speaker of the Assembly regarding its activities and recommendations.