The presenter is a counselor educator and professional counselor who has nearly twenty years of experience providing training and supervision in Motivational Interviewing (MI). The presenter is a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), which is an international organization that promotes best practice in MI use, training, and research. He has successfully completed two MI training of new trainers (TNT) workshops and helped design the MI training curriculum used with drug and alcohol treatment providers within his state of residence. He has been an invited speaker on the topic of MI over two dozen times and has served as a MI consultant and trainer to professional organizations, treatment centers, and institutions of higher education. He has presented on MI-related topics at past conferences sponsored by ACA, ACES, and MINT. He has published several peer-reviewed journal articles on the practice and supervision of MI, most recently co-authoring a textbook on MI in mental health counseling.