Board of Directors
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Bryan received his Associates Degree from Goldenwest College in Business. He is a native to Southern California and has lived in Long beach for 16 Years. He is excited to bring his business experience to the Atlantic Alano Club. Bryan has been attending meetings at the Atlantic Alano Club since 2007 and served on previous boards as Treasurer and Membership Chair.
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Profile...
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Mike Powers is a native of Akron, Ohio, but has lived in California for 50 years, and in Long Beach for 40 years. He has been sober since 1983, so he remembers when the Atlantic Alano Club was at 10th and Atlantic. After getting sober, Mike returned to school, earning a B. A. in Spanish & Linguistics from UCLA. He currently works as a bookkeeper and income tax preparer, and is very excited about the upcoming prospect of retirement. Mike lives in Long Beach with Jay Woodruff, his husband of 20 years, and their dog Joey.
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Philip has been a member of the Atlantic Alano Club since 2019. He currently works as an outpatient counselor at Fred Brown Recovery Services in San Pedro. In his work he treats patients for substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health conditions. Currently he facilitates group counseling for 12-step facilitation, anger management, and relapse prevention. Philip is an alumnus of California State University Fullerton (B.S., 2005), and Iowa State University (M.S., 2007; Ph.D., 2011). Philip has been in recovery from his own addiction since 2019 and finds joy in his community through service and fellowship with others who wish to overcome their own addictions.
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Al is from Buffalo, New York. He moved to Long Beach in 1985 at which time he got sober and became a member of the Atlantic Alano Club. He was the chairperson for People of Color AA Convention in 2010 and 2011, and is now the 2017 Chairperson for KISSAR Roundup here in Long Beach. Al was the AAC Building Chair for 2013-2015 and is now serving again in that same role.
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Al is a native of New Orleans, and has lived in Long Beach for the past 13 years. He earned his B.S in Accounting and a MBA from the University of New Orleans. Al has been attending meetings at the Atlantic Alano Club since 2019, and joined the board as Membership Chair in 2021. He is looking forward to being of service to the Atlantic Alano Club and its membership.
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Michael is originally from Orange County but moved to Long Beach in 2017 after graduating from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in public relations. He currently works in higher education in student affairs and does a lot of event planning and serves on many event planning committees, and is very excited to bring his experience to the Atlantic Alano Club Board of Directors.
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