Katrina VanAernam is a co-founder and Executive Director of the Dixie County Anti-Drug Coalition. In May 2024 the DCADC will celebrate thirteen years active in Prevention Education, Community Collaboration, and Recovery Services. The DCADC has been an active member of the CCA since September 2011. CCA has been a key partner in our training, daily management, and implementation of effective community and life-changing strategies. She graduated from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a Bachelor's in Business Administration. After college, before returning to her hometown, she worked in the corporate world in accounting and human resources. She and her husband have five children, and nine grandchildren and own a family-run business in the timber industry. Katrina is the parent of a son in recovery and has a heart and passion for families willing to work towards finding joy and living without substance use.