Mike Lowther is currently the Director, Division of State Programs at SAMHSA/CSAP and is responsible for the Strategic Prevention Framework. He previously serves as the Director, Prevention Support at the Pacific Institute of Research and Evaluation where he managed contracts and provided technical assistance to States and Communities. He spent 13 years directing the Southwest Prevention Center (SWPC) at the University of Oklahoma where he led regional training and technical assistance centers including CSAP’s Southwest Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies and the Department of Education’s Southwest Regional Center for Safe and Drug Free Schools.

Mike has more than 25 Years experience in supervising, developing and implementing prevention programs at the state and community level. He has extensive experiences in creating effective working relationship between local, state and federal agencies and organizations, as well as expertise in community coalitions, social change theory, prevention planning, and facilitation. In June of 2001, Mike received the National Prevention Network Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of prevention throughout his career.