About Us

Robert C. Lambert has over thirty-five years of clinical and administrative experience in the field of behavioral healthcare. He has held a number of clinical and administrative positions providing clinical, educational, supervision, management, and consultation services. During the course of his career he has designed and successfully developed a number of innovation treatment programs. Currently, he is President and Executive Director of Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. and President of the Connecticut Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program, a comprehensive addictions counselor training program he designed and created. He was an Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Psychology at Albertus Magnus College for 23 years where he taught numerous undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology and helped design a graduate program in addictions counseling. He is a sought after speaker who has given numerous presentations on topics relating to behavioral healthcare at numerous national and international conferences. He has also written a number of articles and text chapters on addiction treatment and behavioral healthcare, which have appeared in various publications and peer reviewed journals. He is President of the Opioid Treatment Providers of Connecticut and is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Association of the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD) representing the state of Connecticut. In 2012 he authored a nationally recognized innovative peer mentoring based program which received the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration “Science and Service” award. In 2016 he received the prestigious Nyswander-Dole Award at the 2016 AATOD Conference for lifetime achievements in the field of medication assisted treatment for opioid dependence.

Dr. Kraus has worked for Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. as a clinic Medical Director and Chief Medical officer for over 25 years. Dr. Kraus is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), a member of ASAM’s Public Policy Committee and Legal Advocacy Committee, and a Diplomate of the American Board of Addiction Medicine. He is also a board member and current Treasurer of Coalition on Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders (COPE). Additionally, he is currently Chair of the Connecticut State Medical Society’s Addiction Medicine Committee. Dr. Kraus is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine. In this capacity, he teaches Addiction Medicine and General Internal Medicine to Yale and St. Mary’s Hospital Primary Care General Internal Medicine Residents. He also serves as a Mentor in the Physician Clinical Support System for Medication Assisted Treatment for Opiate Dependence. Previous appointments include Vice-President of ASAM and founder and past President of ASAM’s Connecticut Chapter. He was Co-Chair of the Physician’s Task Force on Education for AMERSA and a member of the Primary Care Physician’s Work Group for the National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA). He was also a member of the Expert Panel of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy for the Addiction Medicine Education Summit meetings and a Board Member of the Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council and the Connecticut Mental Health Policy Council. Dr. Kraus was the former Director of Addiction Medicine at St. Mary’s Hospital and Waterbury Hospital. He was also the founder of Westside Medical Group and General Internist at Franklin Medical Group/Trinity Healthcare of New England in Waterbury. Dr. Kraus has presented at numerous national and international conferences and is a sought after speaker. He has also written numerous peer reviewed articles and chapters relating to addiction medicine and has lectured nationally and internationally on the subject.

For over 35 years, Alan Lee Nolan, LCSW, has held positions of increasing administrative and clinical responsibilities in the field of behavior healthcare in both the private and not-for-profit corporate settings. Alan received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology, from Syracuse University and his Master of Social Work from the Nelson Rockefeller School of Social Welfare, State University of New York at Albany, Albany NY. Alan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the state of Connecticut. Prior to joining Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. in 2000, Alan served as a corporate consultant providing consulting support for a Fortune 500 Corporation labor and employee relations department where he provided EAP services and developed and facilitated training programs for improvement of team performance and interpersonal supervisory skills. Alan began his tenure at Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. as a Clinical Team Leader and was promoted to Program Director and most recently, Director of Clinical Operations. In his current role he supervises the clinical operations of five treatment centers and develops and facilitates the organizations continuing education and training programs. Alan is also currently an Instructor and Director of Student Affairs at the organizations Connecticut Certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor Training Program which prepares Counselors for certification/licensure as a substance use disorder counselor. Alan has presented at numerous regional and national conferences and has been a guest lecturer at Alberta Magnus College and Western Connecticut State University. Alan has also been involved in numerous research projects during his career.

David Schiavo has been the Director of Human Resources at Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. since September 2006. His background is in both the non-profit as well as the for profit business sectors. He has over 35 years of experience in multiple disciplines within Human Resources. David received his college degree in Business Administration from SUNY Westchester. David is responsible for all Human Resource activities at Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. and will assure that CCC, Inc. is compliant with all state and federal employment regulations. As a member of the Executive Leadership team David demonstrates a commitment to his role and is seen as a strategic partner understanding the goals, values and mission of the organization. Before joining CCC, Inc., David has corporate experience working at Xerox Corporation, Maclean Hunter Media, Cendant Mobility and Putnam County, NY A.R.C. David has been acknowledged in Connecticut for his award winning on-site Wellness programs.

Wayne Wamser is the Director of Finance at Connecticut Counseling Centers, Inc. Wayne joined CCC in 2006 with expertise in the areas of general ledger, accounts payable, payroll and budget. Prior to CCC, Wayne served as a Controller at Stamford Health System directing a staff of accountants, payroll personnel and accounts payable personnel. Wayne also served at Bridgeport Hospital working in the Budget & Reimbursement area. Prior to his time in the healthcare field Wayne served as a Cost Accountant by companies in the for-profit sector including Harvey Hubbell’s Wiring Device Division in Bridgeport and the Swank Corporation in South Norwalk, manufacturing leather goods. Wayne received his Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Central Connecticut State University.

Jason Bradway has thirty years of experience working with Connecticut Counseling Centers Inc. He holds degrees in accounting and computer science from Post University. He started in 1993 as administrative support at the Waterbury clinic. In 1995 he was promoted to Assistant to the Executive Director and moved forward to the corporate office assisting the Executive Director with the organizations operations. In 2000 he was promoted to the position of Director of Information Systems. In his current position he oversees the operations of the computerized network systems as well as the insurance billing and collections department.