Steven Liga

Steven Liga

Vice Chair

Steven Liga is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) and licensed substance abuse treatment professional (LSATP), as well as a certified prevention specialist (CPS) and clinical supervisor (CCS) with more than thirty years of experience in the field of social services and behavioral health. His advocacy work has led him to testify before legislative and regulatory committees on both the state and federal level, contributing to the passage of several significant bills in New Jersey, including the Clean Indoor Air Act, two Good Samaritan laws, and state licensure for addiction counselors.

Mr. Liga has most recently served as the Executive Director of the Potomac Health Foundation, where he led the foundation through its strategic planning process, updated policies, modernized operations, and oversaw the distribution of over six million dollars to nearly fifty nonprofits. For more than seven years, Mr. Liga was the CEO of Action in Community Through Services (ACTS), a fifty-year-old nonprofit that fosters hope, provides relief, and promotes self-sufficiency for those experiencing crisis.

Prior to his tenure with ACTS, Mr. Liga spent eighteen years as the CEO of the Middlesex County chapter of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence. He has also written the bylaws for several nonprofits and incorporated four new nonprofit organizations. Mr. Liga is the creator of Footprints for Life TM, a prevention program proven to change individual and classroom behavior of young students by teaching them social competency skills.  Finally, Mr. Liga is the creator of We’re Not Buying It! TM , a program teaching media literacy skills related to music, film, television, and social media to middle school students.