Who We Are

Founded in 2007, Families Against Narcotics is a grass roots organization based in Macomb County, Michigan. Since that first town hall meeting, FAN has held monthly meetings in that same church basement. A safe place where people can face and learn about addiction from others who have had similar experiences. Hundreds have walked through those doors over the past few years, including families affected by addiction; concerned citizens; law enforcement; judges; health care professionals; leaders in education, business, and religion; and people in recovery.

We work tirelessly, educating young adults, parents, school personnel, law enforcement, judges, and most of all doctors and other health care professionals of the dangers of prescription drug abuse, especially painkillers. FAN offers over 34 monthly support meetings across the state and we currently have 22 chapters in Michigan and we launched our first out of state chapter in Madison North Carolina in the fall of 2017.  

BOARD MEMBERS

Lisa Pettyes

Director

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Officer Lisa Pettyes has worked for the Fraser Department of Public Safety for over 25 years.  As a Public Safety Officer, she has worked in several assignments including road patrol, Crime Prevention, DARE, Criminal Investigations, Special Investigations, and Community Policing.  She is currently assigned as the Community Outreach Program and School Resource Officer. Officer Pettyes is one of the original founders of Families Against Narcotics.  As a Public Safety Officer, her passion has always been community education and bridging the gap between law enforcement and the community. Officer Pettyes’ motto is “It takes a village.”  

Raymond Skowronski Jr., D.D.S., F.A.D.I., P.C.

Director

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Dr. Raymond Skowronski Jr. is certified by the Northeast Regional Board of Dentistry.  After graduation from De La Salle Collegiate High School, Dr. Skowronski attended the University of Detroit, earning his bachelor's degree in biology and graduating summa cum laude.  He continued his education and received his doctorate from the University of Detroit, School of Dentistry four years later.  Dr. Skowronski was very involved in his academic community, serving as the president of Psi Omega as well as being an active member of Alpha Epsilon Delta and Alpha Sigma Nu.  Upon graduation, Dr. Skowronski's academic and clinical excellence was recognized by receiving the oral and maxillofacial surgeon's award, the Pierre Fauchard Award, the scholastic Achievement Award as well as being inducted into Omicron Kappa Upsilon, the highest academic honor achievable by any dental student.  Dr. Skowronski also attended and completed the United States Dental Institute in 1990. 

Greg Jakub 

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Director

Gregory Jakub has more than 30 years experience in health care public relations, marketing, and community relations.  He has worked as manager of community relations for Henry Ford Macomb Hospitals since 2008.  He is past chairman of the board for the Macomb Chamber of Commerce and former chair of its public policy committee.  He received the Focus on People Award from the Henry Ford Health System Board of Trustees in 2013 and 2015 as a member of the Medical Education Government Advocacy Team.  He earned a B.A. degree from Wayne State University, completed graduate studies at Central Michigan University, and is accredited by the Public Relations Society of America. 

Korrin Krieg

Director

Term Exp 12/21

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Robert Lagrou

Director

Term Exp 12/21

Robert J. Lagrou D.O. has dedicated his career to improving the care for patients suffering from psychiatric conditions and addiction.  He has served in a variety of executive leadership positions throughout his career.  Dr. Lagrou is board certified in general psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and addiction medicine.  He completed Fellowship in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation from Duke University. He has received numerous awards for quality improvements and has been named as HOUR Magazine's Top Doctors in Metro Detroit. Dr. Lagrou currently serves as the State Surgeon for Michigan Army National Guard.  Dr. Lagrou believes in a holistic approach to patient care that combines traditional therapeutics with an integrative approach towards total mind and body health.

Anthony  Forlini 

Director

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Bio coming soon.

Roger J. Panella

Director

Term Exp 12/22

Roger Panella is the Chief Administrative Officer for the Michigan Peer Review Organization (MPRO) and has more than 30 years of experience in automotive, logistics, and nonprofit charitable businesses. He is a strategic business, supply chain, and human resources executive driving process improvements and savings in the materials management, vehicle transportation, health care, compensation/organization planning, and finance functions. Prior to MPRO, Roger was COO at the Greater Detroit Area Health Council; VP Strategy, Safety, Quality and Risk Management at Allied Systems Holdings, Inc.; and was an executive at Chrysler, LLC.  At Chrysler, Roger was the executive responsible for the company’s health care programs, covering 350,000 people at an annual cost of $2.5 billion. In that role, Roger co-led national negotiations with the UAW on health care programs in 2003 and 2007, collaborations that reduced costs and saved thousands of autoworker jobs. Roger has an MBA from the University of Michigan (Ross School of Business) and BA in Materials and Logistics Management from Michigan State University (Broad College of Business). He has also completed an executive development program at IMD in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Annemarie Lepore

Director

Term Exp 12/21

Bio coming soon.