Garth Popple is Executive Director, WHOS (We Help Ourselves) and currently holds the following honorary positions: Executive Member of the Australian National Council on Drugs (ANCD); Director Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association (ATCA); Treasurer, Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NSW (NADA) ; Council Member, International Council of Alcohol and Addictions (ICAA). Garth has been working in A&OD management roles since 1986 and in honorary committee and board positions since 1981 for the non-profit sector. He has been primarily focused on the Therapeutic Community movement for most of his career to date, and in 1991 became involved in harm minimisation initiatives. He attempts to stay in touch with the needs and feedback from users past and present. WHOS operates five Therapeutic Communities within NSW and Qld: WHOS Metro for men, WHOS New Beginnings for women, WHOS MTAR (Methadone To Abstinence Residential), WHOS Hunter Valley and WHOS Sunshine Coast. WHOS also provides other services, such as Aftercare and HIV/Infectious Disease Education Services. Garth through his position at WHOS has been involved with ATCA since 1986 (inauguration). He is a past ATCA President 1993-1997 and 2004-2005. Garth is an Honorary Fellow of the University of Western Sydney.