Background
Birch, Lawrence Arthur was born on April 27, 1945 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of Marvin Orville Birch and Garnet Evelyn Slegal Birch.
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Lawrence Arthur Birch
Edit Profileeducator consultant psychotherapist
Education
Associate of Arts, Pierce College, 1966; Bachelor of Science, Wright State University, 1969; Master of Arts, California State University, 1971.
Career
Director, Mental Health Clinic Jacksonville (Florida), Inc., 1975-1979; consultant, Eastern Area Addictions Training Program, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1977-1979; consultant, NutriSystem Weight Loss Center, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1980-1981; director, Med Field Center, Largo, Florida, 1982-1985; director, Manatee Glens Corporation, Bradenton, Florida, 1985-1991; Chief Executive Officer, First Step of Sarasota, Florida, since 1991. Adjunct Professor U. North Florida, Jacksonville, 1977-1979, U. Tampa, Florida, 1980-1985, Florida Institute Technology, Melbourne, 1982-1985. Director Florida Drug and AlcoholAbuse Association, Tallahassee, 1986-1992, Florida School Addictions Studies, Tampa, since 1993, Mental Health Association, Jacksonville and Bradenton, Florida, 1972-1991.
Achievements
Membership
Appointee N.E. Florida Advisory Committee, Jacksonville, 1975-1980, Regulations Planning Team, Bradenton, 1986-1991, Community Council for Children, Bradenton, 1985-1991. Member APA, Midwestern Psychological Association, Florida Psychological Association, Kiwanis (vice president 1990), Psi Chi.
Interests
Connections
Married Barbara Reanne Dubois, October 15, 1969 (divorced November 1974). Married Fail Margeret TheresaSolonia, January 1, 1990. 1 child, John Joseph Farrell.
