Background
Mullen, Rod was born on August 2, 1943 in Puyallup, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Rodney and Grace Violet (Fritsch) Mullen.
Nonprofit organization executive
Mullen, Rod was born on August 2, 1943 in Puyallup, Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Charles Rodney and Grace Violet (Fritsch) Mullen.
Student, University Idaho, 1961-1963; Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, University of California, Berkeley, 1966; postgraduate, San Francisco The Art Institute of Chicago, 1968.
Director Oakland (California) facility Synanon Foundation, Inc., 1971-1972, director San Francisco facility, 1972-1973, director Tomales Bay (California) facility, 1976-1978, director Synanon education programs, 1973-1976. Treatment director national programs Vision Quest, Inc., Tucson, 1981-1982. Director resources and development Amity, Inc., 1982-1984, executive director, 1984-1995.
Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer, Amity Foundation, Porterville, California, since 1995. Member National Advisory Committee Substance Abuse Prevention, 1990-1996. Advisory board Center Therapeutic Community Research, National Development and Research Institutes, New York City, 1991-2002.
Consultant California Office Criminal Justice Planning, Sacramento, 1993. Principal investigator program National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1990-1993. President California Therapeutic Committee, 2004-2006.
Editorial advisory board Offender Substance Abuse Report, 2000-2004. Board directors Amity Foundation, California, since 1995, Amity Works Foundation, Arizona, since 2006.
Member of California Therapetic C. (president 2004-2006), Therapeutic Committees of America (treasurer 2006-2008), American Correctional Association.
Married Lois Fern Tobiska, May 3, 1963 (divorced January 1977). Children: Cristina, Charles, Moneka. Married Naya Arbiter, October 17, 1977.
1 child: Angelo.