Sara Moscato Howe, MS, CHES, is Chief Executive Officer of the Illinois Association for Behavioral Health (IABH). Her responsibilities include state and federal policy analysis and advocacy efforts on behalf of the IABH's membership. Howe also oversees the planning and implementation of IABH’s substance abuse prevention programs: Operation Snowball and the Cebrin Goodman Teen Institute. She is Chair of the Illinois Department of Human Services Social Services Advisory Council, a member of Illinois’ Human Services Commission, and serves as Public Policy Chair of the National Council for Behavioral Health. Howe holds a master's degree in health promotion with a research emphasis in collegiate peer alcohol abuse prevention and a bachelor's degree in health promotion from Purdue University. She is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration degree from the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University.