Steve Rossell
Chief Executive, Cranstoun Drug Services
Steve Rossell is Chief Executive of Cranstoun Drug Services, having taken up this post in 1998. Cranstoun is a national voluntary sector provider of drug treatment and rehabilitation services within residential, community and prison criminal justice settings. Prior to becoming Chief Executive he had undertaken the posts of Cranstoun's Head of Residential Services and then Director of Services, respectively.
Prior to his association with Cranstoun Steve had worked within the voluntary sector and substance misuse field, since 1988. His previous experience within the substance misuse field includes: the provision of high care residential treatment and rehabilitation; client service delivery in 'street agencies', needle exchanges and community outreach settings; drug work within the criminal justice system, in both the UK and Europe; and, the development and management of community-based drug and alcohol services.
Before working in the substance misuse field Steve's social and health care experience includes a number of years working with young people, in both the UK and US.
Steve has a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology & Sociology (Brunel University), a post-graduate Diploma in Management (Kingston University Business School) and is currently a Board member and Trustee of the 'European Association for the Treatment of Addiction' (EATA). He is a member of the Institute of Directors (MIoD) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
Aside from attempting to be a reasonably good 'dad' to his son Daniel, Steve spends his spare time trying to improve his performance in Triathlons, all of which present their respective but differing challenges.
