Eric Preuss

Eric M. Preuss, M.A., IAADC, CCS, LICDC. Eric is the Your Life Iowa (YLI) Project Director for the Bureau of Substance Abuse at the Iowa Department of Public Health and has been with the Department since 2010. Eric provides daily functional oversight of the YLI project which includes helpline, website, health promotion, and quality assurance/data integrity activities. Additionally, Eric served as the problem gambling services manager in Iowa from 2013-2021 and served on the Board of Directors for National Association of Administrators of Disordered Gambling Services (NAADGS) for 7 years, and served on the Iowa Board of Certification. Prior to joining IDPH, Eric spent over 20 years as a counselor, educator, and leader in the areas of substance use disorder treatment and homelessness. He holds a Master's degree from the Methodist Theological School in Ohio.