Senior Partners

Allyne Spinner, LCSW
aspinner@diversonomix.com

Senior Partner, Allyne Spinner, has more than thirty (30) years experience in the mental health and substance abuse field. She is currently in private practice and is the owner of FIRST STEPS TO RECOVERY, a chemical dependency outpatient program.  She is also the director of training for the American Institute for Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy's Alcoholism and Drug Counselor Training Program. Ms. Spinner has been a cultural diversity, sensitivity and cultural competence trainer for non-profit organizations, government agencies and hospitals for over fifteen years. Ms. Spinner holds a M.S.W. from Columbia University and is a trained group and individual psychoanalyst.  

John Crepsac, LCSW, CASAC
jcrespac@diversonomix.com

Senior Partner, John Crepsac, is a licensed Clinical Social Worker and addictionologist with over twenty (20) years experience addressing issues of mental health, diversity and inclusion in both the public and private sectors.  Mr. Crepsac has been a workplace consultant with the National Football League's (NFL) Substances of Abuse Program for the past decade where he's provided culturally competent care for professional athletes and their families. In addition to the NFL, Mr. Crepsac is a consultant to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Transit Workers Union Local 100 and Merrill Lynch. Mr. Crepsac's interest in the intersection of culture and commerce began during his fourteen-year tenure at Beth Israel Medical Center, a diverse urban teaching hospital where he was a member of the Taskforce on Discrimination in Healthcare. As a former Executive Director with the NY State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services, Mr. Crepsac conducted a number of cultural competence workshops and courses throughout the state. In terms of academic appointments, Mr. Crepsac is currently an adjuct professor of social work at the graduate centers of both Fordham University and New York University where he lectures extensively on issues of diversity, discrimination, cultural competence and the strengths-based approach. Mr. Crepsac maintains clinical practices in NY and NJ, and is the New York metro area representative of the renowned Sierra Tucson Psychiatric Facility in Arizona.