Brian Crissman began working in the substance abuse field in 1996 as a substance abuse counselor for We Care Health Services in Maryland. He was then hired by Robert Holden to work for PIDARC in Washington DC in 1997. He became the Assistant director of PIDARC in 2004. In 2007 he was promoted to the Director of PIDARC and currently remains I that position.

Mr. Crissman earned his Bachelor degree in Psychology from Edinboro University Of Pennsylvania in 1996.