Our Staff
Executive Leadership
Jack Duffy
Chief Executive Officer
Rick Distefano
Chief Operating Officer
Kevin Hamel, BSN, RN, CPXP
Vice President Medical and Clinical Services
Medical & Psychiatry
Cherylanne Linares MSN, PMH-BC RN
Director of Nursing
Fred Hesse, MD
Medical Director
Richard Pennell, RPA-C
Physician Assistant
Jen Engle LPN
Assistant Director of Nursing
Ayla Priestley, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Team
Kristian Jovanovich MSMH, LADC
Program Director
Kathleen Lowell, MA, LADC
Women’s Program Director
Ronald Womer, MS, LADC
Clinical Supervisor
Barbara Roderick, CADC
Primary Therapist
Liam “Hank” Farrell, LADC
Primary Therapist
Melissa Garr, CADC
Primary Therapist
Valerie Piper, LCMHC
Primary Therapist
Leanna Snyder, AAP
Primary Therapist
Mickey Sullivan
Therapist in Training
Adam Gould
Therapist in Training
Daniel Hudson
Residential Manager
Aftercare
Jaimie D’Alessandro, CRSW
Aftercare Coordinator
Jesse Smith
Aftercare Coordinator
John Martignetti
Aftercare Coordinator
Tony Lupacchino, CRC
Aftercare Coordinator & Alumni Program Coordinator
Community Outreach & Treatment Coordinators
Mike Mainero
Community Outreach & Treatment Coordinator
Lou Desso
Matt Melkonian B.A, B.S. CRC
Community Outreach and Post Treatment Coordinator
Jill Bushey
Community Outreach & Treatment Coordinator
Admissions
Julie Culbertson, BSN, RN
Director of Admissions
Christine Williams
Admissions Specialist
Janis Pawul-Sullo
Admissions Specialist
Amanda Yaps
Admissions Specialist
Jazmine Franks
Admission Specialist
Lisa Keating
Admission Specialist
Becky Rodger
Receptionist
Administrative Team
Caitlyn Pippin
Human Resources & Billing Manager
Wayne Vanasse
Accounting Coordinator
Rachael Shumway
Administration
Tabatha Claflin
Billing Specialist
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