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
Chris Osgood, PhD
VP of Finance & Administrative Services
Medical & Psychiatry
Cherylanne Linares MSN, PMH-BC RN
Director of Nursing
Fred Hesse, MD
Medical Director
Marina Ecklund
Nurse Practitioner
Richard Pennell, RPA-C
Physician Assistant
Genevieve Williamson, MD
Psychiatrist
Suzette Smith
Nurse Manager
Men's Clinical Team
Kathleen McIsaac, LCMHC, LADC, M.Ed, RMT
Program Director
Ronald Womer, MS, LADC
Primary Therapist
Pamela Ashton, MSC, LADC
Primary Therapist
Tina Harris
Primary Therapist
Brian Dekle
Therapist in Training
Melissa Garr
Therapist in Training
Leanna Snyder
Therapist
Daniel Hudson
Residential Manager
Men’s Aftercare
Tony Lupacchino, CRC
Aftercare Coordinator/Alumni Program Coordinator
Renada Walters
Aftercare Coordinator
Cassandra Kennison
Aftercare Coordinator
William Kimball
Aftercare Coordinator
Valley Vista Vergennes
Women's Clinical Team
Kathleen Lowell, MA, LADC
Program Director
Dan Smith, MS, NCC
Primary Therapist
Emmalee Levesque BA
Integrative Trauma Practitioner
Jennifer Debarbieri, MS, LADC
Primary Therapist
Community Outreach & Treatment Coordinators
Matt Melkonian B.A, B.S. CRC
Community Outreach and Post Treatment Coordinator
Admissions
Christine Williams
Admissions Supervisor
Janis Pawul-Sullo
Admissions Specialist
Allisen Britch
Admission Specialist
Amanda Yaps
Admissions Specialist
Molly Simonds
Admissions Specialist
Administrative Team
Caitlyn Pippin
Billing Coordinator
Elizabeth Thurston
Administrative Coordinator
Julie Culbertson, BSN, RN
Utilization Review Nurse
Wayne Vanasse
Accounting Coordinator
Rachael Shumway
Administration
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