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
Mike Mainero
Vice President of Community Outreach & Development
Medical & Psychiatry
Fred Hesse, MD
Medical Director
Richard Pennell, RPA-C
Physician Assistant
Jen Engle LPN
Director of Nursing
Mark Logan, MD
Staff Physician
Ayla Priestley, DNP
Nurse Practitioner
Lena Cormier RN
Nurse Educator
Clinical Team
Kristian Jovanovich MSMH, LADC
Program Director – Bradford
Matt Melkonian B.A, B.S. CRC
Interim Program Director – Vergennes 3.1
Dawn Taylor MA, LADC, CS
Director of Outpatient Services
Barbara Roderick, CADC
Primary Therapist
Melissa Garr, CADC
Primary Therapist
Valerie Piper, LCMHC
Primary Therapist
Leanna Snyder, BSCJ, CADC
Primary Therapist
Kate Harvey, MS in CMHC
Primary Therapist
Adam Gould AAP
Primary Therapist
Heather Hood
Therapist in Training
Melinda Ryan
Therapist in Training
Daniel Hudson
Residential Manager
Aftercare
Jaimie D’Alessandro, CRSW
Aftercare Manager
Kayli Whitcomb
Aftercare Coordinator
Ryan Mulligan
Aftercare Coordinator
Natalia Soto
Aftercare Coordinator
Chris Draper
Aftercare Coordinator
Dietary & Nutrition
Jesse Smith
Dietary Director
Community Outreach & Treatment Coordinators
Lou Desso
Community Outreach & 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
Becky Rodger
Admissions Specialist
Nancy Griffen
Admissions Specialist
Brady Barnard
Admissions Specialist
Liz Noyes
Receptionist
Administrative Team
Wayne Vanasse
Accounting Coordinator
Rachael Shumway
Administration
Tabatha Claflin
Billing Specialist
Kristen Burnett
Compliance Coordinator
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