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
Richard Pennell, RPA-C
Physician Assistant
Men's Clinical Team
Kristian Jovanovich
Program Director, MSMH, LADC
Ronald Womer, MS, LADC
Clinical Supervisor
Pamela Ashton, MSC, LADC
Primary Therapist
Tina Harris
Primary Therapist
Melissa Garr
Primary Therapist
Leanna Snyder
Primary Therapist
Renada Walters
Primary Therapist
Cassandra Kennison
Primary Therapist
Daniel Hudson
Residential Manager
Men’s Aftercare
Tony Lupacchino, CRC
Aftercare Coordinator/Alumni Program Coordinator
Jaimie D’Alessandro
Aftercare Coordinator
Jesse Smith
Aftercare Coordinator
Valley Vista Vergennes
Women's Clinical Team
Kathleen Lowell, MA, LADC
Program Director
Dan Smith, MS, NCC
Primary Therapist
Jennifer Debarbieri, MS, LADC
Primary Therapist
Valerie Howe
Residential Manager
Valley Vista Vergennes
Women's Aftercare
Sabrina Forbes
Aftercare Coordinator
Jessica Bezon
Aftercare 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
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
Julie Culbertson, BSN, RN
Utilization Review Nurse
Wayne Vanasse
Accounting Coordinator
Rachael Shumway
Administration
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