After pursuing a life-long goal of a career in real estate (including being awarded Two Times Sales Representative), Kevin Reese saw his life spiraling out of control at the hands of addiction. Despite his successful 15-year career, he found truth and peace after reaching out for help. Now more...

Ryan graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in business and a concentration in sales and marketing. That same year, he began his career working in the toxicology industry, educating physicians and medical professionals on tools to identify patients...

A native of Orlando, Florida, Ryan Aldrin joined The Recovery Village Umatilla team in 2019. After graduating from Bishop Moore High School in Orlando in 2006, he earned a football scholarship to Eastern Kentucky University and graduated with a bachelor's degree in business. Ryan moved to West...

Kacie has her M.S. in clinical psychology. Previously, she was employed with American Addiction Centers, where she helped people find appropriate care to begin their journey in recovery. She also worked at an outpatient facility in Pennsylvania for three years, where she ran an adult day program,...

Sam has worked as an admissions and outreach specialist in the field of addiction treatment since 2014. He draws his passion for helping others from his own recovery journey and finds working directly with families and their loved ones extremely fulfilling. Sam strives to always be available and...

Myrrhanda Jones is the community outreach director for the IAFF Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery that opened in March 2017. Myrrhanda graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications with a double minor in non-profit...

Kelly is a community outreach director for the IAFF Center of Excellence. She spends about 250 days a year traveling the U.S. and Canada educating members on the prioritization of behavioral health issues and services available to them through the Center of Excellence. She has spoken to over...

Heather Ann Adams brings a wealth of business development experience to her role at The Recovery Village Palm Beach at Baptist Health, where she hopes to work together with her team to employ innovative strategies and ideas for recovery. Her greatest strength is the ability to connect with...

In Sharon’s role with The Recovery Village Palm Beach, she draws on her 11 years of experience in the substance abuse industry to manage her accounts and strategize with her team. In Sharon’s previous experience with Recovery Associates, she held various roles of increasing...

As a member of the Community Outreach Team at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, Don is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Don served as an Addiction Recovery Specialist in the...

With over 13 years of experience in the field of substance abuse and addiction, Joe brings expertise and compassion to his role as the Senior Community Outreach Coordinator at The Recovery Village Palm Beach at Baptist Health. When Joe first learned about Advanced Recovery Systems’...

MISS WINTER PARK 2020 —A Lindsay Bettis, Miss Florida 2022, a Summa Cum Laude graduate of the University of Central Florida and is currently pursuing her MBA from Louisiana State University Shreveport’s accelerated online program. Her social impact initiative, “Prescription...

As a member of the Community Outreach team in Florida, Kait is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Kait has worked in the fields of media, marketing, communications and travel. She is excited...

As a member of the Business Development team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Vanesa is dedicated to helping the team reach clients, families, and organizations who are seeking treatment options.  Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Vanesa graduated from UCF with a Bachelors of...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Recovery Village Palmer Lake, Libby is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2018, Libby previously worked in child care as the lead teacher. She is...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake, Sarah is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Sarah started her career in marketing and business development in...

As a member of the Community Outreach Team at The Recovery Village Ridgefield, Leia is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Leia has worked in the substance use disorder and mental health...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Emily is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Emily earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication and set out to use her...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at the International Association of Fire Fighters Center of Excellence, Abby is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Abby worked with child protective...

Shannon Beemer is a community outreach Director at The Recovery Village. In her role, Shannon provides support and assistance to patients taking their very first steps into recovery. She works to build relationships in the local community that provide a link between those seeking recovery and...

As a member of the Veterans Affairs Community Outreach Team, Mike is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Mike worked as a treatment advocate in the Mid-Atlantic. He is excited for the...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Umatilla, Michael R. Griggs is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining the Community Outreach team in 2021, Michael's journey with Advanced Recovery Systems began in...

As the Senior Events and Education Coordinator for Advanced Recovery Systems, Savannah creates, plans and delivers online and in-person educational events and other marketing efforts. Savannah hosts over 100 hours of Continuing Education Events annually that provide opportunities for medical...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Columbus, Dwight Thompson is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Dwight Thompson, he oversaw community outreach efforts and...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Central Florida, Angelique is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Angelique provided Applied Behavior Analysis treatment services for children...

As a member of the Community Outreach Team at Recovery Villages at Cherry Hill, Matt is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Matt has worked diligently with clients and families by providing...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village, Christopher is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Christopher has worked in the field of substance use disorder and...

Brian holds dual bachelor's degrees in business administration and human resources management from Franklin University. He has worked in various areas of behavioral health, from inpatient crisis stabilization to outpatient treatment and alumni community services. His personal and family...

Molly Jones, LSW is a Clinical Education Coordinator for Advanced Recovery Systems. In this role, Molly is responsible for providing clinical education and training to various client populations, treatment providers, and other behavioral health stakeholders across the country. Molly provides...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Columbus, Denise Allen is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Denise received a degree in Psychology as well as a Master's...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Orlando Recovery Center, Kristina Maloney is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Kristina has spent the last 10 years in sales and marketing roles...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Ridgefield, Clay is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Clay has spent the last two year working in admissions and community...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, Rosemarie is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Rosemarie spent the past 6 years working in the...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Barthelemy Longchamp is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Bart obtained his degree in Psychology from the University...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Daniel is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Daniel has experience in Non-Profit Advancement, Business Development,...

Matt Cardone was a division 1 athlete from the University of Delaware where he earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. Matt moved back to his home state of New Jersey and began his career as a sales representative in the scientific research instrumentation industry. In 2015, he...

As a member of the Business Development team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Andrew is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Andrew was a leader in the mortgage industry where he would help...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at the IAFF Center of Excellence, Hannah is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Hannah worked in community outreach providing trauma informed...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Umatilla. Samantha Reale is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Samantha Reale worked as a Peer Recovery Support Specialist...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village, Houston Spore has the dedication to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining the Umatilla facility in 2023, Houston, a Flagler College Sport Management program graduate, spent...

As a member of the community outreach team, Justine is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Justine obtained her Master of Science degree from the University of Tampa and has since worked...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village, Matthew is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Matthew worked in multiple roles in the recovery field, including sober house...

As a Community Outreach team member at The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake, Connor Viland is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2023, Connor worked in both the residential and outdoor therapy space...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Columbus, Kristen is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Kristen graduated with her Bachelor's degree from Franklin University...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Recovery Village Columbus, Tomica is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Tomica spent over 15 years in charter school management empowering...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Columbus, Eliana Michaelson is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2023, Eliana Michaelson attended Miami University and received...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Palm Beach at Baptist Health, Courtney is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Courtney worked as a business developer and...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, Ethan is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Ethan spent several years in customer service and client...

As a member of The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper team, Terri Sorrell is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Terri has been in this field for over 5 years. Terri is a CRS, CPS, CFRS and...

Hello, my name is Ryan P. Russ, MA and have recently joined the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper. Throughout my career, my education and experience have been dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options in the field...

As a member of the Community Outreach team at Recovery Village Palmer Lake, Jerome is dedicated to helping the Military, Veterans, and their families find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Jerome served almost 10 years active duty in the US Army. Post...

As a member of the Community Outreach team with Advanced Recovery Systems, Scott Lara is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2022, Scott Lara worked in senior management positions in both the private...