Our Outreach Team

VP of Business Development, Branding
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As the Vice President of Business Development for Advanced Recovery Systems, Allison spearheads the national business development department, nurtures and maintains key relationships for the organization, oversees brand development, and creates and implements educational outreach and prevention...

Eastern Outreach Director
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...

Florida Outreach Director
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...

Colorado Outreach Director
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,...

Community Outreach Director
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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...

Community Outreach Director
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...

Community Outreach Director
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...

Community Outreach Coordinator
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As a member of the community outreach team, Frank Houser draws on his extensive sales background. Frank has worked in a variety of industries, from manufacturing to safety. In doing so, he has gained an eagle-eye view of the damages caused by addiction both at home and in the workplace.
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Community Outreach Director
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...

Community Outreach Director
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...

Senior Community Outreach Coordinator
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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...

Community Outreach Director
Megan Powell has a duel Bachelor’s Degree from Capital University in marketing and leadership & management. Megan hopes to use this experience to excel in her role as a liaison between The Recovery Village and the local community, helping patients to get the personalized help they...

Community Outreach Director
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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...

Community Outreach Coordinator
As a member of the Community Outreach Team at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, Erick Giunta is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Erick Giunta spent 5 years working in his community...

Senior Outreach Coordinator
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’...

Community Outreach Coordinator
As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Columbus, Michelle is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2019, Michelle spent six years working in the addiction services and...

Community Outreach Coordinator
MISS WINTER PARK 2020 —A Lindsay Bettis, Miss Winter Park, joins us as a Real Talk Brand Ambassador in 2020! She is a senior at the University of Central Florida from St. Augustine, Florida, studying Marketing. In addition to serving as an ambassador, Lindsay also dedicates her time to...

Community Outreach Associate
As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Cherry Hill at Cooper, Melissa Giunta is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Melissa Giunta spent the last 2 years in the...

Clinical Outreach Specialist
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As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village at Cherry Hill Cooper, Jordan is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Jordan spent six years in public relations and marketing...

Community Outreach Associate
Michael Crisanto, M.A., is a Clinical Outreach Associate at Advanced Recovery Systems (ARS), specializing in helping individuals find substance abuse and mental health treatment. Michael has over 10 years of experience working in behavioral health including roles in suicide prevention, outpatient...

Clinical Outreach Coordinator
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Molly Jones, LSW, is the Clinical Coordinator for the IAFF Center of Excellence. In this role, Molly is responsible for working with community clinical partners across North America to design continuing care plans for clients returning to their local areas after treatment at the Center of...

Clinical Outreach Coordinator
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As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village in Columbus, Michelle McClure is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Michelle has worked in a wide variety of healthcare...

Community Outreach Associate
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...

Community Outreach Specialist
As a member of the Community Outreach Team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Rachel Miller is dedicated to helping clients, families , and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining ARS in 2020, Rachel received her Bachelors degree in Psychology from Rollins College in Winter Park,...

Business Development Specialist
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...

Lead Community Outreach Specialist
As a member of the Community Outreach team, Valerie is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2018, Valerie worked with diverse populations in the hospitality industry. She currently studies clinical...

Community Outreach Associate
As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village Columbus, Taylor is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Taylor studied Psychology focused in substance abuse and...

Community Outreach Associate
As a member of the Community Outreach team at The Recovery Village at Palmer Lake, Zachary is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2020, Zachary received a degree in Surgical Technology. Zachary has...

Community Outreach Coordinator
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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...

Community Outreach Coordinator
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...

Community Outreach Director
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Stacey Henson, LCSW, ACSW, is the Community Outreach Director for Advanced Recovery Systems, helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options for mental and behavioral health disorders. Stacey received her Master’s of Social Work from Washburn University in...

Community Outreach Specialist
As a member of the Community Outreach team at Advanced Recovery Systems, Andrea Vargas is dedicated to helping clients, families, and organizations find quality treatment options. Before joining Advanced Recovery Systems in 2021, Andrea worked in the Customer Service Industry for 10 years. She...

Community Outreach Associate
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...