Meet Our Team
Leadership
Ben Tison
Executive Director
Carol Smith
Chief Development Officer
Michael Eberhart
VP of Operations
Emily Miranda
Secretary and Director of Human Resources
Clinical Team
Dr. Josh Uptigrove, DO
Medical Director
Kim Benton, LPN
Nurse
Alicia Watkins, LPC, CCTP, ART, C-DBT
Clinical Director
Matthew Adams, MA
Program Director
Pat Marchman*
Program Assistant
David Howell*
Director of Transition
Justin Stanfield*
Transition Coordinator
Matthew Hellman*
Recovery Support Coordinator
Adam Macenczak, APC
Therapist
Bill Eubanks, CAC*
Lead Recovery Specialist
Ryan Flanagan*
Recovery Specialist
Joe Gulino*
Recovery Specialist
Jason West*
Recovery Specialist
Greg Yost, CAC*
Recovery Specialist
*No Longer Bound Alumni
Resident Techs
Kannan Barcourt
Harrison Couch
Brandon Cruit
Tommy G
Tyler Hajjar
Kadeem Hector
Christopher Im
Kyle Joseph
Sean O’Connor
Vocational Training & Industries
Ryan Senft, Cars Manager
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Ed Scheu*, Culinary Manager
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Zach Duff*, Facilities Coordinator
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Kelly Bennett, Director of Thrift Operations
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Lacie Craig, Thrift Store Manager, Dawsonville
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Mary Beth Douglass, Thrift Store Manager, Johns Creek
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Bethany Monroe, Thrift Store Manager, Woodstock
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Eric Watson, Logistics Manager
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Admissions
Morgan Hall, Admissions Representative
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Emily Tracy, Admissions and Family Coordinator
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Accounting and HR
Virginia A. Ridgeway, Accounting Manager
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Dora Nunez, Staff Accountant
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Shantel Cowan, HR Generalist
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Carter Groves, Administrative Assistant
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Security
Allen Bright, Campus Security
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Development & Marketing
Nancy Malone, Development Administrator
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Anayely Moreno, Digital Fundraising Officer
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Stacey Stephens, Development Officer
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Bruno Surdo, Development Officer
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Board of Directors
Kim Bocian, Board Chair
HR Executive, Retired
Board Members
Owner/Operator, Chick-fil-a
Chris Finley
CFO, Automation Direct
Chris Johnson
CFO, Atlanta Computer Group
Ned Kivett
Financial Planner, Retired
Brian McElroy
People Excellence Officer, Siemens
Alan Meincke
Attorney, Cipriani & Werner, PC
Michael Palmer
Financial Planner, WestPac Wealth Partners
Brandon Rayburn
President, SpecialT
Mike Santowski
CFO, Publisher Services, LLC
Suzanne Swain
Community Relations, City of Alpharetta
Jacob Willis
Sr. Account Director, Alloy
Glenn White
Banking Industry, Retired
Advisory Council
Ken Bowes
Wanamaker Associates, President
David Horth
Former Owner, R.E.L.A.M.
Glen Jackson
Co-Founder, Jackson Spalding
Dave Kraxberger
President, Adevco Corporation
Jim Reese
Former CEO, Atlanta Mission
Mark Riley
Managing Partner, Urban Realty Partners