Treatment Team at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage

Your treatment team at the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California is made up of a multidisciplinary group of professionals dedicated to working together to create an individualized treatment plan specific to your needs. Your primary team is listed below but there are other dedicated professionals such as dieticians, managed care specialists, continuing care coordinators, animal-assisted programming handlers, CD Techs and administrative staff who all work together to make your treatment experience the best it can be.

Leadership
	Christopher Yadron, PhD, LCPC, CADC Vice President of the West Region and Administrator of the Betty Ford Center Read Christopher Yadron's full bio.
	Tessa Voss, MA, LADC, CADC II Interim Executive Director
	Kendra Allen-Abella, RN Interim Manager Clinical Nurse
	Jennifer Dewey, MS, CPT Manager of Wellness and Related Services
	Neil Gussardo, MA Manager of Recovery Services
	Karl Kirsch, MA, LMFT, LAADC Manager Addiction Program
	RuthAnn Markusen, MS, CADC II Manager Addiction Program
	Mitchell Reynolds, CADC II, ICADC, CAMF Manager Sober Living
	Kelly Ryan, MA, LAADC, CADC II Supervisor of the Family Program
	Joanne Schmitt, MA, CADC II Supervisor Addiction Program
	Millicent Valentine, PsyD, LP Supervisor Mental Health
Addiction Counselors
	Andrea Adelman, ICADC, LADC, CADC II Addiction Counselor
	Pauline Alten, BS, CADC Addiction Counselor
	Bari Berkowitz, MA, LAADC Addiction Counselor
	Teal Berkowitz, MA, LMFT Addiction Counselor
	Geri Bick COR-12 Coordinator
	Fred Chaplin-Durrie, CADC II Addiction Counselor
	Cynthia Collier, CADAC II Addiction Counselor
	George Ferguson, MA Addiction Counselor
	Robert Fox, MA, LADC Addiction Counselor
	Gisela Ghaemi, Ed.D, MA, ICAADC, ICADC, LAACD Addiction Counselor
	Melissa Hawkins, MS, LMFT Addiction Counselor
	Caitlin Laun, MA, LAADC Addiction Counselor
	Sarita McGowan, MA, CADC I Addiction Counselor
	Margo McHattie, MS, ASW Addiction Counselor
	Wendy Myers, CADC II, CCAPP, LAADC, ICAADC, MSCP Addiction Counselor
	Brittany Ortiz, MA, AMFT, APCC Addiction Counselor
	Nicholas Prelesnik, CATC III Addiction Counselor
	Rhea Turner, MS, CADC II Addiction Counselor
	John Urrutia Addiction Counselor
	John Walton, MS, CADC II Addiction Counselor
	Bryan Wilmoth, BSW, CATC III Addiction Counselor
Mental Health
	Gregory McFadden, MD, PhD, DLFAPA Psychiatrist
	Rigo Brueck, PhD, LMFT Psychologist
	Sherry Ellison, PhD Psychologist
	Chanel Leibsohn, PsyD, LP Psychologist
Medical
	Lisa Delgado, RN Nurse
	Elizabeth Deshong, RN, BSN, MBA Nurse
	Mario Gutierrez Addiction Medicine Fellow
	Rebekah Guzman, RN Clinical Nurse Supervisor
	Christine Hopkins, DPN, MSN, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner
	Rebecca Ott, DNP, RN, APRN-BC Nurse Practitioner
	Sherilyn Pawlewitz, LVN Nurse
	Alisha Terrell Medical Assistant
	Constantina Thireos, RN Registered Nurse
	Joseph Umbrino Nurse Practitioner
Family Program
	Emilio Angulo, CADC II Family Program Professional
	Lavelle Jacobson, LMFT Family Program Professional
Children's Program
	Jerry Moe, MA, MAC, CET II National Director of the Children's Program Read Jerry Moe's full bio.
	Cynthia Galaviz, MA Supervisor Children's Program
	Andreina Cardenas, BA, MA Children's Counselor
	Analia Hoyt, MSW Children's Counselor
	Atalia Steele, AA, BA Children's Counselor
Other
	Zackary Boring, BA, CPT Senior Wellness Specialist
	Margaret Ehry Spiritual Care Professional
	Thomas Yu, MA, MDiv, CADC II Spiritual Care Professional

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. As the nation's leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient treatment for adults and youth, the Foundation has 17 locations nationwide and collaborates with an expansive network throughout health care. With a legacy that began in 1949 and includes the 1982 founding of the Betty Ford Center, the Foundation today also encompasses a graduate school of addiction studies, a publishing division, an addiction research center, recovery advocacy and thought leadership, professional and medical education programs, school-based prevention resources and a specialized program for children who grow up in families with addiction.

Meet the Betty Ford Center Treatment Team

Leadership

Christopher Yadron, PhD, LCPC, CADC

Tessa Voss, MA, LADC, CADC II

Kendra Allen-Abella, RN

Jennifer Dewey, MS, CPT

Neil Gussardo, MA

Karl Kirsch, MA, LMFT, LAADC

RuthAnn Markusen, MS, CADC II

Mitchell Reynolds, CADC II, ICADC, CAMF

Kelly Ryan, MA, LAADC, CADC II

Joanne Schmitt, MA, CADC II

Millicent Valentine, PsyD, LP

Addiction Counselors

Andrea Adelman, ICADC, LADC, CADC II

Pauline Alten, BS, CADC

Bari Berkowitz, MA, LAADC

Teal Berkowitz, MA, LMFT

Geri Bick

Fred Chaplin-Durrie, CADC II

Cynthia Collier, CADAC II

George Ferguson, MA

Robert Fox, MA, LADC

Gisela Ghaemi, Ed.D, MA, ICAADC, ICADC, LAACD

Melissa Hawkins, MS, LMFT

Caitlin Laun, MA, LAADC

Sarita McGowan, MA, CADC I

Margo McHattie, MS, ASW

Wendy Myers, CADC II, CCAPP, LAADC, ICAADC, MSCP

Brittany Ortiz, MA, AMFT, APCC

Nicholas Prelesnik, CATC III

Rhea Turner, MS, CADC II

John Urrutia

John Walton, MS, CADC II

Bryan Wilmoth, BSW, CATC III

Mental Health

Gregory McFadden, MD, PhD, DLFAPA

Rigo Brueck, PhD, LMFT

Sherry Ellison, PhD

Chanel Leibsohn, PsyD, LP

Medical

Lisa Delgado, RN

Elizabeth Deshong, RN, BSN, MBA

Mario Gutierrez

Rebekah Guzman, RN

Christine Hopkins, DPN, MSN, FNP-BC

Rebecca Ott, DNP, RN, APRN-BC

Sherilyn Pawlewitz, LVN

Alisha Terrell

Constantina Thireos, RN

Joseph Umbrino

Family Program

Emilio Angulo, CADC II

Lavelle Jacobson, LMFT

Children's Program

Jerry Moe, MA, MAC, CET II

Cynthia Galaviz, MA

Andreina Cardenas, BA, MA

Analia Hoyt, MSW

Atalia Steele, AA, BA

Other

Zackary Boring, BA, CPT

Margaret Ehry

Thomas Yu, MA, MDiv, CADC II