MOVING MOUNTAINS RECOVERY - Key Persons
With a proven ability to overcome obstacles, Alex also offers his personal experiences and professional successes to the growth of Moving Mountains Recovery.
Job Titles:
- Director of Alumni Services
As a person in recovery, Ally has a passion for helping people in early recovery find their path. She is dedicated to encouraging those in early sobriety to have fun, love themselves, and find purpose in life. Outside of work, Ally is an avid rock climbing, skydiver, and all around thrill-seeker. She once thought that sobriety would be boring, but she is now living her life to the fullest extent and passionate about helping others do the same.
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Chief Operations Officer
Brenda Strauss is our Administrator and earned her bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Ramapo College of NJ. Brenda has over 20 years of experience in the business and financial operations of Substance Use and Behavioral Health Programs. Outside of the office, Brenda enjoys spending time with her family and friends, travelling, walking/hiking, reading, and volunteering.
Job Titles:
- Behavioral Health Technician
Curtis Bracy is a passionate therapist who works to assist his clients in developing self-esteem to overcome substance use. He holds a BA in psychology with a minor in management, MA in Counseling concentrating on Marriage, Family, & Couple Counseling. He is a licensed associate counselor in the State of New Jersey. Curtis is Currently pursuing his Doctoral degree in Counseling Psychology.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Co - Founder
Job Titles:
- Psychiatrist
- Psychiatrist in Summit
Dr. Evangelos Christodoulou is a psychiatrist in Summit, New Jersey and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including St. Joseph's University Medical Center and St. Joseph's Children's Hospital. He received his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and has been in practice for more than 20 years. Dr. Evangelos Christodoulou has expertise in treating anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, depression, among other conditions.
Janice Hoagland received her B.S. in Accounting from Centenary College in Hackettstown, NJ. Janice has 20+ years of finance accounting experience but has often felt like she wanted to do more to help people. That is why she is truly excited to join the Moving Mountains Recovery team to use her financial skills in helping make a difference in the lives of individuals and families struggling with addiction. Janice is a mother of five, which takes up most of her spare time, but when she does get a moment to herself, she enjoys attending rock concerts, reading, playing board games, thrift store shopping, and traveling. Janice has taken road trips to 31 US states and has a goal to visit all 49 Continental US States and the 10 Canada Provinces.
Originally from New Jersey, Jeff took his experience building successful treatment programs to bring to life a vision: offering something new and innovative in New Jersey addiction treatment.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Co - Founder
- Founder
As both Founder and CEO of Moving Mountains Recovery, Jefferey has over 9 year of experience in the field of addiction. Jefferey who struggled in and out of court mandated institutions as an adolescent knew when he entered recovery at 18 that he wanted to pursue his dream of opening his hometowns first and only outpatient substance abuse treatment center. Jefferey has passions for art and tattoos at successful tattoo studio he co owns in south Florida in his free time. Jefferey believes this program will assist our patients in creating a new life that is so full of passion that there is no room left for substance abuse.
Job Titles:
- Behavioral Health Technician
Kelly is a board certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who earned her Master of Science degree in Nursing with a concentration in mental health at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Kelly has fourteen years nursing experience as a Registered Nurse, Nurse Manager, and Advanced Practice Nurse in both psychiatric and substance use disorder settings. She has worked in inpatient settings as well as provided community nursing as a Nurse Practitioner. Kelly brings empathy to an underserved population and her clients share that they feel listened to without judgement.
Kelly Sallie has been in the field of addiction for over 20 years. She is a Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor, Certified Clinical Trauma Professional and a Certified Clinical Supervisor with a Masters in Psychology. Kelly is currently studying for the Neuropsychology certification. She is also testing for the certification for Qualified Substance Abuse Professional (SAP evaluations under D.O.T. 49 CFR Part 40). Kelly came into this field to give back what was given to her. Her unique style of psychotherapy is down to earth and non judgmental. Treatment can be scary, we are all different and not one size fits all. Your goals become her goals and you work together to manage your care for the best possible outcomes.
Job Titles:
- Human Resource Specialist
I am excited to be working as a part of the team at Moving Mountains. I love being back in HR and forming relationships with all the employees and being able to help others. The novelty of working in Human Resources is every day brings something different. Outside of work I am a mom to one son who is in, college and I am a lifelong resident of Roxbury. Most of my free time is spent watching his baseball games and if I am not at a field, I like to spend time at the beach and travelling.
Job Titles:
- Director of Client Services
- Co - Founder / VP of Awesomeness
A native of Randolph, New Jersey, Myles offers expert wilderness experience and eclectic knowledge of drug and alcohol treatment through recreational and adventure therapies ascertained throughout his journey of self-discovery and sobriety.