Our Staff

Michele is the CEO and part of the leadership team for Modern Recovery. She has worked in treatment for over 17 years in many different capacities. Michele was born and…

Laura is part of the leadership team at Modern Recovery where she oversees the operations and finance departments. Laura has a passion for empowering others and ensuring that all levels…

Steve is the President at Modern Recovery. He oversees all the different aspects of the marketing efforts and is heavily involved in the efficiencies and quality control of the business.…

Robert Castan is a member of the Executive Leadership Team at Modern Recovery. Robert started his professional career as a house manager and has become an industry leader and trusted…

Originally from Wyoming, Shawna Chandler, MSW, LCSW, serves as the Chief Clinical Officer, offering our team and clients 27 years of experience working within the addiction and mental health industry…

Kaitlin is a Client Support Staff Lead at Modern Recovery working directly with clients. She spends afternoons and evenings with clients taking them to meetings and activities and supporting them…

Steven J Locnikar, DO has over 10 years experience in addiction medicine and is a Board Certified Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon. He also has been Board Certified in Otolaryngology.…

Margaret, well Peggy like she prefers to be called is the Lead clinician for Modern Recovery. She’s been in the clinical lead position since she was at Valle del Sol.…

Alysia is a Primary Therapist at Modern Recovery working towards her Master’s in Professional Counseling with an emphasis in trauma from Grand Canyon University. She strives to create a warm…

David Duenas, a BHT at Modern Recovery, loves working in the recovery field because he feels it allows him to give back what was so freely given to him. David…

Amanda is a member of the Client Support Staff at Modern Recovery, where she works with patients one on one to help them reach their goals of long term sobriety…

Dave Hudson is a House Manager at Modern Recovery. Dave has sixteen years of successful automotive sales experience spread across several dealerships. After retiring from the world of auto sales,…

Katie Brandon is an experienced nurse practitioner with triple certification in Family Practice, Psychiatry/Mental Health, and Obesity Medicine. After earning a Bachelor of Business Administration at Southern Methodist University in…

Former Collegiate Athlete. Born in Nashville, Tennessee and have 9 brothers all together. Grew up in Kentucky. Big sports fan. Also have traveled to 34 cities and 12 states since…

Laura Jones has a Master of Science Degree in Addiction Counseling and is licensed with the state of Arizona (LASAC). Laura is currently working on her Independent Licensure and is…

Josh Lemieux is Director of Admissions at Modern Recovery. Josh oversees the admissions team and makes sure the admissions process is as simple and straight forward as possible. Josh really…

Kristen is an Admissions Coordinator at Modern Recovery. Fundamental to her ability to build trusting relationships is a commitment to unconditional empathy, an open-minded attitude, and a sincere passion for…

Jason is an Admissions Coordinator with Modern Recovery and has been working in the substance abuse field for 4 years. Jason is in recovery himself and has a passion to…

Anthony is an Admissions Coordinator at Modern Recovery. Being in recovery himself he has a strong passion in helping others get the same chance he did that made such a…

Crista Laats is the Controller at Modern Recovery, coordinating employees HR needs as well as managing all accounts payable. Crista and her husband, Steve, relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona in January…

My name is Jennifer Brooks and I am the billing director for Modern Recovery Services. I feel blessed to be a part of such a great team with a passion…

Hi! My name is Andrea Stiner and I work in the billing department here at Modern Recovery Services. I’m so honored to be a part of this amazing team! I…

Zachary acts as a liaison with the insurance companies and advocated for our patients to receive authorization for treatment. Zachary is licensed as a Substance Use Disorder Counselor in the…