We understand the hurdles and complexities of recovery because
we’ve lived them.

That experience fuels our ability to design integrated, patient-centered business strategies that expand access to care and deliver real results for individuals, families, and communities.
Behind every successful program build is a team of seasoned operators, clinicians, strategists, and recovery advocates who know how to turn vision into reality.

Meet Our Leadership Team, The people who make recovery possible one program at a time.

Doug M. Leech

Founder & CEO

  • Serial Entrepreneur
  • CEO and Founder of Ascension Recovery Services
  • Founder of West Virginia Sober Living (WVSL)
  • CPA at Ernst & Young

Charm Lea

President

  • 20 years of experience in human capital management including
  • Parcel Shield LLC
  • Allegheny Health Network
  • Physicians Immediate Care

Becci Shaak

CFO

  • CPA, MBA, CHFP
  • 34 years of experience including
  • Healthworks, Inc
  • Alina Lodge
  • Shaak CPA
  • Pennsylvania Adult & Team Challenge

Paige Bottom

VP Operations

  • 20+ Years of experience including
  • BH Management Consultant
  • CEO Iron Bridge Recovery Center
  • EVP Caron Treatment Centers
  • Foundations Recovery Network

Jessica Gliesman

VP Human Capital

  • 20+ Years of experience including
  • Independent Business Consultant & Executive Coach
  • AllianceRx Walgreens
  • Masco Corporation

Darcy Brazzle

VP Quality, Health Plan Contracting & Chief Compliance Officer

  • 30 Years of Experience including
  • VP Caron Treatment Centers
  • Northern Children’s Services
  • Malvern Institute
  • Eagleville Hospital
  • Cornell Abraxas Group
  • Devereaux Advanced BH

Nick Motu

VP Strategic Relationships

  • 30+ years of experience including
  • CMO/Chief of External Affairs, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
  • Publisher, Hazelden Publishing
  • Chief of Staff, Christie Campus Health

Joey Ferguson

Director Client Development & Community Relations

  • Co-Developer Netflix Documentary, Jacobs Ladder (Recovery Boys)
  • Collegiate Recovery Program Development (WVU)
  • Center for Hope and Healing Development (WVU Medicine)
  • National Speaker on Recovery & Treatment Innovation
  • Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation Collaborator

Strengthening Recovery Infrastructure to Support Community-Based Addiction Treatment

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City of Boston + Ascension Recovery Services

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Case Study - Pawnee Nation Behavioral Health Center

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From Encampments to Ecosystems - AscensionRS WhitePaper

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WVU Medical Center +AscensionRS Case Study

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