Executive Management

Barry W. Karlin, Ph.D. - Chairman and CEO

Dr. Karlin co-founded CRC in 1995. As Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, responsible for strategy and overall performance. Under his leadership, CRC has become a market leader with robust revenue and profit growth every year since inception. Dr. Karlin has been frequently featured in the national media, including newspapers and the trade press. He has a diverse background in operating companies, venture capital and management consulting, and is an experienced executive with expertise in general management, finance, marketing and strategic planning. He previously founded and served as Chief Executive Officer of two emerging high technology companies. He was also a General Partner at Corporate Technology Partners, a venture firm specializing in the wireless communications industry. Dr. Karlin was formerly a strategy management consultant, first with Strategic Decisions Group and subsequently with Decision Processes, Inc. Clients included General Motors, Hewlett-Packard, Chevron, and Disney. He received his Ph.D. and M.S. from Stanford University in the Department of Engineering Economic Systems in 1981 (specializing in Decision Analysis) and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1976.

Kevin Hogge - Chief Financial Officer, Vice President and Treasurer

Mr. Hogge joined CRC as Chief Financial Officer in June 2003 and has been involved in the healthcare industry for 15 years. Prior to joining CRC, he was the Chief Financial Officer for Epoch Senior Living in Waltham, MA, a national assisted living and skilled nursing company. From 1996 to 1999 he served as divisional CFO of Horizon/CMS, maintaining his position following acquisition by Regency Health Services and subsequently by Sun Healthcare Group. Prior to Horizon, he worked as VP of Planning for Tenet Healthcare. Mr. Hogge has also worked in several finance positions including VP Corporate Accounting and Assistant Controller with National Medical Enterprises. Prior to that, Mr. Hogge was a CPA with Ernst & Whinney. He received his B.S. in Accounting from Virginia Tech in 1979.

Jerome E. Rhodes - President, Recovery Division

Prior to joining CRC Mr. Rhodes was CEO of Comprehensive Addictions Programs Inc. ("CAPS") for ten years. Under his leadership, CAPS, a privately held company backed by several venture capital investors, that became a national full service addiction treatment provider that provided both residential and opiate treatment. The company was acquired by CRC in February 2003. Prior to his CEO role, Mr. Rhodes was the VP of Operations for CAPS for 2 years and the Sr. VP of Acquisitions & Development for 2 years. Before joining CAPS, Mr. Rhodes was the Director of Development for Beverly Enterprises, the nations largest publicly held nursing home company, for 4 years. He was responsible for all new facility projects and developed over 40 facilities with an aggregate value of $120 million and the acquisition of another 50 facilities with an aggregate value of $150 million. Prior to this position, he was the Chief Development Consultant for 3 years with Wilmot Bower & Associates, a nationally renowned Architectural and Development firm specializing in healthcare facilities. Mr. Rhodes also worked for Manor Care at various capacities. He holds his B.A. degree from Columbia Union College, with high honors.

Philip L. Herschman - President, Healthy Living Division

Mr. Herschman is responsible for the overall operation of CRC's outpatient division, bringing over 25 years of experience in the healthcare industry. Mr. Herschman served as CEO of Behavioral Health Concepts, a national mental health management company, which he founded in 1993 and spearheaded its growth. Prior to BHC, Mr. Herschman worked in business development for Republic Health Corporation where he helped implement Republic's strategy of joint venturing their acute care hospitals with physician groups. He was also operationally responsible for 3 acute care hospitals totaling over 500 beds for OrNda HealthCorp where he worked for a period of 8 years. Prior to OrNda/Republic, Mr. Herschman was a Regional VP of Operations for Horizon Health, a multi-unit psychiatric management company. Mr. Herschman has a Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.

Jim Dredge - President, Youth Division

James M. Dredge was appointed President of Aspen Education Group in October 2007. He has been with Aspen since 2004 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer responsible for operations management and business development. Dredge spent most of his career building and running education software companies and previously served as president and CEO for Academic Systems, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lightspan Inc. There he spearheaded a company turnaround that helped Academic Systems realize significant financial success as well as growth in the number of students and colleges served. Dredge is a magna cum laude graduate from the University of Minnesota with a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Minnesota.

Daniel S. Newby - Senior Vice President, Real Estate

Mr. Newby co-founded CRC in 1995 with Barry Karlin, and shared the General Partner responsibilities of CRC with Dr. Karlin until the company became a C corporation. Mr. Newby is responsible for all real estate and facilities activities for the Corporation. He has a 30 year background in Real Estate including the areas of finance, leasing, acquisition, and sale of properties. Prior to forming CRC, Mr. Newby owned and operated his own Real Estate Brokerage firm, and successfully owned and operated a number of service related businesses. Mr. Newby received his BA degree in 1964 from the University of Washington where he received All Conference recognition as a member of the University Swimming Team.

Kathleen Sylvia - Executive Vice President, Business Development

As the Executive VP of Corporate Business Development, Ms. Sylvia brings more than 37 years of healthcare experience to CRC. In this capacity, Ms. Sylvia is responsible for CRC's national marketing efforts in support of the Company's rapid program diversification and geographic expansion. Ms. Sylvia has also served on the Board of Directors since the Company's inception. Prior to this role, she was the COO of CRC from 1996 to 2003 and provided leadership in the Company's initial six acquisitions. She also spearheaded CRC's expansion into the managed care arena. From 1993 to 1996, Ms. Sylvia served as Executive Director of the California operations. Prior to joining CRC, Ms. Sylvia was the Associate Administrator at National Medical Enterprise Hospitals and Community Psychiatric Centers (a publicly traded behavioral healthcare company). She was responsible for all clinical, operational and quality functions for these two operations. From 1980 to 1988 she was Associate Administrator of the Oklahoma Youth Center, the primary psychiatric treatment facility for the state of Oklahoma. She is an expert in program evaluation and credentialing/accreditation as it relate to health care. Ms. Sylvia holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from the University of Oklahoma a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology and Sociology from Old Dominion University and a Nursing degree from UCLA.

Thomas J. Brady, MD - Chief Medical Officer

Dr. Thomas J. Brady joined the Company in October, 2004 after having spent seven years in as the Regional Medical Director of MHN, the behavioral division of Health Net, the fifth largest managed care company in the U.S. At MHN Dr. Brady held leadership positions in all clinical functions, including clinical operations and information systems, accreditation, credentialing, utilization management, quality improvement, risk management, provider relations, government regulators, testifying before legislative bodies, and liaison with medical insurance counterparts. Dr. Brady has also been in private practice as a psychiatrist for 18 years, including numerous dual-diagnosis patients, both inpatient and outpatient. Besides being certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, Dr. Brady is also board certified in general, child and adolescent, and forensic psychiatry, and is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. He holds an MBA from Golden State University, CA. and received an M.D. and B.S. in Biology from University of Alabama, Birmingham. He holds a B.A. in Psychology from University of California, Berkeley.

Jay Raimondi - Chief Technology Officer

Mr. Raimondi joined CRC in 2000 with over 30 years of Information Technology experience. At CRC, Mr. Raimondi is responsible for merging all technology platforms from each of the acquired companies with a core, integrated technology that leverages CRC's best practices, improving the delivery of care and creating competitive advantage. Prior to joining CRC, Mr. Raimondi was the Co-Founder of Commerce America, an e-commerce company that was subsequently acquired by Transamerica Leasing. Prior to that, he was a Project Manager for Proxicom, Inc., a publicly held IT consulting company, and managed multi-million dollar projects for Fortune 500 companies including GE, Morgan Stanley, GMAC and Nike. Mr. Raimondi has also held numerous management positions with ADP in product development and management and with Bell Atlantic. He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering from New Hampshire Technical Institute and a B.S. in education from SUNY, Oswego State.

Winona Watkins - Vice President, Human Relations

Ms. Watkins has 25 years of experiences in Human Relations, mostly in technology. She joined CRC in 2004 to strengthen and align HR infrastructure as a strategic function. Before joining CRC, Ms. Watkins held several HR positions, including Global VP of HR for Centura Software where she ran HR operations in 8 countries. She was the US VP of HR for Lumenis, an Israel-based medical device company, where her primary responsibility was to bridge cultural differences between Israeli and US operations. Ms. Watkins' also worked for Catholic Healthcare West, one of the nation's largest hospital chains, where she was Senior Corporate Director of Human Resources. Ms. Watkins has a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Jose State University.

Pamela Burke - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Ms. Burke has served as our vice president, general counsel and secretary since February 2005. Prior to joining us in February 2005, Ms. Burke was a partner at the law firm DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP, which she joined in September 1996. From September 1993 to April 1996, Ms. Burke worked for Ernst & Young in its National Tax Office. Ms. Burke received her B.A. in government from Cornell University and her J.D. from George Washington University.