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.
Jim Hudak - Chief Administrative Officer
Jim Hudak, Chief Administrative Officer is responsible for the oversight of several functions at CRC including Human Resources, IT, Risk Management, Finance, cross functional & cross divisional programs such as CRC University, Training, CATS, eGetgoing and Government Relations. Jim has a distinguished career with considerable experience in healthcare. He spent many years at Accenture (formerly Andersen Consulting) where he ultimately served as the Global Managing Partner of the Healthcare Practice. He was Executive Vice President of UnitedHealth Group where he held the positions of Corporate Chief Information Officer and then Chief Executive Officer of United Behavioral Health. He is an expert in innovative thinking and building motivated cohesive teams. Jim received his B.A. in Economics at Yale University and his Master of Public Policy at the University of Michigan.
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.
Gary Fisher - Chief Marketing Officer
Gary Fisher serves as CRC Health Group's Chief Marketing Officer and is responsible for coordinating all facets of the company's marketing efforts, including management of its internet, internal and external communications, public relations, branding, national conferences, and cross-divisional marketing activities, as well as sales strategy development.
Mr. Fisher has an extensive, 20+ year marketing background that includes senior executive positions in top-tier consumer packaged goods, hospitality and financial services companies. Most recently, he was the Executive Vice President of Marketing at a leading technology-based consumer marketing and loan management company where he led the development of consumer-focused growth strategies and expanded new channel initiatives. He also served as the Vice President of Business Development and Marketing at Choice Hotels International, the second largest hotel franchisor in the world, where he focused on the development of strategic partnerships and marketing programs in meeting consumer needs and delivering double-digit revenue growth. Prior to this, he was the Vice President of Brand Marketing at Capital One where he played a key role in the creation of its brand management organization. Mr. Fisher also held senior marketing and new business development positions at blue-chip consumer marketing companies such as L'Oreal and Nabisco.
Mr. Fisher earned his MBA in Marketing from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor's in Education, cum laude, from the State University of New York.
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 - Ph.D, President, Healthy Living Division
Dr. Herschman serves as President of CRC’s Healthy Living Division, where he is responsible for the division’s overall operations. He brings over 30 years of experience in the health care industry to his position as President.
Prior to joining CRC, Dr. Herschman served as Chief Executive Officer of Behavioral Health Concepts, a national mental health management company that he founded in 1993. He also 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. In addition, Dr. Herschman spent eight years with OrNda HealthCorp, where he was operationally responsible for three acute care hospitals totaling over 500 beds. Prior to OrNda/Republic, he acted as Regional Vice President of Operations for Horizon Health, a multi-unit psychiatric management company. Dr. Herschman holds a Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, and a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego.
Jay Raimondi - Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Raimondi serves as Chief Technology Officer of CRC and 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. He joined CRC in 2000 and has over 30 years of information technology experience.
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, where he 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 serves as Vice President, Human Relations and is responsible for all human relations matters at CRC. Ms. Watkins has over 25 years of experience in human relations. Before joining CRC, Ms. Watkins held several HR positions including Global VP of HR for Centura Software, where she ran HR operations in eight countries. She also served as the U.S. VP of HR for Lumenis, an Israel-based medical device company, where her primary responsibility was to bridge cultural differences between Israeli and U.S. 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 holds a B.A. from San Jose State University.
Pamela Burke - Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Ms. Burke serves as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of CRC. Prior to joining CRC, Ms. Burke was a partner at the law firm DLA Piper Rudnick US LLP. Prior to working at DLA, 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.