Who We Are
Our team has rich and diverse backgrounds and is committed to our clients. In addition to being passionate about and devoted to helping our adolescent population, our staff is continually upgrading their skills—including becoming NARM®-certified—to provide the most cutting-edge and critically effective care available to teens.
Meet Our Team

James McManus, LMHC, MCAP, QS
Owner, CEO

Ben Cecil, CAP
Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer

Mike Giresi, CAC, CTP, ICADC, NMP
Director of Clinical Development

Michaela Kyle, BS
Vice President of Operations

Jeff Skillen
Chief Marketing Officer
Academics

Jessica Smith, BS
Education Director

Kristi Riley, BS
Supervising Education Coordinator

Trendicia Roberts
Education Coordinator

Raymon Edwards
Education Coordinator

Chris Guerra, BS
Mathematics Tutor
Clinical

Mike Giresi, CAC, CTP, ICADC, NMP
Director of Clinical Development

Nicole Seidman, MS, LMHC, NMP
Clinical Supervisor

Erin Beattie, M.Ed, NCC
Lead Therapist

Oscar Lora, MA, CAP
Therapist

Lauren Picone, MSW
Therapist

Brian Drennen, MSW
Therapist & Program Coordinator

Sarah Beltran, MSW
Therapist

Danielle Guido, MSW
Therapist

Josiah Thurlow, MS
Therapist

Molly Spruill, MA
Therapist

Andrea Lahoud, LMHC
Therapist

Ian Demills, MS
Therapist

Callie Reda, MA
Therapist

Experiential

Kevin Johnson, CAC
Director of Case Management & Alumni Services

Mike Phillps, MS, EMDR, CF-L1
Director of Experiential Programming

Phillip Davidoff
Holistic Practitioner

Will Gambee, CPT
Personal Trainer & Fitness Coordinator
Medical

Dr. Raul Rodriguez, MD
Medical Director




Noha Saleh, PA
Physician Assistant

Taylor Dowd, RN
Director of Nursing

Mitch Maffeo, RN
Registered Nurse

Kathryn Hinton, RN
Registered Nurse

Case Management

Kevin Johnson, CAC
Director of Case Management & Alumni Services

Christopher Molina
Case Manager

Tyler Greer
Case Manager

Corey Mears
Case Manager

Rupert Dodd-Williams
Case Manager

Byron Dennard
Case Manager
Program Staff

Michaela Kyle, BS
Vice President of Operations

Robert Smith, CAC, ICADC
Program Director

Tucker Powers, CAC, ICADC
Director of Support Services

Colin Keffner
Assistant Director of Support Services

Deshawn Wellons
Program Coordinator

Jordan Howell
Program Coordinator

Billy Alerte, CBHT
Lead Counselor Assistant

Chris Brunache
Lead Counselor Assistant

Carlos Rocha
Lead Counselor Assistant
Admissions

Thomas Dekker, BS
Director of Admissions

Neal Hoontis
Admissions Supervisor

Rebecca Dunis
Admissions Specialist

Kyle Dye
Admissions Specialist

Ryan Ceis
Admissions Specialist

Christian Gullace
Admissions Coordinator

Brad Compton
Admissions Specialist

Adam Marshall
Intake Coordinator
Family Ambassadors

Jeff Skillen
Chief Marketing Officer

Graham Barrett, BA
Family Ambassador

Vanina Hochman, MA, LMFT
Family Ambassador

Scott Apgar
Family Ambassador

Iris Maclean, MS
Family Ambassador

Michael Carroll, BS
Family Ambassador

Heather Lary, BA
Family Ambassador

Chris Blauvelt
Family Ambassador
Family First
Success Stories
Experience messages of hope and resilience from our alumni and their families about their experience at Family First.