Corporate team
DANIEL SCHAFFER
Chief Executive Officer
Daniel’s bio is coming soon!
JOEL WISHNIA
Chief Operating Officer
Joel Wishnia has worked in the treatment field since 2016. Joel grew up in South Florida and returned in 2016, after his own personal struggles with alcoholism and addiction. He is dedicated to helping others find a new way of life.
AMANDA TIMONERE, LMHC, NCC, CCMHC, MCAP
Chief Clinical Officer
Amanda Timonere has served in the Mental Health Field since 2010 and holds a Dual Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling and Marriage and Family Therapy from Barry University.
ALEX COSTA
Chief Marketing Officer
Alex Costa, a Massachusetts native, is a person in long-term recovery from Addiction and Alcoholism. His passion and purpose for helping others always remain at the forefront as our Chief Marketing Officer.
DR. DUY NGUYEN, D.O.
Medical Director
DR. GANON, DO
Attending Physician
A 1982 graduate Of UMDNJ/SOM, Dr. Ganon is board certified in Family Medicine. In a busy career spanning over 30 years, Dr. Ganon has taken on many clinical and leadership roles.
DR. TILDABETH DOSCHER, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Dr. Doscher is the Medical Director at Long Island Treatment Center and is double-boarded in Preventive Medicine and Addiction Medicine. She completed both her Medical Doctorate and her Masters in Public Health at UCLA.
ELIZABETH HILL, LCADC, CCS, CDP, MAC
Clinical Director
Liz Hill was born in London, England and was raised in Queens, New York. She holds a BA from Hunter College and a MA from Fairleigh Dickinson University.
COLE TIMONERE, JD, LMHC, NCC
Clinical Director
Cole Timonere has served people in the mental health field since 2010, where he began his career as an attorney. He shifted to counseling when he found that his passions lie in assisting folks in a different capacity.
MICHAELA O’NEIL, LMHC
Clinical Director
Michaela is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor at Allure Detox in West Palm Beach, Florida, and specializes in treating substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.
SARAH STANTON
Director of Substance Use Counseling
Sarah Stanton is the current Director of Substance Use Counseling at Long Island Treatment Center. Sarah has a BA from Vanderbilt University and an MSW from New York University and specializes in the treatment of co-occurring disorders.
PAUL CORDERO
Director of Operations
Paul is a person in long term recovery, and has a passion for helping people with substance abuse disorders achieve sobriety, and maintain recovery.
KIMBERLEY ARROYO
Director of Operations
Kimberly Arroyo grew up in Long Island New York and moved to South Florida in 1997. She Struggled with her own addictions for many years. After getting sober, she decided to work in the treatment field where she found her passion helping others to achieve sobriety.
MELISSA MANZONE
Director of Operations
Having worked in behavioral health treatment since 2007, Melissa brings to the table a wealth of knowledge in treatment operations and high caliber safety standards.
LORENA DONAYRE
Director of Operations
Lorena earned her Master’s in Substance Abuse Counseling from Grand Canyon University. With a hands-on approach, she warmly welcomes every client who enters, offering a safe space for them to embark on their new life journey. Her unwavering dedication is evident as she actively engages with each individual in our facility.
PATRICK CASEY
ARNP
Patrick began his medical career working as a registered nurse in emergency departments and trauma centers in 2008. After 7 years of seeing first hand the devastation of addiction (overdoses, suicide attempts, traumatic motor vehicle accidents), he transitioned to working in substance abuse.
LIAM MCELWEE
Director of Admissions
Liam has extensive knowledge within the treatment field and in working with people. Liam, has been in the recovery field for four years and is a great asset to our team.
CHELSEA KOZIAR
Director of Admissions
Chelsea has worked in the recovery field since 2014 and she aspires to help people find the same quality of care that she received when she first sought help. Her passion is to create an admissions process for the individual and their loved ones that is seamless and as efficient as possible.
DAVID GOLOSKI
National Director of Alumni Services
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