Leadership Team
John Curtiss
Co-Founder/CEO/President
John is President of the Community of Recovering People board of directors and The Retreat. He is one of the principle designers of The Retreat model. Prior to his employment with The Retreat, John was employed by the Hazelden Foundation for over 19 years. In his years at Hazelden, John served as Vice President of Hazelden’s National Continuum, Executive Director of Hazelden’s Outreach Services, Executive Director of Fellowship Club, Hazelden’s intermediate care facility in St. Paul, MN, Unit Supervisor of two of Hazelden’s primary treatment units and as a chemical dependency counselor.
Debbie Johnson
CFO / Director of Business Operations
Sherry Gaugler-Stewart
Director of Family & Spiritual Recovery
Doug Anderson, MA, LADC
Director of Non-Residential Programs
Peter Hubbard
Director of Development
Jim Mendesh
Director of Facilities & Operations
Lisa Shaughnessy
Major Gifts Officer & Campaign Director
Tara Tobin Taylor
Director of Marketing & Outreach
Sol Ryan
Director of Sober Living, Alumni & Community Relations