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Message from the President and CEO, Howard P. Meitiner
Welcome to the Phoenix House Website.
Phoenix House provides the tools for personal growth and change. We make it 
possible to channel knowledge into security, convert hope to reality, fulfill dreams, and guide thousands along the road to recovery. Our mission is to serve those whose lives are threatened, disordered, or devastated by drug abuse, to heal families, and to strengthen communities. Our prevention and education programs reach into homes and schools enabling youngsters to make strong, positive, and independent decisions about drug use. Our treatment programs return former substance abusers to society as fully functional, drug-free men, women, and adolescents, with new values and attitudes and the skills they need to start rich and rewarding new lives.
For nearly 40 years, those we treat have been coming home to their families and neighborhoods, spreading the word that drugs can be overcome and lives can change, that the past need not dictate the future, and hope can always triumph over despair. Together with our founder, Mitch Rosenthal, M.D., we have developed exciting plans for the future, designed to serve even more clients as we look ahead to the next 40 years of saving lives. Please use our website to answer your questions about Phoenix House, to get help for yourself or someone you care about, or to find out how you can help us and support the work we do.
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Howard Meitiner
President and CEO
Mr. Meitiner was appointed President and CEO of Phoenix House in February 2007, succeeding Dr. Mitchell S. Rosenthal, the organization’s founder. A member of the Phoenix House Board of Directors since 2004, he worked with Dr. Rosenthal in 2006 to help restructure and strengthen the organization’s New… read more
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Mitchell S. Rosenthal, M.D.
Founder
A pioneer in the treatment of substance abuse, Dr. Rosenthal started building the Phoenix House system of treatment programs in 1967 as deputy commissioner for rehabilitation of New York City’s Addiction Services Agency. Today’s Phoenix House treats nearly 5,000 persons every day in New York, California, Florida, Texas, and… read more
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Deni Carise, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Carise, a Clinical Psychologist, joined Phoenix House as Chief Clinical Officer in January 2010. She is also an Adjunct Clinical Professor at the University of Pennsylvania in the Department of Psychiatry. Prior to coming to Phoenix House she was Director of the… read more
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Amy E. Singer
Senior Vice President of Public/Private Partnerships and Business Development
Ms. Singer has served as Senior Vice President of Development, New Business and Public Affairs since February 2007. She joined the Phoenix House Foundation in 1994 as Director of Criminal Justice Planning, was promoted to Vice President, Director of Program Planning… read more
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John Diehl
Senior Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Mr. Diehl joined Phoenix House in December 2004 as Vice President and General Counsel. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President and General Counsel in December 2005. In October 2006, Mr. Diehl also assumed responsibility for Compliance and Quality Assurance… read more
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Kevin T. Kirchoff
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Mr. Kirchoff joined Phoenix House in 1994 as Controller, was named Vice President in 1997 and became the Chief Financial Officer in 2001. He was promoted to Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in August 2002. In October 2006, he also assumed… read more
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Clyde Rush
Senior Vice President and Director, Human Resources and Management Training, Phoenix House Foundation and Regional Director, Phoenix Houses of Texas
Mr. Rush joined Phoenix House in June 2000 as Vice President and Director of Human Resources. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President and Director of Human Resources in… read more
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Stephen C. Donowitz
Vice President and Director of Strategic Initiatives
Mr. Donowitz joined Phoenix House in June 1996 as Budget Director and later, Deputy Director of Finance. He was promoted to Vice President and Director of Finance in September 2001. In September 2006, Mr. Donowitz was named Vice President and Director of Adolescent Services. In July 2008… read more
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Traci Donnelly
Vice President and Regional Director, Phoenix Houses of New York and Phoenix Houses of Long Island
Ms. Donnelly was appointed to the position of Vice President and Regional Director of the New York Region in April 2010. Prior to that appointment she served as Vice President and Director of Clinical Programs for the New… read more
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Liliane Drago
Vice President and Director of National Training
Ms. Drago began her career with Phoenix House in January 1984 as a Senior Counselor at the Phoenix Academy in Yorktown. She went on to become the Project Manager of the Drug Education and Prevention Unit, the Director of Ambulatory Services, and the Director of the Riverside… read more
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Michael Hailye
Vice President and Chief Information Officer
Michael Hailye joined Phoenix House in September 2008 as Vice President and Chief Information Officer. Prior to joining Phoenix House, Michael performed technical research at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Lewis Research Center in support of airplane engine noise reduction. In July 1993 he joined Allied… read more
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Deirdre Rice-Reese
Vice President and Director, Quality Assurance
In January 2008, Ms. Rice-Reese was named Director of Quality Assurance to reflect the organization’s commitment to quality in all aspects of client care. Ms. Rice-Reese initially joined Phoenix Houses of New York in March 1991 as a Junior Counselor and was subsequently promoted to the positions of… read more
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Patrick B. McEneaney
Senior Vice President and Regional Director of Phoenix Houses of New England and Florida
Mr. McEneaney joined Phoenix House as Vice President and Regional Director in August 1999 when Phoenix House acquired Marathon Phoenix House. He was subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President and Regional Director in April 2003. In July 2008, Mr. McEneaney… read more
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Karen L. Sodomick
Vice President and Director, Marketing and Communications
Karen L. Sodomick joined Phoenix House in March 2008 as Vice President and Director, Communications and Marketing. Prior to joining Phoenix House she had extensive experience in communications, marketing, and events management including roles as Manager, Online Marketing for Hachette-Filipacchi Media US; Managing Director of Marketing and… read more
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Winifred B. Wechsler
Senior Vice President and Regional Director of Phoenix Houses of California
Ms. Wechsler joined Phoenix House in February 2003 as Vice President and Regional Director and subsequently promoted to Senior Vice President in July 2003. Prior to joining Phoenix House, Ms. Wechsler provided strategic consulting services to a number of media companies and to… read more