Our Staff

The staff at Pacific Hills comprises professionals are compassionate, knowledgeable, and show care towards the in-house patients. The staff is well equipped with their job and uses sophisticated technology to treat patients of drug and alcohol addiction.

Besides addiction professionals the team also has therapists, counselors and pastors on board. The wide variety of staff helps us to combine our medical recovery program with spirituality, and emotional support effectively.

Our staff is dedicated towards freeing the patients from their addictive disorders and lead them to follow a lifestyle full of dignity, health, goals and objectives.

The Team comprises:

Clinical Director:
Dr. Ron Gellis, Ph.D

Consulting Medical Director:
Alejandro Alva, M.D.

Consulting Psychiatrists:
Alejandro Alva, M.D. 
Ted Williams, M.D. 

Registered Nurse:
Jeff Pettis, R.N.

Women's Program Directors:
Meagan Johson, CADC-II 
Laura Rodrigues, LCDC, BA


Men's Program Director:
Eileen Austin, CADC-II

Psychotherapists:
William Dexter , MFTI
Eileen Kramer, Psy.D.
Martha Bridge, LPC, MA

Counselors:
Pina Brinkman, RAS-II
Stewart Lewis, CAADE-I
Pat Jones, LCDC
Debbie Miller, LCDC-I
Tim Pappas, CADC-II

Pastoral Counselors:
Norman Thompson, Ordained Minister, CASCI
Sue Gibson, Ordained Minister
Kristin Gretz, Ordained Minister, CATC-II