Meet the Fort Wayne Recovery Team
Meet the Fort Wayne Recovery Team
Fort Wayne Recovery was designed by addicts and alcoholics in recovery who are now enjoying sober, healthy and fulfilling lives.
Fort Wayne Recovery
Comfortable & Compassionate Care
Fort Wayne Recovery’s goal is to assist in facilitating our clients’ integration into living full and productive lives. Among other useful tools, we focus on building strong support networks, finding and maintaining gainful employment, learning to manage symptoms and medications and promoting strong life skills. Our program was designed to provide the most conducive environment possible for our clients’ long term sobriety, down to our choice in location.
Along with psychodynamic and process groups, we will engage you through powerful psychodrama art, music and creative therapies, recreational activities and holistic approaches such as yoga and guided meditation, and spiritual guidance. Ft Wayne Recovery encourages growth with attention to body, mind and spirit.
Meet the FWR Team
Nate Moellering
CEO
About Nate
Nate Moellering was born and raised in Fort Wayne. He went to Concordia high school and played football at the University of Saint Francis.
Nate is in recovery and struggled with addiction for over ten years.
He attended treatment all over Indiana and parts of Illinois without success. It was not until he attended treatment designed and implemented by the founders of Fort Wayne Recovery in southern Florida in early 2017, that he was able to consolidate his knowledge of recovery and apply it to his life. Nate moved back to Fort Wayne from Florida to positively impact those adversely affected by the current opioid crisis.
Mickey Ashpole
Founder
About Mickey
Mickey Ashpole was born & raised in Indiana. He is a graduate of Wawasee High School and served our country as a Marine. After struggling with addiction for many years, Mickey eventually went to Florida for treatment.
He became involved in the treatment industry and became determined to one day bring a high-quality treatment center to his home state. He learned as much as he could about all aspects of the industry, with attention to learning how to support people to find quality substance abuse treatment. He was an outreach coordinator for Satori Waters and National Director of Outreach for Waters Edge Recovery before taking on his current role at Fort Wayne Recovery.
Mickey moved back to Indiana in 2015, determined to support his community. He became involved in various coalitions and became a community advocate for addiction recovery. As the Founder of the non-profit “A Bridge to Hope” he created a resource in Kosciusko County to offer solutions to those affected by addiction. He actively works with law enforcement to provide resources for those people struggling with addiction.
As CEO of Fort Wayne Recovery, Mickey has been able to help create one of the most individualized treatment programs in Indiana. Within the first three months of opening, Fort Wayne Recovery achieved the gold seal from the Joint Commission. Fort Wayne Recovery aims to put the clients in a position to succeed and become a better version of themselves.
In 2016, he married his wife. Together, they raise Mickey’s stepdaughter & their new baby girl in Fort Wayne Indiana. Mickey is a true advocate for recovery, showing people that there’s hope for people to truly recover amidst a nationwide addiction epidemic.
Justin Anderson
COO
About Justin
As a result of his dedication and hard work, Justin was able to make important contributions to the organization’s successful application for Joint Commission Accreditation. He also spearheaded several expansion projects as the success and admissions grew. His dedication to meeting the high standards that clients need and deserve resulted in this rapid progression in the organization. Justin had established an exemplary track record of leadership development and building high performing teams.
Justin’s experience allows him to effectively communicate and understand the needs of his co-workers and clients from both a logistical and therapeutic perspective.
Justin’s highly successful seven year career in the addictions treatment industry will enable him to install a professional and empathetic culture at Fort Wayne Recovery Center.
Adam Hochberg
Executive Director
About Adam
Through a family intervention, Adam accepted the opportunity to obtain treatment on the West Coast of Florida. Six months after leaving treatment, he started his career in the Addiction Treatment field. As Adam is very passionate about improving each client’s chance to remain clean and sober after treatment, his area of focus was Recovery Support Services. Adam designed a nationwide facility directed peer support network for those whom recently completed treatment. The product of that effort was more positive long term sobriety outcomes.
Due to his exemplary work providing Recovery Support Services, Adam moved up to executive leadership positions for nationally recognized and accredited treatment centers. Stemming from a desire to empower his workforce, his leadership efforts have resulted in the successful care of thousands of clients. Additionally, his excellent communication skills and inclusion efforts have bought together many agencies that seek to help struggling addicts, alcoholics and their families. These partnerships serve to end the stigma that plagues the Recovery Community at large. He has dedicated his life’s work to improving the lives of those that continue to struggle with addiction and alcoholism.
Adam currently lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana with his wife Libby and they are currently expecting their first child in November of 2019.
Jef Mullins
Co-Founder / Chief Development Officer
About Jef
Jef talks and trains in centers and universities worldwide, particularly the UK, South East Asia, Spain and the USA, where he trains and consults on a regular basis on the subject of substance abuse and behavioral health.
Jef, at the invitation of Allen County leaders, created Fort Wayne Recovery with our partners in November 2017.
Jef’s success in the addiction treatment industry abroad earned him, in 2016, an Exceptional Ability Visa (National Interest Waiver) in the United States; the first individual to ever receive such recognition in the addiction treatment field. This was awarded at a time when broader expertise and energy was needed to tackle the opioid epidemic in the USA.
Jef is passionate about our need to treat individuals at the places of most need, in a collaborative, evidence-based manner, using, and, where necessary, training a new generation of practitioners.
Katie
Clinical Director
About Katie
Katie grew up in New Jersey, where she attended Montclair State University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology. She served in the United States Air Force as a Mental Health Specialist. During her enlistment, Katie continued her education and earned her Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling.
Katie has lived in Fort Wayne since 2012. She is an avid dog lover and enjoys spending time with her family. Katie believes in creating a healing and supportive therapeutic environment where the client feels empowered to tackle life’s challenges.
Holly Stoiche
Facility Administrator
About Holly
Holly has worked in a multitude of medical office specialties, including family practice, billing, emergency medicine, and hospital-based practices. Recently, she returned to school to study addiction counseling. She married her husband in 1995 and has two wonderful, talented adult children.
Her hobbies include quilting, attending Christian music concerts, gardening, playing board games, and an occasional puzzle. She is passionate about life change and serving others. Holly graciously supports the staff and facilitates groups at FWR. She enjoys having a front-row seat and watching as family trees are positively impacted.
Tommy Streeter
Director of Community Outreach
About Tommy
About 8 months after his 7th and final inpatient treatment stay in 2018, he began working at the same facility he was previously a patient at in Indianapolis. Tommy was a peer recovery coach there for about a year before taking a community outreach position at Fort Wayne Recovery and moving back to Warsaw to be closer to work, and to try to make a positive impact in his own hometown.
Tommy is now the Regional Director of Community Outreach at Fort Wayne Recovery and Allendale Treatment, as well as Vice Chairman of the Kosciusko Coalition on Drug Education and member of Drug Free Kosciusko, a featured speaker with RemedyLive, and is a Co-Founder of Bare Knuckle Recovery. Because of all this, Tommy is able to work alongside many different community-based organizations that specialize in substance use prevention, intervention, and raising awareness to the SUD and mental health crisis we are currently facing as a nation.
Sidney Miller
Director of Operations
About Sidney
Sidney struggled with addiction for many years before finally taking the steps and receiving the guidance she needed to maintain long-term sobriety. Sidney is a Fort Wayne Recovery Alumni. She takes great pride in working for a company that has helped her and continues to help her grow.
Sidney has a passion to help others and encourage them to take the steps necessary to work through their trauma to maintain sobriety and experience the joy she has.
Makenna Haston
Operations Manager
About Makenna
She is understanding how much addiction can affect others within a family, as she has witnessed it first hand.
She now has a passion for helping others and loves seeing change within a person in such a short period of time. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with loved ones.
Jess Carter
Executive Assistant
About Jess
Jess was born and raised in Fort Wayne, and graduated from Heritage High School. After high school, Jess attended Rudae’s Beauty College where she graduated Valedictorian of her class. After being in the beauty industry for years, Jess made the switch to administrative roles.
Jess has a passion for helping others around her. She has seen first hand the affects that addiction has on families, and enjoys working in a caring environment that enriches the lives of others.
In her spare time, Jess enjoys spending time with her friends and family, tending to her garden, and taking on new DIY projects around the house.
Connie McDaniels
Group Supervisor
About Connie
Connie is in recovery and struggled with addiction for decades. She was in and out of inpatient and IOP programs to help her but was unable to maintain sobriety. Eventually, she was able to heal trauma and gain insight into the spiritual tools of recovery. Connie is a member of the 12 Step recovery community and sponsors women that suffer from addiction.
Connie loves working with the people who feel hopeless and helpless. Working at Fort Wayne Recovery gives her the opportunity to see the miracle happen in people’s lives.
Michel Holland
Group Facilitator
About Michel
He has worked as adjunct professor at IPFW and is a retired high school teacher. He is a certified CPRC and is currently working on completing his CADAC II licensure. Michel is also a pastor in the United Church of Christ and is a certified healing touch practitioner.
He is married, has three sons, and has published numerous articles for local publications on topics ranging from politics to cooking to spirituality. He has danced with Fort Wayne Ballet, and is a classically trained tenor and sous-chef.
Elise Niebel
Clinical Coordinator / Group Supervisor
About Elise
Elise grew up in Wisconsin but married a Fort Wayne native and has been here ever since. She loves playing on local volleyball teams, camping, and gardening.
Diana Treesh
LPN
About Diana
She finished her nursing degree in 2005 and started working at a privately owned Family Practice clinic in Auburn Indiana, where she spent 18 years as a family practice nurse. She also worked in the Dekalb Hospital Urgent Care Clinic for 10 years.
When the Covid Pandemic hit in 2020, the Urgent Care Clinic was switched to a Covid Clinic, and she was asked to work with Covid patients at Parkview Dekalb Hospital Urgent Care Clinic. Diana enjoys helping patients on their journey to better health, and is honored to help those here at Fort Wayne Recovery.
Diana has been married for 25 years and has 3 grown children and a Siberian Husky named Spartan.
Jennifer Nuce
LMHC, LCAC – Therapist
About Jennifer
She obtained her bachelors in Psychology from Bowling Green State University and her Masters in Counseling from Cincinnati Christian University. She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Clinical Addictions Counselor. Jennifer is certified Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT), as well as training in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) and Motivational Interviewing (MI). She is also working towards certification in EMDR.
Jennifer has a passion to see individuals and families heal from the disease of addiction, and sees potential for all to grow. When not at work, she is an animal lover, enjoys visiting the National Parks, and a passionate fan of the IndyCar series.
Amanda Fogle
Therapist LMHC, LCAC
About Amanda
Amanda has a B.S. in Psychology from Manchester University and an MS. Ed in Counseling and Human Services with a focus in Addiction Counseling from Indiana University South Bend.
Amanda is certified in Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT) and is in the process of getting certified in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR). She has completed training in CBT, DBT, MI, and Art Therapy. Amanda has also completed training focused on complex trauma and treating ADHD beyond medications. She is a member of the Indiana Counseling Association.
Amanda has a passion for creating a safe therapeutic environment that allows her clients to express themselves and overcome life’s obstacles.
Jennifer Herl
Therapist LMHC
About Jennifer
Jennifer has a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Saint Francis and a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Saint Francis as well.
Jennifer is trained in Motivational Interviewing, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Jennifer strives to provide a safe and welcoming environment to begin the therapy process. Jennifer also enjoys furthering her knowledge and education to best help the clients she works with by attending trainings.
Charity Cass
Therapist LMHC
About Charity
Charity has a B.S. in Human Services from IPFW and a M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from the University of Saint Francis. Charity is trained in DBT, TF-CBT, FLASH and MI. Charity has a passion for helping patients reach their full potential. When Charity isn’t working you’ll find her on the soccer fields with her boys!
Sarah Maxwell, LMHC
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
About Sarah
She is trained in DBT, CBT, and MI, and takes a person-centered, individualized approach with everyone she works with. Sarah values spending her time helping others, and when not at work enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering in her community.
Jayna Smith
Second Shift Lead BHT
About Jayna
With a strong commitment to patient well-being and team leadership, Jay excels in maintaining a structured, supportive environment for individuals in recovery.
Brendan Huber
Client Care Specialist
About Brendan
Philly came to Fort Wayne Recovery by taking the suggestions that were given to him, and graduated the program. Philly then went on to live in a halfway house in Fort Wayne where he utilized what he learned to help others.
After 11 years of pure misery, Philly finally found his old happy self before addiction. Philly is a genuinely caring, positive, and a funny person. He shows others there is happiness and fun in recovery. Philly is now a proud girl dad who is active in the recovery community and provides hope to those who still struggle.
Kaitlyn Nester
Client Care Specialist
About Kaitlyn
She’s been an employee of Fort Wayne Recovery since May of 2023. Kaitlyn is certified in Moral Recognition Therapy (MRT) and Seeking Safety. Kaitlyn is currently in school.
Kaitlyn has a son who is in his teens. She regained custody after losing him in 2017. She is active in the recovery community. Kaitlyn is kind, firm, and caring. She goes above and beyond for the clients and holds them accountable. In her free time, she enjoys reading, exercising, being with her son and being outside.
Diana de Carranza
Director of Human Resources, SHRM-SCP
About Diana
Over the past 25 years, Diana has built a great career in Human Resources, serving in the manufacturing, service and financial industries. As a certified SHRM-SCP , she specializes in employee relations, bringing experience and empathy to our organization and employees.
When she is not working, you will find me exploring the great outdoors on my mountain bike, or caring for her small garden. Diana’s journey has been driven by a dedication to fostering positive workplace cultures and building meaningful connections with both colleagues and employees.
Joshua Simcox
Facilities Manager
About Joshua
After struggling with addiction for half of his life he decided to make a change and entered into recovery. After being in recovery for two years Joshua decided to make a bigger life change and began working in the recovery field at Fort Wayne Recovery so that he could help others who struggle with addiction.
Ricky Rice
Facilities Coordinator
About Ricky
Ricky has gravitated towards work in the addiction field since it has affected his family and loved ones firsthand and witnessing their recovery journey. Ricky is dedicated and passionate to assisting clients with resources to help re-establish their way back into society at their greatest potential.
Dick Boggess
Drug Court Liaison
About Dick
Dick currently sits on the Board of Directors for Four County Transitional Living, a transitional living facility for men in Steuben County. He has served on several other half way house boards in the past as well.
Dick is excited to be a part of the Fort Wayne Recovery team.
Milo
Therapy Dog
Miniature Poodle
“Excellent treatment for anyone with drug and/or alcohol addiction problems. Talented and qualified therapists and techs. I would recommend Fort Wayne Recovery to anyone currently struggling with addiction who wants to make a change. Treatment programs are varied and can work with you on scheduling. FWR started me on the right path in my recovery.”
“Excellent treatment for anyone with drug and/or alcohol addiction problems. Talented and qualified therapists and techs. I would recommend Fort Wayne Recovery to anyone currently struggling with addiction who wants to make a change. Treatment programs are varied and can work with you on scheduling. FWR started me on the right path in my recovery.”
Alexander S.
via Google Reviews
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