About Us

Our Mission Elaborated

Our Mission is to reduce homelessness in our city through treating its root causes – substance-abuse disorders and mental illness. Through our diverse staff, we educate the public on best-practices in addressing our homeless crisis and utilize our thirteen strategies for treatment to free our city’s most underserved citizens from addiction and mental illness.

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who we are

Vegas Stronger is a team of people determined to help break the unhealthy cycle of substance abuse, mental illness and homelessness.
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The Vegas Stronger Program

We offer more than just traditional groups and are a growing facility with a sober boxing gym, coffee shop, bookstore, bicycle mission, and our customized “13 Core Elements" method.

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Pro Boxer Mario Barrios Spars With Vegas Stronger President Dave Marlon

Meet our Leadership

Our staff aims to unite the Las Vegas community and bring solution-oriented action to bear on the challenges we face in battling the scourge of opioid addiction. Nothing could be more important than saving and improving the life of even one woman, man or baby afflicted by the addiction and mental health epidemic. The repercussions and reverberation of each such result will multiply and impact myriads within and beyond our locality.

Nyla Christian

Board Member

Senior Manager, Strategic Business Development Mosaic451

John Stahmer

Board Member

Director and Head of Investor Relations at Flat Rock Global

James Payne

Board Member

Director of Operations

Mike Adams

Board Member

Vice President of Clinical Affairs CrossRoads of Southern Nevada

Kim Miller

Board Member

CEO, Life is Sweet Cookie Co. /Youth Sunday School Teacher & Homemaker

Jose Solario

Board Member

Entrepreneur & Latino Community Advocate

Daniel Hill, Esq.

Board Member

Hill Firm Lawyers

Dr. Vic Rueckl

Board Member

Lakes Dermatology

Clinical Staff

Dr. Sarah Schonian, PhD, LMFT

Clinical Director

Toni Seeland

Therapist

John Headley (Johnny H.)

Substance Abuse Counselor

Tony Carter

Therapist

Dave Marlon

Counselor & CEO

Medical Staff

Dr. Chris Cummins

Chief Clinical Director

Pedro Velazquez

Laboratory Service Assistant

Jordan Carley, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Board Certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Our Team

Dr. Joseph Rhodes, Ph.D.

Executive Director

James Payne

Director of Operations

John Stuart Rabon

Data Analytics Officer

Debra Leavitt

Executive Assistant

Nicole Christie

Head of Development

April Adams

Grant Writer & Administrator

Chris Gordon

Community Outreach & Admissions

Shawnee Morris

Case Manager

Tom Christopoulos

Driver

Kelsey Elizabeth Matthews

Community Outreach Liaison

Ralph Washington

Driver & Administrator

Jennifer Pierotti

Yoga Therapist

Hannah Kantor

Administrative Assistant

Lance Griffin

Bicycle Ministry Volunteer

Lianne Nishida-Costello

Executive Assistant

Darlene Cui

Shelter Outreach Specialist

Rhonda Sanjurjo

Manager of Case Management

Alex Cortes

Shelter Outreach Specialist

Sharnelle Patterson

Case Manager

Jo Thomas

Health & Wellness Director

Codi Weaver

Human Resources Director

Brandon Lite

Case Manager

Our Partners

In order to achieve the desired outcome – that every opioid addicted person will be provided an easily accessible pathway to seek out, find and live their own best life through an individualized recovery process – a robust hub-and-spoke network of community partners will be required.