Baldassare and Gilbert Join San Cristobal

Mike Baldassare and Scott Gilbert, two experienced professionals in the field of Addiction Treatment, have accepted positions offered by Dave Johnson, Owner and CEO of the San Cristobal Academy. Gilbert will assume the role of Vice President of Business Development, and Baldassare will be Director of Outreach and Web Development. Both will help to solidify San Cristobal as the best Addiction Treatment Center for young adult men in the country.

"I can't tell you how awesome it is to have these two join our team," expresses Johnson. "They whole heartedly support what we are trying to do here at SCA and believe that we can make a long lasting impression on the young men who come here."

San Cristobal Academy's Ranch experience is located on a 130-acre parcel of land in Northern New Mexico, and offers nature as a teacher of life's lessons. Young men who attend will experience outdoor expeditions, learn life skills, earn college or high school credits, and receive therapeutic care for their substance abuse and mental well-being.

"Nature has always been my motivator in my Recovery," explains Baldassare. "Having been through a therapeutic wilderness experience at the age of 21, I know what it is like to transition from such an environment to an aftercare program. I took this job to help create the ideal program for a guy like me coming out of a wilderness program. One that supports the connection most wilderness clients make with Mother Nature during their experience. The new and improved San Cristobal Academy is the transition I wished for when I was looking for my next step out of a Primary Treatment experience."

"When I sold the treatment centers I was an owner of in New Mexico in 2006, I always knew that at some point I would come back. New Mexico is a very special place to me� when I was still using I always said that if I ever got sober, I would move to New Mexico because of the spirituality I felt there when I was visiting as a young child," conveys Gilbert. "I am so grateful to be working for San Cristobal Academy and to be part of a program that puts young men on the right course early so that hopefully they will not have to struggle for as many years as I did."

If you would like more information about the changes and new leadership at the San Cristobal Academy, please call the admissions line at 866-918-8383.

San Cristobal Academy is a residential program serving young men, ages 17-26, addressing chemical dependency, dual diagnosis and substance abuse issues through the 12-step recovery process and therapeutic care. For more information about San Cristobal Academy, please visit our website at www.sancristobalacademy.com.