Excel Academy
Conroe, TX

Liz Beach New Program Director

Please join the students, staff and families of Excel Academy in welcoming Liz Beach as the new Program Director. Liz comes to Excel from central Massachusetts where she worked with the state justice system. She is a licensed chemical dependency counselor, has a master's in justice administration, and is working on her Ph.D. on the correlation between PTSD and substance abuse within the Massachusetts State Parole system. Liz has over 20 years of working with resistant clientele and the at-risk population, and brings a tremendous amount of experience, substance abuse recovery knowledge, and energy to Excel Academy.

As a member of the Excel Academy senior leadership team, Liz will oversee the program department including front line and supervisory staff, substance abuse programming, behavior management plans, staff training, residential life and student activities. Liz will work in conjunction with Excel's director of counseling, Scott Spaw, in formulating an internal counseling services component as well as implementing evidence-based practices to serve the unique needs of the Excel Academy student population. Adding group counseling, on and off-site AA/NA meetings, individual counseling, and other industry-standard therapeutic elements will be a focus in the coming months. We also will continue to emphasize our AA/NA-based 12 step approach, rigorous college preparatory academics, a structured environment to help our students make the right choices, the development of healthy relationships, and life-long recovery.

"I am so honored to be a part of Excel Academy and Aspen Education Group and feel privileged to work with these bright and dedicated students and staff," said Liz. "My focus will be to give our students and families a supportive and healthy experience during their 12-24 months with us so that they are able to make use of community-based resources and enjoy positive outlets to support their recovery and life after Excel."

Excel Academy, located in Conroe, Texas, is a program of Aspen Education Group and CRC Health Group. As a recovery-focused college preparatory high school, Excel serves students from all over the world who benefit from a highly structured, behaviorally based milieu with available clinical support and who struggle with academic underachievement, substance abuse and other addictive disorders. Excel offers open, year-round enrollment and the average length of stay is currently 18 - 21 months. For more information call 800-260-9178 or visit www.excelacademy.com.