Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE MISSION OF START TREATMENT AND RECOVERY CENTERS, INC. IS TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES; EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERTING MAINTENANCE OF HEALTHY LIFESTYLES; AND, CUTTING EDGE BEHAVIORAL, BIO-MEDICAL AND HEALTCARE RESEARCH.
START IS THE LARGEST AND OLDEST MINORITY-RUN DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES, ESTABLISHED IN 1969 AND WITH EIGHT PROGRAMS SERVING ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. START'S SEVEN MEDICATION ASSISTANCE TREATMENT PROGRAMS (MATP) ARE DUALLY LICENSED BY NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORT (OASAS) AND THE NYS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR PRIMARY CARE SERVICES. THEY ARE ALSO ACCREDITED BY CARF, DEMONSTRATING MAINTENANCE OF THE HIGHEST STANDARDS. THE OASAS-LICENSED REACH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM OFFERS INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, AS WELL AS PSYCHIATRY SERVICES, FOR ADULTS WITH CO-OCCURRING ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSES. ADDITIONALLY, START ENGAGES IN CUTTING-EDGE BEHAVIORAL AND BIO-MEDICAL RESEARCH WHICH SEEKS BETTER AND MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR OUR PATIENT POPULATION. START IS PROUD TO HAVE PROVIDED SERVICES FOR OVER 3,802 ADULTS DURING 2019.
IN ADDITION TO ITS ADULT PROGRAMS, START HAS THREE MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS FOR ADOLESCENTS. IN 2019, VIA A CONTRACT WITH THE NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN'S SERVICES, START PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO 368 ADOLESCENTS IN NEW YORK CITY'S SECURE AND NON-SECURE JUVENILE DETENTION CENTERS. START ALSO PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COACHING TO TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND ADMINISTRATORS AT 15 NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS UNDER ITS "100 SCHOOLS" CONTRACT WITH THE JEWISH BOARD OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. IN 2019, START'S OUTPATIENT ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM, NAMED TEEN START, CELEBRATED ITS SECOND-YEAR ANNIVERSARY AND SERVED 112 ADOLESCENTS. THIS CLINIC, WHICH IS CERTIFIED BY THE NYS OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH, PROVIDES INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING TO ADOLESCENTS AGED 12-17.
KEEPING WITH ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE, EVIDENCE-BASED HEALTHCARE, START PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE SERVICES FOR PATIENTS IN THE MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT PROGRAMS (MATPS). RECOGNIZING THAT PERSONS WITH HISTORY OF SUBSTANCE USER HAVE A HIGHER RATE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) INFECTION THAN THE GENERAL POPULATION, START SCREENED OVER 2,038 OF ITS PATIENTS FOR HCV AND PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LINKING PATIENTS TO CARE. IN ADDITION, START CONTINUED PROVIDING ONSITE HCV SERVICES WITH A CONTRACTED LIVER SPECIALIST VIA TELEMEDICINE TO 63 PATIENTS. START ALSO OFFERS SERVICES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HIV, INCLUDING A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT TO PATIENTS WITH HIV. THE PROGRAM STAFF ASSISTS PATIENTS IN ACHIEVING AND MAINTAINING VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION BY ENSURING THEY ARE SEEING A MEDICAL PROVIDER QUARTERLY TO REVIEW BLOOD TESTS AND PRESCRIBE MEDICATION. IN 2019, 4 PATIENTS ACHIEVED SUSTAINED VIRAL LOAD SUPPRESSION FROM THIS PROGRAM.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lawrence S Brown Jr Md Mph Facp | CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 35 | $335,163 |
| Joyce Gholson | CHIEF OF MEDICAL UNIT | 35 | $247,715 |
| Irving C Dela Cruz | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 35 | $206,631 |
| Bevan Baker | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | 35 | $200,554 |
| Marlene Heath | CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER | 35 | $182,750 |
| Renee R Sumpter Lcsw-R Casac | VP OF BEHAVIOR (OUTGOING) | 35 | $167,061 |
| Drucilla Williams | DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH | 35 | $149,790 |
| Linden E Thomas Esq | LEGAL COUNSEL & COMPLIANCE (OUTGOING) | 35 | $149,733 |
| Gemma Rogers | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER (OUTGOING) | 35 | $140,892 |
| Michelle Soto Md | VP FOR MEDICAL (OUTGOING) | 35 | $123,457 |
| Aijaz Khan | ASSISTANT MANAGER OF TECHNOLOGY SERVICES | 35 | $120,469 |
| Judith Sobowale | CHIEF OF MEDICAL UNIT HB (OUTGOING) | 35 | $116,318 |
| Thomas Rafalsky Esq | TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Shaun Smith Esq | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Neha Madan Mba | TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Marx Ms | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Danzer Esq | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Kamna Gupta Mba | TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Jennifer Norman Esq | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Jean T Jordan Mpa | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Gerald P Hoke Md Mph | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Felicia Ivey-Toure Lmhc Casac | VICE-CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| David C Condliffe Esq | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Claudia Latouche Np | TRUSTEE (OUTGOING) | 1 | $0 |
| Christian A Yegen Esq | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Cheryl Karcher Md | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Lee Jackson Mph | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
| Ashanda Saint Jean Md | TRUSTEE | 1 | $0 |
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