OUR TEAM
The Kenneth Peters Center for Recovery employs a multidisciplinary staff of seasoned licensed/credentialed professionals who have brought their decades of experience to the team and work collaboratively to provide our patients with the highest quality care available on Long Island.
You will not find a stronger, more dedicated, more cohesive team in the addiction treatment space due to the length of time we have worked together.
Claudia Peters Ragni, Founder & Executive Director
Dr. Lawrence Maltin, former Medical Director, consultant since 2021, on team since 1985
Iris Passaro, CSA, CASAC Therapist on team since 1991
Kathy O'Keefe, CRC Therapist on team since 1991
Dr. Lawrence Katz, Contract medical support, on team since 1995
Kenneth Nicholson, Counselor on team since 1999
Dr. Thomas Jan, Former Contract Medical Support, Current Medical Director, on team since 2000
Genie Manganas, CASAC, Counselor on team since 2005
Margie Rodriguez, Administrative, on team since 2007
Jennifer Tierney, Administrative, on team since 2008
Susan Tuffini, CASAC, Counselor on team since 2009
Teresa Bacher, CASAC, Counselor on team since 2009
Kerry Kelly, CASAC, Counelor on team since 2009
Sue Wolf, CASAC, Counselor on team since 2009
Liz Dwyer, LMSW, Therapist on team since 2010
Elsa Pfeifer, CASAC, Counselor on team since 2011
Merrit Hartblay, MSW, CASAC, Counselor since 2011
Thomas Moynihan, LMSW, Therapist on team since 2012
Regina LoFaso,CASAC, Counselor on team since 2013
Thomas Rhodes, Administrative, on team since 2013
Susan Onorato, JD, LMSW, Therapist on team since 2014
Dana McAllister, CASAC, Counselor on team since 2015
Karen Melito, CASAC, Counselor and Community Relations, on team since 2016
Ellen Hoops, Office, on team since 2016
Chris Cox, Psych RN, Vivitrol Injector, on team since 2017
Liz Detweiler, CASAC, on team since 2019
Ann Lanlowicz, Administrative, on team since 2020
Cassidhe LoFaso, Administrative, on team since 2020
Rich Rossi, LMSW, Counselor, on team since 2021
Ryan Castellano, LMSW, on team since 2022
Diane Yacenda, Clerical, on team since 2022
Dawn Flynn, CASAC, on team since 2022
Joan Peters, CASAC, on team since 2022
We do not hire interns or inexperienced staff.
Combined, we bring over 650 years of experience to help you and your loved one
We are a training site for NYIT DO Medical Program to teach future doctors about addiction however these medical interns are to observe only, not to provide direct care.
