Graduate Program Staff:

Scott Hart
Graduate Program Director & Therapist

Mill Spring/Tryon

Ines Wullimann
Graduate Program Manager for the Mill Spring/Tryon Areas and Animal Husbandry Coordinator

Ellen Howe
Recovery Coach

Ed Sargent
House Advisor

Valerie Nyhuis
House Advisor

Asheville

Kris l. Connolly
Manager, Asheville Graduate Program

Shar Connolly
Recovery Coach

Adam Ray
Residential Manager Asheville Program

Misty Peterson
Recovery Coach

Laura Bowles
House Advisor

Tracy Mixson
Recovery Coach & Peer Specialist

Weekend Staff
Josh Finkler
Simon Wullimann
Finn Odell
Candace Sanders
Bruce Johnson
Jessie Nixon

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Adam Ray
Residential Manager, Asheville Graduate Program

Adam lives and works with our “graduates” in Asheville, NC. He has worked with us since 2003, with the exception of a three-month sailing adventure in the Caribbean, and as many other recent college graduates, he started as a Lodge Advisor.

His gentle demeanor and willingness to lend support and guidance is very supportive for our graduates, as they begin to cope with work or school and make further advances in their recovery in the more challenging community of Asheville and its environs.

You may often find him with a group of graduates cooking a meal together or enjoying an evening of social recreation.  Most importantly he provides a kind and listening ear to our graduates as he or she process their daily challenges.  By residing in an apartment, literally “next door”, he gets to know residents very well and they him. 

Adam is a graduate of Warren Wilson College and if not at work, look for him on his bike or rafting, kayaking, rock climbing, woodworking, and construction.  He loves to travel anytime and any chance he gets.


The CooperRiis Graduate Program Staff