Our Team: Your Team
The Farley Team
April Green, LCSW, BCD
Chief Executive Officer (CEO), The Farley Center
April Green, MSW, stepped into the field born from the shear fascination with how people think and solve problems. She completed her Master’s of Social Work at Norfolk State University. Working alongside marginalized and vulnerable populations spirited her commitment to this field, which led to her being awarded Mental Health Practitioner of the Year for her company of 5,000 employees. Her work in local jails and at the Hampton VA Medical Center has fortified her clinical acumen as they recurrently demanded her greatest skills- clinical assessment, suicide risk assessment, de-escalation, and critical thinking.
April’s leadership path scaled quickly rising from a clinician to an administrator. Her first leadership role was in corrections as a Health Services Administrator where she was responsible for the overall healthcare service delivery, operations, and financial management of 100 staff with an $11 million budget. Most recently, April was CEO at Safe Harbor. Leading teams and transforming organizations have inspired her to make the biggest impact.
Jonathan Lee, MD
Medical Director, The Farley Center
Dr. Lee is board certified with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, American Board of Internal Medicine, and American Board of Addiction Medicine. He is a graduate of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University Of Virginia School Of Medicine. He completed his clinical training in combined internal medicine and psychiatry at Duke University Medical Center, where he was chief resident of Medicine/Psychiatry. He completed his MBA at the Mason School of Business at William & Mary. Dr. Lee is co-chair of the Continuing Professional Development Committee for the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and is serving as Immediate Past President for the Virginia Society of Addiction Medicine. He is also an HIMS approved Psychiatrist.
Melissa Lee Warner, MD
Medical Director of the Professionals Program, The Farley Center
Dr. Melissa Lee Warner is a champion of recovery who believes that every patient can achieve a lifetime of sobriety. A graduate of Eastern Virginia Medical School, she served for several years as a general medical officer in the US Navy, and then completed a Family Medicine Residency at Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals of Cleveland. This was followed by an Addiction Medicine fellowship, with a concurrent faculty development fellowship in family medicine at UNC Chapel Hill. Dr. Warner is a Diplomate of the American Board of Family Medicine and the American Board of Addiction Medicine. Passionate about health, wellness and spiritual development, she has special interests in non-intoxicating approaches to pain management, treating eating disorders with an abstinence-based, 12-Step approach, nicotine sobriety; and LGBTQ populations.
Chris Wiertz
Director of Business Development, The Farley Center
Chris Wiertz is the Director of Business Development at The Farley Center. Chris has nearly a decade of experience in the field of addiction treatment and business development field. In this position, he is tasked with developing relationships within the community to help streamline access to care for individuals struggling with substance use disorders. Chris is originally from Philadelphia, but has worked in Florida, West Virginia, and Virginia doing business development for addiction treatment facilities. Chris has been in recovery from addiction for nearly a decade which is where his true passion lies.
Justin Mangold
Clinical Director, The Farley Center
Justin Mangold, LPC, LSATP, ACS, NCC, is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Practitioner in the state of Virginia, is a Nationally Certified Counselor, and holds an Approved Clinical Supervisor credential. During his master’s degree program at The College of William and Mary, Justin focused on family therapy and completed his internship at New Horizons Family Counseling Center. He maintains a strong awareness of the integration of family systems work in the treatment of addiction. He graduated in 2002 with a Master’s degree in counseling from The College of William and Mary and has worked consistently with Addictions since graduation. Justin has been with Williamsburg Place and The William J. Farley Center for approximately 16 years. During that time he has worked in both the Primary program and the Farley Professionals’ program, served as lead therapist in the Professionals’ treatment program and is now the Clinical Director.