Eric Golnick graduated with honors from the University of Miami in 2009. He attended U.S. Navy Officer Candidate School shortly after and was commissioned as a Naval Officer in the summer of 2009. In his first position with the Navy, Eric served onboard two U.S Navy warships as a project manager for over 300 million dollars of equipment while supervising over 100 sailors. He was involved in multiple operations and exercises throughout Asia As a senior foreign policy analyst at the Department of Defense dealing with U.S. military operations in Latin America. Eric worked directly with the President’s National Security Council, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the U.S. Congress regarding U.S. foreign policy.

Dr. Robert Pyles is an established leader in the addiction and mental health fields, with over 55 years of experience. Dr. Pyles has served as President of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, and the Coalition for Patient Rights, among other organizations. He has shown a relentless commitment to setting the highest standards of care and was appointed an Area and Component Liaison by the American Psychiatric Association, producing ten Practice Guidelines, including the “Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients With Substance Use Disorders.”

Additionally, Dr. Pyles, a recognized pioneer and leader in the field of psychiatry, has received many awards and recognitions, including a Special Presidential Commendation from the American Psychiatric Association in and the honor of “Distinguished Life Fellow” of the American Psychiatric Association. A United States Navy veteran himself, Dr. Pyles’ has pioneered work with the Veteran population, combined with recognized expertise on trauma, PTSD and other comorbid conditions.

Dr. Pyles also currently serves as a Clinical Instructor at Harvard Medical School – a position he has held for over 45 years.

Dr. Rodolico comes to VFR Healthcare from Harvard McLean Hospital, where he served as the Director of Adolescent Addictions Training and Director of Military Consultation Service. He is also currently the Chief of Behavioral Health in the Massachusetts National Guard, Medical Command. As an officer in the United States Army Reserve, he served as the Executive Officer of a combat stress company deployed to Iraq in 2003 and 2006. During that time, in his operational role he helped redesign the delivery of mental health care to Soldiers and Marines in the Sunni Triangle of Iraq while maintaining mission completion throughout the region.

Eric Frieman previously served as Director of Finance for Elements Behavioral Health, Inc., one of the largest providers of substance abuse treatment and behavioral health services with 18 residential facilities, 29 outpatient locations, and approximately 2,000 employees across the United States. Eric’s brother, Jonathan (Army Veteran), served as an Infantry Officer in the Army’s 1st Cavalry Division where he was deployed to Iraq, Kuwait, and Egypt. Eric graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University with a double major in Economics and Psychology and was a member for the Vanderbilt University Football Team where he was awarded to the Southeastern Conference Academic Honor Roll.

Michael Evans has over 20 years of related work experience in operations, finance and human capital. Most recently, Mr. Evans served as Chief Systems Officer of Elements Behavioral Health, where he operated in several roles, including: reorganizing and rebuilding the finance, operational and billing & collections infrastructure in Texas that successfully integrated 4 Residential Programs and 21 Outpatient locations and nearly [doubled] Elements’ monthly cash collections.

Prior to joining Elements, Mr. Evans served as Vice President of Operations and the Chief Compliance and Information Security Officer for Episource Inc.