Admissions and Marketing Team

Meg Nygren, CAI-II, CTP-I

Vice President of Marketing

Meg Nygren the team as the Director of Marketing for Red Oak Recovery programs. Her vast experience includes working in the marketing and business development arena, strategic planning, leadership development, and working with families, clients, and referral sources during the admissions process and throughout their treatment stay. She also has experience with regards to operations, regulation, and compliance in a prior role with Red Oak Recovery.

Meg delivers a high standard of excellence and offers a collaborative team spirit with those she works with. She enjoys working with families and professionals to help deliver solutions for customized treatment and long-lasting, sustainable recovery for those struggling with substance use, trauma, and mental health issues. Meg is a Certified ARISE Interventionist, Level II and a Certified Trauma Professional, Level I.

On her downtime, you can find Meg exploring the many things to do in beautiful Western North Carolina with her husband. Eric and miniature pinscher, Romeo.

Torry Bolter

Admissions and Client Services Specialist

A New England native, Torry now calls WNC his home. He has lived in Asheville since 2001. With a degree in Adventure Education from Prescott College, he has been involved in traditional and therapeutic guiding roles. Regardless of who he works with he understands the transformative power that a wilderness experience offers. As a member of the Admissions team, he offers hope and support to young adults suffering from the disease of addiction. Torry lives with his wife Hillary, and his two girls Autumn and Sophie. Yep, they’re awesome. He finds serenity through a morning coffee, a trail ride in Pisgah, an awesome meal, or chilling with his wife binging on Netflix episodes. As a diehard Pats, Sox, and Celtics fan he’ll be sure to remind you how wicked awesome his teams are, should you have forgotten.

Katie Bidwell, CSAC-I

Senior Admissions Counselor

Katie was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She loves the outdoors and enjoys Georgia Football. She graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Biology. Katie is currently working towards getting her master’s degree in social work.

Having had her own struggles with addiction, Katie moved to Asheville for recovery, and has been sober since August 30, 2014. Treatment centers have played a vital role, and she is grateful for the experience, understanding the importance of asking for help and reaching out.

Katie has several years of experience working with clients in all phases of recovery. She has worked in direct care and now she is a part of the admissions team. Katie believes in recovery and her passion is helping families and their loved ones find support during difficult times. Recovery has brought happiness to Katie’s life and she wants to use her experience to help others find peace and serenity.

When Katie is not working you can find her watching Georgia football, trail running at Bent Creek, or being active in her 12 step community.

Todd Stebbing, CSAC-I, CAI

Admissions Counselor

Todd grew up in Richmond, VA and graduated from Old Dominion University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Outdoor Adventure Education. Todd has a passion for helping people and using the wilderness for therapeutic value. Todd has seen his own battle with addiction and arrived at Red Oak Recovery® in 2014 as a client. After his stay at Red Oak, he moved to Asheville, NC and continued with the Asheville 12 step community to better his life. Todd has worked for recovery aftercare centers, wilderness guiding, and is now thrilled to be back at Red Oak.

“My life is dedicated to helping other addicts and alcoholics achieve happiness and a full life through sobriety. Red Oak was a huge part in helping to get my life back together, which is why I came back to work here. I want to help clients understand that it is possible to live life without drugs and alcohol and to achieve a happy, joyous, and free life.” In his free time, you can find Todd out with friends seeing live music, on the river fly fishing and canoeing, at a 12 step meeting, or on a hike with his dog Gunther. Todd also likes to rock climb, snowboard, cook, play disc golf, ultimate Frisbee, and go swimming.

Carol Rose, MHDL

Collegiate and Clinical Outreach

Carol earned her Master’s in Counseling from UNC Charlotte. Her degree has taught her the importance of being a good listener and building a trusting relationship whether she is working with the individual asking for help, a family member, or a mental health professional. Carol believes that during a time of crisis, trust is paramount to find a good place to heal.

Carol was the founding coordinator for The Collegiate Recovery Program at UNC Charlotte, a program offering support to students in early recovery, it was there that she developed her own trusting relationships with her community in order to grow the program. Carol also brings personal experience with addiction within her own family, which she shares to offer hope to families in need. Her personal experience allows her to empathize and explain the journey a family will take not only while at Red Oak, but beyond. Helping families find continued support within their community is a big part of Carol’s job as a Collegiate and Clinical Outreach Specialist.

In her spare time, Carol enjoys watching old movies, spending time with her husband of 37 years, Marty and being proud of her two grown daughters and seeing them thrive.

Tom Williams

Community Outreach Specialist

Tom has called North Carolina home ever since he moved from Fairfax Virginia, when he was four years old. He was raised in Chapel Hill, where oddly enough, he grew to love watching Duke basketball. After spending what seemed to be enough time in the “Triangle”, Tom took to the mountains of western North Carolina and studied Communication and Media studies at Appalachian State University. After falling in love with the healing power and tranquility of the Blue Ridge Mountains, he moved to Asheville and worked as a Systems Analyst. Several years of fixing printers, changing passwords and asking folks “have you turned it off and on yet?” past before Tom realized the work wasn’t for him. He then found his true path while working at Four Circles Recovery Center, a wilderness therapy program. There Tom found himself in many different roles and ultimately as the Director of Admissions and Utilization Review. Through personal and anecdotal experience, Tom’s passion for people has compelled him to help others on their personal journey through recovery. He feels that everyone should work to understand themselves and discover where their individual happiness lies. Outside of work you can find Tom reading a book in Carrier Park, hiking with friends, playing basketball at the local YMCA or soaking up a documentary on Netflix at home with his two cats.

Julia Hughes

Compliance Officer

Julia grew up in Germany where she spent her youth snowboarding and biking before moving to the U.S. in 2011. After coming to America, she spent her early adulthood exploring and experiencing a different way of life. When she moved to Western North Carolina, Julia fell in love with Asheville’s captivating outdoors and beautiful weather. Being a life-long learner, she pursued a bachelor’s in psychology with a minor in neuroscience from the University of North Carolina at Asheville, graduating in 2017.

After joining the Red Oak Family in August 2017 and working at The Willows campus as a Clinical Technician, she joined the Compliance Team in the summer of 2018. She is grateful for the opportunity to support the company in her role as Compliance Officer. With her love and attention for details, she is looking forward to creating, providing, and maintaining a positive healing environment for young adults in recovery.

In her free time, Julia can be found hiking on the parkway with her two dogs, doing yoga or enjoying the beautiful weather.

Maggie Cain, LPC-A

Clinical Outreach and Admissions Specialist

Maggie’s first home was in the great state of Texas. Collegiate tennis and a full scholarship sent her to Arkansas. There she found her first career and love for helping people. Her first job landed her in the nonprofit fundraising sector. For thirteen years she was blessed with getting to raise awareness and much-needed funds for children and families seeking support, hope, and love through programs for psychiatric, emotional, and behavioral care in Arkansas. After earning her Masters in Mental Health and Clinical Counseling in 2016 from Southern Arkansas University, she became a Licensed Associate Counselor in Arkansas and recently (2018) transferred her license to North Carolina as a Licensed Professional Counselor Associate.

Additionally, for fourteen months beginning in December 2016, Maggie provided part-time counseling for Bradford Health Services IOP of Little Rock. Working with the clients and their families at Bradford Health Services was equally fulfilling and joyful as connecting donors to changing lives of others through their financial gifts. That experience, and her love of helping people, led her to a desire to stay in addiction treatment. Maggie found herself seeking through the clients’ strengths and desires for help to be a part of a team that feels the same passion for helping and ensures every client an opportunity to succeed.

Maggie’s biggest strength is that she finds daily happiness in helping others and connecting others to that feeling of joy. She is a Clinical Outreach Specialist for Red Oak Recovery and The Willows. Her passion for helping the whole family heal will live on through her work at Red Oak Recovery by sharing about ROR and The Willows to clinicians, treatment programs and families.
Maggie could not be happier to now live in Arden, with her husband and to explore this beautiful state by foot and kayak.

Kelcie Winningham

Marketing and Administrative Coordinator

Through growing up in a Military family, Kelcie moved around quite often. She spent a good chunk of her formative years overseas in Europe, where she developed her passion for music. This is what brought Kelcie to the Asheville area back in 2015. She studied Music Business and Audio Production at a local college and eventually started her own Record Label, PowderKeg Records, LLC, where she was able to strengthen her skills in the field of Advertising and Marketing.

This led to Kelcie deciding to pursue a Master’s degree in IMC and a career in the field of marketing. She plans to take the skills that she gained from both her education and her time spent as a working professional in the Music Industry to promote Red Oak Recovery’s lifesaving programs. In her free time, Kelcie enjoys playing drums in her indie-rock band, Room Twenty-Seven, traveling to new places with friends, taking photos, hanging out with her cat, Roslyn, and attempting to try every single roast of coffee that WNC has to offer.

Jonathan Prince

Human Resource Manager

Jonathan fell in love with Western North Carolina while attending Montreat College where he holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration. Through his wife’s recovery, Jonathan has witnessed the healing power of being surrounded by the peace found within nature. He was drawn to Red Oak Recovery® through his strong desire to serve the community he loves. Jonathan is honored to work alongside the Red Oak Recovery® family and use his passion, dedication, and attention to detail to help create positive change through our young adult rehab programs.

Jonathan’s inspiration comes from his wife, Megan, and two sweet Siberian Huskies, Sakari and Yakoné. He enjoys hiking the beautiful WNC Mountains and appreciates the serenity and simplicity of being outdoors.

Brianne Dubois

Human Resources Generalist

Brianne is a native of North Carolina and relocated to Asheville in 2013 after falling in love with the mountains and the area’s eclectic culture. She has worked in various administrative positions and is excited to start a new path in Human Resources. She was drawn to Red Oak Recovery® because of her own recovery and is looking forward to becoming a part of this community. Her biggest motivation comes from her fiancée, McCartney, who helped her get sober in 2016. When they’re not busy wedding planning, they enjoy spending time with their two dogs; Addie and Luna and two cats; Oscar and Ouija. She also enjoys spending time outdoors and taking photos of beautiful WNC – especially waterfalls!

Kristen Winchester

Client Financial Services Manager

Kirsten has lived in Western North Carolina (WNC) for the majority of her life. She grew up in Bryson City, NC and then moved to Asheville to pursue a management degree from UNC-Asheville. After graduating in 2017, she worked at an optometrist office where she learned about patient care and medical billing. She was interested in Red Oak Recovery® because of the center’s ability to incorporate WNC’s beauty in their treatments. She enjoys hiking to waterfalls, yoga, canoeing, and finding good coffee shops.

Mitchel Schlumbrecht

Client Financial Services Specialist

A native of New Orleans, Mitchell moved to Asheville in 2004. He comes to Red Oak Recovery having studied accounting at the University of New Orleans and has over 30 years of accounting experience. Mitchel is married and has a fulfilling life as a father to his two sons.

Kacey Byrd

Client Financial Services Coordinator

Kacey has lived in North Carolina for the majority of her life. She attended East Tennessee State University to pursue a Business Administration degree. After graduation, she returned to North Carolina and began to work in the medical field, learning about patient care and medical billing. Kacey was drawn to Red Oak Recovery® due to her passion in wanting to help others. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Zach and their two dogs, Hollie and Zeus. She also enjoys spending time at the lake, crafting, quilting, and baking cupcakes!