Meet the Team
Our team of clinicians, medical professionals, and support staff is here because they believe in recovery. Many have walked this path themselves.
The people behind RECO Island
Our leadership team brings decades of combined experience in addiction treatment, clinical care, and healthcare operations.
David Niknafs
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
CNDAI, NCIP
Founder and CEO of the RECO network. RECO Island reflects his commitment to a medical detox experience built around dignity, safety, and a real path forward.
Brian Greenblott
Director of Business Development
CRRA
Director of Business Development. Builds the clinician referral relationships that make RECO Island the trusted choice for medical detox in South Florida.
Steve Church
Chief Operating Officer
COO. Ensures every shift, every handoff, and every protocol at RECO Island runs to the standard medical detox demands.
Erika Boodhoo
Chief Financial Officer
MBA, CAC
CFO. Provides the financial discipline that keeps RECO Island clinically excellent, accredited, and accessible.
Haley Wilson
Chief Compliance Officer
Chief Compliance Officer. Ensures RECO Island meets and exceeds the highest standards for medical detox and addiction treatment.
Carly Podolsky
Director of Operations
Director of Operations ensuring the BHT team at RECO Island delivers consistent, compassionate support through every phase of medical detox.
Doctors, nurses & therapists
Medical and clinical staff who deliver care across RECO Island's medical detox and addiction treatment programs.
Anthony Campo
Psychiatrist
MD
Board-certified in Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine. Brings 40 years of experience treating co-occurring conditions to RECO Island's medical detox program.
Alexander Scheuermann
Medical Director
DO
Board-certified psychiatrist specializing in addiction medicine. Provides medically-led care for RECO Island's medical detox program.
Charles Norris
Psychiatrist
MD
Board-certified psychiatrist with 50+ years of experience including addiction psychiatry. Lends clinical depth to RECO Island's medical detox model.
Jacqueline Simon
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
APRN, PMHNP-BC
Board-certified PMHNP whose clinical experience includes Caron Treatment Centers. Manages psychiatric care at RECO Island's medical detox program.
Kathleen Simervil
Psychiatric Physician Assistant
MSPA, PA-C, CAQ-Psych
Board-certified Physician Assistant with the Psychiatry CAQ credential and detox experience. A clinical anchor at RECO Island.
Frances Murphy
Family Medicine & Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
APRN
APRN with both family medicine and psychiatric training. Treats the medical realities that arrive alongside addiction at RECO Island.
David Levin
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW, CAP, CMHP
LCSW with 20+ years specializing in addiction recovery and relapse prevention. Provides clinical depth at RECO Island.
Allison Steiner
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker focused on client-centered care for mental health and substance use disorders. A trusted clinician at RECO Island.
Travis McAllister
Admissions Director
Admissions Director and RECO alumnus. Runs RECO Island's admissions with the empathy of someone who has made the call himself.
Brock McCoy
Alumni Director
Alumni Director and RECO alumnus. Builds the post-treatment community that supports RECO Island clients long after detox.
Desiree Demaio
Client Services Manager
Client Services Manager with 8+ years in admissions. Runs the first conversation many families have with RECO Island.
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