Doug Tieman

Doug Tieman
President and CEO 

Mr. Tieman has been the President and CEO of Caron Treatment Centers since 1995.  Under Tieman's direction, Caron has taken leadership roles in treating addiction in young adults and adolescents, sponsoring research, and participating in national conferences on addiction and recovery. Caron has developed and provides gender-separate and gender-specific treatment in both its adolescent and adult programs, from primary through extended care. He also established regional centers in Philadelphia, PA, New York, Boca Raton, FL, and Bermuda.  Since Mr. Tieman joined Caron, its revenue has more than quadrupled. 

Mr. Tieman is a strong advocate for both research and prevention. Caron participates in studies with leading research universities including the University of Pennsylvania, Thomas Jefferson University, Brown University, and Treatment Research Institute and conducts on-campus training for physicians and other health care professionals. Caron's Student Assistance Professionals work on alcohol and drug prevention in 250 school districts along the east coast.

Mr. Tieman has spent more than 20 years in the addiction treatment field in treatment center and industry leadership positions. He began his career with the Hazelden Foundation and was a Chairman of the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, a member of the American College of Addiction Treatment Administrators and a Board Member of National Council on Alcohol and Drug Addiction. He has also made a practice of visiting treatment centers across the U.S. in an effort to foster a sense of community and the exchange of information and ideas.

Mr. Tieman completed the Minnesota Management Institute at the University of Minnesota and received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Concordia University. He is the recipient of several awards, including Berks County Chamber of Commerce, "Large Business Person of the Year" in 2004 and Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal "Spotlight Award" in 2005.

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Kristine Bashore

Kristine Bashore
Executive Vice President, Human Resources  

Ms. Bashore oversees recruiting, retention, compensation, training, and benefits programs for more than 500 Caron employees. She also plays a leading role in improving employee retention and developing training programs at Caron.  

Since joining Caron in 2000, Ms. Bashore has overseen the expansion of staff from 265 to 500 employees. During her tenure, Caron's retention rate dramatically improved by more than 15 percent. She continues to cultivate employee commitment to Caron. Most recently, she developed and facilitated an innovative training program to highlight corporate values, called "Spirit of Recovery."

Ms. Bashore implemented the Caron College, masters and associate level programs that foster staff development by making university degree programs accessible on campus. She introduced a formalized wellness program that has directly benefited the nonprofit by reducing health care costs.

Over the past six years, Ms. Bashore was the project leader of The Women's Symposium, a successful joint conference on women and addiction organized by Caron and The Betty Ford Center. The conference, held twice a year in Philadelphia and Rancho Mirago, California, achieved a record attendance in 2008. 

Prior to joining Caron, Ms. Bashore held a Human Resources senior management position at a Pharmaceutical Development company in Allentown. She started her career at Meridian Bank. 

She holds a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification from The Society of Human Resource Management and a Bachelor's Degree from East Stroudsburg University, majoring in Economics.

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Michael S. Early

Michael S. Early
Chief Clinical Officer

Mr. Early oversees Caron's comprehensive continuum of care. His career spans more than 35 years in the field of chemical dependency treatment.

Mr. Early manages the development and implementation of Caron's treatment programs.

His expertise includes 12-step facilitation, integrating a multi-disciplinary team, intervention strategies and case management for long-term recovery.

In 2009, Mr. Early's journey from addiction to recovery more than three decades ago was featured in the book, Moments of Clarity: Voices From the Front Lines of Addiction and Recovery by Christopher Kennedy Lawford.

Prior to joining Caron in May 2001, he served as Manager of Continuum Services at the Hazelden Foundation from 1989 to 2001 and as Director of Prevention and Intervention Services and Coordinator of Alcohol - Drug Abuse Services at St. Croix Health Center in New Richmond, Wisconsin from 1974 to 1989. He has held a variety of leadership roles within state and national certification and training programs.

Mr. Early holds a BA in Human Services Management. He is a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor III and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Professional.

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Joseph Lauginiger, Jr.

Joseph Lauginiger, Jr.
Executive Vice President/Chief Development Officer

Mr. Lauginiger oversees development and alumni relations at Caron. He has spent more than 20 years at Caron and more than 30 years in the nonprofit sector. A member of Caron's executive team, Mr. Lauginiger's leadership helped generate over $30 million in charity care and capital projects at Caron. 

Throughout his fundraising career, Mr. Lauginiger has conducted numerous successful capital campaigns, annual fund campaigns and special events. He started Caron's Award of Excellence Dinner in Reading, Pennsylvania in 1991. Since its inception the event has generated in excess of $3 million in charitable support for treatment scholarships. The event's success spawned similar events in New York City, Philadelphia and Palm Beach, Florida. As Caron's Interim President in 1994, Mr. Lauginiger opened Caron's New York Recovery Center in Manhattan, which provides assessment and aftercare services to nearly 10,000 alumni and area residents.

Mr. Lauginiger assisted the American Society of Addiction Medicine in the establishment of the Ruth Fox Memorial Endowment, which enables the Society to carry forward physician education, research and access to quality addiction treatment.

Prior to working at Caron, he spent 14 years at Boy Scouts of America. He is a member of the Hawk Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America, Board of Directors and a founding board member of Berks TALKLINE, a community outreach program for adults and adolescents.

Mr. Lauginiger was recognized by the Eastern PA Chapter of the Association of Fund Raising Professionals (AFP) as the Outstanding Fund Raising Executive of the year in 1992. He is an Eagle Scout and a veteran of the Pennsylvania Army Reserve National Guard (PARNG).

He is a Certified Fund Raising Executive and a founding member of the Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of AFP. He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from Bloomsburg State College and an MBA from Alvernia College.

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James McManus

James McManus
Regional Vice President of Philadelphia

Mr. McManus currently serves as a Regional Vice President of Caron Treatment Centers. He is responsible for marketing Caron's programs and services to medical professionals and corporate employee assistance specialists as well as overseeing regional fundraising initiatives Philadelphia region.

During his tenure at Caron, Mr. McManus has helped raise nearly $2 million in addiction treatment scholarships from the Philadelphia region. He also contributed to the expansion of support services in the area for parents of Caron adolescent and young adult alumni.

Prior to joining Caron in 2002, he was a marketing and business development executive with the corporate lending department of Sovereign Bank in Philadelphia.   Before his two-year association with Sovereign, he was the Senior Vice President of Programs and Membership at the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce from 1989 through 1999.

He joined the Chamber following a 16-year career at the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation (PIDC), the city's economic development agency.

Mr. McManus is currently on the board of PIDC and is chairman of its Audit Committee in addition to being a member of its Loan Committee. He also serves as the chairman of the Philadelphia Authority for Industrial Development, an affiliated agency. 

He is a member of the Council of President's Associates at his alma mater, La Salle University, and is the immediate past president of The Explorer Club, the athletic booster organization for the school.  He received an MBA degree from Drexel University.

He resides in Philadelphia with his wife Peggy. They have three adult children and four grandchildren.

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Missy Orlando

Missy Orlando
Chief Marketing Officer/EVP

A member of Caron’s leadership team, Ms. Orlando directs all strategic planning, communications and marketing operations at Caron, including those at Caron’s satellite offices and Caron Renaissance in Palm Beach. She oversees the development of all marketing brochures and materials, public relations activities, business development activities and Caron’s website. She also oversees Caron’s Student Assistance Program.

During her five-year tenure at Caron, Ms. Orlando spearheaded the development of Caron’s website – including “Caron 360,” an interactive platform that allows alumni an opportunity to stay connected in “real time” to recovery from Caron. She established a public relations department and led efforts on a groundbreaking study that generated interest from national media, educators, parents and health care professionals. She also has made critical contributions to Caron’s alumni communications, internal communications and business development strategy.

Ms. Orlando was the inaugural chairman of Caron’s Marketing Committee and also previously served on the Caron Executive Board. She has an extensive twenty-year background in marketing and public relations.

Her marketing experience began at Sovereign Bancorp, Inc. and continued for 16 years, last holding the positions of Executive to the President, Chief Marketing Officer and Corporate Spokesperson.  She founded The MLO Group, Inc. (Reading, Pa.), a marketing company specializing in marketing and strategic planning, project management and event coordination, which she eventually sold.

She was a 2002 Eastern Pennsylvania Business Journal “Top 20 Under 40” Award recipient, a Berks County Chamber of Commerce ATHENA recipient and a “FORTY UNDER 40” award recipient.  She also received the “Top 25 Women of Distinction Award” from the Greater Philadelphia Region, and was recognized as one of the “Top 10 People to Watch in Berks County” by the Reading Eagle. 

Ms. Orlando holds a Bachelor’s Degree in marketing from Pennsylvania State University, a Master’s in marketing/finance from LaSalle University in Philadelphia and is currently a doctoral candidate for leadership at Alvernia University.

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Andrew Rothermel

Andrew Rothermel
Executive Vice President/Chief Financial & Administrative Officer

Andrew J. Rothermel is currently Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Caron Treatment Centers.  Mr. Rothermel has extensive financial, mergers, and acquisition experience with both closely held companies and publicly traded financial services companies. He also has executive management experience with both a financial services company and a manufacturing company.

Prior to joining Caron Mr. Rothermel served as Chief Executive Officer of Ever Green Coatings LLC, a closely held manufacturing firm in Reading, Pa.

Prior to joining Ever Green Mr. Rothermel served as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Main Street Bancorp, Inc., a publicly traded, NASDAQ registered bank holding company based in Reading, Pa.  In this position he was responsible for all legal and administrative functions of the corporation.  He acted as the executive liaison to the Board of Directors on all corporate governance issues, managed the relationships with regulatory agencies, and actively participated in the company's strategic and financial planning process.  In this position he managed the strategic acquisition and divestiture of assets and various subsidiaries of the company, as well as the sale of the company.

Prior to joining Main Street Mr. Rothermel practiced law with the Wyomissing, Pa. firm of Golden, Masano & Bradley.  His practice was focused on issues facing closely held companies, and financial institutions.  In this position he represented numerous closely held businesses in merger and acquisition transactions.

Mr. Rothermel is a graduate of the University of Richmond, Va. where he received a J.D.  from the T.C. Willams School of Law, an M.B.A. from the Richard S. Reynolds Graduate School of Business, and a B.S. in Business Administration from the E. Claiborne Robbins School of Business.

Mr. Rothermel is actively involved in many professional and community organizations.  He resides in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania.

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Harris Stratyner, Ph.D.

Harris Stratyner, Ph.D., CASAC
Regional Vice President of Caron New York

Dr. Stratyner is the Regional Vice President for Caron Treatment Centers' New York Recovery Center. He is a renowned addiction and mental health treatment specialist with more than 27 years of experience. In addition to treating patients, he oversees the clinical staff and develops and implements workshops and programs for patients in recovery at Caron New York.

Dr. Stratyner developed the technique "Carefrontation," which combines the latest motivational engagement techniques and an environment of respect and dignity to stress individual responsibility to deal with one's addiction or mental health condition.

Dr. Stratyner currently holds positions as a Clinical Associate Professor at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and as a Vice Chair of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Board of Directors. He is also a contributing author to the PDR Guide to Pediatric & Adolescent Mental Health (Published in 2009 by Thomson Reuters).

Before joining Caron, Dr. Stratyner held leadership and academic positions at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and the Weill Medical College of Cornell University. He was listed by the prestigious Castle Connelly almanac as one of the profession's leading specialists.

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