
Melissa LucasChief Executive Officer

Jennifer R. Dellasanta, ICADC, LADC, CAPChief Operating Officer and Executive Director of Programs in New England
Jennifer began her career in Behavioral Health in 2006 with the Linda Fay Griffin House in Worcester, MA. Until 2011 Mrs. Dellasanta was the Program Director of a residential women’s facility for substance abuse and mental health, a fee for service Clinician, and an advocate for recovery treatment in Massachusetts.
Mrs. Dellasanta has a Master’s Degree in Human Services and is currently pursuing her Doctorate's Degree for Addiction Psychology.
In 2011, she joined The Transition House, Inc. as a substance abuse counselor, was promoted to Clinical Supervisor. In 2013, she was promoted to Chief Operating Officer. In 2017, Mrs. Dellasanta was promoted to Executive Director as she has transferred back to her home state of Massachusetts.
Mrs. Dellasanta oversees all therapeutic services in the program, ensuring that the implementation of evidence-based treatment protocols are being followed and that they continue to be utilized within all programs. Mrs. Dellasanta is responsible for staff development, quality management, and The Joint Commission accreditation for all associated programs. In addition, Mrs. Dellasanta is the Implementation Manager for Electronic Health Records for all programs at The Transition House, Inc.
She is a member of the National Council on Behavioral Health, a member of NAADAC, and a proud member of American Counselor Association. Mrs. Dellasanta is a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor 1 in the state of Massachusetts, is an Internationally Certified Alcohol and drug abuse counselor in Massachusetts, Alabama, and Florida and maintains her MCAP in the state of Florida.

Melinda Rios, PHR, SHRM-CPHuman Resources Director

Dr. Jaymes Gonzales Director of Clinical Services

Dr. Kimberly A. Quigley, MDMedical Director
Dr. Kimberly Quigley graduated from Webb School of Knoxville in 1993. She moved on to Georgetown University earning a BSLA in German Language and Linguistics. She completed work at the Harvard University Health Careers Program, at which time she decided to pursue medicine. After graduating from medical school at the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 2001, Dr. Quigley completed an internship in Pediatrics, followed by a residency in Psychiatry. She holds board certification from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Quigley has provided medical leadership for outpatient mental health settings, hospital systems, and recovery programs.
Dr. Quigley has over 15 years of experience in partnering with children, adolescents, adults, mature adults and their families in deciding if and how psychotropic medication can be used to help them attain their personal goals for wellness and wholeness in their lives. In her spare time, Dr. Quigley is the chess coach at the Episcopal School of Knoxville. She is a strong community advocate for developing chess programs across the East Tennessee area for children of all backgrounds. She is active at Emerald Youth Sports as a soccer coach and volunteer.

Jeffrey WainwrightDirector of Work Release Programs

Yvette DeJesusProgram Director of Supportive Services for Veterans and Families
She then supervised a team of seven staff with Planned Parenthood outreach program, where she was responsible for three different contracts with this organization the CBC, CDC and DOH. There was a medical mobile unit that would go out into the high risk community and provided medical services, HIV counseling and testing, assist with placing individuals into detox followed by SA treatment. She also facilitated groups for adolescents with behavioral issues and participating in high risk behavior. In Florida, Ms. DeJesus began doing counseling and facilitating groups in a residential facility. She completed UAs and maintained daily files. Then began working with HOPWA assisting with housing for individuals HIV/AIDS providing case management and financial assistance. In The Transition House she has done HOPWA, case management for GPD, facility groups, billing, and now SSVF for the past three years providing housing and assisting with SOAR applications. Currently, she is working to obtain her bachelor's in legal studies.

Shaun PetersonExecutive Administrative Assistant
