OUR FAMILY

Lynn, the Executive Director at Villa Oasis, is a dually licensed Psychotherapist and Addiction Professional who divided her time between teaching college classes and maintaining a private practice in Monterey before moving to San Diego. Her specialty is working with individuals, couples, and families struggling with addiction, trauma, mood disorders, and/or relationship challenges. Along with teaching psychology to graduate students at Brandman University, she also taught addiction classes at Hartnell College and Soledad Prison. Lynn worked briefly at La Jolla Recovery, and before that spent 20 years employed at addiction and mental health treatment facilities in Northern California including, Castlewood in Pacific Grove, Sun Street Centers in Salinas, and New Life Community Services in Santa Cruz.

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Jessica Collins is a registered nurse who started her college education at The University of Tennessee. Here she worked on her bachelor’s in biology because she has a love for exotic animals and worked at a tiger sanctuary. After becoming a mother, her love for science and medicine grew and she went back to school and received a degree as a registered nurse. During this time, she opened a Sober Living home for women and children with her mother that has been successfully running for 7 years. After moving back to California in 2021 she started her job at Villa Oasis where she currently runs the medical department as the head nurse. She is currently working towards getting her master’s degree as a nurse practitioner while loving the work she is doing with recovery at Villa Oasis.

After a successful career in the wine industry, Chris decided to pursue his passion for helping people in the mental health field. Chris returned to school, got his bachelor’s degree in Psychology, and will complete his master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy in October 2022. He has worked in various roles in the drug and alcohol recovery field for over three years. After getting licensed as a Marriage & Family Therapist, Chris plans to continue working with clients in the drug & alcohol disorder field by getting certified in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Somatic Experiencing (SE), and Biofeedback.

Jeff Cadoux graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and went on to obtain a Juris Doctorate Degree in Law. Mr. Cadoux successfully practiced law for 20 years before seeking help for himself for addiction. He found that he had a passion for helping others to find a pathway to recovery and to go onto leading fulfilling lives. He provides a deep understanding of the disease and proven evidence-based solutions to their problems. He completed the certificate courses to become a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor and is a Certified RADT, Peer Support Specialist and a trained Interventionist. He has over 15 years of experience in Detox, Residential Treatment and Aftercare. He has also held positions as a Client Program Director, Group Facilitator Leader, Director of Alumni Relations, Director of Aftercare and Director of Admissions.

Chris Schmidt has previously worked in education since graduating from NYU in 2002, specializing in physical education, emotional health and conflict resolution. He began his career in Substance Abuse Counseling after getting sober himself and decided to transition to help adults who were suffering from similar problems that he had overcome on his road to recovery. He enjoys making new connections with clients and helping them identify their problems and solutions. Chris currently holds his RADT certification, is a Registered Addiction Counselor with the ACCBC, and is currently enrolling in a program to pursue a Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Therapy.

Outside of work, Chris enjoys an active lifestyle that includes volleyball, scuba diving and going to the gym. He also has a love for the outdoors and movies, and spends most of his free time with his 5-year-old daughter Spencer.

Sean is a dedicated and passionate counselor and fitness coordinator here at Villa Oasis. As an Adult Child of an Alcoholic (AOCA) with 18 years of sobriety, Sean brings extensive experience with the lows of addiction and the beauty of recovery. He is dedicated to helping recovering alcoholics and addicts change their lives and free themselves from the throws of addiction. Sean is a registered RADT counselor, and spent 6 years as a chemical dependency technician at Hazelden-Betty Ford in his hometown of Chicago, IL. He also is a certified Physical Education teacher, and uses his extensive experience leading a health and wellness group every Saturday. In his free time, he is enjoying his new hometown of San Diego paddle boarding, hiking and spending lots of time at the beach.

Isabelle joined Villa Oasis San Diego in the summer of 2022 as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT). Prior to working with Villa Oasis, she worked as an EMT for American Medical Response on a Critical Care unit. Isabelle is a graduate of the University of California, Davis, where she majored in Animal Science (B.S.). She came back home during the pandemic to live with her family and little furry doggie friend, Snickers. She is very passionate about making a difference in the lives of others whether it is putting a smile on the faces of those experiencing homelessness, providing a compassionate ear to those experiencing a crisis, or helping people to achieve their desired treatment outcome. When she’s not at work, you can find her doing anything active such as running, hiking, and riding horses.

Tyler is the night time recovery technician and is in charge of the Resident’s health and well-being throughout the night. He also manages Residents when they are going through medical detox and helps keep them stable throughout the remainder of their stay. Tyler comes from a firefighting and emergency medical service background. While he is young, he brings plenty of experience from his past jobs in the medical field. He is a certified Emergency Medical Technician, BLS Provider, Ambulance driver, and Firefighter.

Marjorie is the Environmental Services Technician at Villa Oasis. She has vast experience in this field having worked in a hospital setting where she first gained knowledge of the many facets of sanitation and cleanliness in a clinical setting. When not working, Marjorie enjoys the outdoors by camping, waterskiing, and fishing. She helps provide a friendly and overall safe environment for our clients as well as staff.

Andrew is our award-winning Executive Chef, who has thirty plus years’ experience and brings his high level of culinary knowledge to Villa Oasis. On a daily basis, he serves our guests only the finest ingredients in his gourmet meals of free-range poultry, locally grown organic produce, hand cut mid-western beef and sustainable seafood. Chef Andrew’s accolades include: American Culinary Federation sanctioned competitions to which he holds bronze, silver and gold medals. His highly regarded mentors include Chef Bernard Guillas – La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club / Marine Room and Pierre Chambrin – Former Executive Chef for the White House. Chef Andrew is also very active in local charitable events.