We at Villa Oasis are dedicated to helping our residents to recommit to themselves. When you are ready to make a personal commitment, our family awaits you with open arms.

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    DIRECTORS

    MICHELLE BEAUPRE, PhD, LCSW

    clinical director

    CHRISTIAN SMALL, M.D.
    medical director

    JESSE COOK, LVN

    program director

    JESSICA COLLINS, RN

    IMS director

    MEDICAL STAFF

    KELLY MULLINS, PMHNP
    nurse practitioner
    RALPH DURON, EMT, RADT

    IMS supervisor

    COUNSELORS

    CHRIS SCHMIDT, RADT, RAC

    counseling supervisor

    SEAN SCANLON, RADT
    counselor

    TECHNICIANS

    JULES BALDWIN-COOPER, EMT, RADT
    lead evening technician
    MAKAI CLEARWATER, EMT, RADT
    recovery technician
    MARJORIE MENDOZA
    environmental services technician

    STAFF

    ANDREW SASLOE
    house chef

    CHRISTIAN SMALL, M.D.

    medical director

    Bio coming soon

    JESSICA COLLINS, RN

    IMS director

    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 IMS Director. 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.

    KELLY MULLINS

    nurse practitioner

    Bio coming soon.

    CHRIS SCHMIDT, RADT, RAC

    counseling supervisor

    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 SCANLON, RADT

    counselor

    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.

    MARJORIE MENDOZA

    environmental services technician

    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 SASLOE

    house chef

    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.