Chief Executive Officer

Don Nichols is Chief Executive Officer of Arizona Treatment Institute, LLC. and AARC, Inc.( a 34-bed residential alcoholism, drug dependence, and compulsive gambling facility) in Casa Grande, AZ. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Pathways of Casa Grande, a 32-bed residential alcoholism and drug dependence treatment center for adolescents.

Mr. Nichols began his career in the addictions treatment industry while still on active duty with the U.S. Navy, working in the Navy's alcoholism and drug treatment programs in 1973. Since that time, Nichols has held numerous positions in the behavioral health treatment industry, including, counselor, senior counselor, program manager, director of community relations, program director, executive director, and chief executive officer.

Mr. Nichols is active in the community and recently served as the president of the board of directors of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence in Phoenix. He is a past (and founding) president of the Arizona Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (AzAADAC) and a past Treasurer of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC. He is a certified alcoholism and drug abuse counselor (CADAC), a Master Addictions Counselor (MAC), and a Certified Clinical Supervisor (CCS). Mr. Nichols received his masters degree from Lesley College in Cambridge, MA.

Program Director

Larry G. Osmonson has been in the profession of Addiction Counseling for thirty plus years. After maintaining self-recovery through twelve step self-help groups, Osmonson began his career in addictions counseling in Florida. In 1973 Larry was instrumental in founding the Florida Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (FAADAC). Prior to that he co-founded Southwest Florida Alcoholism Services and served as the first President of that facility.

Mr. Osmonson has worked at treatment facilities in Florida, Louisiana, Montana and Arizona. Larry has served on the board of directors of the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC), as Southwest Regional Vice-President, Legislative Chairman, President Elect and as President from 1992 to 1994. He has served on the advisory board of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Facilities (JACHO), was co-author and Group Leader for the Criteria Manual for Intensive Outpatient Treatment for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, and the Department of Health and Human Services Administration.

He has an MA in Theology and a BA in Psychiatry, has attended the University of South Florida and Jackson State University accreditation programs on Drug and Alcoholism Counseling, Moreno Institute of Psychodrama, Gestalt Institute and training in Realty Therapy. Larry has worked as Executive Director, Facility Director, Group Leader and counselor during his career. He is also a certified Trauma resolution Therapist. And served on the Board of Directors of the American Compulsive Gamblers Counselor Certification Board.