Gateway Rehab Names Royce Woods to Its Board of Directors

PITTSBURGH – Gateway Rehabilitation Center, a nationally recognized private, not-for-profit drug and alcohol treatment organization, recently announced the addition of Royce Woods, an associate for PNC Wealth Management, to its board of directors.

Woods is one of only two minorities and the youngest among 35 selected from over 3,000 applicants to join PNC’s newly reinstated Management Training Program. He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in finance from Hampton University in May of 2006.  He interned for three consecutive summers with PNC prior to starting full-time in June of 2006.  During his internships, Royce was awarded twice the PNC Fellows Award.  This award is given to the intern that best displays leadership qualities parallel to PNC’s core values.  He was also one of 34 selected, from almost 500 applicants, to the newly developed Propel Pittsburgh Commission.

 “Even if you are not directly affected by addiction, the entire community can fall victim.  To improve this problem in the community, it first starts by shining the light on the realities of drug and alcohol addiction,” said Woods.

Woods was born and raised in Lincoln-Larimer and is currently very active in the community.  He volunteers as a youth football coach, mentor at Central Catholic High School, and is a motivational speaker to adolescents.  

Woods is the son of Donald and Suzanne Woods and has two brothers: Dr. Barrett Woods and Sgt. Lance Woods.

Gateway was founded in 1972 by Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, internationally recognized authority in the field of chemical dependency treatment, psychiatrist, frequent lecturer, and author of more than 50 self-help related books. Nearly 100,000 individuals have received treatment within the Gateway system, which reaches from Erie, PA to Washington, PA, and Columbus, OH.