Staff promoted in Gateway Rehab youth program and halfway house services

PITTSBURGH - Nicole Kurash has been named the clinical manager of youth programs at Gateway Rehab’s Aliquippa location.  She joined the Gateway staff in June 2001 as a group counselor in the youth and young adult program. From April 2003 until being named clinical manager, she was a therapist in the youth extended services program.

A native of Ambridge, PA, Kurash graduated from Slippery Rock University with a bachelor’s degree in social work in 2000, and she received the McMullen Award for most outstanding social work student.  She completed a master’s program at the University of Pittsburgh in 2004 and obtained her license in social work in September 2005.

Her education and experience have prepared her well for dealing with the challenges that face youth suffering from addiction-related problems.  She is committed to efforts aimed at providing greater recovery support for youth.
The former clinical manager of halfway house services at Gateway since 2000, Jill Perry is the new program director of the Tom Rutter and Moffett Halfway Houses for men.

Perry began her full-time career at Gateway in 1997, first as a therapist in the youth and young adult program and then as a detox therapist in 1998.  She was actively involved in expansion of both halfway houses and relocation of the Moffett House to its current home in Beaver Falls.  Throughout the growth of the halfway house services, both programs have continued to provide a consistently stable environment for men to begin their journey of recovery.

A graduate of West Virginia Wesleyan College with a Bachelor of Science degree in business and Shippensburg University with a master’s in counseling, Perry is nationally certified in counseling and a licensed professional counselor.  She resides in Beaver, PA.

Gateway Rehabilitation Center is a private, non-for-profit organization offering comprehensive prevention services and treatment for adults, youth and families with alcohol and other drug problems.  With locations throughout Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio, Gateway provides services for over 9,000 individuals annually.