Rich Whitman – President & Executive Director
Rich Whitman joins the Origins management team after serving nineteen years at La Hacienda Treatment Center as its Chief Operating Officer. Rich has spent his career managing extremely high-quality milieus offering both psychiatric and addiction treatment. Rich is known industry-wide for his passion for recovery, advocacy for meaningful advancements in treatment and his first-rate administrative and leadership skills. He also brings a great deal of compassion for those who suffer from chemical dependency, including family members because Rich has over 28 years of personal recovery to draw upon. In his personal time, Rich enjoys spending time with his lovely wife and children, tinkering on one of his Harley Davidson motorcycles and traveling.