HENRICO,
Va., Oct. 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- David W. Rook, CEO, is being recognized by
Continental Who's Who as a Trusted Chief Executive Officer in the
Addiction Recovery Management field, acknowledging his exemplary
work with True Recovery RVA and River City Residential
Services.
Since 2017, Mr. Rook has provided superior service as Chief
Executive Officer of True Recovery RVA, a premier addiction
resources center in Henrico, VA.
True Recovery RVA offers its clients a chance to recover from
substance use disorders in an environment created by those with
lived experience. Its residents live in a home environment equipped
with comfortable living conditions and a feeling of home with
others seeking recovery who are willing to put in the necessary
work. Services include recovery coaches, court advocacy, medical
and clinical referrals, and licensed counseling.
Mr. Rook came to True Recovery RVA with extensive knowledge of
addiction recovery services, having prospered as Operations Manager
with The McShin Foundation, Virginia's leading nonprofit full-service
recovery community organization, from 2012 to 2017. In addition, he
also has served admirably since 2017 as President of the Board of
Directors of the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences, Inc.
He has been a court advocate, peer recovery coach, family liaison
and advisor, DBHDS Peer Recovery Specialist trainer, and a presence
in the political community.
According to Mr. Rook, his success has come from meeting a need
for addiction services. While working with The McShin Foundation,
he desired the creative freedom to try different things that he
could not do while working through the nonprofit. He decided to
start his own company, beginning with two houses and 20 beds in
2017, with ten people occupying each house. Now their houses are in
an apartment complex with 180 beds.
As a career highlight, Mr. Rook maintains that the most notable
achievements are personal recovery and staying in recovery after
many years of struggling with addiction. Professionally, his most
significant accomplishment was reviving the Virginia Association of
Recovery Residences. Last year, the organization raised
10.7 million dollars through state
lending to support indigent beds for people seeking recovery, money
to help those expand into rural areas, and money to help minority
organizations in ownership of recovery residences. In the coming
years, he is hoping to continue to help people recover from
addiction through True Recovery RVA and River City Residential
Services.
Among his professional memberships and affiliations, Mr. Rook is
a member of the Virginia Association of Recovery Residences. He is
also a member of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction
Professionals, representing the professional interests of more than
100,000 addiction counselors, educators, and other
addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States, Canada, and abroad.
In his spare time, Mr. Rook actively supports community
charities and local civic organizations. Mr. Rook would like to
dedicate this recognition to his wife, Brandi, and his children:
Hunter, Brendan, Ayla, and Lucas. He also expresses thanks to his
mentors, John Shinholzer and Jimmy
Christmas.
For more information, visit www.truerecoveryrva.com and
rivercityresidentialservices.com.
Contact: Katherine Green,
516-825-5634, pr@continentalwhoswho.com
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