The staff at Colorado Recovery provide care at our residential treatment facility and outpatient rehabilitation services for adults recovering from schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.

	Wren Fritzlan, MA, LPC, CAC III, Balsam House Program Manager, is a Colorado native with a master’s degree in contemplative psychotherapy from Naropa University. He has worked in human services for 26 years, the past 19 with people suffering from major mental illness.
	Joseph Schultz, MA, LPC, Director of Outpatient Services for Colorado Recovery, is originally from New York, and graduated from Naropa University with a master’s degree in contemplative psychotherapy. He has worked in community mental health for 12 years.
	Cynthia Dafler, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with Colorado Recovery. She graduated with honors from the University of Colorado Medical School, and completed residency training at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago. She worked in community mental health for over 12 years and served as Medical Director of the Mental Health Center Serving Boulder and Broomfield Counties for three years prior to joining our staff.
	Carla Ogden, RN, Colorado Recovery Nurse, graduated from Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and Regis University. She has over 32 years of experience, 25 in psychiatric nursing. She also has experience with hospice, general medical and pediatric nursing.
	Karen Sturgis, MA, LPC, Outpatient Therapist and Transitional Housing Coordinator for Colorado Recovery, is a Colorado native with a master’s degree from Naropa University in transpersonal psychology. Karen has over 20 years of experience in the mental health and addictions recovery field.
	Maureen Makar-Olson, LCSW, Balsam House Therapist. Maureen received her master’s degree in social work from Arizona State University. Maureen has a broad range of experience including working with people with developmental disabilities, victims/survivors of sexual assault and at-risk youth. She has over 5 years of experience working with people with serious mental illness.
	Lisa Croce, RN, BSN, Colorado Recovery Nurse, is originally from Rhode Island, and has over 25 years of experience in the mental health field, preferring community mental health to all other models of treatment. She is also a personal trainer and has a passion for coaching clients who are in treatment to improve their overall lifestyles through a holistic approach to better health.
	Samantha Ricklefs, Billing Coordinator for Colorado Recovery, is a Boulder native with 15 years of accounting experience, 10 of them in the behavioral health field. She is responsible for billing and coordinating with insurance companies around health benefits. She has travelled the world extensively and is an avid gardener and a champion bicycle-racer.
	Karen Schumacher, Colorado Recovery Office Manager, has over 25 years of experience in human resources, executive and office management, facilities and safety. She has worked for both profit and non-profit organizations in the human services and medical manufacturing fields. Karen has a degree in philosophy from Goucher College.

The Director of Colorado Recovery, Dr. Richard Warner, is an internationally renowned psychiatrist with 35 years of experience working with people with serious mental illness and in the development of community-based treatment and rehabilitation programs.