Leadership & clinical team
The people behind the care.
The experienced, credentialed people behind 50 years of compassionate care.
Our team.
Turning Point's reputation rests on its people. Our team is led by Masters-level, licensed, and credentialed professionals whose knowledge and experience benefit our clients every day, backed by a leadership team that has guided the organization through five decades of growth.
Leadership
Leadership team.
Robert C. Parkinson
Chief Executive Officer
MBA
Appointed CEO in November 2025 after nine years as Turning Point’s CFO, with decades of senior leadership in nonprofit treatment agencies.
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Heather Greulich
Chief Operating & Clinical Officer
MA, MBA, LPC, LCADC, ACS
Licensed psychotherapist and addiction professional overseeing facility operations, with public-sector behavioral health experience since 2003.
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Colette Charles-Davenport
Director of Human Resources
J.D.
Georgetown Law graduate with more than 20 years of human resources and workplace compliance leadership across nonprofit and private sectors.
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Christian Castano
Director of Admissions
MS, LPC, LCADC, NCC
Licensed professional counselor who rose from operations technician to leading admissions, often the first person a family talks to.
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Heidi Facchini
Director of Nursing
RN
Leads the Paterson facility’s medical staff with more than 20 years of nursing and administrative experience in substance use disorder treatment.
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Amelia Khalil
Clinical Director · Intern Program Supervisor
MSW, LSW, LCADC, CCS, SIFI
Oversees the clinical side of withdrawal management and residential care, bringing 19 years of experience in substance use and mental health treatment.
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Dawn Knill
Director of Development & Public Affairs
Certified fundraising executive with over 30 years in the nonprofit sector, leading development, events, volunteers, and public relations.
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Nitin Shah
Director of Finance
Chartered Accountant and Enrolled Agent who has helped strengthen Turning Point’s financial operations since joining the finance team in 2016.
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David Thomas
Director of Residential Operations
CADC
Certified drug and alcohol counselor with more than 20 years across outpatient, partial care, and residential levels of care.
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Todd M. Wilding
Interim Medical Director
M.D., ABAM
Board-certified addiction medicine specialist with more than 20 years of experience providing detoxification and withdrawal care in New Jersey.
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Clinical team
Credentialed care, every day.
Many of our team members are Masters-level licensed and credentialed counselors, nurses, and clinicians. Several began as interns and built their careers here, a sign of the supportive, growth-focused culture our clients feel every day.
Care from people who've done this for decades.
Careers at Turning Point
Build a career that matters.
Our success, and our clients', comes from the caliber of our people.