As Executive Director of Florida Operations, Ben oversees and manages the Florida continuum of programming, including Ocean Drive, Renaissance, Mental Health and the Keele Medical Center (including medical detoxification, Older Adult and Ocean Drive Residential). Ben’s primary focus is on business operations and operationalizing new programming in the Florida Continuum. Ben strongly believes in developing and training the team in Florida to their full potential and utilizing their skill sets in ways that best benefit the employee, Caron, and the team. Having benefited from this himself in his own career at Caron, Ben believes that some of most talented individuals can be grown from within an organization with the support from the leadership and management teams. He started at Caron Ocean Drive in 2015 as a counselor assistant and was able to expand his role by learning both the clinical and operational aspects of Ocean Drive, taking on the roles of evening operations manager and program manager at various times. Through that work, he developed in-depth knowledge of how best to approach patient care.

Direct management and oversight of counselor assistant staff. Assistive oversight with the director of facilities in regard to housekeeping and chef staff. Providing paraclinical support in conjunction with the clinical team in managing and navigating day-to-day activities and operations for affluent client population

Direct management of counselor assistant staff. General oversight of client care after the clinical day. Paraclinical support in conjunction with the clinical team in managing and navigating day-to-day activities and operations for affluent clientele.

In charge of overseeing advertising campaigns for approximately 20 automobile dealerships. Responsibilities included managing an advertising team, monthly budget proposals, and increasing market share using targeted advertisements.