To Whom It May Concern:
 
I am a child and adolescent psychiatrist with specialty certification in addiction psychiatry and have known Mr. Fears since 1985. At that time I was the medical director who hired Nathan as clinical director to establish an inpatient adolescent dual- diagnosis program at Fair Oaks Hospital, Summit, New Jersey. From the beginning, Nathan has shown unique and outstanding clinical skills and a level of understanding of treating adolescent addictions that I have not seen equaled anywhere.
 
He helped me to establish the adolescent center for chemical education, prevention and treatment at Fair Oaks Hospital which included all the difficulties of startup — policy and procedure development, budgeting, staff hiring, training, supervision, day-to-day operations, liaison with hospital owners, licensing issues and J. C. A. H. O. accreditation, marketing, and public relations. He showed great skills and conflict resolution managing unexpected and severe setbacks, even what could’ve been considered disasters. He demonstrated great success in clinical care and expansion of services during the time we worked together in that program until 1989.
 
Since then, I have continued to have contact with Nathan and have seen him expand his interests, skills, and as I have always been amazed, his locations. Despite his focus on management, he has always continued to show extreme interest, compassion, and dedication to individual adolescents and their families in pursuing successful treatment for difficult situations. His ability to see the full picture of needs, services and environment of care for addictions services and adolescence is outstanding. And I will finally add his ability to accomplish these activities is always done with the most straight forward, accepting, and matter-of-fact attitude, and focused intention, he has always been a pleasure to work with.
 
Sincerely,
J. Calvin Chatios, MD
 
I have worked with and known Nathan Fears for 20 years. He was the program director of the Fair Oaks hospital adolescent drug and alcohol treatment program in New Jersey where I served as a drug therapist.We have developed a personal and professional relationship. He has served as a mentor and friend. He has helped me with clients as well as family members. I have two beautiful healthy boys who have never been involved with drugs or alcohol. If there was a problem at anytime with either of them, I would contact Nathan at once. I would trust my boy’s lives with him.
 
Sincerely,
Lisa Coinblatt
Drug Therapist
Fair Oaks Hospital
 
To Whom It May Concern:
 
It is with great pleasure that I write a letter of recommendation for Nathan Fears. I have known and worked professionally with Mr. Fears since 1988. When I first met him and had the opportunity to work with him, he was directing the Adolescent Center For Chemical Education Prevention And Treatment Unit at Fair Oaks Hospital in Summit, New Jersey. This was a dual diagnosis unit for adolescents in a progressive, sophisticated psychiatric hospital, employing the best of the best psychiatrists from all around the world. We offered inpatient, outpatient and extended services to adolescents and their families. As the program director, chief operating officer and marketing director, and fiscal planner Mr. Fears excelled in every way possible. The unit had a reputation for being ahead of its time, extremely unique in comparison to what existed around the country" the best facility around". Nathan’s professional and personal strengths were highlighted in this position and clearly were what made this program so successful.
 
As a manager, his skill set is superb. I have seen many managers in action, both in the mental health field and corporate America, however, Nathan is among the best. He operates from a rational ethic that is highly principled; rooted in solid contact with both employees, colleagues and patients, which engenders trust in him and his managerial style. Nathan goes above and beyond and mirrors for his employees a firmness and yet a flexibility that is required to get the job done with excellence. He mirrors this for his staff and in a gentle yet demanding way creates this for his staff. Therefore the collective productivity, initially directed inspired by Nathan, increases the functioning for all.
 
Outside of this specific professional capacity, I have collaborated with Nathan on a number of complicated private practice cases; given professional workshops; and facilitated many groups of all sizes. His nature, organically, is that of the leader. He embodies a real humanity that people can relate to feel safe around. He offers compassion yet, calls people toward a vision of health rooted in reality. He truly is a very gifted human being and his skill set is extremely diversified and sophisticated. He moves with grace and yet is highly committed to getting the job done and will do whatever it takes. What I remember most is how well liked and respected he was, and is, by both his colleagues and the patients (and teenagers can be harsh critics with an uncanny perceptiveness).
 
Roberta Pughe, ED.S
 
To Whom It May Concern:
 
I am writing on behalf of my esteem colleague and friend Nathan Fears with whom I have had the pleasure to work for the past 15 years. Mr. Fears is a highly skilled clinician who has additionally held positions of chief operating officer and director of many adolescent and adult inpatient facilities. Mr. Fears is highly regarded for his professionalism and commitment to the field of mental health. He’s a nationally recognized consultant, motivator and public speaker.
 
I am pleased to write a reference letter on his behalf as Mr. Fears brings years of experience and leadership along with a sense of determination and dignity to his work.
 
Sincerely,
 
Patricia Barroff, M.S.W., L.C.S.W., C.S.W.-R
 
To Whom It May Concern:
 
The purpose of this correspondence is to provide a professional reference for Mr. Nathan Fears. Mr. Fears and I have worked together in behavioral health facilities since 1983. Mr. Fears is an outstanding administrator, supervisor and educator. I have directly observed his warm interpersonal style, unique clear sensitivity to patient care, superb diagnostic insight, exceptional problem solving and team building skills as well as working within the constraints of budgets. Mr. Fears is a seasoned professional with exceptional history of developing and launching therapeutic programs in New Jersey, Minnesota, Florida, and Virginia. His tenure has combined both clinical knowledge and expertise with strong business skills that insure success to patients, their families, referral sources, regulatory agencies and staff. I recommend him to you without reservation and would be happy to further discuss his strengths with you should it be necessary.
 
Wendy. J. Calvin