Gale G. Standen - Founder

Gale Standen, whose visionary approach to creating various other transformational programs for young addicts, is continuing her commitment to youth at risk as the founder of V3 TUCSON in Tucson, Arizona. V3 Tucson is a private residential community dedicated to the transformation of young adults at risk. Available to residents is a wide range of transformational programs addressing all areas of substance abuse treatment including alcohol abuse treatment and drug abuse treatment.

Her leading edge approach for young adults at risk is providing a yardstick for this addictive population to create a life of excellence far exceeding their hopes and dreams. Raising the bar according to the gifts that they have been given gives each the discovery of new possibilities, developing great opportunities. Gale is featured in an international film tribute, "The Last House on the Street" for her work in the field of alcoholism. Her own sobriety dates from 1978 and her commitment to others was almost simultaneous.Thoreau encourages us to "go confidently in the direction of our dreams". Gale believes this with all of her heart and boldly pushes us to "rise up as wings of eagles". We can feel the vigor of a job well done, we can be audacious in our daring, we can live a life of dignity and meaning...we can be all that we were meant to be. V3 TUCSON is an intimate forum for new beginnings. Its warmth and love bring us all to newness.

Marni Standen, B.A. – President

Marni graduated from York University in 1983 with her B.A. in English (minor in Psychology). She began a career in marketing/advertising and over the past 20 years has consistently demonstrated her success in building revenues and relationships within the business community. Most recently, as Director of Business Development for a major entertainment marketing company , Marni enjoyed working exclusively in the development of youth driven programs for Kellogg's, Health Canada, Paramount Studios and 20th Century Fox.

As a woman in recovery, and the mother of a teenage daughter and young son, Marni also brings first-hand experience in understanding the challenges that parents and young adults face in addressing family recovery and personal addictions. Marni is dedicated to guiding young adults at risk in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction toward a life of Excellence, Leadership, and Service.

Residential

Jeff Gould - Residential Coach
Corey Tillotson - Self-Defense/Health & Fitness Training
Jim Myklebust - V.P. Operations
Tambre Marshall - Director of Women's Services
William Skinner - Residential Coach
Denise San Angelo, Office Administrator

Clinical/Medical/Therapeutic - Offsite Resources:

Ann Bruno, M. Ed. - Family Program Facilitator

Ann brings to V3 Tucson not only her wealth of experience working with addiction recovery services but experience working in an educational setting with young adults. Her passion for teaching started at age eight when she recalls teaching housewives in her Illinois neighborhood how to make pies. The teaching profession and her love of the creative experience guided Ann to choose art education as her first career experience and landed a position in the public school system teaching art to high schooled aged students. Realizing after several years of teaching that she wanted to make a greater impact in the lives of young adults, she received a Master Degree in Counseling and pursued becoming a high school guidance counselor. Becoming a Marketing representative for private addiction services on a national level broadened her experience and knowledge in the treatment field and took a course through career over the past 10 years. On a personal level, Ann continues play a bigger game in life and lifts the bar of her excellence by participating in courses that embody leadership and growth. And what she brings to V3 Tucson is not only book learning but the wisdom that life experiences offers. She loves to lead others to lifting the excellence bar to their dreams.

Peter Smith, Psy. D., BCIA – C, Psychologist, Licensed Biofeedback Provider

V3 Patrons

Bob Helmig, Tennis Pro

Hometown-Bethesda,Md.
USTA Certified-Hi-Performance Coach 2001
USPTA Certified Tennis Pro-1994-present
USPTR Certified Tennis Pro-1993-2001
UofA (Tucson) Men's Tennis-Asst. Coach-1996-2003
2004-Ranked #1 SW Open Doubles
2003-Ranked #1 SW 40's Singles&Doubles
2003-Ranked NationallyTop 25 USTA 40's singles/Top 10 doubles
1990 Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon Finisher
1991-1998 PSIA Certified Ski Instructor
1984-Collegiate All-American Ice Hockey-Hawthorne College
1984-BSBA-Hawthorne College Antrim,N.H

Sharon Hooper, PCC

Nancy & Walt Helmig, Life Coaches

Board of Directors

Gale G. Standen
Fred V. O'Connor, M.D.
Marni Standen, B.A.
David Elliot, owner "Burning Tree Ranch"

Daniel O'Connell, B.S., J.D., LL.M. (non-voting member)