Who We Are

House Manager

Ardan always employs a female, live-in House Manager to provide on-site guidance and support. Our House Managers are trained in peer support, conflict resolution, CPR & Naloxone, and other disciplines to be of maximum service to our residents as they begin their recovery journeys.

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Chad Jackson | Co-Founder & Operations Manager

Chad Jackson is a co-founder of Ardan Community Living. Based on his own recovery experience with addiction, he has served as the Executive Director of two different Intensive Outpatient Programs and worked with treatment facilities to get them ready for their Joint Commission Certification. Chad also advises companies on the merits of investing in recovery facilities and helps bring together financing and innovation in the recovery field. Currently, Chad is a Certified Arise Interventionist (CAI) and a Certified Peer Coach in the District of Columbia. He holds a Masters Degree in Addiction Policy and Practice from Georgetown University.

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Séamus Miller | Co-Founder & Chief Executive Advisor

Séamus is a co-founder of Ardan Community Living. He lives and works in Washington, DC, where he is active in the performing arts and recovery communities. Séamus holds a BA from Cornell University and an MFA in Shakespeare from George Washington University. He credits sober living with saving his own life and being a critical step in his recovery journey.

Thanks to his recovery, Séamus now has a full-time, international career as a theatre director, but he continues to support Ardan in an advisory capacity.