NARCONON - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Certified Addiction Specialist
Crystal has dedicated the last 10 years to working with those in recovery at Narconon Colorado-A Life Worth Saving. She has been certified as a Colorado Addiction Counselor and supports the work of the rehabilitation center as a counselor and administrator, realizing that every life saved also helps make families whole again.
Job Titles:
- Deputy Executive Director
Jason has worked in the field of addiction and recovery for over 10 years. Having been an addict himself, he brings real-world experience to the table when helping addicts and their families, while also offering a first-person perspective to the current drug crisis.
Jason studied at the University of Miami and the University of Massachusetts and earned a bachelor of arts degree in psychology. Born and raised near Boston, Jason witnessed firsthand the emergence of the opioid crisis and the havoc it wreaked on society.
After becoming addicted to multiple substances, Jason attempted rehabilitation a number of times, with Narconon being the only program that worked for him.
Since becoming sober, Jason's purpose became helping other addicts get out of the grave situation he was once in and helping to counsel their families who are going through the same thing his family once did.
Jason uses his unbridled passion to help minimize the effects of our country's drug crisis through his work with Narconon students, his educational blog articles and public speaking events. Jason is also passionate about drug education, and he firmly believes that handling the problem drugs have created begins with educating our youth and preventing them from ever picking up drugs in the first place.
Job Titles:
- Certified Addiction Specialist
- Licensed Professional Counselor
Kathy Benjamin is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and is certified as a Colorado Addiction Counselor. She completed her bachelor of arts degree in counseling and psychology at Colorado Mesa University in 1992 and received her master's degree in 1993.
She was certified as an LPC at Adams State University in Alamosa, Colorado, and then went on to counsel and guide those in recovery from addiction for more than 30 years.
Job Titles:
- Certified Addiction Specialist
Kenna Clements has been in the substance abuse field since 1995. She is certified to deliver several approved treatment curriculums for substance abuse disorders. She is trained in cognitive behavioral therapy, suicide prevention and awareness, and grief counseling. Kenna is a seasoned certified addiction specialist, with years of service to Larimer County and its residents.
Kenna has been a part of the Narconon Colorado team since 2017 as the facility's Clinical Director.
Kenna uses her empathetic nature to help our students through one of the toughest times of their lives. She is able to use her education, knowledge and experience to help students gain insight into their addictions, take responsibility for the past and create a bright future for themselves. Kenna is a big believer in the Narconon program and has seen hundreds of students successfully complete the program and change their lives for the better.
Kenna has been working in the mental health field for more than 20 years. While with Colorado West Mental Health (now Mind Springs Health), she was certified as a Colorado Addiction Counselor.
Since 2009, Dr. Loeb has provided medical services for those going through rehabilitation at Narconon Colorado. Dr. Loeb completed his undergraduate degree at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. He then completed medical school at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, subsequently returning to Minnesota for his residency in family medicine. After completing this residency at the Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, he operated a family practice in Columbia, Missouri, for the next 15 years.
In 2006, Dr. Loeb and his family traveled to the North Island of New Zealand, where he practiced medicine for six months. After returning to the United States, he landed in Fort Collins, Colorado, where he once again opened a family medical practice.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Certified Addiction Specialist
- Executive Director of Narconon Colorado - a Life Worth Saving
- State of Colorado Certified Addiction Specialist
After beating his own addiction to drugs and alcohol, Matthew made it his life's calling to help others free themselves from the grip of addiction. Matthew Wiggins has been working in the addiction field for over 12 years and joined staff at Narconon Colorado in 2008.
In Matthew's own words, he knows what it feels like to lose everything that's important to you, so the most important thing is to help people get their lives back.
Born and raised in Kentucky, Matthew maintains his hometown spirit in Colorado.
Matthew is a State of Colorado Certified Addiction Specialist and utilizes his education, knowledge and years of experience to direct the daily functioning of the center and to ensure each student gets the most thorough and professionally done rehabilitation program possible.
The slogan of the Narconon program is "Be Drug Free. For Good." And Matthew goes above and beyond to help get as many people as possible off of drugs and alcohol and onto a better path in life where they can be positive, contributing members of society.
Matthew Wiggins is the Executive Director of Narconon Colorado-A Life Worth Saving. Since joining the team in 2008, he has achieved his certification as an addiction specialist and has gained extensive training in this field. Over the last 12 years, he has helped over a thousand clients in recovery. Having overcome his own struggles with addiction, Matthew brings a real-world perspective to the table and uses his addiction specialist training and own experiences to help inspire others to make positive changes.
Michael has been working in the addiction field for the past eight years. As a Certified Addiction Counselor, Michael has been instrumental in helping hundreds of clients become free from addiction. Michael uses his education and firsthand experience through addiction to help his clients gain insight, clarity and, most importantly, gain control back over their lives.