Integrity House Promotes Earl C. Lipphardt to Chief Residential Officer

Integrity House, a nationally recognized non-profit substance abuse rehabilitation center with locations in Newark, Secaucus and Jersey City, today announced the promotion of Earl C. Lipphardt to Chief Residential Officer. Mr. Lipphardt will be responsible for supervising 500 licensed beds across all Integrity House sites as well as the supportive housing programs. The position also elevates Lipphardt to a seat on Integrity House’s Senior Leadership team.

“Earl’s long history of success with Integrity House puts him in the ideal position for this new leadership role,” said Robert Budsock, Integrity House CEO and President. “The Supportive Housing program was spearheaded under his management, and we are both confident and enthusiastic that Earl will bring his strong leadership skills, vast understanding of management operations and his commitment to helping our clients attain a stable living environment to all of our residential facilities across New Jersey.”

Lipphardt began his career with Integrity House in 1999 as the General Manager. While in this position, he served as Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditation Officer as well as the organization’s first Corporate Compliance Officer.

Most recently, he served as the Supportive Housing Director, where he implemented and managed supportive housing program. In this role, he developed a streamlined and unified admissions process for Support Housing, as well as workflows for internal staffing, documentation, housing, job placement and medical care of Integrity House clients.

Lipphardt holds a B.A. and an M.A. in Addictions Counseling from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

About Integrity House:

Integrity House, a nationally recognized non-profit substance abuse rehabilitation organization with locations in Newark, Secaucus and Jersey City, New Jersey, is the largest treatment facility funded and licensed by the State of New Jersey. Providing addiction treatment and support services for almost 2,400 adult and adolescent addicts each year, Integrity House offers a full continuum of care and implements a holistic, multi-disciplinary approach to treatment for clients with substance use disorders from all of New Jersey’s 21 counties, helping individuals and families to make sustainable life-style changes. Since its establishment in 1968, Integrity House has evolved to offer a multitude of state-licensed, CARF accredited programs, including Adult Residential, Adolescent Residential, Halfway House, Partial Care, Intensive Outpatient, Corrections, Aftercare, Supportive Housing and specialized programs for men and women. Integrity House also offers prevention, intervention, and educational services. For more information, visit www.integrityhouse.org or call (973) 623-7246. Connect with Integrity House on Facebook at http://on.fb.me/1qiKUBS or on Twitter at https://twitter.com/IntegrityNJ.