Meet Our Team

Dio Cruz is a dedicated recovery support professional with more than a decade of experience helping individuals pursue lasting healing and transformation. Since 2011, he has worked in a variety of Christian recovery homes, walking alongside residents as they seek restoration and long-term recovery.

Dio is passionate about supporting individuals through structured care, faith-based principles, and practical life-skill development. He believes recovery is not only about overcoming addiction but also about rebuilding purpose, strengthening character, and creating a stable foundation for the future.

Through mentorship, encouragement, and compassionate guidance, Dio helps individuals stay focused on their recovery goals while building the tools needed for sustainable, long-term change.

Candice Camp brings more than 18 years of experience in the medical field and a deep passion for supporting individuals in recovery. As someone who is personally in recovery, Candice approaches her work with genuine compassion, understanding, and a strong commitment to helping others find hope and healing.

Working at the intersection of healthcare and addiction recovery, Candice is dedicated to treating substance use disorders with dignity, respect, and evidence-based care. She believes addiction is a complex medical condition—not a moral failing—and strives to create a supportive environment where individuals feel safe, understood, and empowered to pursue recovery.

Her experience includes patient support, clinical coordination, relapse-prevention planning, and collaboration with physicians, therapists, and community programs. Candice is known for her ability to build trust quickly, communicate with empathy, and guide individuals and families through the challenges of early recovery.

Driven by a passion for reducing stigma and improving access to quality care, Candice continues to expand her knowledge in addiction medicine, trauma-informed care, and long-term recovery support. For her, this work is more than a profession—it is a mission to help people rebuild their lives and rediscover hope.

Margaret Ehry brings more than 25 years of experience in mental health and spiritual care to her role as a Spiritual Care Counselor at New Beginnings Recovery. Her work is guided by compassion, wisdom, and a deep commitment to supporting individuals on their path toward healing and renewal.

Prior to joining the substance abuse treatment field, Margaret served at a psychiatric hospital, where her dedication and leadership led her to become Director. Throughout her career, she has supported individuals facing complex emotional and life challenges, helping them reconnect with hope, meaning, and inner strength.

Margaret is known for her kind and calming presence, as well as her ability to meet people where they are in their personal and spiritual journeys. Through both individual counseling and group support, she creates a safe and supportive space for reflection, healing, and growth.

Dr. Hrant Gevorgian is a physician specializing in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine, with more than 15 years of experience caring for individuals affected by substance use disorders across Los Angeles, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. Since 2012, he has worked in a wide range of high-need settings, including Skid Row and Hollywood outreach programs, community emergency departments throughout Southern California, methadone treatment programs, and correctional health systems, where he provided medication treatment for incarcerated patients.

Dr. Gevorgian has extensive experience in harm reduction counseling, motivational interviewing, safe injection education, and initiating methadone and buprenorphine in emergency department, inpatient, and outpatient settings. His approach to addiction care is patient-centered and comprehensive, integrating medical complexity, behavioral health, and social determinants of health to improve engagement and long-term outcomes.

He currently serves as Medical Director of Addiction Medicine at San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital, where he established and leads the hospital’s addiction consult service and founded a Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Bridge Clinic in Banning, California. His work includes developing ED-initiated buprenorphine pathways, inpatient withdrawal management protocols, and continuity-of-care models aligned with evidence-based and harm-reduction practices.

Dr. Gevorgian earned his MD from St. George’s University and completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Rutgers Health, where he served as Chief Resident and received the ACEP New Jersey Resident of the Year award. He also holds a Master of Public Health from the Keck School of Medicine of USC and completed an Addiction Medicine fellowship at Loma Linda University. His mission is to expand access to evidence-based addiction care, reduce stigma, and build sustainable systems of care for underserved communities.