Brian Beutin, CEO

Brian Beutin has 17 years of experience in behavioral health. He joined Haven Behavioral Healthcare in 2007 and in March 2011 he was named the CEO of Remuda Ranch. His educational background includes a B.A. in Psychology, M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy and M.B.A. in Health Care Management. he has served as a member of multiple professional groups and is an affiliate member of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Mr. Beutin has served as a faculty member at the University of Phoenix, where he has five years experience teaching in human services and business programs, as well as graduate courses in business, health care and nursing.

Yong Lee, MD

Dr. Lee has been with Remuda since 2007. Lee started his career with Remuda at the Virginia facility working as the Director of Medical Services and later moved to the Arizona facility in the same role prior to becoming the Medical Director. He received a B.A. from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD and his M.D. from the University of Maryland in Baltimore, MD. He completed a preliminary year in Internal Medicine at the George Washington University in Washington, DC and did his residency in Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, MD. Before working at Remuda, Lee had experience in both inpatient and outpatient psychiatry settings as well as working as a psychiatric consultant in medical facilities. He is board certified in Psychiatry and Neurology.

Laura Gates, LCSW, BCD

Laura Gates is the Director of Social Services for the Wickenburg Campus of Remuda Ranch. In this role, she supervises Social Services, Psychology, Activity Therapy and programmatic aspects including Chapel Services and Education. Gates earned a Bachelors of Social Work from Kutztown University, a Master’s of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania and both a Post-Graduate Family Therapy Training and a Teaching Fellowship from the Family Institute of Westchester.  She has 30 years of experience in direct care, management and administration as well as teaching in the area of social work. She has held teaching appointments at the Family Institute of Westchester, Albright College and has been a long time presenter at the Scarsdale Teacher Institute. Her clinical experience includes work with psychiatric disorders, chemical dependency, eating disorders and those with dual diagnoses. Additionally she is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor.

JoAnna Shapiro, LPC

JoAnna Shapiro is the Program Director of the Remuda Life Programs in Chandler, AZ. JoAnna earned her Masters of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor. She has been with Remuda Ranch for 14 years. In her role, she clinically supervises Social Services, Psychology and Activity Therapy as well all operational aspects of the Residential Treatment and Partial Hospitalization levels of care at the Chandler campus.

Marta N. Harris, RN, BA

Marta N. Harris, RN, B.A., is the Director of Nursing for Remuda Ranch Programs located in Wickenburg, AZ. Ms. Harris is responsible for maintaining excellence in patient care and Nursing best practice in all Remuda programs located in Wickenburg, AZ.

Ms. Harris has over 30 years experience in Nursing and Behavioral Health Care. She has strong medical and surgical nursing skills as well as over 15 years experience working with Eating Disorders and co-occurring disorders. She has had the experience of working with all age groups of the patient population, from children to geriatrics.

She has had previous experience in home health, surgery, as a diabetic instructor, administering physical and psychiatric assessments in private practice, and working with the terminally ill. Prior to joining Remuda, she worked with a reconstructive/cosmetic surgeon for 11 years and dealt with women who were struggling with body image, low self-esteem and self destructive behaviors. She joined Remuda Ranch in 1996 with the opening of the adolescent facility.

A Summa Cum Laude graduate from Christopher Newport University, in Virginia, Ms. Harris received her B.A. degree in English. She has a well-rounded background in communication skills. She received her RN from Passavant Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois.