Dave Kelly

Dave Kelly oversees both the Family and Individual Services and Recovery Management Services Divisions of AiR. Dave has worked in both clinical and administrative aspects of the behavioral-health field for 33 years. He has been with AiR since 2008.

Dave received his training as a counselor at the Hazelden Foundation in 1986 and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a degree in Psychology and a certificate in Alcohol and Drug Counseling. Dave then went on to work as a clinician at Hazelden in New York, Chicago, and Minnesota facilitating family meetings, intervention, case management and aftercare programs. He received his intervention training from Dr. James Fearing and Andrew Wainwright, founder of AiR. While at Hazelden he collaborated with top behavioral health clinicians and behavioral health program developers in the country. At Hazelden, Dave worked as a counselor, clinical case manager, was involved in outreach, education, designed retreats and programs for special populations, and facilitated family meetings and interventions.

Dave has three decades of experience in behavioral health counseling. He brings an exhaustive knowledge, a deep understanding of systems, and most importantly a sense of care to families in crisis who need help navigating the complex choices involved in getting help to families and individuals in crisis. Dave has developed close relationships with representatives and administrators at the leading treatment centers and providers in the country and supervises the AiR Family Health clinical team.

Dr. Tom Savage

• BS degree in Biology at the University of Wisconsin
• Doctorate in Counseling Psychology University of St. Thomas
• Four years’ experience in the field of education
• 14 years at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation in Minnesota
• 12 years’ experience in business management
• 17 years’ experience at AiR Family Health

Dr. Savage is dedicated to building important and lasting relationships with families. He provides over the phone consulting services that provide real time strategies to families and facilitates family meetings and interventions throughout the United States.

Judy Hammond Sperling

Judy comes to AiR Family with over 25 years of experience in the addiction field. She has dedicated her life to helping individuals and families in need. She is based out of the Chicago Illinois area but works with families nationally. She holds a master’s degree in science in Mental Health Counseling from Nova Southeastern University. Judy has been consulting with families and facilitating family-based meetings and workshops for the past 20 years. She was the site director for the Rehab after work program in the Sarasota public school systems. She was a clinical supervisor for the Sarasota DUI court and also worked as an outpatient counselor for Frist Step Inc, in Sarasota, Florida. For the last seven years Judy has run and owned her own company- interventions International -where she consulted with families, facilitated interventions, transports, case management and 3 day family workshops. Judy is passionate about her work with families and in giving the entire family the opportunity to recover and be healthy. Judy is an active trustee of the Jay and Becky Kaiserman Foundation.

James Stolz

James Stolz has spent the better part of the past 30 years working with addicts and alcoholics to achieve long-term recovery. He works to accomplish this by direct work with clients and through his teaching and leadership activities in the addiction field. James is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social worker and holds a master’s degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. In addition to his role as a Clinical Supervisor at AiR, James maintains a thriving private practice in the Twin Cities which he has built over the past 5 years. In addition to his private practice, he is an adjunct faculty member at the School of Social Work for St. Thomas and St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jim has worked with thousands of families and individuals around the United States in every level of addiction and mental health care. James has been privileged to work in many aspects of the mental and chemical health communities, including community mental health, HIV/AIDS prevention, medical and psychiatric hospitals and treatment centers. He served as the Executive Director for the PRIDE Institute and has spoken extensively on chemical dependency and mental health treatment for disenfranchised communities. Jim is available as a clinical consultant and is an active supervisor with all the AiR Family Clinicians.

Gordy Brown

Gordy Brown has 25 years of experience as a clinical transporter, coach and interventionist. He was trained by Andrew Wainwright and Dr. Tom Savage in the AiR model of intervention and has been a counselor in primary residential and extended care at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. He also worked as a counselor in the Chemical Dependency Unit of the Veterans Administration in Minneapolis. Gordy excels at creating a sense of order, competency simplicity out of the chaos of active addiction. He currently resides in Arizona and facilitates family meetings Nationally. Gordy has worked with hundreds of families and individuals providing a sense of hope and honesty that anyone touched by addiction needs.