O’Brien House picks new executive director

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The board of administrators at O’Brien Household has appointed Emily George Tilley as the new executive director.

“Emily Tilley shown the highest degree of knowing and understanding similar to the demands of the business, and most importantly, is passionate about the desires of its purchasers,” explained Chairman of the Board of Directors Jessica Guinn Johnson.

O’Brien Household engaged Emergent Process, a Baton Rouge-based mostly consulting organization, to conduct a nationwide recruiting effort. The search produced “a large quantity of interested and experienced candidates,” in accordance to a media release.

In Tilley’s new job as government director, she will direct the improvement of the organization’s mission by way of oversight of all organizational capabilities and functions, in addition to serving as the community spokesperson and figurehead.

“The corporation signifies a good deal to me individually and serving as its leader is an unbelievable honor I acquire with extraordinary accountability. I seem forward to carrying out the mission, eyesight, and expert services we give neighborhood users, like my mom, who are on their restoration journey,” explained Tilley.

Tilley credits witnessing her dad and mom struggle with addiction in the course of her childhood as the driving drive driving her determination to O’Brien Dwelling. “O’Brien Home saved my lifetime and family via the assistance companies it delivered my mom. She was 11 years sober at the time of her dying, mostly owing to energetic participation in O’Brien House’s alumni network and fellowship formed through its neighborhood-based mostly guidance systems,” mentioned Tilley.

Tilley’s previously served as a social worker for Baton Rouge Region Alcohol and Drug Centre and quite a few health care devices. She also served as a child welfare expert for the Louisiana Section of Little ones and Relatives Services.

Tilley retains a master’s degree in Social Operate and General public Administration from Louisiana Condition University, and a bachelor’s diploma in Sociology from the College of Louisiana at Lafayette. She is also operating on her Doctorate in Social Function at Tulane University. Tilley is a Licensed Medical Social Employee-Board Authorized Scientific Supervisor, and Accredited Addiction Counselor, Accredited Fiscal Social Worker, among numerous other related credentials and certifications.

Tilley succeeds Todd Hamilton who will retire from the posture, which he has held considering the fact that 2013. Notably, Hamilton led the firm as it navigated the covid-19 pandemic, driving procedures to hold solutions and operations performing. Moreover, throughout Hamilton’s tenure O’Brien House significantly elevated its profile and general public consciousness through collaborative efforts with group partners and leaders and included a women’s dorm facility and other campus advancements.

More about O’Brien Home

O’Brien Household, a nonprofit, lengthy-phrase residential procedure facility that has served older people recovering from alcohol and drug habit in the Better Baton Rouge spot for a lot more than 50 yrs.