Board Composition
L.A. Sober Living
Board President

ROBERT DALY, JR.
Board Secretary

KEN MARIASH, JR.
L.A. Sober Living
Development Chair

JONATHON AUBRY
L.A. Sober Living
Executive Director

DAVID VAN DER VELDE
Member Alumnus

AUSTIN GIBBONS
Alumnus Parent

CLAUDINE ANDREWS
Member

JODY WEINBERG
Member

KELLY WU
Member

DIA PARSONS
L.A. Sober Living
Emeritus Founding Board Member

JIM MURPHY
Emeritus Founding Board Member

BILL RESNICK
Board President

ROBERT DALY, JR.

Robert has been working in the financial services industry for over 20 years and previously worked in the entertainment industry. He co-founded Awakening Recovery in 2016 with David Van Der Velde and serves as the President of the Board at Awakening Recovery. 

Board Secretary

KEN MARIASH, JR.

Ken has nearly 20 years’ experience in marketing, leading, and growing new businesses and is currently the VP of Marketing at EBT Medical, and serves as the Secretary of the Board at Awakening Recovery. 

Development Chair

JONATHON AUBRY

Jonathon is a marketing, entertainment and fundraising leader with 20+ years of business development, fundraising, marketing and brand partnership experience, and runs his own strategic advisory firm, AUBRY & CO. He also serves as the Development Chair of the Board at Awakening Recovery.

Executive Director

DAVID VAN DER VELDE

After spending 25 years producing large-scale corporate events for the sports, entertainment and nonprofit sectors, David co-founded Awakening Recovery in 2016 with Robert Daly, Jr., and serves as the Executive Director and board member of Awakening Recovery.

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Member Alumnus

AUSTIN GIBBONS

Austin is a graduate of Awakening Recovery, who was in the house during the first month it was open. He now has over four years sober. This unique perspective is an important additional voice on the board. After graduating from the house, Austin went back to school to finish college, graduated with a bachelor degree and is pursuing a career in marketing and data science.

Alumnus Parent

CLAUDINE ANDREWS

Claudine has over 20 years experience in the entertainment industry, with a focus on music and film productions, and is also the mother of our graduate Patrick who now has over 2 years sober. Both of these perspectives are vital to our organization on a Board level, especially as we expand our scope to include a women’s house.

Member

JODY WEINBERG

Jody is the Vice President, Business Affairs & Legal Counsel for Pixar Animation Studios, where she has worked for over 25 years. She serves as a board member at Awakening Recovery.

Member

KELLY WU

Kelly has nearly 10 years of experience working in the treatment industry. Motivated by her own experience with recovery, she has pursued multiple clinical positions throughout her career, currently she is the National Director of Communications and Clinical Partnerships at PCH Treatment Center.

Member

DIA PARSONS

Dia has worked in recovery since 2007, providing practical and emotional support and guidance to clients for their return to a fully functional life. As a Certified Drug and Alcohol Counselor with a CADC-II, she has served the community at large in several specialties, such as Tech Supervisor, Intake Coordinator, Director of Admissions, Director of Clinical Outreach and Business Development at Avalon Malibu, and now, Partner & CEO of Alegria Collaborative

Emeritus Founding Board Member

JIM MURPHY

Jim has over 20 years of finance leadership experience and is the Chief Operating Officer of See Tickets North America, and serves as the Treasurer of the Board at Awakening Recovery. 

Emeritus Founding Board Member

BILL RESNICK

Non-Profit Board and Executive leadership experience Psychiatrist, with experience in the field of Addiction Philanthropy and Foundation leadership experience.