Bluff Plantation, a comprehensive residential addiction recovery program located outside Augusta, Georgia, has named Daniel Lettenberger-Klein, MS, LMFT, as its new Executive Director.

Bluff Plantation is one of seven recovery programs located across the United States that are part of Atlanta-based RiverMend Health, LLC, a premier provider of scientifically driven behavioral health services for those suffering from alcohol and drug dependency, eating disorders and addiction-related diseases. In his new position, Lettenberger-Klein will oversee Bluff Plantation’s business operations, work closely with a multidisciplinary team on recovery programming and clinical processes related to patient care, and ensure compliance with Joint Commission accreditation requirements.

Lettenberger-Klein has worked in every level of substance abuse treatment including as a substance abuse counselor, family therapist and counseling supervisor. Before joining RiverMend Health as Executive Director of RiverMend Health Center and Atlanta Addiction Recovery Center, Lettenberger-Klein served as the executive, clinical and regional director for a detox center with locations in three states.

Lettenberger-Klein holds a Master of Science in Marriage and Family Therapy from Purdue University, and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Bradley University.

"We’re thrilled to have Daniel fill the Executive Director role at Bluff Plantation," said Edmund Bujalski, Chief Executive Officer of RiverMend Health, LLC. "His clinical expertise, business acumen and compassion will enable Bluff Plantation to continue to offer highly individualized, integrated patient care.”

Bluff Plantation is led by board certified physicians and credentialed clinicians, and guided by a Scientific Advisory Board comprised of internationally-recognized experts in addiction, behavioral health, neurology, neuropsychiatry, epidemiology, psychology, psychiatry and neurobiology.