Arizona Addiction Treatment Staff

Vaun Williams, Psy.D., LPC

Executive Director

Vaun Williams earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology in 2005, from Arizona State University. She completed her Master’s Degree in 2011 from the University of Phoenix and is licensed as a Professional Counselor. She earned her doctoral degree from Capella University in 2017. Vaun has worked in the Behavioral Health field for approximately 20 years. She has worked with children, the homeless population, the domestic violence population, private practice, and more recently, with the addiction population. She specializes in trauma therapy and is Certified in EMDR treatment. She is close to also becoming an Approved Consultant with EMDRIA. She has taught various courses of psychology and counseling with Grand Canyon University as an Adjunct Faculty since 2016. In addition to working with various populations, she has also been in management for the past 15 years. She has supervised all walks of life and those who are seeking independent licensure. Lastly, she has worked with various diagnoses ranging from anxiety, depression, addiction, mood-related disorders, trauma-related disorders, and personality disorders. She is the proud mother of two beautiful children, ages 1 and 5, and loves spending her free time with them.

Nick Bogenfrief

BA- Executive Assistant

Nick is the Executive Assistant with Vogue Recovery Center. Nick has been in the behavioral health field for 15 years. After college he started working as a probation officer. He has two Bachelor’s degrees, one in Justice Administration and one is Sociology. He has worked with various populations such as addiction, sex offenders, delinquent youth, acute psych adult and adolescent, acute psychiatric addmissions/triage. Prior to his behavioral health work, he played college football for Southwest Minnesota State. Nick loves to work in this field because he comes from a long familial history of addiction. Nick has such a fun and authentic personality, in which he connects so well with others.

Kelsey Jones, MS, LPC

Clinical Director

Kelsey is our Clinical Director with Vogue Recovery Center – Arizona. Kelsey was born and raised in Kansas, and moved to Arizona in 2004 for college. She has been in the behavioral health field since 2007. She has a Master’s degree in both Infant Family Practice, and Counseling and Guidance. She is also a licensed counselor. She has spent a large portion of her career working with the Seriously Mentally Ill Co-Occurring population. She has overseen a residential treatment program for this population and also worked in the outpatient setting as well. For the past several years, Kelsey has worked behind the scenes by providing clinical training to all direct care staff and taught various training on cultural competency, mental health diagnosis, compassion fatigue, just to name a few. She has a passion for working with people and helping them understand what they are experiencing. She is also a huge Kansas City Chiefs Fan.

Timothy Hicks, BSN, RN

Director of Nursing

Tim is our Director of Nursing. Tim is a United States Air Force Veteran. He graduated from Arizona State University in 1983 and has over 38 years of experience as an RN. He has spent the majority of his professional career specializing in mental health, including Chemical dependency. He has extensive history in treating patients while detoxing and helping provide support through the 12 step process. Additionally, he has 25+ years as a supervisor/manager. In his spare time, he enjoys fixing things and watching football.

Linda Harris, RN

Assistant Director Of Nursing

Linda is our Assistant Director of Nursing with Vogue Recovery Center. Linda has been a Registered Nurse since 1975. She is originally from California and has worked in various areas over her time as an RN. She has experience in pediatrics, ICU, ER, trauma, and Labor/Delivery. She has been working in the addictions field since 2011 and truly has found her passion. She enjoys building connections with her patients and encouraging those struggling with an addiction to overcome and commit to sobriety. She started working with Vogue Recovery Center in 2018 and in 2020, Linda became the Assistant Director of Nursing with Vogue Recovery Center, Arizona.

Emma Lucky

Operations Director

Emma Luck is our Operations Director with Vogue Recovery Center. Emma has been working in the addiction/behavioral health field for over 10 years as a BHT and Supervisor. Prior to the behavioral health field, Emma was the Director of several preschools in Arizona for over 20 years. She has a wealth of experience in management and facility oversight. She became involved in the Behavioral health field because she wanted to make a difference in the lives of those that have been affected by addiction. Emma has always believed that there is a child in all of us, and working from that, can make all the difference.

Dr. Mark Walmer, MD

Medical Director

Dr. Walmer is our Medical Director with Vogue Recovery Center. He is board certified in internal medicine. He is the founder of East Valley Internal Medicine and has been practicing since 1984. He specializes in addiction medicine, preventative medicine, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes. Dr. Walmer earned his medical degree from the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. He completed his residency at St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the president and medical director of East Valley Internal Medicine.

Contact Vogue Recovery Center to consult with a member of our Arizona addiction treatment staff. Call 866.682.8449 to speak with one of our addiction professionals today.