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Allen Vardanyan is the CEO and founder of Spark to Recovery. He emigrated from Armenia in 2002 and has an engineering background which led him to become successful in many areas.

An entrepreneur since 2005, Allen has been successful in owning and running various businesses. Some of these businesses include a real estate brokerage, a petrol station, and a trucking company. Allen also devotes his time to being a loving husband and father, and still finds time to listen to every client and assist with treatment planning.

Allen entered the addiction treatment industry in 2016 via the acquisition of an upscale Sober Living Facility, which provided a sober housing environment for recovering addicts attending outpatient treatment. After becoming an industry insider, he studied the most effective means to help addicts. This experience helped him in deciding to open inpatient residential facilities.

Seeing the potential for assisting people, Allen liquidated his sober living investment and founded a residential treatment facility in 2017. He then co-founded another facility and later Spark to Recovery in 2020.

Today, Allen is the CEO of Spark to Recovery and manages the administrative and operational functions of the business. He excels at financial analysis, as well as marketing strategies, and works with the clinical staff. In addition to dealing with business challenges, he finds satisfaction in knowing that he is contributing to helping others with this insidious disease.
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Allen considers addiction to be a serious disease. He knows the effects of it first-hand due to witnessing the struggle with close friends and family. For Allen, this is not just a job, he finds it an honor and privilege to be involved in helping those in need. His mission is to rebuild a healthier and safer society by helping as many addicts as possible.

Sofya is the Operations Director at Spark to Recovery. She has a passion for helping people, who struggle with addiction and seeing them succeed in the future. She has been working at Spark to Recovery for the past 3 years. Furthermore, she is known for her patience and warm smile when assisting with admin tasks and has an extensive background in administration.

Dr. Eric Chaghouri is a 2007 graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he earned his B. A. in Biology with Summa Cum Laude honors. While at UCLA, he helped the men’s varsity volleyball team earn a National Championship in 2006. He was named the UCLA Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2007.

He earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine in 2011. He completed his internship training in 2008 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and the remaining three years of residency in general adult psychiatry at the Los Angeles County and University of Southern California Medical Center. He served as the Chief Resident in psychiatric emergency services during his fourth year of residency. He also served as Resident Clinical Instructor and Volunteer Faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at the Keck School of Medicine.

After completing residency, Dr. Chaghouri accepted a fellowship position in forensic psychiatry at the prestigious USC Institute of Psychiatry and Law.

Since completing his forensic psychiatry fellowship, he has established a successful and thriving psychiatry private practice in West Hollywood and Century City, California, focusing on treatment of co-occurring psychiatric and addictive disorders. He works in an array of capacities with attorneys, courts, and other parties in actual or potential litigation. He also has extensive experience consulting and providing opinions on psychiatric issues for major television networks. He has a growing team of clinicians who he supervises and oversees for mental health care.

Dr. Chaghouri’s interests include addiction medicine, substance use disorders, forensic psychiatry, medical ethics, psychological autopsy, gender wellness, and evidence-based treatment of psychiatric conditions.

Jessica began the journey of recovery after battling addiction for many years.  Her deep understanding of addiction and its challenges enables her to meet people where they are in their struggle with addition.  Jessica is able to effectively guide clients and their families through the recovery process that begins with treatment.  She genuinely has a heart for those that struggle with addiction.   In 2016, she began her journey of recovery.  At that time, she never imagined that she would be given the opportunity to help others find their own path to recovery. Jessica has been working in the field of addiction for the past 7 years.  Her passion is unmatched. She will work tirelessly on behalf of those who are ready to begin the journey of recovery.