Nick Slovak is the Executive Director of both Advaita Integrated Medicine and Green Hill Recovery. As Executive Director, Nick is responsible for strategic decisions, organizational performance, and culture management. Nick works to ensure that all team members are aligned with Green Hill’s core values: living centered, accountability, unity, transparency, and growth. Nick sees his primary responsibility as giving the staff at Advaita Integrated Medicine and Green Hill the tools they need to provide compassionate and innovative care. Nick holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Southern Maine in political science and a minor in international relations. He is currently working to complete a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Maryland.
Prior to his work with Advaita Integrated Medicine and Green Hill, Nick served as the Program Coordinator at Foundation House – an extended care sober living facility in Portland, Maine. In that position, Nick developed and implemented academic and vocational modules, alumni programming, and a variety of experiential and adventure-based therapies. Most recently, he worked at the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) – the largest J1 visa sponsor in the United States. At CIEE, Nick coordinated international exchange programs for over 20,000 high school and college students from 50 countries.
Nick is passionate about empowering young people to make a successful transition into emerging adulthood, and this was one of the main motivations for him to join the Green Hill team years ago. He has direct experience with both the perils of addiction and triumphs of sobriety. His own recovery journey has been paramount to his work mentoring emerging adults through early recovery, giving him a firsthand understanding of the challenges faced by newly recovering emerging adults returning to an academic setting. Nick believes in a holistic approach to recovery and in the importance of a balanced lifestyle.
Originally from Long Island, NY, Nick comes to Raleigh from Portland, ME. He is an avid adventurer and outdoorsman who enjoys backpacking, rock climbing, kayaking, and snowboarding. He is a Registered Maine Guide, and has led multiple expeditions through the mountains and waters of Maine and New Hampshire. He is a strong proponent of the healing power of the outdoors and is always eager to share this passion. Nick is also an ardent traveler having visited four continents and over 15 countries. Nick lives in Raleigh with his partner Whitney and his dog Sheppy.
Education
University of Southern Maine (Portland, ME) — B.A.
