Spokane Falls Recovery Center Staff

Kayla Rojas, SUDP, LICSW

Director of Quality Assurance and Compliance

Kayla has always found her calling in the helping profession. She graduated with her Bachelor’s in Psychology and immediately started working with the still suffering addict. She has worked in the field of recovery since 2005. She has found a true passion for helping people and believes in a holistic model of care. Her desire to improve the quality of care led her to return to school for her Master’s degree in Social Work. She is trained in Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Crisis Intervention.

Kayla has worked in multiple aspects of the helping profession including withdrawal management services, partial hospitalization, residential treatment, outpatient treatment, as well as transitional care & discharge planning from acute hospital settings to outpatient settings. She enjoys working not just with the individual, but also with the entire support team, including loved ones and community supports.

Kayla believes that people are not defined by one diagnosis or label, but are rather an entire person. They should be treated as such. She is truly passionate about getting people the help they want and deserve. She believes everyone is deserving of dignity, respect, and excellent holistic care. In an effort to provide this, she has established a background with state and national regulations within her field of choice. She has worked on multiple certifications for Joint Commission and Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. Kayla also has training on National Committee for Quality Assurance guidelines. She uses her background to provide the highest quality care for our individuals, their loved ones, our staff, and all stakeholders.

Selman “Sean” Manuel, MS, ARNP, FNP-C, CCRN-CMC

Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Selman “Sean” Manuel is a board-certified ARNP who graduated from the University of North Florida with a doctorate degree with high honors. Dr. Manuel has a Master’s degree in Leadership and Management, and he has held several roles as a nursing executive. Upon completing a Doctorate degree in nursing practice, he began consulting for behavioral health systems as a Quality Assurance Consultant. As a healthcare consultant, he extends his talents from executive leadership advisement on down to direct patient care.

Dr. Manuel’s background includes critical care nursing, nursing education, nursing leadership, and management. His clinical career took him on a journey through the healthcare system from withdrawal management and residential care to outpatient settings, managing the care of patients who seek treatment for substance use disorders.

Dr. Manuel’s approach is compassionate care. He has fostered a passion for those experiencing addiction and recovery since 2015. He genuinely & holistically cares for his patients, treating each one with dignity and respect. He has an unmatched bedside manner and an ability to connect with patients at their level. Dr. Manuel genuinely cares for each patient, and he fulfills his role in the medical field with precision and compassion. He ensures that his practice maintains ethical standards, and he has been a major advocate of relapse prevention & harm reduction programs for opioid and alcohol-dependent patients.

In his free time, Dr. Manuel enjoys traveling, singing, CrossFit and hiking. He is a strong advocate for empowering nurses, and he fiercely believes that nurses should play a pivotal role in shaping modern healthcare. Dr. Manuel is an active member of the Puget Sound Nurse Practitioner Council, representing the need to raise awareness the role of DNPs in treating substance use disorders and the growing need for more compassionate providers in this field.

Melonie Graff, RN

Registered Nurse

Following a long-time desire to become a nurse, Melonie attended Yakima Valley Community College and Eastern Washington University to obtain her Registered Nurse license. Her nursing career began as a Labor & Delivery nurse, then moved to the First Steps program, which supported infants & families. Later, she worked for a pediatric clinic to support children and teens with behavioral health needs. After 30 years of practicing in family health, Melonie’s career shifted in 2016 to focusing on addiction and recovery. She finds fulfillment in sharing compassion, hope and love with individuals who struggle with substance abuse. Through her own experiences with alcoholism, substance abuse, and trauma within her family of origin, she has gained a unique ability to empathize with everyone who walks through the doors of Spokane Falls Recovery Center.

Melonie’s personal values align with those of Spokane Falls Recovery Center. She shares the belief that treatment for individuals seeking sobriety must be holistic and individualized. She believes everyone has the power to overcome addiction by treating it at its roots. She practices what she teaches, as she has learned to navigate life’s challenges through reliance on a Higher Power, meditation, and a personal support system. Through her own personal journey, Melonie has learned the importance of believing in others and supporting them wholeheartedly on the path to sobriety.

Joshua Norris

Substance Use Disorder Professional Trainee

Joshua has lived in the Spokane area for most of his life. His sobriety journey began in December 2008, when in desperation, he checked himself into a six-month-long Bible-based recovery program. In his search for recovery, he also completed two Intensive Outpatient treatments, after which he maintained sobriety for years.

On August 14, 2014, Joshua lost his fifteen-year-old son to brain cancer after a twenty-month long battle. The loss was devastating and painful, but he continued to maintain sobriety until mid-2015, at which time he returned to drinking. His drinking progressed from a six-pack on the weekend to round-the-clock drinking.

In 2018, Joshua checked himself into treatment. He would go through detox and treatment five more times in two years before he finally attained the tools to stay sober and live a true recovery lifestyle.

Joshua joined this field because he knows first-hand how difficult it is to get out of addiction. Out of his appreciation for the true freedom that he finally found in recovery, he strives to continually give the best care to everyone that comes to Spokane Falls Recovery Center. He values being part of an exceptional team that wants to see every individual who seeks help at SFRC find freedom from active addiction and experience the joy of recovery.