Our Team

Executive Director

John Angelini is a Chester County, PA resident and accomplished entrepreneur with over 20 years of business leadership experience. He is the founder and president of a demolition company called Universal Cutting, Inc. (U.C.I.) and a real estate investment and leasing firm called Fresh Start Properties.

John graduated from Bishop Shanahan High School in Downingtown, PA in 1995 and was a criminal justice major at Alvernia University in Reading, PA from 1996 to 1998. He is the proud father of four children. He has an 18-year-old college freshman and a 15-year-old 10th grader from his first marriage. His second marriage has produced a 4-year-old and a 3-year-old. In his free time, John enjoys vacationing with his children at the beach, fishing and playing golf.

Operations Manager

Rachel Adams is a Certified Recovery Specialist (CRS) with six years of recovery housing experience at the general manager level. She has handled as many as eighty residents at once with just one volunteer and is reputed to be as tough as she is compassionate. Her de-escalation and intervention tactics are exemplary and have aided many in their recovery journey.

Prior to serving the recovery community, Rachel worked in hospitality and administrative support roles. She and her husband of 20 years have 7 children and 10 grandchildren. Outside of work, Rachel enjoys travel and spending quality time with her grandchildren.

The Inspiration

John Angelini established Dante’s Place in memory of his late brother Dante (on left in photo). On June 25, 2011, Dante died of a heroin overdose at the age of 36. The lives of his parents, siblings, widow, ex-wife, six children, extended family and friends were forever changed on that day. John founded Dante’s Place to support adults who want to heal from the disease of addiction and lead productive lives, thereby sparing their families the tragic loss and overwhelming grief that the Angelini family has suffered.