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Our Staff

Executive Team

Ben Hatfield

Chief Executive Officer

Cale Dickey

Chief Financial Officer

Annette Gunter

Chief Administration Officer
Karla Terry

Karla Terry

Senior Executive Administrative Assistant

Daniel McGaffey

Chief Human Resources Officer

Senior Leadership

Angela Gilbertson

Director of Addiction & Recovery Services

Bambi DeChantal

Director of Psychiatry & Mobile Crisis Services

John Wolff

Director of Residential Crisis

Rick Valento

Director of Therapy Services St. Louis County

Haley Rilea

Director of Therapy Services Carlton County

Steve Engleson

Director of Wisconsin Agency

Brad Hoder

Director of Community Impact & Partnerships

Caitlin Olson

Director of Community Based Services

Sarah McIsaac

Medical Director

Addiction Services

Scott Gaber

Certified Peer Recovery Specialist

Wing Chambers

Psychotherapist

Anna Mlinar

Psychotherapist

Brenda DeLeeuw

Project Coordinator - Specialty Courts

Matt Livingston

Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Phoenix Walker

Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor
Shannon Jackson

Shannon Jackson

Clinical Supervisor

Tanya Bednarek

Project Coordinator

Vicki Chaffee

Alcohol and Drug Counselor

Mikayla Head

Psychotherapist

Community Based Services

Allie Davis

Mental Health Practitioner

Amy Arnemann

Mental Health Practitioner

Amy Garthus

Mental Health Practitioner

Beatrix Honey

Mental Health Practitioner

Ben Buechler

Mental Health Practitioner

Brennan McCalla

Mental Health Practitioner

Bria Olson

Mental Health Practitioner

Brian Godding

Mental Health Practitioner

Brian Lundberg

Mental Health Practitioner

Carson Engel

Mental Health Practitioner

Chris Hansen

Mental Health Practitioner

Christina Van De Wiele

Employment Specialist

Danielle Johnson

Mental Health Practitioner

Emily Fisher

Mental Health Practitioner

Hailey Sauer

Mental Health Practitioner

Heig Merijanian

Mental Health Practitioner

Jessica Bradshaw

Mental Health Practitioner

Jessica Synkiew

Mental Health Practitioner

Joel Yelengi

Administrative Program Supervisor of Adult CSP

Krit Quinn

Mental Health Practitioner

Lindsey Harkreader

Mental Health Practitioner

Matthew Gillespie

Mental Health Practitioner

Matthew Stewart

Mental Health Practictioner

Mila Mostova

Employment Specialist

Nevada Garmaker

Mental Health Practitioner

Nodin Morgenstern

Mental Health Practitioner

Philip Mitchell

Mental Health Pracitioner

Rachel Krajewski

Mental Health Practitioner

Sara Ingvaldson

Mental Health Practitioner

Sierra Larson

Peer Support - TACT

Steven Pohl

Cloquet Outreach Center Cook

Susan Terry

Mental Health Practitioner

Tarissa Deragon

Mental Health Practitioner

Winter Schwartz

Mental Health Practitioner

Cecelia Preston

Adult CSP Clinical Supervisor

Eric Carlson

Clinical Supervisor

John Stetson

Mental Health Practitioner

Mykayla Olson

Mental Health Practitioner

Nicholas DeLuca

Mental Health Practitioner

Beth Helwig

Mental Health Practitioner

Deb Holman

Mental Health Practitioner

Elise Strader

Project Coordinator

Andrea Rimolde

Employment Specialist

Jessica Stoneburner

Employment Specialist

Samuel Gangi

Administrative Program Supervisor

Lynn Ruzic

Mental Health Practitioner

Madeline David

Mental Health Practitioner

Maggie Nelson

Mental Health Practitioner

Matt Zemler

Administrative Program Supervisor

Patrick Thomson

Mental Health Practitioner

Ryan Leonzal

Administrative Program Supervisor

Tanya Inman

Peer Support Specialist

Tanya Metcalf

Mental Health Practitioner

Jay Bisdorf

Peer Support

Kaley Quanrud

Mental Health Practitioner

Katelyn Blasey

Administrative Program Supervisor

Kathryn Johnson

Mental Health Practitioner

Katie Krikorian

Mental Health Practitioner

Laura Anderson

Mental Health Practitioner

LeAnn Anderson

Mental Health Practitioner

Leanne Glaeser

Mental Health Practitioner

Brian Pribbenow

Administrative Program Supervisor

Christina Nordehn

Mental Health Practitioner

Dawn Heine

Administrative Program Supervisor

Elizabeth Smieja

Mental Health Practitioner

Jason Johnson

Mental Health Practitioner

Ashley Erickson

Mental Health Practitioner

Dianna Borstad

Mental Health Practitioner

Crisis Response Team

Frank Miller

Crisis Response Team Provider

Jaqueline Halberg

Crisis Response Team Provider

Lexi Wuestneck

Program Supervisor

Nate Stewart

Crisis Response Team Provider - CORE Unit

Timothy Koscienly

Crisis Response Team Provider

Victor Tempest

Mental Health Practitioner

Psychiatry

Anna Prusak

APRN

Bambi DeChantal

Director of Psychiatry & Mobile Crisis Services

Hailey Luing

RN

Julia Pattison-Crisostomo

RN

Rachel DeBruyne

APRN

Steven Broker

APRN

Tera Freese

RN

Brent Hanson

APRN

Cara Walt

RN - Nursing Supervisor

Carissa Wolfe

RN

Crystal Bartell

RN
Haley Lipinski

Haley Lipinski

RN

John Glick

Psychiatrist
Mark Schneiderhan

Mark Schneiderhan

Psychiatric Pharmacist
Nicole Adolfs

Nicole Adolfs

RN

Marissa Leonzal

RN

Outpatient Mental Health Therapy

Abigail Thomas

Psychotherapist

Amanda Szczech

Psychotherapist

Anastasia Glasser

Psychotherapist

Ashley Kuopus

Psychotherapist

Brandie Walker

Psychotherapist

Dylan Paavola

Psychotherapist

Elliana Choudhury

Psychotherapist

Holland Ricard

Psychotherapist

Jason Stone

Psychotherapist

Kaitlan Bender

Psychotherapist

Kathryn Everson

Program Supervisor of Adult Outpatient Therapy

Kayla Larson

Psychotherapist

Kaylynn Solheid

Psychotherapist

Kristina Etheridge

Psychotherapist

Meg Justison

Clinical Supervisor - Training and Development

Michael Furo

Psychotherapist

Molly McKone

Psychotherapist

Ryan Prouty

Psychotherapist

Sam Herdman

Psychotherapist

Sarina Murray

Psychotherapist

Sidney Shae

Psychotherapist

Stacy Anderson

Psychotherapist

Stephanie Carlson

Psychotherapist

Taylor Kmiech

Psychotherapist

Zachary Mangas

Psychotherapist

Zackary Abt

Psychotherapist

Alex Lorenz

Psychotherapist

Theresa Gogins

Psychotherapist

Victoria Zupancich

Clinical Program Supervisor

Virginia Pappas

Psychotherapist

Mark Hunt

Psychotherapist
Megan Schindler

Megan Schindler

Psychotherapist

Melissa Hatfield

Clinical Program Supervisor
Nolan Ewert

Nolan Ewert

Psychotherapist

Racheal Barnaal

Project Coordinator - Perinatal Care

Samantha Arneson

Clinical Supervisor

Savanna Wick

Psychotherapist

Shannon Bayless

Program Supervisor of Child and Family

Taryn Lepisto

Psychotherapist

Cortni Osterhues

Project Coordinator - Early Childhood
Deb Ellison

Debra Ellison

Psychotherapist

Jeffrey Agaton-Howes

Clinical Supervisor - Training and Development
Kyah Altiere

Kyah K. Altiere

Psychotherapist

Lauren Borndal

Clinical Program Supervisor
Lindsay Loehlein

Lindsay Loehlein

Clinical Supervisor

Michaela Scharmer

Psychotherapist

Kate McRae

Psychotherapist

Business Administration

Alice Larson

Patient Coordinator

Amanda Brissett

Administrative Operations Manager

Grace Tonn

Health Information Manager

Jae King

Patient Coordinator

Jane Bakke

Patient Coordinator

Jaqualyn Jones

Patient Coordinator

Katie Marturano

Marketing Manager

Kayla Erickson

Patient Coordinator

Kayla Noonan

Patient Coordinator

Lucas Bourgeault

EHR Support Specialist

Ma Concepcion F. Guello

Patient Coordinator

Mary Cairns

Patient Coordinator

Sara Schroeder

Office Manager - Central Hillside

Scott Krenzke

Office Manager

Victoria Buelteman

Patient Coordinator

Nicole Villebrun

ACT Project Coordinator

Sam Bauer

T-ACT Project Coordinator

Siri Heuer

Patient Coordinator

Teresa Wolk

Office Manager

Evan Poirier

Patient Coordinator

Jennifer Eddy

Office Manager - Downtown Campus

Kimberly Carlson

Health Information Specialist

Lori Venne

Health Information Coordinator

Mandi Johnson

Patient Coordinator

Mark Villanesor

Patient Coordinator

Mary Mobley

Patient Coordinator

Nancy Landwehr

Health Information Specialist

Finance

Deminica Clark

Billing Specialist

Jeff Leone

Accountant

Meleah Schoenbauer

Billing Specialist

Robert Gephart

Accountant

Johanna Rusfeldt

Billing Supervisor

Kathleen Cadigan

Billing Specialist

Keith Koroschetz

Billing Specialist

Penny Vaughn

Accounting Supervisor

Facilities

Andrew Hunt

Maintenance

Chad Raudebaugh

Custodian

Cory Radosevich

Custodian

John Anderson

Custodian

Kenneth Howard

Custodian

Michele McCorison

Project Coordinator

Rick Johnson

Maintenance Worker

Vernon Green

Custodian

Warren Robison

Facilities Supervisor

Andrew Paszak

Facilities Manager

IT

Caleb VandeWege

IT Tech

Gary Sheldon

Manager of IT

Human Resources

Kailey Plekkenpol

Human Resource Generalist

Megan Kleiman

Human Resource Generalist

Douglas County Agency

Grace Rennquist

Case Manager

Holly Moran

Patient Coordinator - Intake

Nathan Nelson

Case Manager

Pauline Erickson

Case Manager

Samantha Rawn

Anti-Human Trafficking Coordinator

Teresa Simmons

RHY Project Coordinator

KayLa Polson

Program Supervisor of Wisconsin Services

Matt Senta

Case Manager

Margaret O’Brien

Jill's Place Assistant

Melissa Johnson

Case Manager

Nicholas Kuvaas

Case Manager

Diane Menuey

Case Manager
Karl Becker

Karl Becker

Case Manager

Residential Crisis Team

Alexis Walker

Mental Health Practitioner

Armanda LaCroix

Mental Health Practitioner

Autumn Trachsel

Mental Health Practitioner

Brendyn Femrite

Mental Health Practitioner

Catherine Farmer

Registered Nurse

Darilyn Gitzen

Clinical Supervisor

Jennifer O’Connell

Psychotherapist

John Hofmann

Mental Health Practitioner

John Wolff

Director of Residential Crisis

Natalie Massie

Mental Health Practitioner

Nathan Murray

Mental Health Practitioner

Samantha Scott

Mental Health Practitioner

Sarah Netwal

Mental Health Practitioner

Sehra Tempest

Mental Health Practitioner

Theron Stanley

Mental Health Practitioner
Timothy Innis

Timothy Innis

RN

Valerie Christiansen

Administrative Program Supervisor

Michaela Scharmer

Psychotherapist
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