Staff Biographies

L. Jay Mitchell Head of School/Founder	Karen Hurt Lead Teacher
Ron Schwenkler  NCC, LPC, LCPC    Clinical Director	April Hart Equine Program Director
Beth Ragland Director of Outreach and Development
John Grago Admissions Counselor	Brent D. Slife, PhD Psychologist/Co-Founder
Jim Gordon Academic Director
Sara Hunter LMHC MA in mental health counseling	Ginger Conley MA, AT Therapist
Mike Beswick LICSW, Therapist	Elizabeth Lucarelli Therapist
Emily Loader – Chief Operating Officer and Director of Resources and Documentation	Rachel Call Director of Student Life
Douglas Ray Eitel, M.D. Consulting Psychiatrist	Carole T. Giunta, Ph.D. Consulting Psychologist
James E. Orth, PH.D., ABPP Consulting, Psychologist	S. GREGORY HIPSKIND, MD PhD - Neurology and Behavioral Medicine
Dinah Palmer Medical Coordinator	Tim Armentrout Language Arts & Social Studies Teacher
Wesley Thompson Humanities Teacher	Ron McAlister Science Teacher
Steve Hedrick Math Teacher	Jill Balch Coon Teaching Artist/Artist in Residence
Shawn Schuyler Humanities Teacher	Tiffany Radford Art Teacher
Audra Schwenkler Drum and Dance Coordinator	Paul Fowler Residential Coordinator
Liz Gordon