This is a staff list for Arivaca Boys Ranch in Arivaca, AZ
(we are working to acquire the complete records for ALL years)
We advise current and/or former staff to report any abuses you may have witnessed while working at Arivaca Boys Ranch. For information on your rights and how to take action, visit www.heal-online.org/blowthewhistle.htm. If you were fired or forced to resign because you opposed any illegal and/or unethical practices at Arivaca Boys Ranch, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Arivaca Boys Ranch, please contact info@heal-online.org if you remember the long-term employees and from which years. This will help! Also, if you recognize any of these staff as having worked at another program, please send in any information about their past or present employment at other facilities and/or cults.
Please don’t place your loved one in Arivaca Boys Ranch and rescue them if they are there now.
|
Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| Ron Searle | Managing Partner | Owner at The Diamond Consortium. Also formerly with LDS Church Education (Mormon). Searle is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| D. Hyrum Wright | Clinical Director | Graduate of BYU (Brigham Young University--birthplace of abusive outdoor programs.) Formerly with the Tempe Institute (LDS). There is a David H. Wright that is a licensed professional counselor ONLY and has been since 2001 in AZ. It is unclear whether or not this is the same individual. And, it is disconcerting that someone with such a limited license would be placed in the position of Clinical Director, even if it is the same individual. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Glenn Banks Jr. | Therapist | Formerly with the Anasazi Foundation. Also formerly with the Air National Guard. There is a Glenn L. Banks (no suffix) that is a licensed independent substance abuse counselor ONLY and has been since 2003 in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Mike & Margaret Stroud | Directors | Educated at BYU. Mike and Margaret Stroud are NOT licensed mental health professionals in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Boyd Anderson | Facilities | Facilities/maintenance workers are not expected to have mental health licenses, therefore, HEAL did not perform a license verification search on Anderson. |
| Luke Hallows | Interim Director/Administrator | Luke Hallows is formerly with WWASPS, specifically the Casa by the Sea program which is/was confirmedly abusive and closed as a result. Hallows also reportedly worked for WWASPS' High Impact program in Mexico. Hallows is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Phil Winch | Mentor | Graduate of BYU. Formerly worked at an unnamed "ranch" and unnamed wilderness program. Winch is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Ted Snow | Cattle Program Mgr. | Snow is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Allison Kellis | Wrangler | Kellis is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Don Conover | Wrangler | Conover is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Dallin Whipple | Wrangler | Whipple is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Carter Poulsen | CFO | Accountants are not typically expected to have mental health licenses, therefore, HEAL did not perform a license verification search on Poulsen. |
| Norm King | Partner | King is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| John Poulsen | Partner | Poulsen is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
| Clif Pinckard | Partner | Pinckard is not a licensed mental health professional in AZ. Source: http://azbbhe.us/verifications.htm |
*(Arivaca Boys Ranch, like many other programs in this industry, keeps a "tight lid" on any specific information regarding their staff, qualifications, and practices. Please contact us with the names of any staff of which you have firsthand knowledge or experience. Thank you for your help.)
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