This is a staff list for Center for Change in Orem, UT & Las Vegas, NV
(a.k.a. Universal Health Services, UHS)
(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 the Center for Change. 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 Center for Change, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Center for Change, 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 Center for Change and rescue them if they are there now.
|
Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| Lorene T. Hernandez | Admissions | Joined Center for Change in 1999. Hernandez worked for 13 years in another residential program prior to the Center.* Hernandez no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Pam Kidd | Admissions | Joined Center for Change in 1999. |
| Rita B. Woods | After Care | Graduate of Brigham Young University (BYU). Woods joined the Center in 1998. |
| Collin Wood | After Care | Graduate of BYU. Wood no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Melanie Aldis | Regional Director | Aldis used to work in media and marketing. Aldis joined the Center in 2003. |
| Robin Colson | RD | |
| Tamara Noyes | Business Director | Joined the Center in 2007. |
| Leigh Anderson | Regional Director | Joined the Center in 2007 and formerly worked for the confirmedly abusive Three Springs programs. Anderson no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Mike Garone | Regional Director | Formerly worked in the casino industry. When that didn't work out, he got into the rehab racket. Garone joined the Center in 2004.* Garone no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| H. Mac Granley | Asst. Clinical Director | Granley has worked for the Center since 2001. BYU graduate. |
| Nicole Hawkins | Clinical Director | Dr. Hawkins has also worked at Logan Regional Hospital, USU Eating Disorder Clinic and Laboratory, USU Counseling Center, and Bear River Mental Health. Interned at the Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center. |
| Amy Harman | Therapist | Formerly worked at Weber Human Services. Harman joined the Center in 2006. |
| Espra L. Andrus | Therapist | Andrus has been involved since its inception in 1996. Andrus no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Jen Adams | Therapist | Joined the Center in 2005. |
| Julie B. Clark | Psychologist | BYU graduate. Clark has been with the program since it opened in 1996. |
| Kim Crossley | Therapist | BYU graduate. Formerly worked for LDS Family Services. |
| Melissa H. Smith | Clinical Director | Graduate of University of Michigan--Ann Arbor. |
| Melissa K. Taylor | Therapist | Graduate of the University of Kentucky. Formerly worked at another unnamed residential program.* Joined the Center in 2004. |
| Paul Harper | Psychologist | Graduate of BYU. Owns T.O. Paul Harper & Associates, a consulting firm. |
| Wendy Jensen | Therapist | Graduate of BYU. LDS Missionary. And, joined the Center in 2005. |
| Michael E. Berrett | Founder/CEO | Co-founder of program. On the board of directors of NATSAP. He was formerly the clinical director of Aspen Achievement Academy, a confirmedly abusive program. |
| Evan C. Coates | Clinical Staff | |
| Emily R. Haynes | Clinical Staff | Formerly worked for Copper Hills Youth Center in Utah. |
| Hayley Giles | Dietician | Formerly worked for LDS Hospital. |
| Torey Leavitt | Dietician | |
| Lauren Absher | Dietician | BYU graduate. |
| Amber Litchfield | Dietician | |
| Rachael Firmage | Dietician | Formerly worked at McKay Dee Hospital. Firmage no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Kimberly Passmore | Clinical Nutrition Director | BYU graduate. Joined the Center in 2005. Passmore no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Jessica Pearson | Dietician | |
| Clair Momberger | Direct Care Staff | |
| Shelby Evans (Satterthwaite) | Direct Care Mgr. | Joined the Center in 2004. |
| Doug Pusey | Teacher | |
| Elayne McArthur | Education Director | Formerly worked at Summit High School and Cascade Mountain High School. |
| Julie B. Clark | Teacher | Co-Founder of the Center for Change. |
| Julie Bouche | Teacher | |
| Stan Harward | Principal | Cascade Mountain High School principal as well. BYU graduate. Currently conducting research on children for BYU. |
| Susan Strayer | Lead Care Tech. | BYU graduate. Joined the Center in 2005. Strayer no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Jeffrey W. Anderson | CFO | |
| Kara L. Lowe | Therapist | Lowe formerly worked for the notoriously abusive Provo Canyon School. BYU graduate. |
| LeAnne Tolley | Yoga Instructor | |
| Lynette L. Taylor | Therapist | |
| Spencer Lloyd | Therapist | |
| Tasha Antoniak | Therapist | |
| Melissa Sprague | Therapist | Sprague formerly worked for the notoriously abusive Provo Canyon School for 12 years. Sprague no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Bobbi Condie | Billing | Joined the Center in 2006. |
| Gay Jones | Billing | Joined the Center in 1995. |
| Robert W. Clark | HR Director | BYU graduate. He was the director of regional operations for WordPerfect Corporation's European offices in the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, and subsequently managed Novell's international support operations in 12 countries around the globe. Clark joined the Center in 1998. |
| Andrew L. Ellsworth | Nurse | Formerly worked for VistaCare Hospice. |
| Greg Ellis | Psychiatrist | |
| Iann Johnson | Nurse | |
| Meredith Burt | Nurse | BYU graduate. Burt no longer appears to be working for this program. |
| Courtney Marden (Henderson) | Nurse | Henderson joined the Center in 2002. |
| Melissa H. Smith | Psych. Asst. | BYU graduate. Univ. of MI. RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF CENTER FOR CHANGE |
| P. Scott Richards | Research Director | |
| Janet Schaertl | Admissions | |
| HEAL is in the process of reviewing the enrollment materials for Center for Change. In the meantime, we have reviewed the Boulder Creek Academy Application. Boulder Creek Academy is also owned and operated by UHS. | ||
| Article: Violations and Problems at UHS, Inc. Owned Facilities | ||
| HEAL Report-- Provo Canyon School, Another UHS, Inc. Program | ||
*(Center for Change, 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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