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.)

 Last Updated: September 29th, 2010

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