This is a staff list for Coral Reef Academy in Las Vegas, NV (and Samoa)
(aka My Choice in Samoa (for young adults))
(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 My Choice/Coral Reef Academy. 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 My Choice/Coral Reef Academy, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by My Choice/Coral Reef Academy, 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 My Choice/Coral Reef Academy and rescue them if they are there now.
|
Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| Karen Nelson | Clinical Director | Program's actual location is Samoa. Business operations in Las Vegas. |
| Sally Grevel-Lameko | Director of Education | Reportedly been with program since 2005. |
| Julie Elliott | Therapist | Formerly worked for Aspen Education Group's Lone Star Expeditions. |
| Sagato Vaoliko | Teacher | |
| Vanya Taule'alo | Teacher | |
| Filia Sua | Nurse | |
| Motoi Motoi | Physical Education | |
| Breda Tipi-Faitua | Director of Operations | |
| Robin Howard | Admissions | |
| Lu Vaughn | Clinical Director | Vaughn has also worked for Boy's Clubs of America, Second Nature Wilderness (confirmedly abusive).. Vaughn no longer appears to be working at this facility. |
| Jeff Stewart | Therapist | Also works for My Choice (current as of July 25th, 2009). Stewart has worked for a variety of unnamed facilities.* Stewart no longer appears to be working at this facility. |
| Andy Ferguson | Therapist | Ferguson originates from Provo, UT. Ferguson has worked for a number of unnamed facilities in Utah. Ferguson no longer appears to be working at this facility. |
| Bryan Marks | Admissions | Marks also works for My Choice (current as of July 25th, 2009). |
| Julia Marks | Parent Liaison | Marks decides when and if a parent can see or speak with their child. Marks also was educated at Brigham Young Univ. and has worked for unnamed facilities in Utah. |
| Nicholas Lawrenson | Experiential Coordinator | Lawrenson was also educated at Brigham Young (the "birth-place" of abusive "treatment" models). |
| Allison Hughes | Director of Education | Hughes also works for My Choice (current as of July 25th, 2009). Hughes no longer appears to be working at this facility. |
| Craig Hughes | Director of Residential Services | Hughes also worked for Second Nature Wilderness (confirmedly abusive). |
| Harry Carter | Residential Manager | Has been with Coral Reef since 1998. |
| Frank Ulburg | Residential Manager | Residential Manager for My Choice and Coordinator for both My Choice and Coral Reef Academy. |
| Maria Bernard-Isaia | Teacher | Bernard-Isaia no longer appears to be working at this facility. |
| Camilla Stevenson-Tulua | Teacher | Educated at Brigham Young Univ. Also works for My Choice. Stevenson-Tulua no longer appears to be working at this facility. |
| Rodney Rice | Founder/Owner | |
| David Smyth | Founder/Owner | |
| NO NAMES | NO TITLES | There is no further information regarding staff at this time.* |
| *(My Choice/Coral Reef Academy, 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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