Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, West Los Angeles, CA
Judge Baker Children's Center, Manville Therapeutic School, Boston, MA
This is a staff list for Montana Academy in Marion, Montana
(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 Montana 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 Montana Academy, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Montana 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 Montana Academy and rescue them if they are there now.
|
Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| Sam Almer | Sky House Manager | Member of NATSAP (Fraudulent Accreditation "Agency") |
| Jon Baum | Sky House Manager | 2 Years at an unnamed wilderness program in Oregon and 3 years at an unnamed "therapeutic boarding school" before Baum came to Montana Academy. |
| Arnold Bjork | (test) | Do not have confirmation whether this is a legitimate staff listing.* |
| Katie Boyd | Team Leader | |
| Gretchen Boyer | Sky House Director | Boyer has 3 years of prior "experience".* |
| Thelma Brandt | Night Dorm Manager | There is no additional information on this staff.* (Picture on Montana Academy site suggests a peer/youth staffer) |
| Curtis Brundy | Sky House Manager | |
| Willy Bryant | Sky House Night Staff | Also worked at another unnamed wilderness program in Montana.* |
| Jen Cale | Team Leader | |
| Todd Cardin | Substance Abuse Director | Also worked for an unnamed wilderness program in Marion, MT. Cardin was also clinical director of Bitterroot Homestead of Marion, MT. |
| Chad Castren | Sky House Manager | |
| Jack Cesarone | Teacher | |
| Deidre Corson | Teacher | |
| Tim Corson | Supervisor |
Formerly worked for:
Reiss-Davis Child Study Center, West Los Angeles, CA Judge Baker Children's Center, Manville Therapeutic School, Boston, MA |
| Tyson Crowder | Team Leader | |
| Emily Davies | Teacher | |
| Nathaan Demers | Team Leader | Formerly with New Beginnings Alternative High School. (Too many programs with same name around the country to pinpoint which one without further data.)* |
| Adrianne Dickson | Team Leader | |
| Lisa Edwards | Asst. Team Leader | |
| Darrick Fishel | Team V Leader | Also formerly a part of AWARE, INC. foster homes. |
| Cindy Freeman | Nurse | Also worked for Lamplighter House in Kalispell, MT |
| Deb Gallagher-Kelly | Team Leader | |
| Kelly Gesker | Admissions | Group home manager in Kalispell, MT. Unnamed "home".* |
| Chris Gibson | Weekend Staff | |
| Cindy Grossman | Supervisor | Program consultant with Wilderness Youth Project--Program Development and behaviorist with Holdsambeck and Associates |
| Laura Guptill | Intern | |
| Monica Haas | Sky House Manager | |
| Adam Hannigan | Team Leader | Also worked at Peak Experience. Peak Experience was founded by Dan Ward who also works for Explorations in Trout Creek, MT. |
| Sam Harkness | Team Leader | |
| Dave Hartman | Team Leader | |
| Nick Hong | Supervisor | |
| Joe Hunter | Supervisor | Hunter also worked for Explorations and the deadly Alldredge Academy. |
| Connie Jones | Registrar | |
| Philip Jones | Dean | |
| Jennifer Kennedy | Sky House Substitute | Behavioral Education Skills Training (BEST) program. Also spent time working for Spokane Boys and Girls Club. |
| Kim Langley | Team Leader | |
| Mary'l Luntsford | Team Leader | Also worked for AWARE, INC. ("therapeutic" boys home) |
| Dennis Malinak | Medical Director | Also worked for Braun Programs in Marin County, CA, Children's Comprehensive Services in Butte, MT, and Glacier View Psychiatric Hospital in Kalispell, MT. |
| Dean Marsh | Supervisor | |
| Joanne Marsh | Night Staff at Sky House | |
| Emily Martin | Teacher | |
| John McKinnon | Clinical Director/Founder | McKinnon got his start at an unnamed program in Ft. Worth, Texas. He also worked for Willow Creek in Arlington, TX and Pathways Treatment Center in Kalispell, MT. |
| Rosemary McKinnon | Co-Founder/Admissions | |
| Phillip Moore | Maintenance | |
| Melissa Napier | Research Assistant | Nick Hong was also a behavioral researcher in Oregon before joining Montana Academy. Napier is also involved in research. |
| Amy Nimmo | Supervisor | |
| Melissa Nutant | Supervisor | Also worked at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY |
| Terri Nutter | Team Leader | |
| Tim Price | Teacher | |
| Jason Rasco | Dean | |
| Charlie Reavis | Asst. Team Leader | |
| Carol Santa | Co-Founder/Director | Also involved with Project CRISS (creating independence through student-owned Strategies). |
| Evelyn Santa | Food Services | |
| John Santa | Co-Founder/Director | |
| Ryan Santa | Food Services | |
| Ray Schmitt | Night Dorm Manager | |
| Claudette Sexton | Night Dorm Manager | |
| Hope Shamhart | Night Staff Supervisor | |
| Debbie Sherman | Night Dorm Manager | |
| Amy Simpson | Supervisor | |
| Rick Stern | Teacher | |
| Mandy Torres | Sky House Manager | Also worked for Hope Ranch, Martin Luther Homes in York, NE, and Sinopah House in Kalispell, MT. |
| David Wagner | Team Leader | |
| Greg Windham | Team Leader | Windham has worked for several unnamed facilities.* |
| John York | Consultant | |
| Holly Zarcone | Admin Asst. | |
| Amy Zink | Admin Asst. | |
| NO NAMES | NO TITLES | There is no further information regarding staff at this time.* |
| *(Montana 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.) | ||
| Survivor Report--Ethan Schur | ||
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