This is a staff list for Penrith Farms in Newport, WA
(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 Penrith Farms. 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 Penrith Farms, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Penrith Farms, 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 Penrith Farms and rescue them if they are there now.
|
Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| James Brewster | Co-Owner/Director | Member of NATSAP. |
| Sherry Brewster | Co-Owner | |
| Jeremy Hastings | Executive Asst. | |
| Jon Brewster | Program Coordinator | |
| Michael Hoffman | Clinical Director | |
| Heather Green | Hypnotherapist | |
| Alex "Coyote" Dalessi | Senior Staff | Dalessi has worked at other unnamed wilderness programs.* |
| Ron Rhodes | Lead Male Staff | |
| Willow Shirrill-Merritt | Lead Female Staff | Willow is a "graduate" of Penrith Farms. Shirrill-Merritt no longer appears to work for this program. |
| Alicia Best | Supervisor | |
| Angela Tanner | Horse Instructor | Tanner no longer appears to work for this program. |
| Mila Gilbert (male) | Teacher | |
| Ken Poirier | Chaplain | Poirier no longer appears to work for this program. |
| NO OTHER NAMES | NO OTHER TITLES | There is no additional information on staff at this location at this time.* |
| *(Penrith Farms, 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.) | ||
| HEAL has received one parent complaint of alleged abuse and violations at this program. | ||
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