This is a staff list for Falcon Ridge Ranch in Virgin, UT
(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 Falcon Ridge Ranch. 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 Falcon Ridge Ranch, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Falcon Ridge Ranch, please contact [email protected] 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.
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| Carolle Bell | Clinical Director |
The confirmedly abusive
Red Rock
Canyon School is sister to this facility.
To file complaints regarding Carolle Bell, please visit: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/contact.html and contact the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Current (October, 2015) Director: Mark Steinagel Current (October, 2015) Director's E-mail Address: Mark Steinagel ([email protected]). |
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| Nora Wiseman | Therapist | Specialty: Neurosurgery (lobotomies). Wiseman no longer appears to work for this facility. Wiseman has never been a licensed therapist in UT. Wiseman was formerly a licensed social worker from 2009-2010 in UT, but, has not been licensed in UT since then. (checked October 7th, 2015) Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Barrick | Therapist |
Degree from the fraudulent
University of Phoenix. Formerly worked at Kolob Canyon Residential
Treatment Center in W. Jordan, UT and
Liahona
Academy. Barrick now appears to be the director at the newly
formed/created Renewed Hope Academy in Enoch, UT. We are now
investigating that facility upon parent request.
Education:
Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html To file complaints regarding Stephen Barrick, please visit: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/contact.html and contact the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Current (October, 2015) Director: Mark Steinagel Current (October, 2015) Director's E-mail Address: Mark Steinagel ([email protected]). |
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| Michael C. Armstrong | Residential Director | Armstrong is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ken Kreider | Teacher | Kreider is registered with the Utah Education Network. Utah Education Network is a partner of the Utah State Office of Education. HEAL has not determined as of yet whether being registered with UEN means being licensed by the State of Utah. We are investigating... It shows that Kreider is a teacher for Cinnamon Hills (an abusive facility in UT) and not Falcon Ridge Ranch on the UEN registry. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deborah Adams-Cochran | Office Manager | Formerly worked at Home of the Good Shepard in Las Vegas, NV. HEAL does not perform professional licensing checks on office, clerical, maintenance, and food service staff unless they have direct contact with and authority over children in the program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Karen Slack | Case Manager | Slack is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shane R. Swensen | Teacher | Swensen is registered with the Utah Education Network. Utah Education Network is a partner of the Utah State Office of Education. HEAL has not determined as of yet whether being registered with UEN means being licensed by the State of Utah. We are investigating... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariah Pogue | Admissions | Formerly worked in juvenile corrections. Pogue is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Salesi Misinale Fakahua (aka Nale Fakahua) | Positive Peer Culture Coordinator |
Fakahua is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical
professional in UT. Source:
https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html Admits that this program uses confrontation "therapy" (a.k.a. positive peer
culture). This is psychologically damaging. (Salesi Misinale
Fakahua is also known as Nale Fakahua and formerly worked for
Cinnamon Hills Youth
Crisis Center in Utah.)
Positive Peer
Culture/Confrontational Therapy is ineffective and harmful. Nale
Fakahua reportedly no longer works for this facility and now works for
Ashcreek Ranch Academy.
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| Athena Gent | Staff | Formerly worked as a corrections officer. Gent is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Melanie Habibian | Executive Director | Habibian is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amanda Nielson | Therapist | Nielson is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stan Sullivan | Therapist |
Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html To file complaints regarding Stan Sullivan, please visit: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/contact.html and contact the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Current (October, 2015) Director: Mark Steinagel Current (October, 2015) Director's E-mail Address: Mark Steinagel ([email protected]). |
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| Lorneta Ferguson | Therapist |
Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html To file complaints regarding Lorneta Ferguson, please visit: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/contact.html and contact the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Current (October, 2015) Director: Mark Steinagel Current (October, 2015) Director's E-mail Address: Mark Steinagel ([email protected]). |
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| Ariel Ruesch | Nurse |
Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html To file complaints regarding Ariel Ruesch, please visit: http://www.commerce.utah.gov/contact.html and contact the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing. Current (October, 2015) Director: Mark Steinagel Current (October, 2015) Director's E-mail Address: Mark Steinagel ([email protected]). |
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| Robyn Christiansen | Equine Team | Christiansen is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html Christiansen is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicole Barnson | Equine Team | Barnson is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html Barnson is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jenkin White | Equine Team | White is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html White is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Joette Hayden | Principal | Hayden is registered as a "principal's assistant" with the Utah Education Network. (This may not mean they are licensed, we are checking.) Source: http://my.uen.org/myuen/209947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Megan Anderson | Teacher | Anderson is registered with the Utah Education Network. (This may not mean they are licensed, we are checking.) Source: http://my.uen.org/myuen/203889 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suka Faiga | Teacher | Faiga is registered with the Utah Education Network. (This may not mean they are licensed, we are checking.) Source: http://my.uen.org/myuen/209282 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evelyn Isham | Teacher | Isham is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dave Lydon | Teacher | Lydon is registered with the Utah Education Network. (This may not mean they are licensed, we are checking.) Source: http://my.uen.org/myuen/254073 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gary Dean | Teacher | Dean is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Force | Teacher | Force is registered with the Utah Education Network. Utah Education Network is a partner of the Utah State Office of Education. HEAL has not determined as of yet whether being registered with UEN means being licensed by the State of Utah. We are investigating... It shows that Force is a teacher for Cinnamon Hills (an abusive facility in UT) and not Falcon Ridge Ranch on the UEN registry. Source: http://my.uen.org/myuen/278704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jamie Haynes | Residential Director | Haynes is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Summer Downard | Res. Shift Leader | Downard is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amy Dazet | Res. Shift Leader | Dazet is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lisa Vanwater | Academic Registrar | Vanwater is not a registered educator in UT. Source: http://www.uen.org/educator/executeSearch.action | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tony Mangerino | Res. Shift Leader | Mangerino is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wynette Heusser | Cook | HEAL does not perform professional licensing checks on office, clerical, maintenance, and food service staff unless they have direct contact with and authority over children in the program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nale Fakahua | Residential Director (Reportedly Former) | Fakahua is not a licensed mental health, social work, nor medical professional in UT. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html In addition, a survivor of Falcon Ridge Ranch reported via e-mail on April 3rd, 2019 the following: "The residential director (at the time), Nale Fakahua, used an illegal restraint on me. He twisted my arm behind my back in such a way as to deliberately inflict pain. He asked me if I was ready to calm down and kept twisting until I replied "yes". I told him it felt like he was trying to break my arm. His response was "If I wanted to break your arm, I would break your arm. I'm very skilled like that." He does martial arts in his spare time." |
*(Falcon Ridge Ranch, 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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