This is a staff list for Logan River Academy in Logan, UT
(a.k.a. Tavasi School)
(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 Logan River 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 Logan River Academy, you have the right to take action.
If you were harmed (family or survivor) by Logan River Academy, 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.
Please don’t place your loved one in Logan River Academy and rescue them if they are there now.
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Name |
Unit/Position |
Additional Information |
| Larry Carter | Executive Director/Owner |
Larry Carter is not a licensed mental
health nor medical professional in Utah. Source:
https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html Larry Carter, Executive Director of Logan River Academy...“I worked as a hospital administrator for 23 years, including 13 years at Charter, which I found very fascinating,” he explained. “While working in Charter’s psychiatric hospitals, I started a hospital in Utah, but the driving force for me getting into this business occurred when Charter bought Provo Canyon School. After Charter purchased Provo Canyon, I then worked as Regional Director of Charter and Administrator of the new hospital.” (Larry Carter) Larry said he has worked in a couple large companies over the years, both locally and in a corporate position as a vice-president, and that his partners have similar backgrounds from all over the country. For over 20 years, Larry has been enamored with the mental health field because it is so different. “It isn’t a hard science, but it’s not cut and dry; it is very different to deal with the human mind which makes the field is so varied and vast.” However, during my 13 years at Provo Canyon School...” After leaving Provo Canyon for the last time, Larry worked with Aspen Education Group as senior vice-president of their in-patient services. He oversaw all of Aspen’s residential services for just over a year before deciding to start Logan River Academy. |
| Lori Connin | Finance Director/Owner | Connin holds no professional licenses in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| (Dr.) Robert H. Crist | Medical Director/Owner | Co-founder of notoriously abusive Provo Canyon School (and its off-shoots, Somerset, etc.)... Crist is a licensed medical doctor and has been since 1970 in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Mark Petersen | Director of Residential Svcs/Owner | Petersen is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Jeff Smith | Operations Director/Owner |
With over twenty-six years of residential treatment experience, Jeff
has worked in almost every aspect of the organization from counselor
to administrator. He has a Master’s degree from Brigham Young
University, and serves on the Utah Department of Human Services
Licensing Board. Corruption, anyone? HEAL requires
Smith's full name in order to verify whether or not he holds any
professional licenses in Utah.
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| Lindy (aka Linda)Smith | Admissions | Linda Smith reportedly no longer works for this program. HEAL requires Smith's full name in order to verify whether or not she holds any professional licenses in Utah. |
| Beth Kiester | Admissions | Kiester is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Matt Erickson | Clinical Director | Has worked in the industry since 1999. Matthew Paul Erickson (may be a different person) is a licensed clinical social worker in Utah and has been since 2002. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Mont (Monte) Criddle | Residential Director | Mont worked for Southwest Center Behavioral Health in Cedar City, Utah. Mont worked as a member of the youth services team at Southwest Center for seven years. Monte N Criddle, Jr. is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Utah and has been since 2001. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Katie Behm | No Title | Behm has been with the program since just months after it opened. Kaye Behm (may be a different person) is a licensed clinical social worker in Utah and has been since 2003. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Austin Wood | Therapist | Wood is a licensed marriage and family therapist and has been since 2004. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Margaret Oak | Admissions Director | Margaret chairs the Cache Valley Literacy Coalition Oak is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Utah and has been since 2007. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Maureen Olsen | Coordinator | Olsen has been with Logan River since 2005. Olsen is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Krys Oyler | Therapist | Oyler spent his internships at the Family Support and Treatment Center. Oyler is a licensed clinical social worker and has been in Utah since 2007. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Sean Maynard | Therapist | Joseph Sean Maynard (may be a different person) is solely licensed as a clinical mental health counselor and has only been licensed since 2012. (This means he worked as an unqualified/unlicensed therapist at Logan River for years.) Earned counseling degree through online/correspondence course. (University of Phoenix) |
| Janaka VanderKooi | Therapist | Attended Weber State University. Her experience includes working for an adolescent residential treatment and education center (ARTEC) operated by Valley Mental Health in Salt Lake City; Three Rivers Behavioral Institute in their female adolescent residential unit; and Palmetto Health Baptist Adolescent Psychiatric Unit. She has been at Logan River since 2007. Three Rivers Behavioral Institute in Montana is closed. Vanderkooi no longer appears to work for this program. VanderKooi is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Cameron Armstrong | Therapist | Formerly spent 4 years working for the confirmedly abusive Heritage Schools. Cameron has worked as a therapist at ScenicView Academy, a residential Center for Adults with Learning disabilities and at the Utah State Hospital's forensic unit. Cameron decided to join the Logan River Academy team in 2007. Armstrong reportedly no longer works for this program. Armstrong now works for Telos Academy/RTC in Utah. Armstrong is a licensed clinical social worker and has been since 2009 in Utah. (This means Cameron worked for at least 2 years as a "therapist" at Logan River without being properly licensed.) |
| David Allred | Therapist | HEAL requires Allred's middle name in order to verify whether or not Allred holds any professional licenses. |
| Shannon Kegerries | Therapist | Kegerries is licensed solely as a clinical mental health counselor in Utah and has only been licensed since 2009. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Mike Bodrero (aka Bodero) | Therapist/Activities Director | Bodrero/Bodero is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Bryn Bingham | Therapist | Bingham no longer appears to work for this program. Bingham is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Kirk Farmer | Academic Director | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Lanee Adamson | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Bill Chandler | Teacher | Chandler no longer appears to work for this program. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Elliott Rich | Academic Coordinator | Rich no longer appears to work for this program. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Cyndi Johnson | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Jessica Hills | Teacher | Hills has been with Logan River since 2006. Hills no longer appears to work for this program. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Eric Alder | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Julie Williams | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| MaryAnn Irvine | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Clint Firth | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Carly Palacios | Teacher | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Ryan Williams | Staff | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Shaunda Wenger | Staff | HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Brooke Lambert | Teacher | Lambert no longer appears to work for this program. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Ben Watkins | Teacher | Formerly worked at an unnamed wilderness program in Eastern Idaho.* Watkins no longer appears to work for this program. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Andrew Kraning | No Title | Kraning no longer appears to work for this program. Kraning is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Ron Wood | Residential | Has over 25 years in the program industry.* Wood has worked for Logan River Academy since it was founded in 2000. Wood is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Chris Baum | Residential | Baum is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Joe Lindsey | Residential | Lindsey has worked for Logan River since 2006. Lindsey reportedly no longer works for this program. Lindsey is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Sau Lee | Residential | Lee is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Ken Bott | Nurse | Graduate of Weber State University.* Bott reportedly no longer works for Logan River Academy. Bott is a licensed registered nurse and has been since 1999 in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Alyson Egan | Nurse | Egan has worked at Logan since 2007. Egan reportedly no longer works for Logan River Academy. Egan is not currently (March, 2013) a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Darby Golden | Staff | Tavasi School. Golden is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Liz Severe | Nurse | Logan River Academy. Elizabeth Ann Severe (may be a different person) is a licensed registered nurse and has been since 2011 in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Sarah Hazzelton | Therapist | Hazzelton is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Garret Wood | Dorm 5 Staff | Also son of Ron Wood. Wood is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Brandon Wood | Development Staff | Also son of Ron Wood. Wood is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Nicholas Green | Development Staff | Green is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Mike Martinez | Dorm 3 Staff | HEAL requires Martinez' full name in order to perform license verification. |
| Mike Warde | Dorm 5 Staff | Warde is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Michael Dahle | Supervisor | Dahle is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Tom Manning | Manager | Manning is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Justin Koeven | Tavasi Staff | Tavasi School Koeven is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Derrick Trujillo | Dorm 9 Staff | Logan River Academy. Trujillo is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| John Pinkston III | Dorm 8 Staff | Pinkston is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Mark Nielson | Dorm 8 Staff | Nielson is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Greg Carter | Staff | Larry Carter's son. Carter is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Justin Smith | Staff | HEAL requires Smith's full name in order to verify licensure. |
| Andrea Manning | Staff | And, wife to Tom Manning (Manager) Manning is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Deon Atwood | Kitchen Staff | HEAL chose not to do a license verification on Atwood because duties would not require professional licensure. |
| Lance Atwood | Maintenance | HEAL chose not to do a license verification on Atwood because duties would not require professional licensure. |
| Jason Eric Stanger | Teacher | Reportedly worked for this program in 2001. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Marilyn Liddle | Teacher | Reportedly worked for this program in 2001. HEAL is contacting the Utah Department of Education to verify whether or not this person is a licensed educator. |
| Joseph "Tui" Pan | Residential Staff | Reportedly worked for this program in 2001 and was very punitive towards children in the program. Pan is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Chad Carter | Residential Staff | Son of Larry Carter. Reportedly worked for this program in 2001. Carter is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Aaron Enddicott | Residential Staff | Reportedly worked for this program in 2001 and now lives in suburb of Las Vegas. Enddicott is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Chris Brockman | Residential Staff | Reportedly worked for this program in 2001 and no longer works in residential treatment. Brockman is not a licensed mental health nor medical professional in Utah. Source: https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html |
| Survivor--Ryan Harband (Close Provo Canyon School petition signature #284) | ||
| Survivor--Catherine Tonns (Close Provo Canyon School petition signature #784) | ||
| Survivor--Magnus R. Miklos (Close Provo Canyon School petition signature #845) | ||
| HEAL has received over 20 e-mail reports regarding alleged abuse and violations at Logan River Academy. | ||
| HEAL is in the process of reviewing the enrollment materials for Logan River Academy. | ||
| See the Logan River Academy Police Call Log: Click Here. | ||
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Tweet with article about 2021 arrest of Logan River Staff for sexual abuse:
https://twitter.com/heal247/status/1369079062698749952
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*(Logan River 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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