New Partial Hospitalization Program Opening July 5th

Staff

Dedicated CooperRiis Healing Community

Our dedicated staff members are integral to our success as both a healing community and an actual working community. In addition to their qualifications, the CooperRiis Healing Community staff members bring experience and desire as clinicians, coaches, teachers, advisors, musicians, and guides.

We chose our talented and devoted staff for their kindness, their ability to believe in and have hope for our residents, and their mental health expertise and skills to find and appreciate the strengths of vulnerable people.

As of May 2022, CooperRiis Healing Community employs 180 full and part-time staff who serve up to 36 residents at the Farm, Mill Spring/Tryon location, and up to 24 residents in our insurance-based CooperRiis at Asheville Program.

The Asheville Community Program, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves 25 residents in five community homes, each with 4-5 bedrooms and overnight staff, and daytime coaching.

Employment Opportunities

Many of our staff have expressed that working at CooperRiis is a ‘calling’ for them. Learn more about CooperRiis employment here.

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Central Services

Executive and Leadership Team

Eric Levine, Ed.D.

President and CEO

Lisa Schrader Schactman, Ph.D.

Chief Program Officer

Johnnie Featherston, MA, LCMHC

Chief Clinical Officer

Michelle Nirdé, LCSW, LCAS

Managing Director, PHP/ACP

Leslie Stewart, MA

Executive Consultant

Stephanie Wilensky, BA

Development Director

Kim Nelson, MA

Marketing & Outreach Director

Amanda Mastroianni, BS

Human Resources Director

Cathy Merrill, CPA

Chief Financial Officer

Melissa Patterson

Executive Assistant

Sarah Senter, MA

Managing Director, CooperRiis at Asheville

Emma Lovejoy, BA

Managing Director, Farm Campus

Carleigh Holley, BA

Residential Operations Director

Bryan Giudici, AAS

Residential Operations Director

Lisbeth Riis Cooper

Design Director, Vice-Chair & Co-Founder

Admissions Team

Emily Grey, MA, MS, LMFT

Admissions Director

Amy Lee, MSW

Senior Admissions Coordinator

Vanessa Moss, BS

Admissions Coordinator

Sharon Edwards

Admissions Coordinator

Central Services Team

Matt Cole

HR Recruiting and Training Specialist

Auguie Henry, BA

Quality Assurance & Outcomes Coordinator

Bryan Adams, MPAcc

Senior Accountant

David Hamrick, MA

Marketing & Resource Development Associate

Marie Horton, MA

Office Manager, Asheville

Nancy Skipper

Accounting Coordinator

RaeAnn Turner, BS

Payroll Specialist

Ben Franklin

Finance Coordinator

Lisa Murphy, MS

Training Consultant

Colette Featherston, BA

Training & Special Projects Coordinator

Mathew Flack

Office Manager, The Farm

Brandi Owens

Insurance Liaison

Tracy Kelley

IT Director

Ryan Cook, BM

IT Tecnician

Diane Koehler, MA

Systems Analyst

Jim Hanson

Facilities and Design Manager

Tyler Hanson

Facilities Manager, CooperRiis at Asheville

Tyrese Miller

Facilities

José Bravo

Facilities

Craig Leitnaker

Facilities

Isaias Akers

Facilities

Stephanie Dayberry

Facilities

Belinda Hudlow

Facilities

Yvonne Waters

Facilities

Kelly Gordon

Facilities

George Pond

Facilities and Transportation

Hercules

Welcoming Committee

Culinary Team

Donald Meints

Executive Chef

Grant Patterson

Kitchen Manager, The Farm

Thomas Spicher

Sous Chef, The Farm

Sharone English, BFA

Sous Chef, The Farm

Kim Cox

Sous Chef, The Farm

Peggy Anderson

Sous Chef, The Farm

Chris Blalock

Kitchen Assistant, The Farm

Tanner Trivett

Kitchen Assistant, The Farm

Dale Kent

Kitchen Manager, CooperRiis at Asheville

Rosanne Capone, MA

Sous Chef, CooperRiis at Asheville

Camille Lawson, AAS Culinary

Sous Chef, CooperRiis at Asheville

Matthew Miner

Sous Chef, CooperRiis at Asheville

Riley Schappell

Sous Chef, CooperRiis at Asheville

Ramon Carillo

Kitchen Assistant, CooperRiis at Asheville

David Best

Kitchen Support, CooperRiis at Asheville

The Farm

Integrative Recovery Team

Sonya Montgomery, FNP-BC, PMHCS-BC

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Carrie Hanson, LMFT, LCAS, CSS, QS

Clinical Director

Jason Hawbaker, MS, LCMHC

Integrative Therapist

Kimbrough Charbonneau-Vitulli, MA, LMFT

Integrative Therapist

Anna Boykova, MSEd, LCMHCA

Integrative Therapist

Colleen Green, MSW

Team Therapist Director

Melanie “Mel” Johnson, MA

Team Therapist

Sunny Huntsinger, CMCC

Team Therapist

Shauna Huber, MS

Team Therapist

Nicky Dionne, LPC, ADC

Recovery Coordinator

Ginny Underwood, MS

Recovery Coordinator

Alison Hamrick, MA

Neurodiversity Enhancement Coordinator

Brittany Soltani, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Mary Strickland Kreider, MS, CIHC, CTTS

Integrative Wellness Consultant

Mikey Landreth, BS, CPT

Integrative Health Specialist

Abby Waldrop, RN, BSN

Nurse Manager

Betsy Rife, LPN

Nurse

Angela Martinez, RN

Nurse

Riley Harding, LPN

Nurse

Leslie McDowell

Medication Assistant

Pat Dockendorf, MA, MMH

Education Coordinator

Jeremiah Reiner

Senior Recovery Coach

Residential Team

Tom Horne, BS

Residential Operations Manager

Sarah Tichy, BS

Residential Manager

Alisa Hutchins, AAS

Lodge Advisor

Michael King, II

Lodge Advisor

Mary Sibila-Lemons

Lodge Advisor

David MacLeod, BS

Lodge Advisor

Glenn Freck

Lodge Advisor

Jamie Lang

Recovery Coach

Elaine Bailey, MBA

Recovery Coach

Elijah Edwards 

Overnight Awake Lodge Advisor

William Arrowood, BA

Overnight Awake Lodge Advisor

Chad Burnett

Overnight Awake Lodge Advisor

Community Work and Services Team

Nolan Just, BA

Farm Program Director

Markus Wullimann, HTR

Community Work and Service Garden Crew Leader

Colin Wagner

Community Work and Service Woodshop Crew Leader

Emily Moyer, BS

Community Work and Service Animal Crew Leader

Ines Wullimann

Campus Crew Leader

Tyler Wellmon

Garden Crew Leader

CooperRiis at Asheville

Integrative Recovery Team

Amy Zimmerman, DO

Integrative Psychiatrist

Rose Ferron, MSW, LCSW, LCAS

Clinical Director

Marilyn Jackson, RN, PMH-BC

Nurse Manager

Jennings Garry, RN,BSN,MS

Assistant Nurse Manager

Dana LaRue, MSW, LCSWA

Assistant Clinical Director

Christina Jacob, MSW, LCSW

Integrative Therapist

Rhiannon Burk, MA, LCMHC, LCASA

Integrative Therapist

Ellen Howe, MSW, LCSW

Milieu Therapist

Geoff Graham, LCSWA

Integrative Therapist

Daniela Santos, MSW, LCSW

Milieu Therapist

Bryan Michalowski, MSW, LCSWA

Team Therapist

Mariah Schweiger, MSW, LCSWA

Team Therapist

Jay Maki, LCSW, LCAS

Team Therapist

Leah Griffin, BA

Clinical Care Coordinator

Laura E., MSW

Clinical Care Coordinator

April Lewis, BA

Admissions Recovery Coach

Samantha Rivkin, LCMHCA

Clinical Recovery Coach

Aster Brunsting Frazer, BA

Clinical Recovery Coach

Samantha Kachold

Clinical Recovery Coach

Danielle Eavenson, BA, BS

Integrative Health Specialist

Jacquelyn Salceiro, RN

Nurse

Kaley Duncanson

Med Technician

Olivia Childs, RN

Nurse

Germaine Williamson, RN

Nurse

Lena Lane

Massage Therapist

Residential Team

Stephen Volkman

Residential Manager

Rowan Collins, BS

Residential Campus Supervisor

John Harrison, BS

Residential Manager

Bradley Archer, MFA

Residential Advisor

Kevin McDaniel, BA

Residential Advisor

Caroline “Carl” Petty, BA

Residential Advisor

De Sean Horton, BA

Residential Advisor

Acidalia Redditt

Residential Advisor

Alison Taylor

Residential Advisor

Benji Halper

Residential Advisor

Gigi Escobar

Overnight Residential Advisor

Gordon Levine

Overnight Residential Advisor

Emmalyn Wooley

Overnight Awake Advisor

Asheville Community Program

Integrative Recovery Team

William “Bill” Anixter, MD

Psychiatrist

Audrey Morris, M.Ed., LCMHC, LSASA

Clinical Director

Jennifer “Jen” Brock, LCSW, LCAS

Integrative Therapist

Jenny Hayes, MSW, LCSWA

Assistant Clinical Director

Tom Wilder, LCMHC

Integrative Therapist

Haley Cohen, MS, LCMHCA, CRC

Team Therapist

Alexandra “Allie” Alspaugh, MSW, LCSWA, CADCA

Team Therapist & Certified Autism Specialist

Reuben Brody, LCSWA

Team Therapist

Patricia Sims, MSW, LCSWA, LCASA

Team Therapist

Shannon Perry, MS, LCMHCA

Vocational Counselor

Management and Residential Team

Amy Kerns, BS

Recovery Coach Manager

Vaughn Loeffler

Senior House Advisor

Roberta Greenspan, BS

House Advisor

Bennett Finkler

House Advisor

Suzanna Wejbro

House Advisor

Noel Swineburne

House Advisor

Sarah Carey, BA

House Advisor

Julie Glasscock

House Advisor

Christine Lockhart

House Advisor

Caitlyn Picot

House Advisor

Julian Kline, BSW

House Advisor

Lucien Rosenbloom, BA

Recovery Coach

Claudia Segal, BA

Recovery Coach

Anna Skinner, BA

Recovery Coach

Megan Stockman, BS

Recovery Coach