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.
Central Services
Executive and Leadership Team
Admissions Team
Central Services Team
![Nancy Skipper](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Nancy-Skipper.jpg)
![RaeAnn Turner](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rae-Turner.jpg)
![Ben Franklin](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ben-franklin_2web-831.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Marie Horton](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Marie-web-Horton.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Jim Hanson](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Jim-Hanson-web.jpg)
![Tyler Hanson](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tyler-Hanson.jpg)
![Tyrese Miller](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Tyrese.web_.jpg)
![José Bravo](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Jose-Bravo-web.jpg)
![Isaias Akers](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Isaias-Akers-web.jpg)
![Stephanie Dayberry](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Stephanie-Dayberry-web.jpg)
![Belinda Hudlow](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Belinda-web.jpg)
![Yvonne Waters](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Yvonne-Waters-web.jpg)
![Kelly Gordon](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Kelly-Gordon-web.jpg)
![George Pond](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/George-pond-web.jpg)
Culinary Team
![Thomas Spicher](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Thomas-Spicher.jpg)
![Kim Cox](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Kim-Cox-web.jpg)
![Peggy Anderson](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Peggy-Anderson-webJPG.jpg)
![Allison Patterson](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Allison-Patterson.jpg)
![Tanner Trivett](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Tanner-Trivett.jpg)
![Tyler Thompson](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Tyler-Thompson.jpg)
![Dale Kent](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dale-web-Kent.jpg)
![Rosanne Capone](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Rosanne-Capone.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Matthew Miner](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Matthew-Miner-web.jpg)
![](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/John-Giles-2-web.jpg)
![Stephanie Buckley](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Stephanie-Buckley-web.jpg)
![Ramon Carillo](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Ramon-Carillo-web.jpg)
The Farm
Integrative Recovery Team
![Elaine Bailey](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Elaine-Bailey-web.jpg)
![Nancy Cyphert](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Nancy-Cyphert-web.jpg)
![Betsy Rife](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Betsy-Rife-web.jpg)
![Johnnie-Sue Freck](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Johnnie-Sue-Freck-web.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Dorisa Lynch](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dorisa-Lynch.jpg)
![Leslie McDowell](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Leslie-McDowell-web.jpg)
Residential Team
![Mary Sibila-Lemons](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Mary-Sibila-Lemons.jpg)
![Michael King](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Michael-King-web-1.jpg)
![Connor Mack](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Connor-Mackweb.jpg)
![David MacLeod](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/David-MacLeod.jpg)
![Natalya Arkell](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Natalya-Arkell.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Glenn Freck](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Glenn-Freck.jpg)
![William Arrowood](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/William.-web.jpg)
![Chad Burnett](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Chad-Burnett-web.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
Community Work and Services Team
![colin wagner](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/colin-wagner.jpg)
![Ines Wullimann](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ines-Wullimann.jpg)
![Tyler Wellmon](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Tyler-Wellmon-web.jpg)
CooperRiis at Asheville
Integrative Recovery Team
![Traci Van Ooteghem](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Traci-Van-Ooteghem-web.jpg)
![Germaine Williamson](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Germaine-web.jpg)
![Rachael Shileds](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/shileds-web.jpg)
![Katie Bray](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Katie-Bray.jpg)
![Kelly New](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kelly-New-web.jpg)
![Lilly Huang](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Lilly-Huang-web.jpg)
![Tasha Merrell](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Tasha-Merrell-web2.jpg)
![Zoe Pasternack](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Zoe-pasternack-web.jpg)
Residential Team
![Caroline Petty](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Caroline-Petty-web.jpg)
![](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/DeSean-Horton-web-2.jpg)
![Meg Muchnick](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MeganJPG-web.jpg)
![Alex Baker](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Alrx-Baker-BAweb.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Acidalia Redditt](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Acidalia-web-Redditt.jpg)
![Natasha Sainsbury](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Natasha-Sainsbury-web.jpg)
![Christian Villanueva](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Christian-Villanueva-web.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
Asheville Community Program
Integrative Recovery Team
Management and Residential Team
![Claudia Segal](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Claudia-Sega-webl.jpg)
![](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Rachel-Shepherd-web.jpg)
![Rachel Dinunzio](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Rachel-Dinunzio-BA-web.jpg)
![Julian Kline](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Julian-Kline-web.jpg)
![Bennett Finkler](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Bennett-Finkler.jpg)
![Roberta Greenspan](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Roberta-Greenspan.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![Noel Swineburne](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Noel-Swineburne.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
![sunflower](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/staff-sunflower.jpg)
Partial Hospitalization Program
![Marie Gaddy](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Marie-Gaddy-web-.jpg)
![Alysia Savoy](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Alysia-Savoy-web.jpg)
![](https://www.cooperriis.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Roberta-Marvels.jpg)