PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

Counsel and consult with those in need; educate and foster spiritual and relational communities and family systems where loving confrontation and emotional healing occur; cultivate and develop global community and family wellness via lifestyle mentoring through emotional/compulsive behavior recovery, as found only at the cross; carry on a ministry of healing as exemplified in the life and teachings of Jesus the Christ. Develop media and ministries to further these objectives.

EXPERIENCE:

2003-Present	President, Comforting Hope, specializing in how to apply God's love by faith to resolve habitual behaviors motivated by fear with anger, depression and anxiety. Comforting Hope assists churches and Christian institutions in becoming a support groups unto themselves, facilitating a Spirit-filled loving body of believers.
2001-2008	Designated Mental Health Professional, Camp Outlook, Connell, Wa. Provided triage for youth, and consulting and training services for staff of the juvenile justice boot camp (Contract Service Provider).
1997-2007	Contract Service Provider, Lourdes Counseling Center and Riverview Family Medical Center: Inpatient and outpatient intake, assessment and interventions for adults, families, and youth; psychological testing and support group facilitation; secular and spiritual orientated counseling/lifestyle interventions given for a broad range of suffering, such as severe emotional or physical illness, chronic pain, diabetes, obesity, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder/addictions and adjustment disorders.
1993-Present	Private Practice consulting, and counseling: Employee and parishioner assistance; staff development; workplace, organizational and treatment consulting; Christian counseling services for couples, families, youth and adults; group leadership training; support group trainer, administrator and facilitator; workshop and TV presentations.
1990-1993	Director, Center for Recovery, Walla Walla General Hospital: Developed a superlative treatment team; brought addictions recovery program from a $40K deficit in 1990 to break-even in 1991; developed and added outpatient services, adolescent treatment and a tract for eating disorders while generating an additional $80,000 to jump-start these services.  Initiated and contracted with several local employers to provide employee assistance program services for over 2,000 employees. Developed and conducted an optional, Christian 12-step track. During a market turndown: Initiated contracts with managed-care agencies, reduced fees to increase revenues through volume business, and began to restructure the unit, focusing on primary outpatient and freestanding services to eliminate any future budgetary shortfall. Cultivated relationships in pursuit of a rural site on which to establish an adolescent freestanding program.
1986-1989	Plant Psychologist/EAP Consultant, General Motors Corporation of Willow Springs, Il., for 2,500 employees during the plant closing. Instituted reforms resulting in $400,000+ annual savings, while saving many lives.
1982-1987	Field Coordinator, New Day Center of Hinsdale Hospital, Il. Activated, administrated and performed marketing, program development and public relations for one of the best treatment programs in the world. Tripled annual census and increased revenue by $100,000+ per year with new services.

 

EDUCATION:

2004	PhD in Clinical Psychology, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN
1977	MPH in Health Education, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
1971	BA in Philosophy, with a minor in Spanish, CSUN, Northridge, CA

 

COMMUNITY SERVICE:

1990-2008	Director of Skyhook Ministries, developed and hosted a series of Christian 12-step videos, televised by Blue Mountain Broadcasting (BMTV), in College Place, Wa. Wrote a Christian 12-step book, A Posture of Love; developed and facilitated 1) a Power to Cope educational series; and 2) eight separate simultaneous Christian self-help support groups; facilitate annual Christian 12-step retreats; presenter for Christian men's retreats in Oregon and Washington. Counseling and working with pastors in the Upper Columbia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
1993-Present	Consultant and Trainer, Polish Union of Seventh-day Adventists. Assisting churches in Poland to become support systems for themselves.
1993	Addiction Recovery Trainer and Lecturer for Mark Finley's Moscow crusade in Russia. Facilitated establishment of two Christian 12-step fellowships in newly formed churches.
1982-1987	Member, Substance Abuse Committee of Dupage Child and Family Welfare Consortium.
1982-1987	Trainer, Illinois Teen Institute.
1985	President, Human Service Coordinating Council, DuPage, IL
1980-1982	Initiated and organized Youth for Better Living Mobile Theatre ministry in San Bernadino, CA

 

AWARDS AND ABILITIES:

Awards	1992 - Professional Citizen of the Year by nomination of the Walla Walla Substance Abuse Task Force and received separate commendation from the Washington State Governor's Task Force Against Drug Dependency.
Bi-Lingual	Fluent in English and Spanish