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Meet Our Staff

Our purpose and our motto is "Healing Families, One Youth at a Time."

We are dedicated to helping troubled teens and their families make lasting, life-long changes in a safe, controlled, and loving environment.

Diamond Ranch Academy
 

Admissions  

Name: Maurie Simons
Position: Admissions Director
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Name: Danny Borchardt
Position: Admissions Coordinator
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Programing  

Name: Ricky Dias
Position: Program Director
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Name: Tayleigh Hann
Position: Crystal Springs/Whisper Creek Campus Director
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Name: Melanie Fox
Position: Crystal Springs/ Whisper Creek Assistant Campus Director
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Name: Paul Taylor
Position: Stone Ridge Assistant Campus Director

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Name: Brigham Mclaws
Position: Stone Ridge Campus Director

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Name: Steve Feltner
Position: Sage Creek Transition Coordinator

Name: Travis Bentley
Position: Lava Falls Campus Director

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Teachers

Name: Bo Iverson
Position:Academic Director
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Name: Reeve Knighton
Position: Special Education Administrator
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Name: Mindy Rawlins
Position: Registrar
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Name: Steve Force
Position:Science Teacher
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Name: Jodie Frandsen
Position: Science Teacher
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Name: Doug Heideman
Position: History Teacher
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Name: Ashley Riddle
Position: English Teacher
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Name:Gary Dean
Position: Math Teacher
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Name: Geoff Myers
Position: Music Teacher
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Name: Jamie Harline
Position: Living Skills Teacher

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Name:Gary Ferguson
Position: Careers Teacher
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Name: Cody Fonnesbeck
Position: Special Education Para Pro
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Name: Sean Elsmore
Position:Academic Para Pro
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Therapist  

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Name: Fotuopala'au Soliai, LCSW
Position: Executive Director
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Name: Ephraim Hanks, LCSW, CMFTI
Position: Clinical Director/Therapist
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Name: Kade Mathews, MSW, LCSW
Position:Assistant Clinical Director/Therapist
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Name: M. Caleb Steele, LCSW
Position: Therapist
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Name:Stuart Squires, LCSW
Position: Therapist
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Name: Nathan Meng, LMFT
Position: Therapist
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Name: Lorneta H. Ferguson, LCSW, EAP Level II Therapist/
Equine Assisted Psychotherapist
Position: Therapist
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Name: Steven DeMille, LAPC
Position: Therapist

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Name: Jessica Clark
Position: Clinical Administrative Assistant
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Name: Shane Johnson
Position:
Observation and Assement Supervisor

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Name: Paul Lauritzen
Position: Parent Communications Coordinator
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Name: Cody Fonnesbeck
Position: Case Manager
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Name: Gary E. Ferguson
Position: Teacher – Career Development / Equine Specialist
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Medical  

Name:Dennis Mitchell, PA-C
Position: Medical Director
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Name:John D Fullwood
Position: Medical Manager
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Name: Jan Bills
Position: Medical RN
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Name: Shawn Gierman
Position: CMA - Administrative Medical Assistant
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Name: Melissa Harrison
Position: Medical Technician
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Athletics  


Name: Robbie Dias
Position: Athletic Director/ Head Football Coach
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Name: Betsy Kimber
Position: Assistant Athletic Director/ Head Girls Basketball Coach
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Name: Cody Wardle
Position: Football Coach/ Wrestling Coach
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Name: Ricky Dias
Position: Football Coach
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Name: Brigham Mclaws
Position: Boys Head Basketball Coach

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Name:Gary Dean
Position: Girls Head Softball Coach
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Name: Shane Johnson
Position: Wrestling Coach

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Name: Sean Elsmore
Position: Wrestling Coach
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Name: Bo Iverson
Position: Baseball Coach
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Name: Mckel Abbott
Position: Cheer/ Dance Coach