Our Team
Blue Ridge Wilderness Staff
Meet Our Team
We aim for seamless collaboration between all departments to reinforce the emotional and physical safety of each student. Our team's dedication to program-wide connectivity supports students' immersion in the wilderness experience and strengthens their capacity to achieve clinical development goals.
Tim Gonino
Field Coordinator
James Small
Transition Staff
Savannah Edwards
Medical Coordinator
Heather Tanke
Field Director
Sarah James, LPC, CAADC
Primary Therapist
Adolescent Girls, Ages 14-18
Olivia Fiatoa
Recruiter, Alumni Relations
Lauren Fuqua
HR & Billing Manager
Gabi Goldfarb
Medical Coordinator
Haley Carpenter
Student Care Coordinator
Heather Harvie, MS
Student Care Coordinator
Dan McDougal
Owner and Founder
Danielle Hava, LCSW
Executive Director
Regan Adair, LMSW
- Primary Therapist
- Early Adolescents ages 12-14
Bob Hennen, LPC, LCMHC, LCAS
- Primary Therapist
- Adolescents Boys, ages 14-18
Justin Messinger, LPC, CCAT
- Primary Therapist
- Adolescent Boys, Ages 13-18
Jeff Scott, LPC
- Family Therapist
Kathy Donovan, LCSW
- Primary Therapist
- Adolescents, Ages 13 – 18
Anne Wilzbacher, LCMHC
- Clinical Director, Primary Therapist
- Emerald Arrow Young Adults, 18-29
Tony Issenmann, Ph.D., LMFT
Director of Family Programs, Family Therapist
Elizabeth Seib, LMFT
- Family Therapist
Dan Keith, LCMHC
Family Therapist
Liz Lucarelli, LCMHC
Family Therapist
Emerging Adolescents ages 12-14
Thomas Miller
Program Director
Jeff Dowis, MD
Medical Director
Rassie van Zyl
Field Director
James West
Field Director
Tracey Coalley Barcenas
Logistics Director
Margaret Kelso
Risk Management & Compliance Director
Dr. Lorena Bradley
Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Mark Braunstein
Psychiatrist
Dave Brannan, MPA
- Director of Alumni Relations
Admissions and Outreach Support
Dana Williams
Director of Business Development
Megan Cadwallader
Director of Communications
Jonathan Young
- Director of Admissions
Erin Marcus, LCSW, LCAS
Clinical Director of Admissions
Claire Willis
Medical Coordinator
Bowser
Field Instructor
Taylor Hilton
Medical Coordinator
Nate O, M. Ed.
Recruiter
Reese Wells, MA, NCC, LCMHC-A
Family Intensive Therapist
Leadership
Dan McDougal
Owner and Founder
Danielle Hava, LCSW
Executive Director
Thomas Miller
Program Director
Tony Issenmann, Ph.D., LMFT
Director of Family Programs, Family Therapist
Admissions & Outreach
Jonathan Young
- Director of Admissions
Erin Marcus, LCSW, LCAS
Clinical Director of Admissions
Megan Cadwallader
Director of Communications
Clinical
Kathy Donovan, LCSW
- Primary Therapist
- Adolescents, Ages 13 – 18
Regan Adair, LMSW
- Primary Therapist
- Early Adolescents ages 12-14
Sarah James, LPC, CAADC
Primary Therapist
Adolescent Girls, Ages 14-18
Anne Wilzbacher, LCMHC
- Clinical Director, Primary Therapist
- Emerald Arrow Young Adults, 18-29
Dr. Lorena Bradley
Clinical Psychologist
Medical & Wellness
Savannah Edwards
Medical Coordinator
Jeff Dowis, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Mark Braunstein
Psychiatrist
Program & Field Management
Thomas Miller
Program Director
Heather Tanke
Field Director
Tim Gonino
Field Coordinator
Tracey Coalley Barcenas
Logistics Director
Olivia Fiatoa
Recruiter, Alumni Relations
Family Programming
Tony Issenmann, Ph.D., LMFT
Director of Family Programs, Family Therapist
Elizabeth Seib, LMFT
- Family Therapist
Jeff Scott, LPC
- Family Therapist
Liz Lucarelli, LCMHC
Family Therapist
Emerging Adolescents ages 12-14
Heather Harvie, MS
Student Care Coordinator
Olivia Fiatoa
Recruiter, Alumni Relations
James Small
Transition Staff
Young Adults
Anne Wilzbacher, LCMHC
- Clinical Director, Primary Therapist
- Emerald Arrow Young Adults, 18-29
Elizabeth Seib, LMFT
- Family Therapist
Dr. Lorena Bradley
Clinical Psychologist
Human Resources & Billing
Lauren Fuqua
HR & Billing Manager
Field Instructors
Learn more about Blue Ridge Field Instructors: