MEET THE STAFF

Our Team

Leadership Team

Mountain Valley’s senior leadership team comprises of both experienced and rising leaders within the field, helping the program maintain its reputation of excellence, while fostering a culture of growth and innovation. The senior leadership team work closely to ensure all facets of the program are highly integrated and in service to organization’s mission and values.

Zachary Schafer, MS, OTR/L

Executive Director

Everett Logan, MA, GC

Director of External Affairs & Enrollment

Dr. Alison LaFollette, PhD

Clinical Director

Nathan Thoele

Residential Director

Shawn Courtemanche

Director of Operations

Will Laughlin, MA

CEO

Consulting Team

Mountain Valley’s Consulting Team brings extensive experience in behavioral healthcare, advising leadership on various aspects of the program. Their deep knowledge and commitment reflect our core values of professionalism, accountability, compassion, and transparency, strengthening our culture of excellence and innovation.

Greg Hitchcock, MEd

Consultant – Marketing & Outreach

Dr. Daniel Villiers, PhD

Consultant – Admissions & Outreach

Carl Lovejoy

Consultant – Alumni Relations

Admissions &
Outreach Team

Mountain Valley’s admissions and outreach team bring years of experience working in various aspects of our organization, helping provide a holistic perspective of the program for our prospective residents and families. They take pride in providing comfort, support, and direction to our families as they navigate the process of enrolling in treatment.

Everett Logan, MA, GC

Director of External Affairs & Enrollment

Becca Winant

Admissions Manager

Clinical Team

Mountain Valley’s interprofessional clinical team work together to provide holistic, wrap around care for each resident in our program. Through weekly team meetings, intensive clinical supervision, and robust professional development opportunities, our clinical team is at forefront of providing high-quality treatment for those with anxiety and related disorders.

Dr. Alison LaFollette, PhD

Clinical Director

Dr. Michael “Misiu” Przydzielski, MD

Psychiatrist

Dr. Will White, DA, LCSW, LADC

Clinical Supervisor

Antoinette Moody, MA

Senior Clinician

Nick Grippe, MSW

Clinician

Joey Guarnaccia, MSW

Clinician

Sharon McCallie-Steller

Director of Transition Support

Chelsea McHugh, BSN, RN

Program Nurse

Ashley Metz, MS

Clinician

Katharine Ogden, MSW

Clinician

Dr. Lisa Rosen, PsyD

Director of Parent Support

Mary Smith

Medical Assistant

Camille Wrege, MS, OTR/L

Occupational Therapist

Residential Team

Mountain Valley’s residential team is composed of caring, dedicated, and experienced professionals who provide mentorship, guidance, and high-quality experiential programming for our residents. Our residential team works closely with our clinical team to ensure the integrity of our therapeutic milieu and support our residents in achieving their treatment goals.

Nathan Thoele

Residential Director

Hannah Billin Kirkham

Residential Supervisor

Cody Nance

Residential Supervisor

TJ Baumann

Milieu Support Specialist

J’Amy Chamberlain, CTRS/L

Recreational Therapist

Kelsey Thayer

Milieu Support Specialist

Olivia Balise

Residential Counselor

Jacob Donovan

Residential Counselor

Hayden Fleischer

Residential Counselor

Fabienne Maitre

Residential Counselor

Alex Ozolins

Residential Counselor

Daisy Phelps

Residential Counselor

Katelyn Sheldrick

Residential Counselor

Anne Srimunee, MEd

Overnight Residential Supervisor

Facilities &
Operations Team

Mountain Valley’s facilities and operations team is composed of experienced professionals dedicated to ensuring our environment of care is high class and equipped to serve our mission. Working closely with our residential team, our facilities staff curate meaningful opportunities for residents to have hands on learning experiences with various life skill activities.

Shawn Courtemanche

Director of Operations

Hannah Bernardi

Farm and Facilities Coordinator

Aric Eaglestone

Chef

Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees comprises a blend of Mountain Valley friends and supporters. Their life and career experiences, along with their willingness to invest substantial amounts of time and energy to the program, make them able stewards of Mountain Valley’s mission.

Jay Wolter, JD

Hanover, NH

William Laughlin, MA (Ex officio)

Rumney, NH

Olivia M. Peros, MA

Astoria, NY

John Chobanian

Bethesda, MD

Kevin Dowd, Esq.

West Hartford, CT

James Reagan

Waitsfield, VT