Staff Profiles
Administrative Staff
Deborah Wilson Executive Director
Mitzi Dean, BA, DipSW, MA, MPhil, CEC Previous Executive Director, 2007 to 2017 Liz Nelson, M.Ed. Program Director Sarah Bradley, MA, RCC, BCATR Program Director Kristi Thiele, BBA Finance and HR Director Kara Ross Executive Assistant Shannon Bartol, BSW Finance Assistant Ida Mason Administrative Assistant Marsha Petty-Johnson, BA Administrative Assistant Intake Jen Holm, BA Intake Counsellor Child Therapy Programs Caroline Buttery BFA, DVATI Child/Art Therapist Sara Radford, MA, RCC Child Therapist Carrie Wright-Donaldson, MA, RCC Child/Play Therapist Child, Youth, and Family Programs Mia Golden, BJus, DipCYC Child, Youth and Family Counsellor/ Coordinator Crime Reduction & Education (CRED) Program Stephanie Patterson, BA Child, Youth, and Family Counsellor Jonathan Percy-Brother, BSW Child, Youth & Family Counsellor Sara Radford, MA, RCC Child, Youth and Family Counsellor Adult Counselling Programs Caroline Creighton, MA, RCC, Cert. Con. Res. Addictions Counsellor/Clinical Counsellor Jennine Downie, BA, BSW Counsellor Blair Henderson, M.Ed. Addictions Counsellor Jennifer Munro, MA, RCC, RSW Clinical Counsellor/ Program Coordinator, Community Counselling Program Patricia Nasmyth, MA, RCC Clinical Counsellor Lianne Kirby, MA, RCC Clinical Counsellor Skookum Skillz Employment Program Staff Liz Overton, BSW, RSW Red Seal Pastry Certification Program Coordinator/Head Chef Suzy Rambo Youth Worker Community Program Staff Better at Home Program Dori Bodman Program Coordinator Employment Service Program Carli Kirby, MA, RCC Counsellor (Closed September 2017) REACH Young Parent & Early Childhood Centre Sabrina Allen, ECE Program Coordinator Meagin Caza, ECE, ITE, SNE Early Childhood Educator Katrina Hunter, ECE, ITE Early Childhood Educator Samantha Frohlick, ECE, ITE Early Childhood Educator Nicole Wood Early Childhood Educator Assistant
Better at home is funded by the Government of BC and managed by the United Way. It is designed to support seniors to remain independent in their home. Better at Home is a community based model which utilises both volunteer and professional service providers. All seniors living in Langford, Colwood and Metchosin can request a Better at Home service. Better at Home provides seniors with support for simple day to day tasks and this helps them maintain their independence and stay connected with their community.