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Our StaffCHRIS Kids has 150 staff members dedicated to healing children, strengthening families and building community. CHRIS Kids utilizes more than 300 volunteers each year to serve the community. Executive Leadership TeamKathy Colbenson, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with 36 years experience and has been the Chief Executive Officer of CHRIS Kids since 1987. Under her leadership, CHRIS Kids has grown from four group homes to include eight group homes, independent living programs and a comprehensive community program, all serving more than 1,000 children and families each year. Cindy Simpson, M.A., Educational Psychology, Ed.S., School Psychology, University of Georgia, is Director of Program Development & Chief Operations Officer. She has 28 years experience and specializes in creating effective residential programs for at risk youth and developing intensive group processes for adolescents. Don Bollmer, M.B.A from University of Alabama, is the Chief Financial Officer. Has 20 years of experience in healthcare and nonprofit businesses, including working for Ernst & Young’s Healthcare Southeast Healthcare Consulting Practice, publically traded companies, venture capital funded start-up companies and a professional membership association. Beth Keller, M.P.A from University of Utah, is the Director of Development. She is a member of the Atlanta Association of Fundraising Professionals. She has extensive experience in grant-writing, special events, corporate relations, partnerships, strategic planning and major gifts. Raj Natarajan, General Counsel, is a Partner at Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Clinical Leadership TeamGreg Sterchi, LPC, is the CHRIS Counseling Center Clinical Director holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Child and Family Studies. For the past 20 years, Greg has worked primarily with children, adolescents, and families in various capacities and in a variety of settings including psychiatric hospitals, residential treatment centers, and in private practice. He has been licensed in the state of Georgia as a Professional Counselor since 1995. Greg works from a family-focused, strengths-based perspective and uses solution-focused therapeutic techniques to complement his psychodynamic theoretical framework. Greg joined CHRIS Kids, Inc. in February of 2008, where he is developing programming for the agency's Graham Circle project. Ashley Tricquet, LPC, CRC, MAC, is the Care Management Entity Director. As a Licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Ashley most recently worked with the DeKalb Community Service Board leading various DeKalb County agencies in the planning and development of a proposed county-wide assessment center for children and adolescents for DeKalb County. She also served as the Director of the Community Service Board’s Child and Adolescent Day Treatment program. She previously worked for the Georgia Department of Juvenile Justice, for Bainbridge College Mentoring Project, and as a Behavior Specialist at Charter Behavioral Health Systems at Laurel Heights in Atlanta. Ashley attended Georgia State University and the University of Georgia. Administrative Leadership TeamSarah Ziegler is the Performance and Quality Improvement (PQI) Director and has over 10 years working in the Information Systems industry, with experience in both ISO 9000 and CQI methodology. In the private sector, Sarah worked for one of the industry’s leading providers of on-line psychological and skills assessments. She is a member of the Quality Leaders Network – a national organization of Quality Improvement professionals in the social services.
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