— THE PEOPLE BEHIND OUR MISSION

Meet Our Team

Our team brings diverse backgrounds, experience, and a shared commitment to supporting New Mexicans. Together, we deliver programs that help individuals, families, and communities heal, grow, and thrive.

— leadership & staff

The people behind the mission

The Mountain Center is led by a team with decades of combined experience in behavioral health, experiential education, social work, and community organizing. Our nearly 65 staff members include licensed therapists, certified adventure facilitators, harm reduction specialists, case navigators, program coordinators, and administrative professionals.

Leadership and Program Management

Tony Dixon
Tony Dixon
Executive Director
Wendy Skelley
Finance Director
Pez Enos
Human Resource Director
Misty Blakesley
Therapeutic Adventure & Emergence Program Director
Eli Skye
Eli Skye, LCSW
Clinical Director
Christian Sommer
Christian Sommer
Therapeutic Adventure Program Director
Maria T. Martinez
Española Office Program Director
ío María Escamilla
NMGSAN Program Manager
Serina Bailon
Serina Bailon
Aspen House Program Manager
Ellie Mullin
Therapeutic Adventure Program Manager
Nicole Ault, LCSW
Counseling Services Program Manager

Admin Operations

Jim Baker
Facilities and Fleet Manager
Nicky Melgar
Operations Coordinator

Counseling Services - Santa Fe

Eli Skye
Eli Skye, LCSW
Clinical Director
Nicole Ault, LCSW
Counseling Services Program Manager
Jen Davis
Admissions Coordinator
Steph McCreary, LPCC
Outpatient Therapist
Erin Plew Lyles, LMHC, ATR-P
Outpatient Therapist
Fernanda Juarez, CCSS
Case Navigator
Edward Davidson, LCSW
Outpatient Therapist
Devan Horn, CCSS
Case Navigator
Anne Shultz, LMSW
Clinical Operations / Outpatient Therapist
Colleen Fox, LMSW
Outpatient Therapist
Grantley Showalter, LMSW
Outpatient Therapist
Bridget Hinton, LMSW
Bilingual Outpatient Therapist

Española Office | Harm Reduction

Maria T. Martinez
Española Office Program Director
Elisama Cano
Lab and STI Coordinator
Marina Orozco-Vazquez
Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention and Office Coordinator
Brittany Hasti
Harm Reduction Coordinator
Aileen Mell
Harm Reduction Drug Check/Lab Tech
Amber Rivas
Harm Reduction Outreach Worker
Nicole Soderberg
Harm Reduction Outreach Worker
Elvira Martinez
Overdose Prevention Program & Communicable Disease Testing

NM Genders and Sexuality Alliance Network

ío María Escamilla
NMGSAN Program Manager
Nicolas Garcia
NMGSAN Program Coordinator

Emergence Program

Misty Blakesley
Therapeutic Adventure & Emergence Program Director
Daniel Hena, Pueblo of Tesuque
Emergence & TAP Project Coordinator
Genicsa Charley, Dinè
Emergence & TAP Project Coordinator

Therapeutic Adventure Program (TAP)

Misty Blakesley
Therapeutic Adventure & Emergence Program Director
Christian Sommer
Christian Sommer
Therapeutic Adventure Program Director
Ellie Mullin
Therapeutic Adventure Program Manager
Daniel Hena, Pueblo of Tesuque
Emergence & TAP Project Coordinator
Genicsa Charley, Dinè
Emergence & TAP Project Coordinator
Mattie Thrasher
TAP Lead Facilitator
Jenna Waldo
TAP Lead Facilitator
Liam Merkle
TAP Lead Facilitator / River Guide
Gabriella DeFrancesco
TAP Lead Facilitator
Josh Buckner
TAP Lead Facilitator
Liz Hart
TAP Adventure Therapist / Lead Facilitator
Ryder Brooks
TAP Facilitator
Ava Davis
TAP Adventure Therapist / Lead Facilitator

Aspen House Women's Recovery Program

Serina Bailon
Serina Bailon
Aspen House Program Manager
Danetta Cate
Residential Treatment Assistant Manager
Kim Ford
Aspen House Program Operations Coordinator
Ernesto Santistevan, PhD
Prescribing Psychologist
Delberta Calabaza
Residential Treatment Assistant
Cierra Rose Bailon
Residential Treatment Assistant
Brittney Atencio
Residential Treatment Assistant
Christie Aguilar
Residential Treatment Assistant
Michelle Gordon
Residential Treatment Assistant
Shanell Gordo
Residential Treatment Assistant

— board of directors

Governance rooted in community and care

Our Board of Directors bring a diverse skillset in behavioral health, nonprofit management, finance, legal affairs, and community development. TMC board members are committed to ensuring we remain financially sustainable and true to our mission of serving New Mexico's most vulnerable communities.

Julia Woodward
Board Chair
Austin Evans
Vice Chair
Dotti Graviet
Treasurer
Seth Fullerton
Board Member
Owen Perillo
Board Member
Jacob Tague
Board Member
Dan Sheats
Board Member
Joanne Lefrak
Board Member
Jayson Romero
Board Member

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