David Erlich
Program Coordinator

What if the Hokey Pokey really is what it’s all about.

Dave has been working in the field of mental health since 1995. He earned his BSW from Wayne State University in 1998 and his MSW from University of Denver in 2000. He has worked in a variety of levels of care that include inpatient hospitals, residential placements, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient programs, and group homes. Dave specializes in working with people suffering from Co-Occurring disorders and people diagnosed with a Serious Mental Illness.  Dave also has experience in Motivation Enhancement Therapy, Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Rational Emotive Therapy.

Joseph Leech, M.S.Ed
Consultant

Esteem others greater than self.

Joe has worked in the behavioral health field since the late 1980's and earned his Master’s Degree from Duquesne University in 1989. Previous work experience includes group homes for delinquents, RTC for 18 months in VA, and outpatient mental health counseling for ten years, including crisis management and emergency services. Joe specializes in traumatic brain injury and is currently a doctoral student through Walden University.

Lori Anselmi-Snyder, M.A.
Consultant

The most sophisticated people I know - inside they are all children. - Jim Henson

Lori has her B.S. and M.A. in Psychology. Her experience is in working with children and adults alike, through case management, group therapy, and behavioral consulting.

Marcie Taylor, B.A.
Consultant

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. - Albert Einstein

Marcie graduated with her BA in Psychology from Wayne State University in 2008.  She participated in numerous research projects, including workaholism, work life balance and stereotype research. She also proposed a research study while an undergraduate that was recently published in the journal Personality and Individual Differences entitled “Beyond the Big Five: How Narcissims, Perfectionism, and Dispositional Affect relate to Workaholism.” After graduating, Marcie worked in Florida as a neuropsychological evaluator before moving to Yuma, AZ.

Carol Starr
Administrative Assistant

I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. - 1 Philippians 4:13

Carol has 15 years experience in DDD working to improve the lives of children/ adults with challenging behaviors. One of her personal favorite contributions was teaching a deaf, blind child to sign for “food” and “water”. After two years of daily persistence through trials and errors, she learned to sign; and this greatly improved the quality of her life! Her passion is mentoring young girls as a Sahuaro Council Girl Scout Leader for eight years and counting.