Employee Spotlight: Thomas Montaglione
February 17, 2021
Thomas Montaligone’s career in behavioral health spans 8 years, with 5 of those years being spent in the Charlotte area. In that short amount of time, Tom’s impact has been tremendous as he worked to become the Young Adult Program Manager for The Relatives. As the Young Adult Program Manager, Tom helps manage the On Ramp Resource Center, which is a drop-in resource center for any young […]
Employee Spotlight: Jasun Thompson
February 1, 2021
Jasun Thompson, the Program Manager for the Howard Day Treatment Program in Fayetteville, NC, has an extensive background in mental and behavioral health. His passion for the work he does and the lives he can impact serves as his daily inspiration. Read more about Jasun’s passions and experience which continue to influence his career. What is your background in mental or behavioral health? I began […]
Employee Spotlight: Adrienne Evans
October 19, 2020
Adrienne Evans has been with Alexander Youth Network for 12 years. In that time, from behind the scenes, she has seen programs and Alexander grow. Read more about her time at Alexander. What is your background in mental or behavioral health? As the Electronic Health Record Technician, I don’t have much background in mental or […]
Employee Spotlight – Kawanna Willis
September 22, 2020
Kawanna Willis is the program manager of our Liberty Day Treatment program. She has over 10 years of experience working in mental and behavioral health and her clients’ success stories have been featured during our Celebrating Our Kids event, in an impact video, and on the web. Originally from Greensboro, North Carolina, Willis has always […]
Multiple Careers Paths With One Common Thread – Making An Impact
September 14, 2020
Jessie Britt shares his outlook on life, his career, and his community throughout his 20-year career working in children’s mental and behavioral health. Originally from Gates County, North Carolina, Jessie Britt has lived a life that not many have imagined in a rural farm town. He has played in the NFL, worked on the streets […]
Creating A Village And Building Trust
September 2, 2020
Why Michelle Nichols Chose Therapeutic Foster Care. Michelle Nichols always had the mindset of helping others, either as a doctor, or teacher, or social worker. She knew she wanted to be in the community doing her best to improve the lives of others. When learning about the intersection of social justice and mental health in […]
Finding What Sticks
September 2, 2020
Lessons Learned From Social Work and Alexander Youth Network. In 2014, Jami Gomes moved to Charlotte after living in New York her entire life. While at that time it was not the move she was wanting, Jami found something at Alexander Youth Network that stuck and this changed her mind. The relationships and community that […]
Making an Impact When They Need It Most
September 1, 2020
As the Director of our adolescent residential treatment program in Greensboro, Meaghan Whitson shares how working with teens has molded her into a better clinician but also provided unique opportunities for growth for her clients. “Teens are brutally honest. You have to be okay with who you are and even end up doing some self-reflection […]
Finding Purpose In Our Youth
September 1, 2020
Sheretta Mitchell inspires others to be who she needed as a teen. At age 13, Sheretta Mitchell found herself learning more about the world and being more independent than most teens her age. After years of living abroad and across the country, her parents, unfortunately, fell into bad habits and drug addiction which left Sheretta […]
A Family Mission to Serve
September 1, 2020
Executive Director, Ashley Sparks, didn’t think she would wind up working in mental health like her parents but after years working in development, she found herself drawn to the field of social services. From a young age, Ashley Sparks was drawn to music and the arts with the dream of being a teacher. Most of […]
