Our Leadership Team

   
   


Calvin Williams
Director of Quality Assurance/
Risk Management

calvin.williams@uhsinc.com

Calvin has been with Mountain Youth Academy since 2008. He started as a Mental Health Associate and is currently the Director of Quality Assurance and Risk Manager for the facility. Calvin graduated from East Tennessee State University in 2008 obtaining a Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in Marketing Management and a minor in Management. Calvin is a member of the American Marketing Association and a member of the Mountain Youth Academy Employee Council. In 2011, Calvin earned his HRPD certification.
   


Theresa D. Crotty, LCSW
Director of Clinical Services

theresa.crotty@uhsinc.com

Terri earned a Master Degree in Social Work from Aurora University in Illinois and a Bachelors Degree from Judson College in Elgin, IL. A Chicago native, Terri has 31 years of clinical experience including adolescent and adult residential, adolescent and adult acute inpatient, community case management, emergency room psych and military trauma counseling at Fort Campbell. Terri utilizes EMDR, psychodrama and Neurofeedback in the treatment of trauma.
   


Betty Villarreal
Admissions/Referral Specialist

betty.villarreal@uhsinc.com

Betty attended NESTCC majoring in business administration and computer sciences. Betty has been in behavioral healthcare since March 2003. She began her career as a Mental Health Associate and continued to serve MYA in many capacities; Administrative Assistant, Accounts Payable, Payroll Clerk, Admissions/Utilization Review Supervisor, and Utilization Review Coordinator. Betty maintains good working relationships with numerous state localities to ensure a timely admission for all referral sources.
   


Corey Jackson
Director of Operations

corey.jackson@uhsinc.com

Corey earned a B.S. in Rehabilitation Studies from Winston-Salem State University. He started his tenure at MYA as a Shift Supervisor. He was promoted to the Director of Quality Assurance/Risk Manager before his promotion to the Director of Operations. Corey has experience working with adolescent sex offenders, developmental disabilities and substance abuse. He is a certified instructor in Crisis Protection Interventions, Verbal De-escalation and in Residential Child and Youth Care Professional.
   


Kathy Smith
Director of Human Resources

kathy.smith@uhsinc.com

Kathy serves as the Director of Human Resources, bringing 8 years of organizational service to Mountain Youth Academy in the areas of the Human Resources, Business Office Management, Utilization Review, Medcial Records and Compliance. Kathy has a MBA with an emphasis in Human Resources from Liberty University and a BS in Criminal Justice from Bluefield College. She provides supervision to Human Resource student interns for both Appalachian State and East Tennessee State University. Kathy serves as an Administrative Surveyor for the Commission on Accreditation for Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Additionally, Kathy is an adjunct faculty member at Virginia Highlands Community College in Abington, Virginia, where she teaches Legal Aspects Aspects of Health Information Management, and medical coding classes. She has certifications in Human Resources (PHR), Health Care Compliance (CHC), Medical Records Auditing (CPMA) and ICD-9-CM and CPT coding (CPC). She is a Service Excellence facilitator and a trainer for both Verbal De-escalation and Certification of Residential Youth Care Professionals thru the University of Oklahoma training program.  
   


Jylaine Honaker
Director of Education

jylaine.honaker@uhsinc.com

Jylaine has taught in public education for 12 years in special education and administration. She has been employed with UHS for over 7 years. She is endorsed in the state of VA and TN in learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, visually impaired, and mental retardation. Jylaine earned an MS in Administration and Supervision a MA as a Reading Specialist and is trained in Neurofeedback.
   


Lisa Potter
Business Office Manager

lisa.potter@uhsinc.com

Lisa is originally from SchuylKill County, PA. She attended Penn State University studying  Foreign Service and International Politics. Lisa Brings 15 years of experience as a Business Office Manager. She joined MYA in April of 2007.
   


Paul Kirkham
CEO/Managing Director

paul.kirkham@uhsinc.com

Paul has been the CEO/Managing Director at MYA since December of 2008. Prior to joining the leadership team at MYA, for the past 25 years he held several leadership positions in both Indiana and Florida. Paul attended Indiana State University and obtained a B.S. in Music Education and M.S. in Counseling.

 

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