Our goal is to provide a total solution to troubled teens in crisis and their families, with a methodology that incorporates both financial and emotional support throughout an 18-24 month process of evaluation, intervention and education.

The professionals and parents who make up the Saving Teens In Crisis Collaborative Board of Directors and Advisory Board reflect the varied disciplines needed to facilitate our mission, and assist us in their specific areas of expertise.

Board of Directors:

John Reuben, Founder & President

• Parent of 2 troubled teens who have been in therapeutic programs
• Executive in Software Sales and Marketing for over 25 years, including the founding of a significant software enterprise

Alexander Steffan, JD, MBA; Secretary & Treasurer

• Attorney in private practice

Marilyn Engelman, PhD

• Certified Educational Planner, Founder of Educational Directions
• Specializes in comprehensive educational assessments, college and secondary placement, and therapeutic placement

Corey Hicks, AA

• Chief Executive Officer of Longevity Music, LLC
• Pastor and Founder of Philips International Outreach
• Former addict and alcoholic who has been clean and sober for over 14 years

Theresa Wing Hines

• Parent of a troubled teen who is currently in a therapeutic program
• President and Owner of One Pearl, a jewelry and textile design and import company

Marie Sigman, MS

• Educational Psychologist specializing in advocacy for students with learning challenges and in transition management of young adults from high school, including college placement
• Guidance Counselor and Teacher in Sudbury Massachusetts School System for more than 30 years

Advisory Board:

Tamara A. Ancona, MA, LPC, Member IECA

• Specializes in educational options and therapeutic alternatives for struggling teens and young adults
• Founder of TAG, a Transition Aftercare Program which helps students returning from a treatment setting reintegrate with their families and communities
• Member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia (LDAG) and the Licensed Professional Counselors Association - Georgia Chapter (LPCA)

Leslie S. Goldberg, MEd, CEP, Member IECA

• Founder and President of Leslie S. Goldberg & Associates, LLC – Educational Consultants
  The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning
• Provider of therapeutic and educational placement advice for over twenty years
• Certified Guidance Counselor; periodic expert witness

Adam R. Goldberg, MEd, Member IECA

• Chief Executive Officer of Leslie S. Goldberg & Associates, LLC – Educational Consultants
  The Goldberg Center for Educational Planning
• Specialist in intervention planning for teens at risk
• Board Member of Learning Disabilities Worldwide

Sharon Levy, MD, MPH

• Director of Pediatrics for the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program at Children's Hospital in Boston
• Associate Researcher, Center for Adolescent Substance Abuse Research

Grant Liebersberger, MEd, MBA

• Financial Advisor who specializes in helping families finance therapeutic schools and programs
• Former Clinician and Director of an Outdoor Behavioral Healthcare Program

Scott P. Sells, PhD

• Founder of the Savannah Family Institute (SFI) - www.difficult.net
• Author of two books: Parenting Your Out-Of-Control Teenager and Treating
  The Tough Adolescent

Lon Woodbury, MA, CEP, Member IECA

• Publisher of the Parent Empowerment Handbook, The Woodbury Report, and www.strugglingteens.com
• Prior to becoming an educational consultant, taught in the public school system, and worked with the U.S. Senate and the Executive Office of the President on public policy

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