PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
Nathan Hofeling
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Admissions Director
Nathan guides parents through the admissions process from start to finish. His experience managing insurance billing provides parents with an excellent resource when searching for program funding. Nathan completed a B.S. degree in accounting from Southern Utah University.
Janie Sabin
Licensing & HR Director
As the director of licensing, Ms. Janie Lynne Sabin oversees the policies and procedures for Zion Hills Academy and maintains the compliance with the State of Utah and all Accreditation departments associated with Zion Hills. Ms. Sabin obtained her B.S. from Southern Utah University, in 2007. Ms. Sabin has over seven years of experience as a Paralegal with direct experience in Property Law, Estate Planning and Business Law.
Josh Gardner, MBA
Treasurer
Josh has been with the organization since 2015. He completed his B.S. in Accounting and his Masters in Business Administration at Southern Utah University. Josh oversees all the financial duties and coordinates fundraising efforts.
PROGRAM LEADERSHIP
Eric Allred, M.S., LMFT
Executive Director
Eric Allred has been working in the mental health community since 1989. Before his current position, Eric was Executive Clinical Director at Provo Canyon Schools; and Clinical Director at West Ridge Academy where he oversaw the building and development of West Ridge’s current campus.
Additionally, Eric was a therapist at West Ridge Academy and Provo Canyon Schools; and Residential Campus Manager at West Ridge Academy. He also operated a private counseling practice.
Trevor Dahle, LMFT
Clinical Director
Trevor is new to the Hope Group just this year. He graduated from Brigham Young University with his bachelor’s degree in Family Studies, master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy, and will enter the Human Development and Family Studies PhD program at Auburn University this fall. His education and career have been spent trying to find the best ways to help individuals and families thrive. This focus, and his extensive experience in family research, gives Trevor a unique understanding of how family dynamics affect individual choices. In the future, he plans to develop community programs and influence public policy to increase awareness of addiction and trauma, and to improve access to therapy.
Trevor comes to the Hope Group from another residential treatment center where he specialized in treating complex trauma and addiction. He is trained in EMDR and SMART Recovery, and loves working with argumentative teens. His therapy perspective focuses on working collaboratively with the youth so they can learn more about themselves and develop their personal value systems. This in turn provides them with and internal guide when making decisions.
You can read Trevor’s thesis here: Longitudinal Examination of Observed Family Hostility and Adolescent Anxiety and Depression as Mediated by Adolescent Perspective Taking and Empathic Concern. In his personal time, he enjoys taking his family hiking, backpacking and biking.
LoraLynn Jones
Equine Therapy Director
LoraLynn Jones, owner of Changing Lives with Energy & Horses, is the Equine Program Director for Zion Hills Academy. She is a certified Equine Specialist with 43 yrs. of experience with horses and is certified by International EAGALA. LoraLynn studied Equine Science at Southern Utah University and holds numerous certifications through the State of Utah. Throughout the years, LoraLynn has proven that horses truly mirror a person’s emotions allowing them to safely work through and overcome their negative behaviors, issues and traumas.
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