Vona Center for Mental Health staff

Staff bios

• Laura Akers MSW, LGSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Program, New Hope Outpatient Program and School Based Programs

• Lauren Bain MSW, LGSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

• Lynda Barger MD

  Contracting Psychiatrist

  New Hope and Anoka Outpatient

• Ingrid Benyaminowich MSW, LICSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, focused on Southeastern MN

• Ciara Berger BA

  Family & Parenting Development Program

  Family & Parenting Development Program

• Lynn Bloom BSW, MSW, LADC, LICSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

• Dorothy C. Bode CFPS

  Certified Family Peer Specialist

  High Fidelity Wraparound Program

• Melinda L Brown MSW, LICSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

• Victoria Buoen MD

  Contracting Psychiatrist

  Residential Treatment Programs

• Kama G. Chamberlin LSW

  Wraparound Facilitator

  High Fidelity Wraparound Program

• Meghan Clark MSW, LICSW

  Wraparound Program Supervisor

  Administration and High Fidelity Wraparound Program

• Sara C. Danielson CFPS

  Certified Family Peer Specialist

  High Fidelity Wraparound Program

• Erin Donovan MS

  Mental Health Therapist

  New Hope Outpatient and School Based Programs

• Jana Dreyzehner MD

  Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

• John Glass MD

  Contracting Psychiatrist

  Residential Treatment Programs

• Rebecca Goffman PsyD, LP

  Professional Testing Psychologist

  Outpatient and Residential Treatment Programs

• Kimberly Hardy MA

  Functional Family Therapist

  Functional Family Therapy Program

• Tiffany Johnson MSW, LICSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  New Hope Outpatient and Dialectal Behavior Therapy Programs

• Jodi Keller MA

  School Based Mental Health Therapist

  School Based Programs

• Angela Keys MA, LPC

  Functional Family Therapist

  Functional Family Therapy Program

• Nicki Melby MA

  Mental Health Therapist

  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program

• Jaime Monson MSW, LICSW

  Senior Manager of Clinical Mental Health Services

  Administration, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program, New Hope Outpatient and Dialectal Behavior Therapy Programs

• Alethia Moua MSW, LICSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  New Hope Outpatient, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, School Based Programs

• Katie Perzel MSW, LICSW

  Director of Clinical Mental Health Services

  Administration and Senior Mental Health

• Josh Powell MSW, LGSW

  Functional Family Therapist

  Functional Family Therapy Program

• Tara Tappe MSW, LGSW

  Mental Health Therapist

  New Hope Outpatient, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, VOA High School Programs

• Sarah Villafranca PMHNP-BC

  Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

  New Hope Outpatient Program

• Hao Yang LSW

  Wraparound Facilitator

  High Fidelity Wraparound Program