Viewpoint Center

Staff

Administration

• Sharelle Baldwin

  Program Director (2010)source

• Jared Balmer

  Founder (2006)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • WayPoint Academy Founder, 2013
  • Rivendell Psychiatric Hospital
  • The Oakley School cofounder
  • Island View RTC founder

• W. Kimball DeLaMare

  Founder, Co-founder (2007-2025, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Utah KIDS Center of America Director, 1989
  • Island View RTC (1990-2025) [founded 1990 Co-founder
  • founded 2025
  • KIDS of Greater Salt Lake Director, before 1990
  • Oakley School (1998-2025) [founded 1998 Founder, Co-founder
  • Natsap President, 1999
  • KIDS of Bergen County Staff, before 2025
  • KIDS Center Director, 2026
  • The Oakley School cofounder
  • Island View RTC cofounder
  • KIDS of North New Jersey

• Mike Bulloch

  Founder and Clinical Director, Clinical Director (2007-2025, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Oakley School Clinical Director, before 2007
  • WayPoint Academy (2013-2025) [founded 2013 Clinical Director and Assistant Executive Director, Staff (Green Team Therapist), Executive Director
  • founded 2013
  • joined 2021
  • founded 2025]
  • Viewpoint Center Clinical Director, 2021
  • Island View RTC Staff (Green Team Therapist), before 2021
  • Aspen Education Group Staff, before 2025
  • WayPoint Academy cofounder, clinical director

• Don Vardell

  Executive director

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Island View RTC Executive Director (2009)
  • Excel Academy Executive Director (2007-2008)
  • Academy at Swift River Executive Director (2007)
  • Aspen Education Group Executive Director (2004)
  • Shortridge Academy executive director
  • Mountain Valley Treatment Center executive director
  • Casa by the Sea

Notable staff

• Jeffrey J. Wilson

  Medical Director (2012)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Aspen Institute Full-time Medical Director, 2012

• Brandon Park

  Director of Assessment (2013)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Outback Therapeutic Expeditions Clinical Psychologist, Neuropsychologist, 2012
  • Napa State Hospital Senior psychologist, before 2013
  • New Focus Academy founder, executive director
  • Viewpoint Center

• Denise Dryden

  Director of Admission (2008)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Oakley School Admissions, before 2008
  • Denise Dryden Coaching (2012) [owns 2012 Owner, Founder/Coach
  • founded 2012]

• Matthew Gardiner

  Assessment team (2007)source

• Auburn Guevara

  Admissions Coordinator (2007)source

• David Ericksen

  Staff (2008, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Copper Hills Youth Center Psychological assessment services, Psychological assessment, 1988
  • Viewpoint Center Psychological Services, 2021
  • Rivendell of Utah psychological assessment

• Melissa Keller Adamson

  Former Staff (before 2025, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Uinta Academy Therapist, Clinical Director, 2025

• Kirk Simon

  Psychiatrist (2025, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Island View RTC Medical Director, 2009-2025
  • Elevations RTC (2014-2025) [left 2014 Co-Medical Director, Medical Director, Psychiatrist
  • joined 2021]
  • Viewpoint Center Psychiatrist, 2021
  • Solstice West Psychiatrist, 2025
  • Sunrise RTC Psychiatrist, before 2025
  • Elevations RTC Co-Medical Director
  • Solstice RTC psychiatrist

• Russ Pryor

  Former Director of Admissions, Therapist, Director of Admissions (before 2011, r/troubledteens wiki)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Aspen Institute Admissions Director, 2010
  • Uinta Academy Executive Director, Associate Executive Director, 2011-2013
  • Viewpoint Center Therapist, 2021

• Britten Lamb

  Therapist

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Viewpoint Center therapist

• Dale Erdmann

  Primary therapist

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Fulshear Ranch Academy clinician
  • Island View RTC primary therapist
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition clinician

• Randi Nelson

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Viewpoint Center admissions director

Incidents on record

1. April 2014 Lawsuit

   In April 2014 a resident's mother sued Bain Capital, Aspen Education Group, the Aspen Institute and others in federal court, claiming her 16-year-old daughter was taken from Texas by a trafficker and locked up there.source

2. Reported January 2016 Death

   HEAL stated that at least two children died at Aspen Education Group's SageWalk program in Oregon, which suspended operations while authorities investigated.source

3. Reported December 2025 Abuse

   Survivors report excessive and violent restraints, sexual misconduct between residents, solitary confinement and frequent strip-searches.source

4. Reported June 2026 Restraint

   Survivors report excessive and violent restraints, sexual misconduct between residents, solitary confinement and forced strip-searches multiple times per week.source

Staff

Administration

• Jordan Rigby

  Director of assessment

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • La Europa Academy Human Resources Director (2006)

Notable staff

• Brandon Park

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment Director of Assessment (2013)
  • New Focus Academy founder, executive director
  • Outback Therapeutic Expeditions therapist

• Britten Lamb

  Therapist

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment therapist

• Jennifer Wilde

  Exec clinical director

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Elevations RTC Clinical Director
  • Island View RTC clinical director
  • Second Nature Uintas counselor
  • Willow Creek School clinical director

• Jordan Killpack

  Clinical director

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Elevations RTC Clinical Director
  • Provo Canyon School therapist

• Maggie Fritzges

  Therapist

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Youth Care of Utah therapist

• Randi Nelson

  Admissions director

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Aspen Institute for Behavioral Assessment