Fulshear Treatment to Transition – The Ranch

Incidents on record

1. 2021 Sexual abuse

   A 2021 survivor review reports a staff member touched a client inappropriately.source

2. Abuse

   Survivors report verbal/emotional abuse, communication restrictions, isolation tactics, food deprivation, punitive punishments, unsanitary conditions and abuse of power.source

3. Sexual abuse

   Survivors report sexual abuse and molestation at the program.source

Staff

Notable staff

• Kathy Donovan

  Interim Executive Director (2009)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Second Nature Wilderness Programs Therapist, before 2009
  • Second Nature Clinical Team member, 2014

• Anthony Geraci

  President (2007)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Wellcore, LLC Founder/President, 2007
  • Solacium Chief Operations Officer and Chief Marketing Officer, 2008
  • New Haven RTC Former Creation/development/operation
  • Triple Divide Lodge Former Co-Founder and Admissions Director
  • San Cristobal Ranch Academy Former Founder
  • Sunrise RTC
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition
  • Wilderness Quest

• Eilean Mackenzie

  Executive Director, Clinical Director (2009)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • New Horizons for Young Women Clinical Director, before 2009
  • Fulshear Ranch Academy
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition

• Gayle Jensen-Savoie

  Executive Director, Director (2010-2011)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition Executive Director, 2014

• Tracy Schrunk

  Executive Director (2009)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Wingate Wilderness Therapy Staff, 2010
  • Outback Therapeutic Expeditions Former Therapist (2011-2017)
  • Logan River Academy Therapist (2001)
  • Fulshear Ranch Academy executive director
  • Vista Magna RTC therapist
  • Ascent Wilderness Therapy clinical director
  • Vista Treatment Centers therapist
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition exec director

• Kevin Randall

  Clinical Director (2013)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • New Haven Clinical Leadership, before 2013
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition Executive Clinical Director

• Shay Butts

  Former Director of Admissions (before 2013)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Transitions of Galveston Island (TGI) Director of Admissions, 2007
  • Sommerville Young Adult Community Admissions Director, Director of Admissions, 2007
  • Sovereign Journey Director of Admissions and Marketing, Director of Marketing and Admissions, 2012-2013

• Karyn Hall

  Consulting Psychologist and DBT specialist (2009)source

• Norma Clarke

  Consulting Psychiatrist (2009)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Menninger Clinic Medical Director, Adolescent Treatment Program, before 2009

• Irene Kotter

  Director of Admissions (2012)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • New Haven RTC Residential Lead Supervisor, Admissions, 2008-2010

• Terrence Mullaney

  Former Director of Admissions (before 2007)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Sommerville Young Adult Community Director, 2007
  • San Cristobal Ranch Academy Director, before 2007
  • VisionQuest Former Staff member (1980)

• Dee Langford

  Admissions Director (2011)source

• Daniel Fishburn

  Clinical Director (2012)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Insight Intensive at Gold Lake Program Director, 2012
  • SUWS of the Carolinas CEO, Executive director
  • Montfort Hall
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition clinical director

• Ashley Auchterlonie

  Director of Marketing (2009)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Alldredge Wilderness Journey Director of Marketing, 2007
  • Solacium Group Marketing Director, 2007
  • Alldredge Academy and Greenbrier Academy Director of Marketing, before 2007
  • Greenbrier Academy for Girls Director of Marketing, 2007
  • Solacium Sunrise, LLC – Sunrise RTC Director of Marketing, 2008
  • New Haven Director of Marketing, 2009
  • Insight Intensive at Gold Lake Director of Business Development, 2011
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition director of marketing

• Shannon Higgins

  Admissions (2013)source

• Nikki Preece

  Executive Director (2014)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Alpine Academy Staff, before 2014

• Nikki Garza

  CEO and Executive Director

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • the Clinical Director of the** confirmedly abusive** (https://www
  • Alpine Academy Clinical Director (2002)
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition CEO and Executive Director

• Allyson Smith

  Program Director

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • a Lead Supervisor at the reportedly abusive (https://www
  • New Haven RTC Lead Supervisor, Staff (2007-2021)
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition Program Director

• Helaine Sandler

  Admissions Director (2014)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • Alpine Academy Outreach Coordinator, 2008-2022
  • InnerChange Business Development Manager, 2013
  • Fulshear Ranch Academy Admissions Director, 2016
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition Admissions Director

• Shannon H. Palentchar

  Admissions and Outreach Support (2013)source

  Elsewhere in the industry

  • SUWS of the Carolinas Wilderness Instructor, 2001
  • Stone Mountain School Field Supervisor, Admissions Counselor, then Admissions Director, 2013
  • Summit Achievement Admissions Director, 2014
  • Fulshear Treatment to Transition

Materials and links

Other links

• NEW SOLACIUM CEO PLANS BIG PROGRAM EXPANSIONS (Treatment Magazine, 2008) (archived copy) live site