SBR is an owner-operated facility with a hands-on management team.

• Kreg's background, education, and experience set him apart as a leader in the behavioral healthcare industry. Over the past fifteen years Kreg has worked with adolescents and their families in several wilderness and residential treatment settings. He has served in multiple roles including Primary Therapist, Admissions Director, Clinical Director, Executive Director, and Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Gillman is a Licensed Psychologist and a Licensed Professional Counselor. Kreg received his bachelor’s degree in Managerial Studies, Spanish, and Psychology from Rice University. He earned a master’s degree in Community Counseling at Idaho State University and a Ph.D. in Psychology at Brigham Young University.
• Kreg and his wife Tracy have been married for twenty years and have four children. Kreg loves playing fastpitch softball, and enjoys camping, fishing, and all outdoor activities.

• Dr. Crist brings to Silverado nearly forty years of experience working with adolescents, and is considered a pioneer in the residential treatment industry. He is a graduate of the University of Utah School of Medicine, and received his residency training in psychiatry at the University of California-Los Angeles. He is a long-standing member of the American Psychiatric Association and is a Board Eligible Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. Dr. Crist has been involved in various residential treatment facilities and schools in Utah and is knowledgeable in all aspects of medication management and effective treatment.
• Dr. Crist and his wife, Carol, are the parents of six children and boast nineteen grandchildren. Dr. Crist is a lifelong student of music and enjoys playing the violin, playing the piano, and singing in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

Nick Pakidko, M.A., M.Ed., MAED
Academic Director
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• Nick, a native of Australia (and proud of it, mate!) embodies the term “lifelong learner” and has been involved in education either as student, teacher, or administrator his entire life. Nick holds M.A. and M.Ed. degrees from Brigham Young University. His tenure includes twenty-six years in the behavioral healthcare industry as a teacher, a supervisor, and an academic director. Nick is a die-hard advocate of hands-on, didactic instruction coupled with academic rigor. Nick believes each student has unique academic gifts and strengths; he maintains that by patiently raising, not lowering, the academic standard, students will gain confidence in their abilities and will become excited about learning.
• Nick has been married for thirty years and is the father of five sons. He is hoping we play Australian rules football at Silverado to make him feel at home.

• Eric comes to Silverado with limitless passion and energy. He has worked with youth in various roles including residential counselor, residential supervisor, and clinical therapist. Eric received his undergraduate degree in Behavioral Science at Utah Valley State College and his master's degree in Social Work at Brigham Young University. Eric has experience working with a variety of adolescent-specific issues, including substance abuse and adoption. Being adopted himself, having an adopted son, and working previously as an adoption social worker gives Eric a unique perspective while working with adoption-related issues.
• Eric has lived in several states, but has a special fondness for Hawaii, where he spent much of his youth. Arriving home from school, the backpack was dropped, the board quickly waxed, and off Eric dashed to surf until sunset. Eric also has a passion for horses. He received his first horse when he was five, started riding, and used trips to the mainland to ride and rodeo. He also spent many years working with his grandpa on the farm, tending to animals, bailing hay, and driving the tractor. Eric loves the rural setting of Silverado Boys Ranch, as it brings back many of the lessons he learned through hard work and hard play; he now has the exciting opportunity to teach these same concepts to the students of Silverado.
• Eric has been married to his wife Shannon for fifteen years and is the proud father of three sons and one daughter. Eric does his best to keep up with his kids as they enjoy skiing, snowboarding, mountain biking, horseback riding, baseball, and fishing.

• A native of Chicago, Illinois, Denise realized at a young age that she preferred warmer weather and began her quest to relocate to a better climate. She began her studies in laboratory technology at Biscayne Paramedical Institute and completed a nursing program at Grossmont College. Shortly after her training she began working with adolescents and families in treatment, and after ten years “on the floor” made the move from direct patient care to business development. Since 1990 Denise has worked in admissions and marketing for residential and hospital-based programs, both regionally and nationally. She brings an unmatched breadth of knowledge, experience, and compassion to Silverado, with a personal appreciation for the needs of families in crisis.
• Denise and her husband James, have been married twenty years and enjoy skiing, weight-lifting, meditation, and sunny days by the pool. Denise remains an active advocate for the Mitochondrial and Metabolic Disease Center (MMDC) at UCSD following the loss of their two sons.

Admissions & Administration

Therapists

• Masters of Art, Marriage & Family Therapy, Prescott College
• Bachelors of Science, Psychology, Southern Utah State University
• Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Utah and Arizona
• Scott has worked as a therapist and field instructor at Redcliff Ascent and Aspen Achievement Academy prior to joining the team at SBR. In addition to wilderness experience, Scott has worked as a therapist in residential treatment centers, youth crisis centers, foster care settings, juvenile detention centers and shelters. His experience, passion, and committment compliment Silverado's core philosophy and belief in providing strong clinical support in a warm and nurturing atmosphere.
• Scott enjoys spending time with his wife, Traci, and their three daughters. The family is often out taking advantage of Scott's skills as a Licensed River Raft Guide in Utah and Colorado.

• Masters of Social Work, Colorado State University
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Utah and Wyoming
• Additional course work focusing on Elementary Education, Literature for Children, Improvisational Theatre, Geology, Mountain Environments:

   

  Sierra Nevada College
  Marlboro College
  University of Wyoming

• Jeff has been a practicing therapist for twenty years in a wide variety of settings as well as maintaining a private practice in Colorado and Wyoming. Over the years, Jeff has taken his professional experience as a therapist and combined it with his passion for the outdoors: farming, horticulture, and landscaping to assist students and families in strengthening relationships and bringing balance into their lives.
• Jeff and his wife Steffey have climbed over thirty peaks in the Wind River Range and have led technical climbs in the Tetons, Sierra Nevada, and the White Mountains of New Hamphire.

• Masters of Social Work, Colorado State University
• Bachelors of Social Work, Colorado State University
• Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Utah and Wyoming
• Steffey brings twenty years of experience as a therapist and a case manager to Silverado. She has extensive experience working with the seriously mentally ill and dual diagnoised clients. She has also worked as the treatment coordinator for the Sublette County Drug Court, has run DUI schools, provided training and evaulations for DUI and anger management cliente.In addition, Steffey has maintained a private practice for a number of years.
• Steffey is an active, outdoor person who enjoys gardening, hiking, mountaineering, cross country skiing, and horseback riding. She embraces the core philosophy of Work-Love-Play and believes the setting at SBR is ideal for healing and change. Steffey shares her respect for nature with the students and welcomes real life teaching moments by way of experiential therapy verses office therapy.

Academic Department

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Stacy Whitmore, M.S. Mathematics Teacher	Peter J. Moulton, B.A. History & Spanish Teacher
Brett Haderlie B.S. Physical Education Teacher Spanish & Health	Benjamin C. Hunt, B.S. Science Teacher
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Team Coaches

Medical Staff

Robert H. Crist, M.D.

Janell Young, R.N.
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Heather Moulton
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Dietary Staff

Liz Bethwith

Scott Grud

Kathy Julander 

Plant Operation & Work Projects

Roxy & Khan
Directors of Canine Services