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The Bright Path Team
Who We Are
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Every person at Bright Path — from our clinicians to our care advocates to the people who make sure the space feels like somewhere worth showing up to — chose to be here because they believe in this work. We're therapists, psychiatric providers, education liaisons, care advocates, and a whole lot of people in between, and we're all working toward the same thing: making sure every teen who walks through our doors feels seen, respected, and genuinely supported.
We believe teens already have what they need to move forward. Our job is to walk beside them while they find it.
Our Leadership Team
Shantel Sullivan
Ed.D., LCSW
Chief Executive Officer
Jalecia Beatty
LCMHC
Regional Clinical Director
Michele Jones
MSW, LCSWA
Director of Education
Abigail Krieck
Director of Strategic Impact and Outreach
Ashley Macom
Organizational Culture and Executive Support Specialist
Our Wake Forest Team
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Alyssa Hooker
MSW, LCSW
Clinical Program Manager
Jennifer Hoffman
MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Lia Banka
MSN, FNP-C
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Savanna Stone
MSW, LCSWA
Psychotherapist
Kendall Baker
LCMHCA, NCC
Psychotherapist
Taylor Sauls
LCMHCA
Psychotherapist
Pamela Heggins
MS, LCMHC
Family Therapist
Tanecia Balderas
LCMHCA
Family Therapist
Dana Hendrix
LCMHC
Education Liaison
Jacob Hoyt
MSW, LCSWA
Group Therapist
Lillian Ellmore
Teen Care Advocate
Ivanna Yeager
Aftercare Coordinator
Madison Malloy
Lead Mental Health Technician
Abigail Earley
Mental Health Technician
Indigo Whately
Mental Health Technician
Jasmine Jones-Howard
Mental Health Technician
Madeline Peoples
Mental Health Technician
Our Hillsborough Team
Zkhia “Kia” Via
MSW, LCSWA
Clinical Program Manager
Aijalon Brown
MPAS, PA-C
Psychiatric Service Provider
Katherine McCoy
MSW, LCSWA
Psychotherapist
Nicole Plummer
LCSWA
Family Therapist
Fayth Hernandez
LCMHCA
Group Therapist
Kye'Reiona "Kye" Sibley
MS
Teen Care Advocate & Aftercare Coordinator
Jordan Hall
Lead Mental Health Technician
Cate Humphreys
Mental Health Technician
Lily Dipietrantonio
Mental Health Technician
Mekalia Hunter
Mental Health Technician
Our Virtual Team
Rylee Matechak
MSW, LCSWA
Psychotherapist
Our Support Team
Zentavia White
Family Financial Coordinator
Alyssa Walker
Admissions Coordinator
Ari D’Alessandro
Teen Care Advocate
Madelyn Wilson
Strategic Impact and Outreach Coordinator/Mental Health Technician
Hanna Flood-Lorbacher
MT-BC
Music Therapist
Marcia Lilley
HTR
Horticultural Therapist
Clinical Intern - Wake Forest
Caroline West
Clinical Intern
Janessa Stepanschenko
Clinical Intern
Zoey Ivey
Clinical Intern
Clinical Intern - Hillsborough
Dejha Deaver
Clinical Intern
Bri Staggs
Clinical Intern
Abigail Dabal
Clinical Intern
Eli Pippenger
Clinical Intern
Iman Mohamed
Clinical Intern