Meet The Team

ESTER QUILICI, LADC, NCAC II, SAP, CPA

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operations Officer

DOROTHY J. DEXTER, MBA, CPA, CGMA

Chief Financial Officer

DR. MICHAEL THOMPSON, M.D.

Medical Director

Judith First- Program Manager Western Region

JUDITH RICKETTS-STOOKEY, LADC, LADC-S

Western Nevada Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator

HEATHER DEANGELI, LCSW

Program Coordinator/Clinical Supervisor

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Heather DeAngeli is a native Nevadan who prides herself on serving her community. She obtained both her Bachelor of Social Work and Master of Social Work with Distinction from the University of Nevada, Reno. She has twelve years of experience in mental health working in various residential, outpatient, and forensic settings. Her therapeutic style incorporates building an authentic relationship with her clients in a compassionate and non-judgmental environment. Heather is a trained Dialectical Behavioral Therapist (DBT) and will be an Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) trained therapist as of early January 2020. Heather has experience in working with populations experiencing chronic suicidality, substance use, post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, and intense emotion dysregulation. Outside of the office Heather enjoys traveling, reading, taking pictures, and spending time with friends, family, and dogs.

HEATHER HARZKE, CADC

Eastern Nevada Behavioral Health Operations Coordinator

Dorothy Vance

Account Manager

LOVIA “VI” LARKIN

Housing Coordinator

Betti Magney

Executive Assistant

Marianne McKown

Outreach and Partnership Development Specialist

Donelle Belarde

Operations Compliance Specialist

Dennis Humphrey

CCBHC Compliance Specialist

Misty Stewart

Intake Coordinator

Sharon Thomas

CARLA FARNWORTH

MSN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, PMHNP

Dr. David A Birnbaum, M.D.

Primary Care

Vitality Center Elko

BARBARA CASKEY, M.A. LADC, LADC-S

Counselor

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Barbara Caskey, M.A. LADC, LADC-GS

I have been with Vitality Unlimited for over 11 years. I was born in Nebraska, where I graduated from the Counseling Psychology Graduate Program in 1988 from the University of Nebraska. I lived in Austin, Texas, and worked for the State and Travis County developing sentencing alternative programs, including various drug and alcohol treatment programs. I was the director of a Foster Family Treatment program in Pasadena, California; was a mental health intern in South Lake Tahoe; and am now living and loving it in Elko, Nevada. Throughout my career, I have predominately worked in non-profit social service programs. Today I work at Vitality Unlimited as an Outpatient and Residential Counselor.

Jared Smith, CADC-I

Counselor Intern

Sandy- Behavioral Health Technician Supervisor

Sandy Krajewski

Behavioral Health Technician III Supervisor

Jenny Montgomery

Behavioral Health Technician II

Nouvelle Deveney

Targeted Case Manager

April Chavez

Receptionist

Sherry Taylor

Behavioral Health Technician I

Stacy Hatch

Behavioral Health Technician II

Anabel Salas

Behavioral Health Technician II

Isabel Lopez

Behavioral Health Technician I

Skyla Garrison

Behavioral Health Technician I

Ashlynn Williams

Behavioral Health Technician I

Gina Faccenetti

Behavioral Health Technician I

Josephine Juvera

Behavioral Health Technician I

PrudenciaLee Knight

Behavioral Health Technician I

Denyell Delapaz

Behavioral Health Technician I

Amanda Wilson

Behavioral Health Technician I

Yoanna Gonzalez-Orozco

Behavioral Health Technician I

Mariana Gonzalez-Cortes

Behavioral Health Technician I

Shylo Brannon

Behavioral Health Technician I

Misty Koch

Cook Supervisor

Kenneth Schneider

Cook II

Juan Leon

Cook II

Greg Ford

Maintenance

Vitality Integrated Programs Elko

Briana “Bri” Crosby

Office Coordinator

Stephan McLaughlin, LCSW

Therapist

Tracy Corwin, CADC

Counselor

Heather Hood, CADC-I, CPC-I

Therapist Intern, Counselor Intern

Tasha Levie, CADC-I

Counselor-Intern, Targeted Case Manager

Linsee Ackerman

Targeted Case Manager

Marlene Marion

Targeted Case Manager

Shelley Tweedy

Peer Support Specialist

Amanda Casas

Peer Support Specialist

Melissa Kington

Tess Fairbanks

CNA

Alianna Reiss

Receptionist

Vitality Carson City

Charles Stookey, MA LADC

Counselor

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Charlie Stookey received his Master’s Degree in Counseling and Educational Psychology at University of Nevada Reno in 1991. He was licensed in 1989 by the state of Nevada. He has taught both undergraduates and graduate courses in addiction at UNR. He has practiced in Hospital settings, residential treatment settings, and Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient. He has counseled in Prison and in Reservations.