Intermountain Centers
The Intermountain Centers’ for Human Development’s network of affiliates provides experts in their fields and a combination of services unmatched in quality and results. This network includes:
MISSION & GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Intermountain Centers (Intermountain), and its affiliates, provide the highest quality, evidence-based health and human services to facilitate self-sufficiency for individuals in their own communities and cultural contexts. Intermountain strives to be a model for health and human service organizations.
TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY
- Intermountain bases its approach on empirical behavioral principles
- Programs are flexible, individualized and built to maximize preventative and positive practices
- Programs promote the individual’s choice and participation in the treatment process
- Treatment processes include assessing individual skills, setting goals and devising strategies to attain set goals
- Intermountain strives to support members in their own families, homes and communities, wherever possible, through education, vocational training and family-based services
- Intermountain provides foster care, residential and other services to individuals needing a better alternative than remaining in their family, home or community
- Self-sufficiency, independence and self-management are implicit goals of the Intermountain programs.
- Intermountain is committed to utilizing holistic services, when appropriate, rather than limiting to only clinical services
- Programs promote the integration of a variety of populations in a common therapeutic environment.
- Staff personnel are dedicated to developing diversity and cultural competence in identifying and supporting cultural context related to individual needs, strengths and goals
- Programs are not restrictive to race, ethnicity, religion, gender or gender preference
QUALITY OF PROGRAMS
- Intermountain is committed to enhancing the development of every individual receiving care within our continuum of services
- Intermountain has a small staff-to-individual ratio
FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Intermountain programs are committed to fiscal integrity and cost effectiveness
- Intermountain programs are responsive to the needs and requirements of our referral and funding sources
INNOVATION AND GROWTH
- Intermountain seeks to be the leader in the field of health and human services
- Intermountain’s programs evolve through participation of staff and community
- Intermountain’s services are designed to facilitate a positive impact in the individual’s life, beyond the length of care provided at Intermountain
Executive Management
Our Executive Management Team is dedicated to developing diversity and cultural competence in identifying and supporting cultural context related to individual needs, strengths and goals.
Rose M. Lopez, MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer
Craig A. Norris, MC, MAOM
EVP and Chief Operating Officer
Lindsey Retterath, MD, FACEP, FASAM, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer
Sharon Northern
Chief Human Resources Officer
Amy Cue, LMSW
EVP of Clinical Operations (Central Arizona)
Sarah Germain, MA, LPC
EVP of Clinical Operations (Southern Arizona)
Raakel Elzy, M.A., BCBA, LBA
VP of Clinical Operations- Specialty Services
Lynn Hale, LISAC
VP of Residential Services
Kyle Lininger, MPA, LBA
VP of Clinical Integration
Eric Rankin
VP of Network Compliance
Christopher Keck
VP of Business Development and Philanthropy
Board Members
The board of directors of Intermountain Centers, and its affiliates, is an energized, high-performing advocate for our programs and those individuals we serve.
Brett Rustand
Chairman
MaryAnn Penczar
Vice Chair
Gregory A. Bryson, AIF
Treasurer
Mimi Coomler
Secretary
Miguel Cruz
Director
Joseph A. Gentry, PhD, BCBA-D
Director
Bret Giles
Director
Brandt Hazen
Director
Linda Lopez
Director
Heather McGee, PhD
Director
James Sakrison, JD
Director
GinaMarie K. Spencer
Director