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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Comprehensive Strategy process took time, dedication, and hard work. The success of a project of this size and nature requires a vast commitment from a large group of individuals who have a vision, and a desire to work toward the fulfillment of that vision. In Baker County, these individuals came together to form the teams who, collectively, built a Compre- hensive Strategy that truly upholds their vision and will help Baker County become the premier living experience for all children and families who live within its borders. A special thank you to all of the following for their long and tireless hours of commitment and dedication to this project. Elizabeth Estabrooks, Comprehensive Strategy Site Coordinator, Working Partners, LLC John Krogman, Consultant, Developmental Research and Programs Dewey Willis, Consultant, National Council on Crime and Delinquency Data Collection & Analysis Workgroup Mark Boothby, Youth Assessment/Service Supervisor, Baker County Juvenile Department Pat Braswell, Principal, South Baker Elementary School Mary Cunningham, Special Education Supervisor, Union/Baker Education Service District Colleen Grigg, Transitional Programming Services Specialist, Snake River Correctional Inst. Troy Hale, Drug Resistance Coordinator, Baker County Judy Hooper, County Services Representative, Training and Employment Consortium Beverly Moorhead, LMFT, NCAC II, Mountain View Therapy Center Keith Reber, LMFT, Tri-County Counseling Center Ruth Whitnah, Director, Baker County Commission on Children and Families Outreach / Communications / Media Workgroup Judy Barzee, Office Manager, Baker County Commission on Children and Families Chris Black, Juvenile Court Counselor, Baker County Juvenile Department Mark Boothby, Youth Assessment/Service Supervisor, Baker County Juvenile Department Tracy Bussard, CADC II, Baker County Department of Parole and Probation Colleen Grigg, Transitional Programming Services Specialist, Snake River Correctional Inst. Judy Hooper, County Services Representative, Training and Employment Consortium Marilyn Nichols, Victims Assistance Officer, Baker County District Attorney’s Office Objective Decision making Workgroup Beth Bigelow, Principal, North Baker School Chris Black, Juvenile Court Counselor, Baker County Juvenile Department Mark Boothby, Youth Assessment/Service Supervisor, Baker County Juvenile Department, Rance Hoseley, Counselor, New Directions Northwest Gary Moorhead, Mental Health Counselor, Mt. View Therapy Center Patrick O’Malley, School Resource Officer, Baker City Police Department Ed Pierson, Supervisor, Oregon Youth Authority, Eastern Parole/Probation UnitResource Assessment Workgroup Elizabeth Burton, Director, Eastern Oregon University Baker Center Mary Cunningham, Special Education Supervisor, Union/Baker Education Service District Carol Drake, Assistant, Partnership II and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Skye Flanagan, Coordinator, Tobacco Prevention/Education Linda Honeywell, Special Education Secretary, Union/Baker Education Service District Judy Hooper, County Services Representative, Training and Employment Consortium Jarri McClarin, Coordinator, Baker County Prevention Coalition Mary Tomlinson, Baker County Partnership Leader, Department of Human Services Kathleen Watts, Executive Director, MayDay, Inc. Ruth Whitnah, Director, Baker County Commission on Children and Families Legislative / Policy / Systems Issues Workgroup Patti Alexander, Vice-Principal, Baker High School Greg Baxter, District Attorney, Baker County Debra Bennett, Director, Baker County Juvenile Department Tim Collins, City Attorney, Baker City Toni Hardman, Superintendent, School District 5J Patrick O’Malley, School Resource Officer, Baker City Police Department Jerry Peacock, Principal, Baker High School Keith Reber, Mental Health Counselor, Mountain Valley Mental Health Gary Shermer, Vice-Principal, Baker Middle School Patrick Smith, Administrative Services Director, Baker County Thom Van Artsdalen, Director, Baker County Department of Parole and Probation Ruth Whitnah, Director, Baker County Commission on Children and Families Planning / Monitoring / Evaluation Workgroup Mark Boothby, Youth Assessment/Service Supervisor, Baker County Juvenile Department Jeff Bridges, Director of Development and Marketing, New Directions Northwest Elizabeth Burton, Director, Eastern Oregon University Baker Center Tracy Bussard, CADC II, Baker County Department of Parole and Probation Jay Carr, Chair, Oregon State University Extension Services of Baker County Mary Cunningham, Special Education, Union/Baker Education Service District Alice Lentz, Family Advocate, Intensive Home Based Services, Center for Human Development Jarri McClarin, Coordinator, Baker County Prevention Coalition Bart Murray, Director, New Directions Northwest Mary Tomlinson, Baker County Partnership Leader, Department of Human Services Jim Tomlinson, Police Chief, Baker City Police Department Thom Van Artsdalen, Director, Baker County Department of Parole and Probation Ruth Whitnah, Director, Baker County Commission on Children and Families Thanks to the following for their contributions: Ritha Wilcox, Wilcox Computer Services Daren H. Spencer and Louise Shreffler, Web Designers Dean Brickey, Managing Editor, The Record-Courier Eloise Dielman, Baker County College Advisory Board Dan Stark, Regional Strategies, Inc. Susan Pinkerton, Exchange Sponsored Child Abuse and Prevention Center of the Mid-Willamette Valley, Salem, OR (E.S.C.A.P.E.) Thank you also to the many individuals who gave their time in answering questions, taking phone calls, providing input, and working in a variety of ways in a support capacity. |