Staff

Executive Director, 2003 – 2019 Clinical Director, 1993 – 1997 There is no place quite like Stonehenge – the courage, commitment and passion. Within the 25 years I have worked in the field, I have spent sixteen at Stonehenge – three as the Clinical Director and now thirteen as the Executive Director.  The reasons I… Read More

Group Leader, 1979 – 1982 Stonehenge was my first job after university. I learned so much; it shaped my career path to this day. My commitment and passion for working with persons with addiction problems was confirmed early on in the job. We had great clinical supervision and work was actually a lot of fun…. Read More

Activity Therapist, 1984 – 1987 Thirty two years ago I was at the University of Guelph completing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Sociology. I saw a job posting in the University Centre for Stonehenge Therapeutic Community (STC).  I thought “wow this looks cool”!  I was interviewed and hired by Susan Vincent as Volunteer/ Recreation… Read More

Addiction Therapist, 1982 – 1988 In 1982, as a recent graduate, I was ready to begin a career and Stonehenge Therapeutic Community was looking to fill some vacancies – a perfect match! I started my employment at Stonehenge as a part time relief staff working evenings and weekends. As luck would have it, shortly thereafter,… Read More

Program Director, 1974 – 1979 To the best of my recollection, it was autumn 1978. Stonehenge Therapeutic Community was located on an old farm in need of constant repair in Belwood, Ontario. We had animals as part of Activity Therapy, but also as a dramatic departure from the everyday street culture of our residents. We… Read More

Office Coordinator, 1989 – 2016 When I started working at Stonehenge 26 years ago, drug use was not talked about as openly as it is today. Instead, people tried to cover it up to avoid bringing shame to their family and friends. Typically, harsh judgments were made about a person’s character if they were known… Read More