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:

Intermountain Centers for Human Development

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.

Woman leading a group of people in therapy

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

Rose M. Lopez, MBA

President and Chief Executive Officer

Jim Vitt

Jim Vitt

Chief Financial Officer

Craig A. Norris, MC, MAOM

Craig A. Norris, MC, MAOM

EVP & Chief Operating Officer

Steven Sparks, LCSW

Steven Sparks, LCSW

EVP of Business Development

Tammy Kastre, MD, P.C.

Tammy Kastre, MD, P.C.

Interim Chief Medical Officer

Sharon Northern

Sharon Northern

Chief Human Resources Officer

Ralph Varela - CEO

Ralph Varela

CEO – Pinal Hispanic Council

Raakel Elzy, M.A., BCBA, LBA

Raakel Elzy, M.A., BCBA, LBA

VP of Clinical Integration

Amy Cue, LMSW

Amy Cue, LMSW

VP of Clinical Operations

Sarah Germain, MA, LPC

Sarah Germain, MA, LPC

VP of Clinical Operations

Lynn Hale, LISAC

Lynn Hale, LISAC

VP of Residential Services

Dena Richter

Dena Richter

Controller

Kyle Lininger, MPA, LBA

Kyle Lininger, MPA, LBA

VP of Clinical Integration

Paul O’Rourke

Paul O’Rourke

VP of Development and Communications

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.

Brandt Hazen

Chairman

Brett Rustand

Vice Chair

Gregory A. Bryson, AIF

Treasurer

Mimi Coomler

Secretary

Joseph A. Gentry, PhD, BCBA-D

Director

Bret Giles

Director

Tammy Kastre, MD

Director

Heather McGee, PhD

Director

MaryAnn Penczar

Director

James Sakrison, JD

Director

GinaMarie K. Spencer

Director