Meet The Staff

Philip Licht
President and Chief Executive Officer
President and Chief Executive Officer, Philip Licht
Philip is an ordained minister, the founding CEO of Set Free Alaska, and owner of Catalyst for Transformation consulting. Philip is skilled at establishing relational networks, building infrastructure, and developing systems that facilitate agency growth, community transformation, and personal freedom.
As a statewide leader, Philip has served on several boards which currently include Recover Alaska, the Alaska Behavioral Health Association, Church on the Rock, and the Governor’s Advisory Board for Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Philip has his Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University and is a graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Executive LEAD program. He was recognized by Alaska’s Governor Sean Parnell as one of the “Great Alaskans” of 2012 for his work in the substance abuse field.
He resides in Palmer, Alaska with his wife and five children.

Amos Banham
Program Manager – Refuge

Cathy Bishop – MAM, MAC, ADM, CDCS, ABHC
Program Manager – Integrity

Anne Carveth – BA, CDCS
Program Manager-Department of Corrections

Eric Downing
Facilities Manager

Carl Dulinsky – MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Chief Human Resources Officer

Elizabeth Fountain – BA, CDC II
Program Manager – Valley Oaks

Sean Gilbert
Grants Manager

Jessica Herndon – LCSW
Clinical Manager – Outpatient

Lisa Hilty
Office Manager – Mat-Su

Colten Johnson
Program Coordinator – Compass

Elizabeth Knecht – LPC, LPC-S, CDC 1
Director of Children and Family Services

Megan Lindley – B.S., CPC, CPB
Compliance Director

Shaela Loncosky – B.S.
Program Coordinator – Refuge

Alli Madison – MS, MAC, CDCS
Director of Strategy and Innovation

Jason Manalli
Development Director

Beverly Ray – LPC, LPC-S, MPC, CDC I
Director of Residential Services

Michael Raymond
Program Manager – Compass

Shantel Savage – CDC 1
Program Manager – Heritage House

Cassi Sheppard
Office Manager – Homer

Joy Stein – BA
Chief Financial Officer

Teyonnah Summerour – MS, NCAC I
Clinical Manager – Residential

Laura Unfried
Executive Assistant / Board Liaison

Candice Wiggs – LPC
Director of Outpatient Services

Tiffanie Wooton – CPC, CPB
Program Manager – Billing

Melanie Yuknis – BSW, CDC I
Chief Operating Officer
Amanda Zeppa – LCSW, MAC, LPC-S
Chief Clinical Officer


