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 Coordinator-Crisis Stabilization
Cathy Bishop – MAM, MAC, ADM, CDCS, ABHC
Program Manager – Integrity
Anne Carveth-BA
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, CDC I
Clinical Manager – Outpatient
Lisa Hilty
Office Manager – Mat-Su
Colten Johnson
Program Coordinator-Compass
Nathanael Kirkegaard – Ph.D
Clinical Manager – Residential
Elizabeth Knecht – LPC, LPC-S, CDC 1
Director of Children and Family Services
Megan Lindley – B.S., CPC, CPB
Compliance Director
Alli Madison – MS, MAC, CDCS
Director of Strategy and Innovation
Jason Manalli
Development Director
Renee Meza
Program Coordinator – Valley Oaks
Beverly Ray – LPC, LPC-S, MPC, CDC I
Director of Residential Services
Michael Raymond
Program Manager – Compass
Shantel Savage
Program Manager – Heritage House
Cassi Sheppard
Office Manager – Homer
Joy Stein – BA
Chief Financial Officer
Terrence Svoboda – MA
Clinical Manager – Crisis Stabilization
Laura Unfried
Executive Assistant / Board Liaison
Candice Wiggs – LPC, CDC I
Director of Outpatient Services
Melanie Yuknis – BSW, CDC I
Chief Operating Officer
