Rob Meltzer, M.A., C.E.P. Rob is the founder and executive director of Northlight Family Services. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Studies with a Minor in Outdoor Education from the University of Vermont and a Master of Arts in Counseling Psychology from Prescott College. Rob has been a teacher, school principal, wilderness program director, therapist, and university professor. He attends workshops and conferences to keep current with professional standards, and has evaluated and visited hundreds of schools and programs throughout the United States. Rob is a therapist, certified educational planner, and a full member in good standing of the Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA). He has completed the IECA Practices and Principles Institute and adheres to the ethical standards implemented by the IECA. He is a certified gestalt and expressive therapist and has completed 400 hours of training with the Southwest Association of Gestalt and Expressive Studies.

Theresa Andrew, M.A. has been working in the mental health field for over 14 years including inpatient hospital, residential treatment centers, domestic violence, public school as an interventionist, and most recently as a wilderness therapist at a wilderness therapy program. She received her masters degree in transpersonal counseling psychology from Naropa University and completed her undergraduate studies at the University of Colorado, Boulder. She is trained as a rites-of-passage guide and has been co-guiding vision fasts since 2002. She is passionate about woodworking, restoring old houses, tennis, hiking, backpacking and music.

Jennifer Baer joined Northlight Family Services as the Office Manager in May of 2006. She is responsible for scheduling, important communication with clients and programs, bookkeeping, and handles a myriad of details day to day. When Jennifer is not at work, she is a single mom of two beautiful girls, Jordyn who is 8 and Jasmyn who is 3. Jennifer also attends college at DeVry University, majoring in Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship.

Kendra Schpok, M.A., art therapist and psychotherapist, has worked with teens and families in various settings including residential treatment, psychiatric in-patient, and community mental health. As Coordinator of the Naropa Community Art Studio (2004 - 06), she published on the role of art and social action and developed/directed an art-based entreprenurial program for teens. A presenter at national conferences, she also leads professional trainings in art therapy. Trained in Internal Family Systems approach, she maintatins a private practice in South Boulder and is a part time family and child therapist at Mount Saint Vincent Home in Denver, Colorado.

Roger Strachan, Ph.D. is a clinical consultant, trainer, and workshop facilitator for Northlight Family Services. Trained as a Clinical/Consulting Psychologist in the Boulder Model of Scientist/Practitioner, Roger has taught undergraduate and graduate studies in Psychology and has had a private practice in Clinical Psychology for 50 years. He has worked mainly with healthcare providers, men going through major life transitions and psychotherapists wishing to be trained in Gestalt Therapy and Self Theory. Partner Mado Reid recently joined him in Center for Creative Choice, which they co-direct along with Wilderness Encounter and Center for Creative Reinvention.