Directors:
MARK DeLONG, MSEd., LCAC, LICDC (Ohio), ICADC, ICCS
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NIKI ANGELAKI, LCSW, LCAC
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GINA LOVELL, BS
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Office Staff:
KATIE LEWIS
Billing Specialist
Katie was born and raised in the Bloomington area and has been an insurance coder and biller specializing in mental health and substance abuse since 2002. She joined Amethyst House in Spring 2014 as a part-time biller and continues to bill for local small and private practices.
JERRI RUSNAK
Office Manager
Jerri joined Amethyst in July of 2017.
Outpatient Staff:
DESIRAE DRALUCK, MSW
Outpatient Counselor
Case Manager at the Women's House
Desirae earned two Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. She moved from Florida to live in a place with seasons and to pursue her Master's degree in Counselor Education at Indiana University. She began working with Amethyst House in January 2015 as an intern at the outpatient office, where she was able to provide substance abuse counseling services. Desirae was hired part-time in December 2015 as a women's house case manager for Amethyst House's residential program. She has since become a counselor with Outpatient services.
JAMES WALKER, MSW, LSW
Outpatient Counselor
James was born and raised in the Bloomington area. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and certificate in Criminal Justice from Indiana University in 2011. In his pursuit of a Master of Social Work degree, he began working with Amethyst House for his initial internship in 2015. He continued volunteering with Amethyst House after completing the internship until June 2016, when he became an outpatient intern once again. James was hired part-time in September 2016 as a counselor for Amethyst House’s outpatient program, then hired full-time in December 2016, where he has been able to provide substance abuse counseling services.
SARAH OWEN, BA
Outpatient Counselor
Born in Indianapolis and raised in Bloomington, Sarah graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, in 2005 and has dedicated herself to non-profit social services ever since. She originally began working for Amethyst House on a part-time basis in January 2008, serving as an overnight tech at the Women's halfway house, before being hired on full-time in January 2010. Dividing her workweek between the Women's House and the Outpatient Office, Sarah interacts regularly with both residential and outpatient clients and values the long-term professional relationships she has built with many of them.
Dr. Walter Keller, HSPP
LISA AUTRY, LCSW
Outpatient Group Facilitator
AMANDA ADHAMI, MSW, LSW
Outpatient Counselor
Amanda Adhami received her Bachelors in Social Work from Indiana University Bloomington in 2013. She dedicated most of her time to her family, as well as volunteering as a CASA, and a youth group facilitator for the Islamic Center of Bloomington. She began at Amethyst in 2015 as an intern while completing her Masters in Social Work at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, she realized she had a passion for learning more about addictions and wanted to pursue a career as an addictions counselor. She joined Amethyst as a part-time counselor in 2016.
PEGGY YORK-GARCIA MA LSW
Outpatient Group Facilitator
Peggy lives in beautiful Brown County and has a BA in Psychology from Purdue University and an MA in Expressive Therapy from the University of Louisville. She has worked with addicts since 1984 with a particular interest in Dual Diagnosis. In the past, she has worked in addictions Inpatient and IOP for Koala Hospital and IOP for Quinco Behavioral Health. She works as an outpatient therapist for Catholic Charities Bloomington specializing in trauma informed care and depression and anxiety.
Residential Staff:
DAN BOHLEN
Case Manager, Men's House
Dan is an Amethyst House alumni and a member of the Amethyst Alumni Association. Dan joined the Board of Directors in 2009 and served as Treasurer from 2011 to 2015. He became a Case Manager at the Men’s house in May of 2015. One of Dan’s greatest honors is to have been chosen as the recipient of the Rev. Hugh Laughlin Distinguished Service Award in 2015.
KIM CASEBEER
Men's House Case Manager
Kim moved to Bloomington in 2011 to attend Indiana University. She majored in Community Health and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelors of Science in Public Health. Before Kim became the Men’s House Case Manager for Amethyst House in 2017, she helped people with developmental disabilities find jobs in the Bloomington community. Kim lives with her husband in Spencer, IN and enjoys gardening and baking.
ALLIE MCHALEY
Case Manager, Women's House
Allie is a New Jersey native and graduate of Indiana University where she studied Sociology, Jewish Studies, and Health and Human Services. Allie was an intern at the Women’s House during her final year of undergrad at IU, returning to the team to work as the Women’s House Residential Case Manager in September 2016. Before coming back to Amethyst, Allie worked as a Recovery Coach for Centerstone in Spencer, IN where she lives with her husband and their pets. Allie has a goal of pursuing her MSW and is excited to be part of the Amethyst House team once again!
CARRIE KING, MS
Waiting Lists Manager
Carrie King has been in the business field for over twenty years. She received her Bachelors of Science in Business Management from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. She went on to receive her Masters of Science in Business Management from Walden University. Carrie joined Amethyst House in July 2016 as Office Manager.
Residential Technicians
Women's Halfway House:
Lisa Bennett
Miranda Markley
Men's Halfway House:
Jon Booth
Aaron Buratti
William Nichols
KATIE LEWIS
Billing Specialist
Katie was born and raised in the Bloomington area and has been an insurance coder and biller specializing in mental health and substance abuse since 2002. She joined Amethyst House in Spring 2014 as a part-time biller and continues to bill for local small and private practices.
JERRI RUSNAK
Office Manager
Jerri joined Amethyst in July of 2017.
Outpatient Staff:
DESIRAE DRALUCK, MSW
Outpatient Counselor
Case Manager at the Women's House
Desirae earned two Bachelor's degrees in Psychology and Religious Studies at the University of South Florida. She moved from Florida to live in a place with seasons and to pursue her Master's degree in Counselor Education at Indiana University. She began working with Amethyst House in January 2015 as an intern at the outpatient office, where she was able to provide substance abuse counseling services. Desirae was hired part-time in December 2015 as a women's house case manager for Amethyst House's residential program. She has since become a counselor with Outpatient services.
JAMES WALKER, MSW, LSW
Outpatient Counselor
James was born and raised in the Bloomington area. He received a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and certificate in Criminal Justice from Indiana University in 2011. In his pursuit of a Master of Social Work degree, he began working with Amethyst House for his initial internship in 2015. He continued volunteering with Amethyst House after completing the internship until June 2016, when he became an outpatient intern once again. James was hired part-time in September 2016 as a counselor for Amethyst House’s outpatient program, then hired full-time in December 2016, where he has been able to provide substance abuse counseling services.
SARAH OWEN, BA
Outpatient Counselor
Born in Indianapolis and raised in Bloomington, Sarah graduated from Butler University, Indianapolis, in 2005 and has dedicated herself to non-profit social services ever since. She originally began working for Amethyst House on a part-time basis in January 2008, serving as an overnight tech at the Women's halfway house, before being hired on full-time in January 2010. Dividing her workweek between the Women's House and the Outpatient Office, Sarah interacts regularly with both residential and outpatient clients and values the long-term professional relationships she has built with many of them.
Dr. Walter Keller, HSPP
LISA AUTRY, LCSW
Outpatient Group Facilitator
AMANDA ADHAMI, MSW, LSW
Outpatient Counselor
Amanda Adhami received her Bachelors in Social Work from Indiana University Bloomington in 2013. She dedicated most of her time to her family, as well as volunteering as a CASA, and a youth group facilitator for the Islamic Center of Bloomington. She began at Amethyst in 2015 as an intern while completing her Masters in Social Work at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, she realized she had a passion for learning more about addictions and wanted to pursue a career as an addictions counselor. She joined Amethyst as a part-time counselor in 2016.
PEGGY YORK-GARCIA MA LSW
Outpatient Group Facilitator
Peggy lives in beautiful Brown County and has a BA in Psychology from Purdue University and an MA in Expressive Therapy from the University of Louisville. She has worked with addicts since 1984 with a particular interest in Dual Diagnosis. In the past, she has worked in addictions Inpatient and IOP for Koala Hospital and IOP for Quinco Behavioral Health. She works as an outpatient therapist for Catholic Charities Bloomington specializing in trauma informed care and depression and anxiety.
Residential Staff:
DAN BOHLEN
Case Manager, Men's House
Dan is an Amethyst House alumni and a member of the Amethyst Alumni Association. Dan joined the Board of Directors in 2009 and served as Treasurer from 2011 to 2015. He became a Case Manager at the Men’s house in May of 2015. One of Dan’s greatest honors is to have been chosen as the recipient of the Rev. Hugh Laughlin Distinguished Service Award in 2015.
KIM CASEBEER
Men's House Case Manager
Kim moved to Bloomington in 2011 to attend Indiana University. She majored in Community Health and graduated in 2014 with a Bachelors of Science in Public Health. Before Kim became the Men’s House Case Manager for Amethyst House in 2017, she helped people with developmental disabilities find jobs in the Bloomington community. Kim lives with her husband in Spencer, IN and enjoys gardening and baking.
ALLIE MCHALEY
Case Manager, Women's House
Allie is a New Jersey native and graduate of Indiana University where she studied Sociology, Jewish Studies, and Health and Human Services. Allie was an intern at the Women’s House during her final year of undergrad at IU, returning to the team to work as the Women’s House Residential Case Manager in September 2016. Before coming back to Amethyst, Allie worked as a Recovery Coach for Centerstone in Spencer, IN where she lives with her husband and their pets. Allie has a goal of pursuing her MSW and is excited to be part of the Amethyst House team once again!
CARRIE KING, MS
Waiting Lists Manager
Carrie King has been in the business field for over twenty years. She received her Bachelors of Science in Business Management from Concordia University in River Forest, Illinois. She went on to receive her Masters of Science in Business Management from Walden University. Carrie joined Amethyst House in July 2016 as Office Manager.
Residential Technicians
Women's Halfway House:
Lisa Bennett
Miranda Markley
Men's Halfway House:
Jon Booth
Aaron Buratti
William Nichols
