Directors:

MARK DeLONG, MSEd., LCAC, LICDC (Ohio), ICADC, ICCS
Executive Director

Mark has been in the field of substance abuse for the past 30 years. He received his Bachelors Degree from Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio) in 1989 and his Masters Degree in Counselor Education from the University of Dayton (Dayton, Ohio) in 1997. For the 12 years prior to his position at Amethyst House, Mark worked as the Clinical Supervisor of Aurora Addiction Services at Reid Hospital in Richmond, Indiana. He served as a Board Member on the Addiction Resource Network of Indiana, Inc. from 1998 to 2006. Mark joined Amethyst House in November 2006 as Clinical Director and became Executive Director in 2010.

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NIKI ANGELAKI, LCSW, LCAC
Clinical Director

Niki graduated from University of Southern Indiana. She is a native of Greece and fluent in three languages. She is a world traveler and has a diverse background working in the field of social work in Greece, England, and Peru. She is also a trained Problem Gambling counselor. Currently, she is overseeing all clinical operations and conducts individual, conjoint, and family therapy sessions, addressing gambling, trauma issues, and other co-occurring disorders; also provides treatment sessions to Spanish speaking clients. She has been with Amethyst House since February 2004.

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GINA LOVELL, BS
Administrative Director

Originally from Logansport, Indiana she has lived in Bloomington since 1984.  She graduated from Indiana University in 1988 with a degree in Quantitative Business Analysis. After graduation she worked at a couple of local banks until 1992 when she became a stay-at-home mom, although she continued to work part-time as an independent bookkeeper. Gina joined Amethyst House in November 2004 as a part-time, temporary bookkeeper and was hired full-time in February 2005.

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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:
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 and has since become a full-time counselor with Outpatient services.

DESIRAE DRALUCK, MS, LMHCA
Outpatient Counselor
Residential Overnight Tech Supervisor
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 residential night tech supervisor.

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.

Dr. Walter Keller, HSPP

LISA AUTRY, LCSW
Outpatient Group Facilitator
 
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.

LOUISE MAGIERA
Case Manager, Women's House
 
APRIL CHASE,
Case Manager, Women's House

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:
April Chase
Miranda Markley
Kristen Martin

Men's Halfway House:
Jon Booth
Aaron Buratti
​William Nichols