Company

Tavasi was established and operated by Maple Rise Property, LLC which is owned by five individuals:

Larry Carter, MHA: Owner/Founder/Executive Director of Logan River Academy. Prior to opening LRA he worked in various leadership roles in healthcare and behavioral health organizations. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for Logan Regional Hospital.
Jeff Smith, MPA: Owner/Founder/Operations Director of Logan River Academy. Prior to opening LRA he worked his way from a directcare staff to CEO of a large residential treatment center in Utah. Jeff has over 26 years experience in residentil treatment and currently serves on the Licensing Board for the Utah Department of Human Services.
Mark Peterson, MPA: Owner/Founder/Student Services Director of Logan River Academy. Prior to opening LRA he worked as the Residential Director of a large residential treatment center in Utah.
Lori Connin: Owner/Founder/Financial Services Director of Logan River Academy. Prior to opening LRA she worked for over 30 years experience in finance and business operations of treatment facilities.
Robert Crist, MD: Owner/Founder/Medical Director of Logan River Academy. Dr. Crist is a pioneer in the residential treatment field and has been a the founder and medical director of multiple programs.

Key Staff include :

Kirk Farmer, MS Academic Director of Logan River Academy. Prior to moving to Logan River Academy Kirk worked for over 15 years as a Supervising Teacher at a residential treatment program. He currently sits on the Utah State Education Accreditation Board.

Monte Criddle, LMFT, Clinical Director: Mont earned a B.A. in Family and Human Development in 1997 from Utah State University. He then earned his Masters degree in Marriage and Family Therapy in 1999, also from Utah State University.

Sean Maynard, Life Coach Manager: Sean has a B.S. Degree from Utah State University in social sciences and sebveral years of experience mentoring at-risk youth.

Austin Wood, LMFT, Therapist: Austin grew up in Sandy, Utah and attended college at Utah State University. Austin received his BS and MS degree in family and human development from Utah State University.