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MEET OUR TEAM

As a safety-net provider of mental health, addictive disease, and developmental disability services across southwest Georgia

Aspire Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Services works to lead communities toward health, hope, and recovery. The organization is committed to strengthening the region by supporting its most important resource—its people

Aspire delivers recovery-focused and trauma-informed care that meets individuals where they are in their journey. Through collaboration with community partners, schools, healthcare providers, and local organizations, Aspire helps strengthen the systems that support behavioral health while raising awareness and reducing stigma surrounding mental health and substance use challenges.

Early intervention and community-based services play a central role in Aspire’s approach. By providing care in accessible settings and maintaining strong partnerships throughout the region, Aspire ensures individuals and families receive the support they need when it matters most.

Success is reflected in the resilience and progress of the people served. Aspire’s dedicated team of professionals works to empower individuals to define what recovery and well-being look like for them, providing the guidance, resources, and encouragement needed to reach their goals.

Aspire provides services for youth, families, and adults at agency locations and through partner organizations across Baker, Calhoun, Early, Dougherty, Lee, Miller, Terrell, and Worth counties, ensuring care remains close to home and connected to the communities it serves.

Our leadership

Dana P. Glass, LCSW

Chief Executive Director

Lisa Oosterveen, LPC

Deputy Director

Eddie Williams

Chief Compliance Officer

Sandra Myers

Chief Personnel Officer

Lee Pavlik

Chief Financial Officer

Daniel Fleuren, B.S., CARES/CPS-AD, FPM

Chief Operations Officer

Marlisa Bailey, CARES/CPS-AD

Director of Employee Experience & Change Management

Jenny Stephens, LPC, DDP

Chief Clinical Officer-I/DD

Malcolm Bynum, M.A., LAPC

Chief Clinical Officer-BH

Management Team

Alesha Burgman, CARES, CPS-AD, CPS-MH, FPM

Change Center Director

Benita Barber, MBA

Residential & Case Management Services Coordinator

Brittany Craft, LPC

Youth and Young Adults Coordinator

Daniel Johnson

Network Administrator

De’ Twain Sewell, B.S.

Residential Services Coordinator - DCA

Darquita Jones PH BS, CSDC

Community Support Day Coordinator/ Program Director CEM

Gwen Lacy

T&L Day Services Coordinator

Ashley Hall-Thomas, LCSW

Eastern Counties Coordinator

Shirley Rouse

Primus/CEM Residential Coordinator

Sonya Taylor

Revenue Cycle Management Director

Tammy Lowe, RN

I/DD Nurse Manager

Terrell Lawson, LPC

BHCC Clinical Coordinator

Teyana Morris-Knight, M.S.

IC3 Coordinator