EXECUTIVE STAFF

Julie Randall has over fifteen years of experience supporting executive teams and managing administrative and operational departments. In 2004 she joined Living Well Transitions as the Director of Operations, and helped the company achieve national recognition as one of the top independent-living programs in the United States. A staunch advocate of professional ethics, Julie has worked diligently to ensure business practices and policy development reflects the highest standards in the industry. Prior to joining Living Well Transitions, Julie held the position of Assistant Executive Director of a residential transition program for young adults. In addition, she has managed a strategic business planning firm catering to Fortune 500 companies, she has worked on an executive team with a co-founder of the Celestial Seasonings Tea Company, and she has overseen operations and administration for a highly profitable engineering firm. Julie’s extensive business experience, combined with her familiarity with transitional programs, brings a balanced insight to our program. An avid sports fan and enthusiastic golfer, Julie enjoys spending time with her husband Paul and teenage son Kevin.

Leslie has worked extensively as a therapist with children, adolescents, young adults and families. Prior to joining Living Well Transitions, Leslie worked as a school-based clinician in Colorado and Vermont, where she provided individual, group and family therapies. Leslie’s background also includes providing therapy to suicidal and homicidal youth during her work as a therapist at Devereux Cleo Wallace Child Psychiatric Hospital in Colorado. Adding to her comprehensive work experience, Leslie has volunteered in counseling, teaching and advocacy roles for a variety of organizations, and she spent two years with the United States Peace Corps in the Czech Republic teaching English as a Second Language to high school students. Leslie is a big proponent of acupuncture for health & well being and loves to cook. Married in June 2008, through her husband Leslie has found a new love of camping and rafting.

Brooks Witter is a graduate of Naropa University, where he completed his Master’s Degree in Contemplative Psychotherapy. Prior to joining the Living Well team, Brooks was as a mentor at a residential transition program for young adults where he helped clients to develop better understanding of the cause and effects of their behavior. Brooks’ therapeutic background is complemented by his employment as a Team Leader Assistant at the Turn-Around Project in Boulder, where he co-facilitated group meetings with adjudicated and at-risk youth and consulted with parents and colleagues to strategize effective interventions. In addition to his clinical work at Living Well, Brooks also sits on the Board of Trustees of Naropa University, and is an accomplished photographer and improvisational acting teacher. When not working, Brooks enjoys riding his bike, tending the garden, cooking, and spending time with his lovely wife and two dogs.

Britton has been with Living Well Transitions since 2005. Prior to this he worked in both residential and wilderness settings, but wanted to work with those who were exiting these programs and moving out on their own, clients whom he saw struggling as they worked to use their therapeutic tools in the “real world”. Britton earned his Master’s Degree in Religious Studies and has completed extensive study and practice to become a meditation instructor. He has been a Teacher’s Assistant in both the Religious Studies and Transpersonal Psychology departments and is an active participant in Shambhala Training. He enjoys leading fitness and meditation groups, is an avid Crossfit trainer and duathlete, and is generally inspired by life.

Dan Fox has over fifteen years of experience working with teenagers, young adults, and their families. As a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado, Dan has been a school counselor, an adjunct faculty member of Naropa University, and founder of Fox Psychotherapy Services. A former high school teacher, Dan is currently the principal of September High School, a program that fosters individual development and reawakens the love of learning. In addition, Dan has designed and presented workshops on adolescent development and therapeutic relationships. Dan loves the outdoors and spending time with his wife, Rachel, and two children, Maya and Eli.

Born and raised in Tokyo, Japan, Nina has lived and worked in the US since 1999 and brings a wealth of multi-cultural educational experience to our program. After completing her undergraduate degree at the Japan Women’s University in Tokyo, Nina studied English in England and was educated in Spanish Language and Culture in Spain. She earned her Masters of Arts degree in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology at Naropa University. She is a Licensed Professional Counselor and a level III Certified Addictions Counselor. She also has intensive trainings in Gestalt therapy and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction. Her extensive clinical background includes counseling work at the Boulder Safehouse, a local women’s shelter, supervising parental visitations for the Safe Exchange Program. In addition to being a member of our clinical team, Nina also provided therapy and crisis intervention to high-risk adolescents at the Broadway Youth Shelter and facilitated drug and alcohol groups at the Addiction Recovery Center in Boulder. Her commitment to working with young adults with energetic enthusiasm and integrity makes her a valued member of our program. She lives with her husband and dog in Longmont, CO. She enjoys high cardio exercise and practices aromatherapy.

After completing her Bachelor’s Degree at the University of Delaware and spending four years as a social worker in Philadelphia, Jill moved to Boulder and earned her Masters of Arts in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University. She has worked with young adults in a variety of supportive roles, providing individual and group therapy in a university counseling center as well as case management services in non-profit agencies. With her compassionate and centered presence, Jill cultivates authentic, healing relationships with clients. Jill’s passion for yoga and hiking also helps her bring a body-centered perspective to our clients' natural process of self-discovery and positive transformation.