Directors
Jill Prickett, Founder and Executive Director
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Ms. Prickett has a Master's Degree in Special
Education and Rehabilitation with an emphasis in Emotional and
Behavioral Disturbances. She has taught in psychiatric facilities,
residential treatment centers and in the psychoeducational field in
the public school system. In her past programs she has offered the
youth opportunities to volunteer in their community. Through these
experiences she has found that service is a powerful way to build a
person's self-esteem.
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Debby Baker
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Debby is a successful business woman and investor who devotes much of
her life to helping philanthropic, educational, religious and social
outreach organizations. As a working mother, she raised three of her
own children and has currently taken on the responsibility of raising
her grand niece. Besides being an active Mother and Grandmother, she
devotes much of her time to helping various organizations in Tucson
and Pima County through her volunteer work and charitable
contributions.
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Lynn Tyson, MEd, LMFT- Therapeutic
Consultant
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Ms. Tyson is licensed by The State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners and is a clinical member of the Association For Marriage and Family Therapy. She is a court appointed child custody evaluator and a special master for the court. Ms. Tyson has been in private practice for over 20 years. She is a step-family specialist and has lectured on step-families in Tucson and around the United States.
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John J. Assini (Jack)
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Mr. Assini has been practicing law since 1994 and is in
private practice, handling family law matters, including premarital
agreements, dissolutions of marriage, child support, paternity
actions, spousal maintenance and parenting time issues. He received
his BA from the University of Arizona in Elementary Education, taught
1st grade for six years and returned to University of Arizona for his
J.D. degree. Jack serves on the Executive Council of Family Law
Section of the State Bar of Arizona, and is on the board for AZ- AFCC
(Arizona- Association of Family and Conciliation Courts). Jack is
frequently appointed as a Parenting Coordinator for high conflict
family law matters, and as an attorney or best interest attorney for
children. Jack also practices in the area of collaborative law and is
a member of the Southern Arizona Collaborative Law Group.
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Lori Patton
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Ms. Patton holds a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education with an
Early Childhood Endorsement and a Master's Degree in Reading. She has
been teaching since 1982 with experience in preschool through 8th
grade. She is currently a K-5 Reading Specialist in Catalina
Foothills School District.
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