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About Southwest Prevention

The State of Utah has designated 13 Local Substance Abuse Authorities (LSAA) to provide professional expertise in Substance Use Prevention & Education on a local level. Southwest Behavioral Health Center is the Local Authority for the Southwest Five Counties of Utah:​
  • Washington
  • Iron
  • Kane
  • Beaver
  • Garfield
Southwest Prevention Services currently staff trained & licensed prevention specialists in all five counties, and have a personnel of 24 prevention employees. These staff are educated and qualified through local, state and national trainings, and provide consulting and education to community leaders, educators, public agencies and citizens. (See a full list of Services and Resources provided by Southwest Prevention).
All of our staff have an open-door policy and encourage any-and-all community members to contact them for substance use and mental illness prevention/education services and questions.

Administration
Click on one of our staff to learn more about them
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(435) 634-5652
lreid@sbhcutah.org
​​474 W. 200 N.
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St. George, Utah 84770

​Logan Reid

Director of Prevention & Education Services
​& Regional Prevention Director (Southwest Utah)
Years in Prevention: 15 at Southwest, 19 (if you count high school and college prevention work)
Current Prevention Passion: Scientifically proven parenting strategies.
Did you have a CB radio handle in high school? 
Yes; Lil' Buford.

Washington County
474 W. 200 N. 3rd Floor, St. George, UT 8477
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(435) 634-5653
twillie@sbhcutah.org

Teresa Willie

Prevention Specialist Supervisor
Washington County 
Years in Prevention: 23
Current Prevention Passion: Suicide prevention and healthy body image.
Who is your doppleganger? 
Merida from Brave
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(435) 634-5638
khutchison@sbhcutah.org

Kim Hutchison

Prevention Secretary
​Washington County
Years in Prevention: <1 
Current Prevention Passion: Learning about the risk and protective factors among youth.
Alter job? 
Connoisseur of fish tacos, visiting all the great fish taco spots in the world.
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khafen@sbhcutah.org

Kaylee Hafen

​Prevention Specialist
Washington County
Years in Prevention: 4
Current Prevention Passion: Risk and protective factors + suicide prevention
What records do you hold at your alma mater?  
Girls discus, deep squat, and bench press.​
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(435) 634-5613
​pholiday@sbhcutah.org

​Pamela Holiday

Prevention Specialist
Washington County
Years in Prevention: < 1 
Current Prevention Passion: Building resilience in teens.
Where is the most interesting place you have traveled? 
The Anne Frank house in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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jtrease@sbhcutah.org

Wes Trease

Prevention Specialist
Washington County
Years in Prevention: < 1 
Current Prevention Passion: Spreading hope, encouraging resilience, mental health awareness, and learning the facts and effects of alcohol and substance abuse on individuals and families.
Can you speak a different language? 
I am fluent in French.
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​jwalker@sbhcutah.org

Nellie Walker

Prevention Specialist 
Washington County
Years in Prevention: < 1 
Current Prevention Passion:  Personal Empowerment Program (PEP) in Washington County!
Do you coach any youth sports? 
I I coach softball, basketball, and soccer in my community.
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(435) 634-5604
slaws@sbhcutah.org

​Stetson Laws

Prevention Specialist
Washington County
Years in Prevention: < 1 
Current Prevention Passion: Resilience. Our youth are experiencing a crisis of resilience right now and too often turning to substance use or self-harm in order to cope. 
When is your birthday? 
Christmas Day.
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vdiaz@sbhcutah.org

Vanessa Diaz

Prevention Specialist
​Washington County
Years in Prevention: < 1 
Current Prevention Passion: Providing youth with the skills they need to build their own opportunities for a better future full of positive impactful choices. 
Do you have a parrot? 
Yes, I taught him Spanish and he will gladly ask if you want a taco. 

Iron County
245 E. 680 S. Cedar City, UT 84720
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(435) 867-7649
hbaxley@sbhcutah.org

Heidi Baxley

Prevention Specialist Supervisor
​Iron County
Years in Prevention: 9
Current Prevention Passion: E-cigs, but it will probably change.
What are you a closet fan of?
Korean soap operas.
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(435) 867-7649
amcneill@sbhcutah.org

Annie McNeill

AmeriCorps VISTA
Years in Prevention: 5
Current Prevention Passion: Public speaking! I love using my voice to educate others about the dangers of substance abuse.
Are you TikTok famous? Not really, but I do have a lot of followers.  
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​(435) 867-7649
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ncurtis@sbhcutah.org

​Naomi Curtis

Prevention Specialist
​Iron County
Years in Prevention: <1 
Current Prevention Passion: 
Mental health awareness and underage substance abuse
Do you like amusement parks? Yes I love them! Rollercoasters and thrill experiences are the best.
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(435) 867-7649
bveater@sbhcutah.org

BreAnn Veater

Prevention Specialist
​Iron County
Years in Prevention: 3
Current Prevention Passion: Youth Coalition
What is something you could research all day? 
Paranormal events.
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​(435) 867-7649
​sjewkes@sbhcutah.org

Shaylee Jewkes

AmeriCorps VISTA
Years in Prevention: <1 
Current Prevention Passion: 
Helping to strengthen families and communities, and especially those in marginalized groups
Are you left or right handed? I'm left handed for most things, and right handed for some!
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​(435) 867-7649
​spenner@sbhcutah.org

Sarah Penner

Prevention Specialist
​Iron County
Years in Prevention: <1 
Current Prevention Passion: 
Spreading awareness and increasing education in an effort to protect our community! 
How many different European countries have  you lived in? 5!

Garfield County
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(435) 676-8176
mveater@sbhcutah.org

Melissa Veater

Prevention Specialist Supervisor
Beaver, Iron, Garfield, & Kane County
Years in Prevention: 18
Current Prevention Passion: Bringing communities together; quality parenting
How do pronounce your last name? Vader, like Darth Vader, (but I hate Star Wars)...
609 North Main, Suite 6, Panguitch, UT 84759
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(435) 676-8176
hdunton@sbhcutah.org

Heather Dunton

Prevention Specialist
​Garfield County
Years in Prevention: 2
Current Prevention Passion: Social development strategy.
What is you favorite holiday? Halloween!
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​(435) 676-8176
kjohnson@shbcutah.org

​Kelci Johnson

Prevention Specialist 
Garfield County
Years in Prevention: <1 
Current Prevention Passion: Bringing communities together; quality parenting
Most satisfying activity? Finding flat, smooth rocks, perfect for skipping.


Kane County
310 S. 100 E. #11, Kanab, UT 84741
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(435) 644-4520
​lhendrickson@sbhcutah.org

​Lisa Hendrickson​

Prevention Specialist
​Kane County
Years in Prevention: < 1
Current Prevention Passion: Mindfulness Stress Reduction
Have you ever worked at a zoo? Yes! I worked at the Utah Hogle Zoo in multiple positions. I got to work with everything from spiders to hippos to tree kangaroos


Beaver County
75 W. 1175 N. Beaver, UT 84713
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(435) 438-5537
rhutchings@sbhcutah.org

Ronda Hutchings

Prevention Specialist
​Beaver County
Years in Prevention: 19
Current Prevention Passion: Suicide prevention
Do you have a nickname? 
The kids at school call me "Ro Ro", or "Mamma Ro Ro".
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​(435) 438-5537
ebradshaw@sbhcutah.org

​Lizzie Bradshaw

Prevention Specialist
​Beaver County​
Years in Prevention: <1
Current Prevention Passion: Mental health and awareness/ suicide prevetion.
Favorite drink? 
Diet Coke is life.
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​(435) 438-5537
​mmcmullin@sbhcutah.org

Megan McMullin

Prevention Specialist
​Beaver County
Years in Prevention: <1
Current Prevention Passion:  Bringing communities together. I am excited to  start bringing prevention events to Milford.

Have you ever owned a dance studio? 
Yes, I owned a dance studio for 3 years and I coached our local high school drill team for 5 years.

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