About Southwest Prevention

The State of Utah has designated 13 Local Substance Abuse Authorities (LSAA) to provide professional expertise in Substance Abuse 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 12 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 abuse and prevention education services and questions.

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Administration

Click on one of our staff to learn more about them

(435) 634-5652
lreid@sbhcutah.org
​​474 W. 200 N.
​St. George, Utah 84770

​Logan Reid

Director of Prevention & Education Services

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Years in Prevention: 12 at Southwest, 16 (if you count high school and college)
Current Prevention Passion: Scientifically proven parenting strategies.
Did you have a CB radio handle in high school? Yes; Lil' Buford.

(435) 867-7622
asain@sbhcutah.org​
​245 E. 680 S. 
Cedar City, UT 84720

Allen Sain

Regional Director
​of Southern Utah Prevention 

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Washington County

474 W. 200 N. 3rd Floor, St. George, UT 8477

(435) 634-5604
tstromberg@sbhcutah.org

Kim Hutchison

Prevention Secretary
​Washington County

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Years in Prevention: 6
Current Prevention Passion: Parents being involved with their children to prevent underage drinking.
Top 3 favorite movies? Man From Snowy River; How To Train Your Dragon (in 3D); Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

(435) 634-5653
twillie@sbhcutah.org

Teresa Willie

Prevention Specialist
Washington County 

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Years in Prevention: 20
Current Prevention Passion: Suicide prevention and healthy body image.
Who is your doppleganger? Merida from Brave

(435) 634-5663
awight@sbhcutah.org

Abigail Wight 

Prevention Specialist
​Washington County

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Years in Prevention: 3
Current Prevention Passion: Public speaking
Hugs? Yes

​(435) 634-5651
kbrandon@sbhcutah.org

Katie Brandon

Prevention Specialist
Washington County 

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Years in Prevention: 4
Current Prevention Passion: youth suicide prevention
Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings? It's no secret that I wish I was living in the wizarding world of Harry Potter.

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Iron County
245 E. 680 S. Cedar City, UT 84720

(435) 867-7649
hbaxley@sbhcutah.org

Heidi Baxley

Prevention Specialist
​Iron County

Years in Prevention: 7
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
bveater@sbhcutah.org

BreAnn Veater

Prevention Specialist
​Iron County

Years in Prevention: 7
Current Prevention Passion: E-cigs, but it will probably change.
What are you a closet fan of? Korean soap operas.

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Garfield County
609 North Main, Suite 6, Panguitch, UT 84759

(435) 676-8176
mveater@sbhcutah.org

Melissa Veater

Prevention Specialist
Garfield County

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Years in Prevention: 17
Current Prevention Passion: Bringing communities together; quality parenting
How do pronounce your last name? Vader, like Darth Vader, (but I hate Star Wars)...

(435) 676-8176
weyre@sbhcutah.org

Wendy Eyre

Prevention Specialist
​Garfield County

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Years in Prevention: 1.5
Current Prevention Passion: Family bonding
What are you famous for? Homemade bread

Kane County
310 S. 100 E. #11, Kanab, UT 84741

(435) 644-4520
aheaton@sbhcutah.org

Ashley Heaton

Prevention Specialist
​Kane County

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years in prevention: 8
current prevention passion: preventing use and abuse of cannabis
favorite time of the day? nap time

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Beaver County

75 W. 1175 N. Beaver, UT 84713

(435) 438-5537
rhutchings@sbhcutah.org

Ronda Hutchings

Prevention Specialist
​Beaver County

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Years in Prevention: 17
Current Prevention Passion: Suicide prevention
Do you have a nickname? The kids at school call me "Ro Ro", or "Mamma Ro Ro".

(435) 438-5537
mgines@sbhcutah.org

Maddy Gines

AmeriCorps VISTA

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Years in Prevention: Just over one
Current Prevention Passion: Decreasing risk factors and increasing protective factors
What is something you hate, but wished you loved? Cilantro. I think it tastes like soap (it's genetic, look it up), so it always ruins delicious Mexican food.