MEET THE TEAM

EMILY@RECHOUSE.ORG

Emily is a Recreation Therapist and a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) through the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC).  She is also a member of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA). Emily has a Masters of Science in Recreation; Recreation Therapy from Indiana University's School of Public Health. Emily has experience working with children, adolescents, and adults with developmental disabilities within Mental Health. She looks forward to working with her employees to create attainable individualized goals focussing on but not limited to; community integration, job task mastery, and effective interpersonal relationship skills. Emily's mission is to create accessibility to leisure, promote inclusivity within her community, and increase employment for adults with developmental disabilities.

KRISTIN@RECHOUSE.ORG

As a Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Dr. Steele has more than fifteen years of professional experience and has worked with children, teens, and adults throughout her career in hospital, outpatient and private practice settings. She has spent the past 10 years in healthcare leadership, managing and developing new behavioral health programs for underserved populations. Her passion for mental health work was ignited as an adolescent when she began volunteering for local community-based agencies that served individuals with mental illness. Having been a volunteer and professional for many non-profit and private mental health organizations, Dr. Steele has continued to witness the divide that exists with access to care and quality of services. She is committed to combating stigma and barriers to effect meaningful change. In 2020, this passion drove her and her co-founder to find Together Tree. As a certified Instructor in both the National Council's Youth Mental Health First Aid and Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) programs, her mission is to bring critical mental health health information and tools to all..

MARK@RECHOUSE.ORG

Mark joined the Shine Campaign in 2018 as Managing Director of Investments.  Prior to joining Shine, Mark was Director of Impact Investing at Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship at Santa Clara University. Mark’s background includes leadership positions in both the for-profit and nonprofit sectors.  He has over 20 years of experience in the investment management industry, including a Partner and Member of the Management Committee at Nicholas-Applegate Capital Management (NACM) a global investment management firm. At NACM he led business units and was Lead Portfolio Manager for both traditional equity and alternative hedge fund investment strategies. NACM has since been purchased by Allianz Global Advisors.  Mark began his career with IBM. He earned his Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Loyola Law School, and B.S. and B.A. degrees from Loyola Marymount University. Mark has also enrolled in graduate studies at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, involving complex emergencies, refugee healthcare and environmental studies.