Staff

Daniel Taylor : Administrative Director and Owner
Daniel has Bachelor Degrees in Sociology and Child Development with emphasis in criminology and middle age childhood from Southern Utah University. He has fourteen years in the field of working with troubled teens and teens with disabilities. Daniel has worked in Youth Corrections, County Mental Health, a Psychiatric Hospital and a Drug and Alcohol Hospital for teens and several residential treatment centers.

Daniel’s experience includes working with autistic and deaf children, teens and adults with felony convictions, male sex offenders, adults and teens in psychiatric hospitals and teens in residential treatment centers. Daniel and his wife were licensed as an Acute Therapeutic Foster Care home and worked with ungovernable teenagers in their home; implemented treatment plans, taught life skills and worked toward reunification of teens with their family and society.

Daniel is also a consultant working with other Therapeutic Boarding Schools, parents and various youth programs.

Hyrum Taylor : Training Officer and Owner
Hyrum has been involved with helping troubled youth for over ten years. He was a Volunteer Mentor with inner city gangs in Chicago for two years. He has a Bachelors Degree from Southern Utah University in Sociology and Psychology. Hyrum is a Certified Instructor for the American Red Cross in First Aid and CPR and a Certified Instructor in Positive Control Systems, a de-escalation and appropriate restraint process.

Hyrum has worked as a Psychiatric Technician in a teen drug and alcohol hospital. He also worked as an Assistant Director and Supervisor in a residential treatment center where he supervised staff and residents. Hyrum currently trains staff and addresses safety issues.

Phyllis Charles : Admissions Director
Phyllis has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management and Accounting. She has over 25 years experience in the Accounting Field, working for school districts, nonprofit organizations and manufacturing companies in positions such as Accounting Manager, Controller and Director of Budget and Finance. Phyllis has been a member of the Institute of Management Accountants and the American Society of Women Accountants.

Phyllis has served several years on the Board of Directors for the Interior Rivers State Fair and the Aniak Day Care Association both in Alaska. She has also volunteered in her community and her church for years. She is currently the Congregation Coordinator for her church’s matching funds agency.

Phyllis has worked at Integrity House since August 2004 and is currently the Admissions Director.

Deborah Hays : Clinical Therapist
Deborah Hays is a master’s level therapist who works with the residents and their families at the Academy of Eastern Arizona. Prior to this position, Deborah worked for 12 years as a crisis and family therapist in northern Arizona, Tucson and Milwaukee. With a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, majoring in Business, she has also been employed in mental health as a Program Director for a home-based children’s counseling agency, a Director of Quality Management for an adult acute-care psychiatric hospital and a Marketing Director for a home health care agency.

As a community public speaker, Deborah has trained mental health care providers, CPS works and law enforcement staff on "Working with Drug Affected Families." She has also spoken to retirement communities on "Surviving the Jungle of Home Health Care."

Deborah is active in the community serving as an American Red Cross emergency volunteer, Board Member for St. Catherine’s Residence for Women and President-Elect for the Health Care Public Relations and Marketing Society of SE Wisconsin.

Heidi Mock : Education Director/Principal
Heidi has worked for forty years with high risk children in the special education department of public schools and with adolescent treatment programs. She has experience setting up special purpose schools and maintaining their accreditation.

Heidi has a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah with a minor in Special Education. She has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Development. Heidi also holds an Administrative Certificate.

She volunteers with Victims Advocate for a battered women’s shelter and is also a court appointed special advocate for children from dysfunctional homes. Heidi is experienced in teaching the 12 Step Program principles.

Heidi has been a candidate for the Utah State House of Representatives and active in Utah politics and community activities. She has served on several boards including: Vice President of the Utah Association for Children with Learning Disabilities; Chairperson for the Children’s Committee, Redwood Community Council; Chairperson for the Utah Alliance for Special Education; Member of the Board of Directors for Utah State Mental Health Association to name a few.

Ruth: Team Leader/Student Advocate
Ruth has been working with teens and families for 10+ years and she is excellent at what she does! Some parents that enter our program will have the opportunity to work with Ruth on the progress of there daughter. Ruth is very organized and disciplined in her work and wants the best for each girl that enters the Academy. Each girl that goes through the program comes to not only love ruth but respect her for what she does. Ruth is a huge component in Treatment Team and her input is vital to the girls success and graduating the Academy.