Our Team of Providers

Founder & Executive Director of the Foundation for Family Life, (former South Dakota State & University of Nebraska-Lincoln professor), leads development of Foundation initiatives and collaborates with providers and partner programs delivering services (Family Life Coach Institute, Family Life Center, Redwood Recovery, MentorWorks, FatherWorks, NativeWorks, etc.). For three decades Dr. White has focused on strengthening family life through several areas including coaching, mentoring, responsible fatherhood, substance-abuse prevention, & evidence-based risk-prevention programs. He is especially passionate about his work with developing family life coaches around the world (familylifecoachinstitute.org). He worked with Dakota & Lakota tribes to develop a culturally-specific, family-oriented alcohol, drug, & suicide prevention program called Takoja Niwiciyape: Giving Life to the Grandchildren. His experience with design & implementation of fatherhood programs has been key to the successful, federally-funded MentorWorks reentry program (transition from incarceration) that significantly reduces relapse & recidivism. With 40 years of sobriety, Dr. White understands the devastating cycle of addiction & incarceration & how to help those ready to change their destructive life patterns. He served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ in Denver, Colorado (1986-1988), earned Bachelors (1992) & Masters (1994) degrees from Utah State University, & a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University (1997). He co-founded the Dakota Fatherhood Initiative & co-authored the book Why Fathers Count (with Sean Brotherson). He & Alice, his wife of 34 years are the parents of 8 children (7 girls, 1 boy: ranging in age from 16 to 32) & 7 grandchildren.

Casey Telford is the Program Supervisor for our MentorWorks healthy transition homes and Redwood Recovery substance-abuse treatment program. He is a certified Peer Support Specialist, Targeted Case Manager, and MRT instructor (Moral Reconation Therapy), He works with clients directly along with the treatment team to facilitate the progression from intake to graduation. With 5 years of sobriety and graduating the MentorWorks program in 2019 himself, he understands the challenges of recovery. He believes that quitting drugs and/or alcohol is the easy part. Everything that comes after that is the true challenge.

Casey is happily married to his wife Danielle. They have 3 beautiful daughters Amber, Harlowe, and Lylah. He spends every day continuing his recovery journey to be the best possible man and father when given the chance to reunite with Harlowe and Lylah.

Hi, my name is Buddy and I am a certified CPSS / Case Manager at Foundation for Family Life. My interests are art, music, and fitness. One day I hope to become a tattoo artist and own a business revolving around making art and music in all its forms. I came into the recovery world about 5 years ago, but have been sober for a little over 2 years. It took me a lot of trial and error before it finally stuck, but I couldn’t be more grateful that it did. Now I spend my days giving back to the community that was once so giving to me. I wouldn’t be here today without the support I have received here myself and now I get to be that for others. The sense of family and support around here is unlike anything I’ve experienced anywhere else. What separates us from others is the sense of community we have. We understand what it is like to go through recovery because we all are in recovery ourselves. We don’t give up on people because we understand that it takes time to change those behaviors that are so heavily engrained in us. I look forward to continuing the work I do here because it is so important. I’m proud of who I am today and the work that I get to do here at Foundation for Family Life.

My name is Jason Hodges and I enjoy Fishing and camping, when I have the chance I like to weld and build things. I also have 4 years of recovery and really enjoy life now.

What I most enjoy about working here are my experiences I can share with our clients and how I can relate to what they are going through, I hope by seeing where I have come from it can empower their recovery journey.

My name is Chuck Conover and I am 51 years old, I grew up in Sandy, Ut where I played football, basketball and baseball at Jordan high school. I went on to play baseball at the College of eastern Utah for one year and then transferred to the University of Utah where I played football. I have 2 children ages 23 and 20 and I love spending time with them and watching their journey as a proud Dad.

The things I most enjoy about working here are the relationships that I have built and continue to build. I love being a steady figure in these guys life as they navigate each turn in their recovery, I try to listen to what they have to say and give them feedback from my perspective and my experiences.

Corinne Sullivan, BCNP, ASUDC is a Board-Certified Naturopathic Practitioner and Holistic Psychotherapist with 25 years of clinical and educational experience. She specializes in integrating functional medicine, naturopathy, and holistic psychotherapy to support mental health, addiction recovery, and whole-person wellness.

Corinne focuses on identifying root causes of emotional and physical imbalances while helping individuals build resilience, self-awareness, and sustainable lifestyle changes. She is passionate about advancing integrative, preventative approaches to mental health that promote long-term wellbeing and person-centered care.

Dan is a highly skilled licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience as a mental health provider. Dan is the Clinical Director at FFL. Dan’s experience includes working with children, teens, couples and families. Dan is fluent in Spanish and can provide therapy to Spanish speaking clients as well. He is a dedicated professional committed to improving the lives of his clients by helping them see their own potential. Dan’s approach to therapy is helping clients focus on what they can control and supporting them as they make the necessary changes to succeed.