ACTION FOR THE BETTERMENT
OF OUR COMMUNITY
CONTACT INFORMATION
Staff
Kara Graveman, LAC, MS, CPS
Executive Director
Phone: (605) 347-2991
Fax: (605) 347-4944
Alternative Phone: (605) 269-4733
Certified in SBIRT, PRI Instructor, LifeSkills, PRIME for Life, Project SUCCESS, and SAPST
Franke Strickland, MSW, CAC
Assistant Director
Phone: (605) 269-4755
Certified in PRIME for Life, LifeSkills, SAPST, Matrix, Safe Dates, Mental Health First Aid, Interactive Journaling and Project SUCCESS
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Dadra Avery, LPC, LAC, NCC, MS
Program Director
Phone: (605) 210-2404
Certified in SBIRT, LifeSkills Instructor, Safe Dates, Project SUCCESS, PRIME for Life, and TruThought
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Sara Ellington LPC, NCC, CAC
Clinical Therapist-New Dawn Clinical Supervisor
Phone: 605-269-4751
sara@sturgisabc.org
Certified in Gottman Method Couples Therapy Level 101 and 102, Medicine Wheel 12-Steps of Wellbriety, Interactive Journaling, and Mental Health First Aid
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Carly Yost, BS, CAC
Counselor
Phone: (605) 269-4770
Certified in LifeSkills, SAPST, MRT and CYT
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Brooke Yenglin, ACT
Counselor Trainee
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Kathy Jensen
Finance Officer
Phone: (605) 347-2991 Ext 207
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Courtney Ramirez
Prevention Coordinator
Phone: 605-644-6522
Certified in LifeSkills and Too Good For Drugs
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Holly Main
ABC Prevention Teacher
Phone: 605-549-5205
Certified in LifeSkills and SAPST
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Main Office Address
1428 Short Track Rd
PO Box 188
Sturgis, SD 57785
(605) 347-2991 phone
(605) 456-9892 fax
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Directions: Take Exit 30 into Sturgis, SD. Turn left onto Williams St. Go to the first four way stop and you will see us on the left hand side.
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