OUR TEAMS
Eastpointe 2 GAST Team
Serving Wayne, Lenoir, Sampson, & Duplin counties
Five County GAST Team
Serving Vance, Franklin, Warren, Halifax, Granville, Chatham, Orange, Person, & Durham counties
Piedmont/Mecklenburg
GAST Team
Serving Cabarrus, Davidson, Mecklenburg, Rowan, Stanly & Union Counties
Sandhills GAST Team
Serving Anson, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Randolph & Richmond counties
Triad GAST Team
Serving Forsyth, Davie, & Stokes counties
Trillium GAST Team
Serving Brunswick, Carteret, New Hanover, Onslow, & Pender counties
Eastpointe 3 GAST Team
Serving Scotland, Robeson, Bladen, &
Columbus counties
ALAMANCE/CASWELL GAST TEAM
RN-BC. 25 years Mental Health experience working with adult and geriatric populations.
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Tammy Curry
BA, QP. 28 Years MH experience, including case management with adults with mental illness and developmental disabilities, and 10 years experience serving geriatric populations.
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Julie Foster
BS, QP. 2 years experience with homeless population, 6 years experience in criminal justice system, 6 years experience with SPMI population, 2 years experience with geriatric population.
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Lynn Parks
EASTPOINTE 1 GAST TEAM
MA, CGH. Melissa's overall experience in human service is 4 years mental health, 5 years Geriatric Care and 1 year Community Relations/Marketing.
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Melissa Lyde
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EASTPOINTE 2 GAST TEAM
RN. Allison has over 20 years mental health experience and 10 years working for GAST.
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Allison Garzo
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FIVE COUNTY GAST TEAM
RN-BC. Background includes over 10 years in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, including 4 years in Leadership Role.
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Lisa Neville
RN. Background includes over 30 years of Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
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Linda Farrell
BA, QP. Background includes 7 years of Geriatric Care Experience and 3 years of Psychiatric/Mental Health Experience.
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Carol Diggs
BA, MS. Background includes over 10 years in Mental Health and 4 years in Geriatric Care.
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Stephani Deberry
PIEDMONT/MECKLENBURG
GAST TEAM
RN, BSN. Dawn has been with the GAST program since 2005. Prior to that she had worked 20 years in the mental health field, and had 1 year working as a nursing home surveyor.
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Dawn Lillard
BS, MA. Melissa has 19 years of experience in Mental Health and 10 years of experience in dementia care. She has been with the GAST program since 2007.
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Melissa Stefanski
RN, BSN. Laura brings over 20 years of experience in mental health and dementia care. She joined the GAST program in 2010.
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Laura Vinton
BA. Denise has been a trainer on the Geriatric Adult Mental Health Specialty Team since 2007, bringing 10 years of dementia care experience to her role as a qualified professional on the team.
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Denise Fink
SANDHILLS GAST TEAM
RN. 25 years Mental Health and Geriatric/Dementia Care.
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Vicki Rhodes
BS, QP. 38 years Geriatric/Dementia Care; 10 years Mental Health Experience
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Shelia Raye
RN, BSN. 15 years Mental Health and Geriatric/Dementia Care experience.
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Michelle Jessup
CRC, LPCA. 15 years Geriatric/Dementia Care; 5 years Mental Health experience
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Jennifer Wright
TRIAD GAST TEAM
Team Lead: Debbie McCauley, MS, Gerontologist, & Licensed ACH Administrator
Contact Info: 336-707-6767
Email: DebbieM@mytahome.com
25 yrs. Mental Health & Substance Use experience; 10 yrs. Dementia Care & Geriatric Case Management, MS in Gerontology.
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Debbie McCauley
RN, BSN. 23 yrs. Geriatric & Dementia Care; 5 years Psychiatric & Home Health; 5 years CNA instructor for FTCC
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Carol Ann Spencer
BA, QP. 10 yrs. Dementia Care Experience and 29 yrs. Mental Health, including Geriatric Case Management
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Crystal Smoot
TRILLIUM GAST TEAM
RN. Background: 22 years nursing experience, 18 years experience in Psychiatric Nursing/Behavioral Health, with 3 years Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalization Nursing Management experience, 4 years experience in Hospice/Home Health Nursing.
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John Dawson
QP, M.Ed. 20 years mental health and physical disabilities experience, 3.5 years dementia care trainer.
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Sherry Pace
QP, MA. 26 years experience as Independent Life Services Director, New Hanover County Senior Resource Center.
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Faye Jacobs
QP, MHA/BSW. 23 years social work experience: 8 years public health social work, 9 years mental health social work/behavioral health, 6 years medical social work.