Our Staff

 ​​Patricia Hancock, LCSW - Owner/Executive Director 

Contact: cpc@centerforpositivechange.org

Patricia has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Indiana University and a Master of Social Work degree from Indiana University Purdue University in Indianapolis.  She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and is also a certified Supervisor/Facilitator for the Batterer's Intervention Program through the Indiana Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Patricia serves as chairperson for the St. Joseph County Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team and sits on a variety of community boards and committees involved in addressing violence in our community.   She has dedicated the greater part of her 25 year career to tackling the issues of domestic violence as a direct line worker, administrator and as an educator.  Pat investigated allegations of child abuse and neglect  for the Department of Child Services for ten years, taught Social Work at St. Mary's College for six years and for the past six years served as a Clinical Director for a local outpatient mental health provider, helping to meet the needs of victims and their families. Pat is currently involved in research projects looking at how best to address domestic violence in collaboration with the School of Social Work at IUSB where she is currently adjunct faculty. With the assistance of dedicated colleagues and in an attempt to address community need, Pat has created the Center for Positive Change and will continue to combat violence in our neighborhoods and seeks to provide quality services to those most in need.  

Raychel Minasian, LSW​

​  - Substance Use Program Facilitator

  - Mental Health and Addictions Therapist

​Debra Kirchner​

 Human Resource Director/Operations Manager

​Jennifer Archer, BA

​  - Substance Use Program Case Manager

Kathryn (Kat) Kirchner, MRT Certified​

​  - MRT Group Co-Facilitator

  - Substance Use Program Case Manager/Admin. Assistant

​Paige Avery, MSW

  - Mental Health Therapist​   

  - BIP Co-Facilitator

Christian Lankford​

​  - Receptionist/Scheduler

​Steven D. Bright, LCSW

​  - Mental Health and Addictions Therapist

  - EMDR Practitioner

Melisa Lightner​, BA

​  - Clinical Case Manager

  - Insurance Billing Specialist

  - Administrative Assistant

​Dr. V. Thomas Mawhinney, PhD, HSPP

​  - Mental Health and Addictions Supervisor

​Michelle Olson, LCSW, LCAC, CADACII

​  - Mental Health and Addictions Therapist

​Alex Burton, MSW

​  - Mental Health and Addictions Therapist

  - BIP Co-Facilitator

​Neil Pittman, BIP Certified

​  - BIP Group Facilitator

Donna Skorupski, LCSW, RPT-S​

​  - Registered Play Therapist/Supervisor

​Susan Dunn, LCSW, LMFT, LMHC

​  - Clinical Supervisor

  - EDMR Practitioner

  - Mental Health Therapist

​Scott Stein, LPC

​  - Mental Health and Addictions Therapist

  - Child Trauma Therapist

  - Substance Use Group Facilitator

​Libby Elmore, MSW

​  - Mental Health and Addictions Therapist

  - Substance Use Group Facilitator

​Janet Stone, LSW

​  - Mental Health Therapist

​Shelby Geyer, LSW

​  - Domestic Violence Program Case Manager

​Kathy Wenger, LMHC, LCAC

​  - Substance Use Program Supervisor

  - Addictions Therapist

​Tiffany Gibson

​    - Substance Use Group Co-Facilitator