Dave Frank
Therapist
Dave grew up in Ivory Coast, West Africa, where he learned to appreciate culture and different ways of looking at the world. He spent high school in North Carolina and developed a love for the outdoors including snowboarding, rock climbing, backpacking and mountaineering. His early vagabond career consisted of a summer in Albania, backpacking through Europe, and a summer as a migrant farm worker in Switzerland. He received his Bachelor's degree from Taylor University and then completed his schooling at Ball State University with his Master's in Mental Health Counseling. Dave has significant professional experience with providing counseling with all ages and issues in a number of different settings. He has worked in community based settings, wilderness treatment program for teens, and at a Ropes Course. Ironically what brought him to Idaho (aside from the proximity to City of Rocks) was to work with Larry and Dustin as a therapist at a large residential treatment center in Idaho. We are thrilled to be reunited again! Dave is a licensed Clinical Professional Counselor and brings a great appreciation for the outdoors, experiential therapy, and youth. Dave is married and has two wonderful kids he loves to spend time with when he's not working. Dave chose the counseling profession because of its opportunities to connect with others and motivate them to change their lives for the better.
Dr. Cory Alexander MD
Cory Alexander MD is Board Certified in General Psychiatry and Child/Adolescent Psychiatry. She has been in practice since 1992, and has practiced in Southern Idaho since 1995. In addition to her work at Daybreak Canyon she has a private practice in Twin Falls, and does contract work for a variety of different Mental Health Agencies throughout Idaho. She is a member of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and did her fellowship and residency at the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado. As a Pittsburgh, PA native she still enjoys watching football and spends her spare time downhill skiing, exercising at the local Gold’s Gym, and hiking and rafting in Idaho’s outdoor wonderland.
Being in practice for greater than 18 years she has treated over 1000 adolescents, and has a very pragmatic and holistic approach. She has extensive training and experience in psychotherapy including family therapy, behavioral therapy, cognitive therapy, and the use of psychotropic medications.
Janelle McArthur
Recreation Therapist
Janelle has been working with youth her whole life; starting from helping with her siblings to coaching swim team in her community in Ohio. She has been involved in and enjoys participating in a variety of recreational activities including: caving, rock-climbing, fishing, camping, snowboarding, backpacking, horseback riding, all the water sports, and all traditional sports. She especially enjoys beach volleyball and surfing-after living in Hawaii and working in several programs with the youth from the South Pacific and Asia.
She received her Associates degree at Ricks College in Rexburg, ID, and then furthered her Bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Exercise and Sport Science. She then obtained a Master’s Degree from the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, in Therapeutic Recreation. She became certified as a CTRS (Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist) after completing requirements and her practicum in Salt Lake City at InterMountain Health: Wasatch Canyons Rehabilitation Center for youth. She is also certified as a Red Cross Lifeguard and is also certified to train lifeguards and teach CPR. She has previously worked in treatment based centers for youth in Utah, Hawaii, and Idaho and is excited to continue that at Daybreak!
Janelle strives to create a healthy and positive atmosphere of trust and respect for all the youth she works with. She hopes to help youth develop healthy habits and skills in all areas of wellness. She believes that by helping youth participate and succeed in a variety of recreational activities, the youth will hopefully be able to transfer those successes and achievements to other areas of their lives.
Jen McArthur
Alumni Relations
Jen grew up enjoying the outdoors in the beautiful state of West Virginia. Her passion for children and adolescents started when she worked at summer camp through her college years. She worked at YMCA Camp Horseshoe and later Camp Rim Rock. Jen received her bachelors of science in social work from Warren Wilson College in North Carolina. She continued on to receive her masters of social work from Brigham Young University in Utah. Jen has worked with adolescents and their families over the past seven years in boarding school settings, out-patient therapy, and wilderness setting. She was most recently an Advisor/Associate Director at Carlbrook School. Prior to her experience at Carlbrook she was the after school director at Trend Mental Health, and intern at Wasatch Mental Health and Alldredge Academy. Jen's work has included working with families which is her passion, seeing families come together in unity. Her strong points are leading groups, individual work, and multi-family groups. Jen moonlights by leading parent trips to Haiti for those who are adopting. Jen loves to travel abroad and went with her two sisters on a "Sisters World Trip" to Indonesia, Thailand, Cambodia, India, and Africa. She is excited to combine her love to travel and the desire to serve others with the students at Daybreak. She loves being outside, dancing, and decorating her newly acquired apartment.