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Dr. Scott Whittle — Counselor/Director of Development
Scott brings nearly twenty years of experience in pastoral ministry to The Bridge. His passions are teaching, building teams, facilitating groups, and writing. He is also a skilled counselor, having thousands of hours of contact with people from all walks of life. In addition to counseling, Scott will help The Bridge in its fundraising efforts. Scott received his doctorate while studying in Vancouver, British Columbia. He is married to Kim, and together they have two precious children: Nakata and Elijah. When he’s not at The Bridge, Scott enjoys spending time with his family, hiking, reading and playing racquetball.
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Carol Cannon, M.A., C.A.D.C.
Co-founder and program director at The Bridge, she earned her master's degree in education and counseling
from Andrews University, where she was honored for her work in designing a therapeutic model for breaking
the transgenerational cycle of addiction and family dysfunction. Her continuing education includes training
at Rutger's Summer School of Alcoholism Studies. Carol is the author of Never Good Enough: Growing Up Imperfectly
in a "Perfect" Family and two drug-prevention programs for parochial schools, Caring for Yourself & Others and
Drug & Alcohol Resistance Training. She is currently writing Hooked on Unhappiness: How to Break the Chronic
Misery Habit. She has been published in numerous periodicals in the U.S. and other countries. Carol
brings profound but practical insight to her teaching that is the by-product of her personal healing journey.
She and her husband Paul are the proud parents of two sons, one of whom is a Ph.D. in cell biology and the
other a C.P.A. Carol enjoys jogging, decorating, landscaping, and grandmothering.
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Paul Cannon, M.A., M.Div.
Co-founder, executive director and chaplain of The Bridge to Recovery, Paul has pastored in the SDA Kentucky/Tennessee
Conferences and has served as an assistant conference youth director in the Washington, D.C. area. He also taught in the
undergraduate religion department at Andrews University for eight years. He has been involved in adolescent, family, and
substance abuse counseling for twenty-five years, conducting programs on family issues including Parenting for Problem
Prevention and Capable of Caring: Ministering to Families in Pain. He enjoys hiking, bird watching, photography and
playing with his four grandchildren.
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Judy Harroff, B.A.
Judy is a life skills trainer at The Bridge. She earned her undergraduate degree in education from Ball State University
and is currently pursuing graduate studies. Judy says that she has used every medicator known to man, from drugs in her
hippie days to perfectionism and workaholism in adulthood. After years of teaching, counseling and overworking, she hit
bottom and found herself drinking again because her more socially-approved addictions weren't working anymore. She came
to The Bridge as a client in 1994 to "address her issues" but admits that her hidden agenda was to fix her spouse. When she
left 99 days later, she had a sense of self for the first time in her life. She has worked a rigorous program of recovery from
then until now. Like an ideal big sister, Judy freely shares her experience from the standpoint of a recovering "relationship
junkie" who tried to fill the hole in her soul with people, places and things. Her specialty is what she calls "rebirthing
midwifery" and "inner parent life skills coaching." She has recently semi-retired but still serves Bridge clients whenever
possible.
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Tina Craft
Tina has been a friend of The Bridge for many years before joining the staff. For 15 years, she volunteered to give
periodic 4th Step (personal inventory) programs for Bridge clients and became a mentor to many. Her journey of recovery
began 19 years ago when she found that she had lost herself and her enthusiasm for life. The ways she'd been taught to
manage her life no longer worked. With the help of loving mentors, she began a lifelong journey of recovery using the
twelve steps of A.A. Her attendance as a client at our codependency program helped her understand and deal with some
of the roadblocks she was experiencing in her recovery. Because she is so grateful for the joy her Twelve-Step journey
has given her, she has a passion for sharing what she has learned.
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Susan Tutino MA, DTR
Susan is a counselor at the Bridge. She earned her Bachelors’ degree from Western Kentucky University and her Masters’
degree from Antioch New England Graduate School in Keene, New Hampshire. Susan has been working in the substance abuse
field for several years. Prior to that she completed an internship at River Oaks Hospital in New Orleans, Louisiana
working in the sexual trauma unit and the eating disorders unit focusing on expressive art therapies. Susan is a grateful
recovering addict who began her journey in 1998. She and her husband Tom are blessed with two fantastic children, Jessica
and Anthony.
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Kimberly C. Whittle, B.A.
Kimberly began her personal recovery journey at The Bridge in 1990. Her past self-destructive lifestyle included addictions
to alcohol, drugs and relationships. She is also survivor of sexual, physical, and emotional abuse. Kim's journey of recovery
has given her the experience, strength and hope that have transformed her into a serene, joyful and committed wife and mother
of two. Kim holds a BA in Psychology and has accumulated over 20 years experience in the field of counseling and human services.
She has focused her efforts on work with domestic violence survivors as well as facilitating Christian Twelve-Step groups
and sexual survivor groups.
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Gerald Wood, M.A.
Gerald has returned to work part-time at The Bridge, which he considers his second home, following his retirement from a
lengthy career in business and industry. He received his M.A. from the University of Alabama and is currently re-activating
his certification as a chemical counselor. He has been actively involved in twelve-step groups for several years and has
facilitated group counseling sessions and family week programs in various churches and treatment centers. His avocations
include running, golf, weight-lifting, and being the best dad and granddad he can be to his daughters and their children.
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Doc Garvin MA, LPCA, CAC
Doc is a counselor at the Bridge. He graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1996 with a BA in psychology and from Naropa
University in 2008 with a Master’s in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology. Doc is licensed as a professional counselor
associate and is certified as an Addictions Counselor. He is trained in gestalt therapy and is a certified mindfulness /
awareness instructor. Doc brings with him several years of NA, AA, GA and Al Anon experience and has worked extensively
with human beings and their addiction / mental health issues for ten + years. He believes that healthy recovery and
development (to include healing of early childhood traumas), can be facilitated under the guidance of a professional
counselor in a safe setting through cathartic expression of anger and grief followed by an exploration and re-establishment
of contact boundaries. Doc resides in Kentucky with his wife and two sons.
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