Meet Our Team
Case Management Staff
Elyria:
Emma Basci
Case Manager
Emma is a graduate of Firelands High School. She attended Lorain County Community college and received her Associates of Arts degree in psychology. Currently, she enjoys her position as a community case manager at Charak Center.
Albert Christian
Case Manager
Analia Colon, CDCA
Addiction’s Case Manager, Therapist, and Group Leader
Analia has her associates of Arts degree and has her CDCA. She works as a case manager but also does assessments and AOD therapy. Analia works out of the Elyria office.
Sarina Colon
Case Manager
Sarina is a Case Manager in the Elyria office. Sarina received her Associates of Science from Bowling Green State University in 2012 and her bachelors of Arts in English from Cleveland State University in 2015. Sarina moved back to the Lorain County area in 2018 after living in Columbus for five years. She has always been passionate about mental health and loves helping her clients in any way that she can.
Summer Flemming
Case Manager
Summer is an Ohio University Graduate with a degree in Sociology and Criminology. She works in the Elyria office.
Nikki Kopp
Case Manager
Nichole worked as the front desk assistant in Elyria for a year before becoming a case manager.
Lori Kuntz
Case Manager
Alesha Mahone
Case Manager
Amber Mahone
Case Manager
Marisa Rodgers
Case Manager
Marissa holds a B.S. degree in Psychology from South University in Savannah, Georgia, and has a CDCA I & II license for patients battling alcohol and drug addiction. She has multiple roles at Charak Center providing case management, as well as therapy to our patients in Elyria.
Mark Sickora
Case Manager
Mark is a licensed chemical dependency counselor assistant and a licensed peer support specialist who has been in the field for over two years. Mark is currently attending Lorain County Community College for Social Work. His hobbies include music and art.
Garfield Heights:
Michell Adam
Case Manager
Lishawn Burton
Case Manager
Lishawn started at Charak in 2011. She has worked with PHP and IOP clients, and helps coordinate transportation for patients in groups and with appointments.
Micah Clay
Case Manager
Ava Cook
Case Manager
Bethany Longstaff
Case Manager
Bethany attended Bowling Green State University where she acquired her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She is currently studying to obtain her Masters of Science in Mental Health Counseling. Bethany is a case manager at the Garfield Heights Location.
Justin Mack
Case Manager
Justin was born in New York and moved to Cleveland in September of 2014. He began his medical career as an EMS dispatcher while attending EMT school through UH hospital. Justin also attended Bryant and Stratton studying social work to achieve his goal to become a LISW. Helping others has always been his passion.
Renae Moore
Case Manager
Renae is a graduate of Twinsburg High School. She studied sociology with a focus in marriage and family studies at Bethel University. During her time at Bethel, she became president of her school’s BSU organization and served as a staff administrator and mentor for a local ministry. She is very passionate about mental health and keeping families together. Her hobbies include reading, volunteering in youth groups, church, nature hikes, and shopping.
Chloe Waters
Case Manager
Scott Wells
Case Manager
Medina:
Caitlin Green
Case Manager
Caitlin graduated from Tiffin Univeristy in 2017 with a bachelor's degree in Forensic Psychology and a minor in Forensic Science. She is currently working toward earning her master's degree in Psychology from Tiffin University as well. She has a background in mental health and substance use in teens, earning both her CDCA and QMHS. She is a case manager at the Medina location.
Erik Mckean
Case Manager
Erik is a 2003 graduate of Kent State University. He has been in the medical field of case management and counseling for the last 9 years. Currently, he is a case manager at Charak Center. In his free time, Erik enjoys spending time with his family and gardening.
Mentor:
Renee Carder
Case Manager
Kalie Warren
Case Manager
Stow:
Heather Jacobs
Case Manager
Charline Minter
Case Manager
Charline is a graduate of Kent State University majoring in human development and family studies, with a concentration in family life education. It was in this program where she learned how to effectively manage a crisis among family members, and how to help them strengthen areas in which they are weak. Charline also interned at the Kent State Sexual Relationship and Violence Center on campus after completing her degree.
Hannah Predojev
Case Manager
Hannah was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. She graduated from Ashland University in December of 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Journalism and a minor in Public Relations. She comes from a family of five, and has a fraternal twin named Megan and a younger brother named Nate. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, creating art, traveling to new cities, cooking and spending time with friends. Throughout her time in the journalism industry, childcare and assisted living, she loved working with others and making a difference, and is very excited to be a part of the Charak Center team.
Brandon Tate
Case Manager
Karlie Wardlaw
Case Manager
