Our team
Leadership below. Behind them, a clinical, educational, recreational, and overnight team of dedicated staff who keep the house running — and keep it feeling like a house.
Leadership
President & CEO
With HOC since 2015
Sheldon came to HOC from outside the residential treatment industry — moved by the impact and shocked by the trauma the boys carry. He spent years in operational and leadership roles before stepping into the President & CEO chair. His leadership thesis: HOC works because the team carries the weight together, and the work begins with a calm, peaceful environment that is itself part of the treatment.
Executive Director
Since July 2020 · MSW, UMKC
Michelle joined HOC in July 2020 as Executive Director, bringing clinical training (MSW, University of Missouri–Kansas City) and a deep operational instinct. She oversees clinical operations, staff development, and the integrity of HOC’s CARF accreditation. Her practice: holding clinical rigor and homelike warmth in the same hand.
Program Coordinator
Daily program · Case-team liaison
Kerin runs the daily program — the rhythms, routines, and connections that make HOC feel like a home rather than a facility. She is the primary liaison with Children’s Division case teams and the family-of-record for residents. Her role is the one that quietly holds the whole house together.
Lead BHT
Direct care leadership
Deion leads HOC’s direct-care team — the Behavioral Health Technicians who are with the residents from wake-up through lights-out. He models the practice of being present without being heavy-handed. Trauma-informed, patient, and present in the moments that count most for the boys.
The rest of the house
Behind the leadership team, HOC's daily operation is held up by Behavioral Health Technicians (BHTs), on-site educators, recreational and enrichment staff, kitchen and household team, and overnight care. We hire for trauma-informed practice and long-tenure commitment. Most of our staff have been at HOC for years. That's intentional — stability is one of our four pillars.
The people don't change. Same faces at breakfast. Same faces at lights-out. The same staff at HOC two years from now. For boys who have lived through churn, that consistency is the quietest promise we make.
If you've spent your career thinking about how to do this work better — we want to talk to you.