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Meet Our Staff

Eric Dahlin
Co-Owner/Founder, Business Administrator

Eric has worked in the high-tech industry for 20+ years, with the last 15 years in Engineering Management with Seagate Technology, a Fortune 500 company, where he earned US Patents and Technical achievement awards.
Crossroads Academy

"Although working in the high-tech field has been challenging and rewarding, the decision to leave and start Crossroads Academy was not a difficult one. I have enjoyed working with the youth in my community in both Boy Scouts and church organizations for the past decade. This opportunity to work fulltime with struggling adolescents, helping them make positive changes in their lives, will bring much more personal joy and satisfaction than anything I could have ever experienced in my previous career."

Eric enjoys many outdoor activities, including wakeboarding, skiing, mountain biking, and scuba diving. He is a competitive racquetball player, sponsored by Head, and passionately believes in the physical and emotional health benefits of proper nutrition and exercise. Along with business operation responsibilities, Eric will be working closely with fitness and nutrition experts to ensure each student receives proper exercise and a healthy diet that promotes recovery and improves overall health and performance.

Eric and his wife Dianne have been married 24 years. They have 3 wonderful children, Matthew (22), Jeffrey (20), and Annie (17).

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Meet Our Staff

Ian D. Feinauer, Ph. D., LMFT

Ian has a Ph.D. in Marriage and Family Therapy from Brigham Young University. His research emphasis was on implicit process rules and their affects on adolescent symptomology such as depression and anxiety. Ian also received his B.A. in Psychology with an emphasis in recreational therapy from the University of Utah and a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy from the University of Kentucky.

Ian's clinical experience at the University of Kentucky included working with couples, depression, lower SES families, and juvenile sex offenders and their victims. After completing his masters degree Ian worked at Turn-About Ranch in Escalante, Utah. While at Turn-About, Ian gained an appreciation for the experiential therapeutic potentials of working with adolescents in a residential treatment/ranch setting. He became more interested in working with adolescents and their families. While at Brigham Young University, Ian specialized in working with adolescents and their families, premarital couples, addiction, juvenile sex offenders and trauma survivors. Ian also pursued more training in psychodynamic and developmental theory. This has helped shape his approach to individual issues and compliments his systemic background that is entrenched in family therapy theory. After Ian attended BYU, he sought out a job with and worked for Second Nature Wilderness Program in Duchesne Utah. While at Second Nature Ian was able to truly develop and come into his own as a therapist. He had the opportunity to work with both adolescent boys and girls. While at Second Nature Ian developed a passion for the conceptualization of adolescent issues and an appreciation for the hurdles that youth are faced with in today's society.
Ian

Since Leaving Second Nature in April of 2007 Ian has worked for various programs as well as doing some private practice. Ian was able to run one Residential program for adolescents as well as consulting for and developing two other programs. Ian is excited to be working at Crossroads and has dedicated himself to continued education and skill development both clinically and personally.

In addition, Ian has conducted and facilitated discussions as well as has presented research and theory related to family differentiation and eating disorders, family leisure patterns, family of origin and adult alcohol use, juvenile sex offenders, and the effects of marital quality on individual health at national and regional conferences. Ian has also published papers relating to family literacy, family rules, and family and child well being, and has submitted several publications related to family process rules, the effects of sex abuse on male victims as well as the epistemologies of learning and knowing.

In addition to Ian's clinical background he also has a degree in Fire Science as he once pursued a career as a fire fighter. He also spent ten years as a river guide in the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Besides having a substantial effect on his own life, as a river guide Ian noticed the effects that wilderness and experiential learning has on individuals as well as family systems. This had an effect on him as he pursued his career as a therapist and has shaped his thoughts and feelings regarding change and each persons potential.

Ian still loves to run rivers, snowboard, wakeboard, ride his mountain bike, rock climb, and eat ice cream. Ian is the oldest of five children and an avid Portland Trailblazers fan. He is fluent in French and loves to travel when he can

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Jason Dalton, MS, LCSW
Crossroads Academy - Jason Dalton

Jason earned a B.S. in Family Science in 1997 and then went on to complete his Masters of Social Work in 1999, both from Brigham Young University.

Jason's clinical experience while at Brigham Young University included working at the VA medical Center both on the inpatient psychiatric unit as well as with the homeless population. He also spent time in an adult substance abuse program. Jason then worked with the Family Support and Treatment Center providing therapy for children, adolescents, couples, and families. Here he was trained in play therapy and sandplay therapy, the latter he has incorporated into his ongoing work with adolescents as an adjunct to individual and family therapy. Since completing his Master's degree Jason has worked with adolescents in the residential and wilderness treatment settings. For the last six years Jason has been working for the Second Nature Wilderness Programs in Duchesne, Utah. Jason was initially drawn to wilderness therapy by a desire to help students better transition from their wilderness experience into their residential setting and is now better prepared than ever to help students with this transition and to continue to build on the work that many of them have started in the wilderness.

Prior to Jason's clinical experience he worked with adolescents in a variety of community and treatment program settings since 1993. Jason has a great love and appreciation for adolescents and the struggles that are unique to this stage in life. For nearly 20 years now he has been working with adolescents in the community through work and other adolescent focused groups. This has been a natural fit and his own life has been greatly influenced by the many wonderful young people that he has been able to interact with. In his clinical work he enjoys drawing on his training and education, as well as his personal experiences while he works to understand each student and their individual struggles and strengths.
Crossroads Academy - Jason Dalton

The outdoors and recreation have always been a powerful part of Jason's life and he has spent a lot of his time in pursuit of these activities. "When I was about 10 or 11 I put on my first pair of skis. These were the red plastic one's that you strapped onto your snow boots. It wasn't much, but it was a start and I remember the magical sensation of sliding down a hill on skis. It has been a passion that I have pursued since that day. Skiing has provided a great opportunity to connect with family and friends, to challenge myself physically and emotionally, and to develop a sense of mastery while having a great deal of fun." Being on a bike has also been a natural part of Jason's life. He has been riding a bike in some form or another for most of his life. Whether skiing, biking, or hiking, and usually taking a lot of pictures along the way, Jason has found a place for connecting, serenity, curiosity and exploring, as well as challenging himself in the great outdoors. He is looking forward to incorporating this in his continued work with adolescents at Crossroads Academy.

Jason loves spending time with his wife Melanie of nearly 17 years and four daughters. He has learned a lot of patience teaching each of his four daughters to ski. They spend as much time as possible in the winter up on the slopes as a family. He enjoys supporting his wife and daughters in their own pursuits around dance and the arts as well. As a family much of their time is spent outdoors exploring, working, sharing and connecting.

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Micky Knapton
Recreation Director, Sports Instructor



For the past 10+ years Micky has been working as a Mechanical Designer in the California Bay Area. While this career has been very demanding, Micky has always found time for his passion – boarding. Skateboarding, surfing, snowboarding, and wakeboarding, have all been a big part of his life for the past 20+ years.

In addition to mechanical design, Micky has professionally taught skateboarding to a wide range of students. His students have ranged from first timers to students who are in competitions. More than one of his students has gone on to become sponsored skateboarders.

Combining his skills as a mechanical designer and his love for teaching various types of boarding, Micky has developed a skateboard cable system. This harness system allows a person to learn to skate at various levels, including the mastering of advanced tricks, while maintaining a superior level of safety. This system will be implemented at Crossroads Academy’s skate park to help keep your son as safe as possible. Micky is also the designer and co-owner of the Force Skateboard Tool company. This company’s team riders include professional skateboarders like: Steve Caballero, Jason Adams, Caswell Berry, and soon to be added Louie Barletta.

Micky has been married to his wife Malena since July 2000. They are the proud parents of one boy and two girls (twins!). Being young parents keeps them on their toes, but brings them infinite joy.

"Over the years, boarding sports have been my escape. These are sports that constantly challenge me and have provided me with a healthy escape from the pressures and trials of life. I have used these sports to help overcome my own personal struggle with substance abuse in my adolescent and young adult years. I believe that it is imperative for anyone who is trying to conquer hardships and/or addictions in his/her life, to have some healthy form of escape-an activity that is good for the body and soul. For me this escape has always been boarding. These different boarding sports have helped me replace the bad with the good, and provided a way to keep the world from conquering me.
Crossroads Academy - Micky Knapton

I have been fortunate enough to see this type of escape also work in the lives of many of my students. I still get Christmas cards/letters from grateful parents and students of years past. I love this work. It has been very rewarding to see the positive influence I have been able to have on the lives of these adolescents. Now as a parent, I understand more fully the importance of good role models, good friends, and healthy escapes in the lives of our children."

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