John
Holderegger
President /
CEO
As founder, President and CEO of
MRSI, John possesses a unique understanding of the special needs of
individuals with disabilities and the challenges faced by service
providers. John is a native of Wyoming and holds Bachelor's and Master's
of Science degrees in Psychology from the University of Wyoming. He has
also completed post graduate studies at the University of San Francisco
and University of Northern Colorado. He has been a CARF surveyor for the
past 18 years and has more than a quarter of a century of experience in
the areas of developmental disabilities, mental illness, substance
abuse, co-occurring disabilities and acquired brain injury. He has been
appointed to numerous task forces on disability issues in Wyoming and
California, and is a long-time community representative for the National
Organization on Disabilities. John also serves as a grant reviewer for
SAMHSA and is a board member for NADD. He has been published in a number
of professional journals, and has presented at national and
international conferences. John and co-author Ann Poindexter, MD
published a book of best practices in rural environments for the NADD
Press in October
2006.
Cloyd L.
Cornia
Executive Vice President
Cloyd has been employed by Mountain Regional Services, Inc. since
1988. He started as a front line staff in the first house owned by MRSI,
and has worked his way up the corporate ladder holding the positions of
residential coordinator, vocational coordinator, vice president of
disability services and finally executive vice president. These various
positions have given him a "ground up" education of the company and the
way it works.
Cloyd has extensive business experience which he acquired before
becoming employed by MRSI. He owned his own insurance and real estate
agency for ten years and had extensive experience in management,
training and statistical analysis when being hired by MRSI. He continues
to hold licenses for insurance and real estate sales in Utah. Cloyd
holds an undergraduate degree in business, and a master of business
administration degree (M.B.A.). Cloyd currently owns and operates a
private tax and accounting practice with an extensive clientele. Cloyd
is active in Mail-order, and owns and operates several other businesses.
He is a current member of the National Association of Tax Practitioners
and of the National Society of Accountants.
Terry White
Chief
Operating Officer
Terry has been working in the fields
of behavioral health and social services since the mid 1980's. He holds
a bachelor's degree in sociology from North Texas State University,
and a master's degree in behavioral science from the University
of Texas of the Permian Basin in Odessa, Texas. He is also a certified
professional counselor in the states of Wyoming and Arizona. Terry
has extensive management experience having served most recently as director
of children's services at the La Frontera Center in Tucson, Arizona,
and as senior manager for the Coconino County Department of Health
Services in Page, Arizona. As chief operating officer for MRSI, Terry
directs the daily operations for the fast-growing Cheyenne branch.