Founder/Owner Benita Quakenbush-Roberts, Ph.D. — CEO
Dr. Quakenbush-Roberts is a licensed psychologist (Utah license # 376641-2501), with 16 years of clinical experience having served children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of mental health disorders in both inpatient, residential, and out-patient settings. Along with her husband, Gary Roberts, she is one of the original founders of Avalon Hills. The core philosophy underlying the Avalon Hills eating disorder treatment center first originated out of her thesis and doctoral research (Quakenbush, Stein & Doty, 1996; 1998), which focused on females who overcame eating disorders, and the reported factors that facilitated their recovery. She completed her Ph.D. in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology at Utah State University in 1998. Initially, Dr. Quakenbush-Roberts was responsible for program development, implementation and supervision of therapeutic interventions, staff training, licensing requirements, business development, and coordination of business/clinical operations. Currently, Dr. Quakenbush-Roberts is the acting CEO. Since first opening the doors of Avalon Hills in March 2003, Dr. Quakenbush-Roberts has been committed to continually improving the treatment programs of Avalon Hills, while simultaneously evolving the organization into a thriving, dynamic organization. Dr. Quakenbush-Roberts is a member of the Avalon Hills Executive Team and Governing Body. Dr. Quakenbush-Roberts is a member of the American Psychological Association, Utah Psychological Association, Academy of Eating Disorders, National Association of Eating Disorders, and Society of Adolescent Medicine.
