Employee Highlight – Bryan Cook
Bryan Cook is the Assistant Program Director for the Zion Hills Academy, working with and beside the Program Director to meet the needs of the program. His primary role is providing safety and containment during the evening, night and weekend hours. His primary role is providing safety and containment during the evening, night and weekend hours. He provides staff their training and scheduling as well as programming and schedules for the clients during those times. He has been in the industry for over 5 years starting as a youth mentor, and through his dedication and work ethic has been able to move up to his present position. Through this tenure, he has found his passion, which is to help and give back.
Bryan is an amazing employee. His heart is as big as the great outdoors. He is dependable and goes out of his way to do what is necessary to make our program work, even to the sacrifice of person and family time. Many times, when a staff calls in sick during the grave shift, often Bryan will cover that shift to ensure we remain in compliance. Bryan’s interaction with your daughters is both firm and loving. Bryan is amazing in putting in extra hours to do repairs in the homes keeping them in good repair. And, he takes care of our fleet. Oil changes, new tires, and getting the fleet ready for transport is a big responsibility. When staff talk about Bryan, there is one common theme, “Bryan is one good man.” We as his associates are grateful for Bryan and for the work he does at the Hope Group.
Eric Allred – Executive Director
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Chase was very fortunate to start in this industry as a struggling 17 year old kid looking for a mentor and something to be passionate about. Wilderness therapy was Chase’s first stop in this industry and was truly a transcendental experience for him. Chase has an enormous love for this line of work and the power that it has in creating change in everyone involved. Chase’s biggest belief is the power a mentor, strong, healthy relationships, and accountability can have on anyone, especially youth. Taking a very relational approach to his work, Chase has always been very relatable to the students he works with. Being able to understand and relate to a vast variety of the same struggles as a lot of the students he works with has been able to help him continue to grow, learn, and teach. Chase believes that with great rapport and trust, he can use his experience to continue to coach and train new staff, and has the ability to find those staff with the passion for this industry, and help them grow. His love and passion can be felt the moment you talk with Chase about this industry and he passes that on to others he works with. In his spare time you will find Chase cheering for the Eagles, Yankees, and Mavericks, hanging out with his brother, learning more about Eastern Psychology, and continuing to grow and learn.
Eric Allred was born and raised in Rigby, Idaho. He grew up on a family farm where he learned the value of work. He graduated from Rigby High School and attended Rick’s College, now known as BYU-Idaho. He received his bachelor’s degree in journalism from Utah State University, received a master’s degree in organizational behavior and human relations from the University of Phoenix and a second master’s degree in marital and family therapy from Phillips Graduate Institute. Eric has been involved in Rotary and was president of a local Rotary Club. He enjoys being with his family and doing outdoor activities such as fly fishing.
