Triangle Cross Ranch Staff Credentials
Owner/Founder: Jerry Schneider
- B.S. Engineering, Devry University in Chicago, IL
- Administrating and assisting at-risk youth for 25+ years
- Founder of 3 programs for at-risk young men.
- Awarded Wyoming’s Parent of the Year 2002
- Instructed Catechism at RCIA for 10+ years
- USA Boxing Coach Certification
- Owner/Operator of Schneider Ranch for 48 years
- Rodeo Cowboy, Bareback Bronc and Bull Rider for 10+ years
- Outfitting Elk Hunts for 5+ years
Michael Morso Credentials
- B.A. English Literature, University of Montana, Missoula, 2006.
- Wyoming License: Peer Support Specialist 2014-023-U
- NAADAC “Recovery to Practice” Certificate
- Jason Flatt Suicide Prevention Certificate
- CPR/First Aid Certificate, American Red Cross
- OSHA “10-hour Occupational Safety and Health” Certificate
- Administrating and assisting at-risk youth for 2+ years
- B.S. Cross Disciplinary Studies summa cum laude, Dominican University in Ohio.
- M.A. Theology, Dominican University in Ohio.
- “Protecting God’s Children” Certificate
- CPR/First Aid Certificate
- Active participation as a 4th Degree member of the Knights of Columbus
- 12+ years of teaching theology and Catechism for both children and adults.
- 4+ years experience working with at-risk youth.
Youth Mentor and Academics Headmaster: Stephen McKay
- “Protecting God’s Children” Certificate
- B.A. Humanities and Catholic Culture, Magna Cum Laude, Franciscan University of Steubenville, 2014
- Recipient of the Christopher Dawson Award for Humanities & Catholic Culture 2013-2014, the Heart for Ministry Award 2012-2013, and N.C.H.S.S. Alpha Chi 2013-2014.
- CPR/First Aid Certificate
- NAADAC “Recovery to Practice” Certificate
- Participated in 2 mission trips: (1) Managua, Nicaragua 2012 & (2) Steubenville, Ohio 2013
- Participation in a variety of volunteer and service opportunities, e.g., works of mercy programs while at F.U.S.
- (Steubenville, OH/Pittsburgh, PA), Young Adult Ministry Coordinator Divine
- Child parish (Dearborn, MI), Gleaner’s Food Bank (Detroit, MI)
- Over 1 year of experience in working and facilitating the needs of at-risk youth.
- College – Graduated Northwest College with a Degree in Administration. GPA 3.97.
- Over five years of experience working with and facilitating the needs of parents with at-risk youth.
Affiliate Credentials
Psychiatrist: Matthew Hopkins, M.D.
- M.D., Texas A&M University System Health Science College of Medicine, 1999.
- B.S., University of Texas at Austin, 1990.
- Internship completed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 2000.
- Residency completed at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, 2005.
- Specializes in child and adolescent psychiatry.
- 9+ years of practice in Cody, Wyoming.
Educational Consultant: Margie Grant PHD
- P.H.D., Curriculum and Leadership, University of Denver. Superintendent Endorsement, Wyoming and Alaska
- Special Education Director Endorsement
- Principal Endorsement, Colorado, Wyoming and Alaska
- Special Education Endorsement, Wyoming and Alaska
- Regular Education Endorsement, Wyoming and Alaska
- Elementary/Secondary Certificate
- Masters of Social Work
- Licensed Clinical Social Worker
- School Social Worker Certificate
- University of Wyoming
- Bachelor of Special Education
- Bachelor of Elementary Education
- Bachelor of Social Work
Parent Coach and Youth Advocate: Kevin Johnson
My name is Kevin Johnson, I have two amazing children, which have provided me with three wonderful grandchildren. My passion is serving God and helping struggling teenagers
and their families rebuild their relationships.
I became very interested in this field close to 28 years ago, when I was involved in an internship with a drug addiction group. I volunteered as a mentor (big brother) in therapeutic and wilderness type programs for several years before I chose to work with adolescence as a career. Working with adolescence and their families has been an integral part of my life, which I have found very rewarding. I enjoy seeing the growth in youngpeople as they turn their lives around and become productive adults. I have a great love for the outdoors and spend as much time there as possible. When in the outdoors I enjoy fishing, hunting, and camping. For many years, I have been involved in hunting and outdoor survival education as a certified instructor. While in the outdoors, I am awed by all God has created and I am able to find peace and reconnect.
This is a time I enjoy sharing with the younger generation, as it allows me to teach them alternative coping skills. As I step into the next phase of my life, I am able to share the years of knowledge and experience I have obtained with families in crisis. It has been very humbling to find that the things I have learned over many years of working in the field is comforting to these parents and families.
God has provided many amazing things in my life and it gives me a great sense of peace to know that the knowledge I have been given can now be shared to comfort, support, and help families navigate through a very difficult time in their lives.