Meet the Bridge Team
We are your mentors, your coaches, and your companions.
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Dr. Danny Recio, MA, PhD, Founder, Co-Owner, Program Director / TherapistDanny founded the Bridge in July 2012. He has been guiding young men to open up their worlds to find more fulfilling paths since New Summit Academy was founded in 2005. Danny has a passion for humanistic, experiential growth, specifically through exploration, discovery, adventure and cross-cultural experiences. He has an astounding well of patience and passion for working with and engaging everyone he meets.
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Lena Rodriguez, LCP, MA (in progress), Admissions CounselorLena joined The Bridge admissions team in 2016 and is excited to put her experience in integrative health and psychology into practice. For several years before The Bridge, Lena worked in private practice, in hospital settings, with nonprofits, and worked on completing her masters in Health Psychology & Clinical Psychology. We are thrilled to have her enthusiasm, organizational skills, and passion for The Bridge on our team!
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James Woody, BA, 9-12 Math Teacher. Administrator & Executive Functioning CoachJames co-founded New Summit Academy in 2005. He taught math, wood shop and life skills for years before moving to work with young adults at the bridge. He is a master at logistics and life skills such as cooking, organizing, and budgeting / personal finance. He is also invaluable in teaching maintenance and other "Mr. Fix It" solutions. Participants find his common sense and ability to solve just about any problem admirable.
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Fabienne Chartier. TherapistFabienne has over two decades of experience as a therapist and school counselor. In spite of the vast work experience she possesses, she continues to work toward getting more degrees, as well as learn whatever new information she can learn from a person or book. Fabienne is a nation-wide expert in the area of career orientation for adolescents and young adults. She is open-minded, caring and very insightful.
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Roxinia Corrales. Service & Cultural Immersion CoordinatorRoxinia has been supporting study abroad students since 2005 in various capacities. She now organizes and accompanies Bridge participants on service and cultural activities. A dedicated mother herself, Rox not only serves as a house mom when needed, she sets up home stays, finds interesting service learning opportunities, teaches local recipes, and keeps the garden flourishing with her green thumb. There is no way you will not love her!
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Woody Anderson. Academic SupportWoody Anderson is the Academics Coordinator at Summit to Summit Bridge. His role is to facilitate an academic vision for each student by equipping them with the necessary skills to lead an autonomous and self-sufficient life. Woody also helps each student with executive functioning development through weekly scheduling exercises and follow up assessment and revision.
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Rafael Ramirez. Experiential Education MentorRafa teaches students how to cook (he’s fantastic on the grill!) and teaches them about house management, including cleanliness, organization, and house maintenance and repairs. Rafa also has a green thumb and enjoys teaching students about gardening and yard maintenance. When not fulfilling these responsibilities, Rafa can be found playing pool, ping pong, or darts with students as well as showing them “how it’s done” during our amazing cultural Aventuras in different communities throughout Costa Rica.
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David McLure. Mentor & Administrative AssistantDavid has the biggest heart and is the most committed and passionate person on Earth, so the students say, and it's true! David will say that his life's calling is to be of help, and there is no doubt he's doing his life's calling. David is a great role model of a healthy lifestyle, and is wonderful at giving useful advice in a clear and practical way.
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