MEET THE TEAM

John M. Webster — Executive Director

John began working at Turn-About in 1994 as a Personal Counselor (PC) while he worked to complete his degree.  While at Turn-About, he was encouraged to go to law school.  John left Turn-About in April of 1996 to complete law school but Turn-About never left his heart.  After completing law school at the University of Utah in 2001, John founded the firm Bartlett & Webster and engaged in the practice of law for twenty years.

Throughout all his time away from the Program, John kept in touch with many of his Turn-About friends including employees and past students.  In 2014, John had the opportunity to purchase Turn-About with Myron Carter and Matthew Bartlett.  He jumped at the chance.  Again, in 2021, with the retirement of Turn-About Ranch’s Clinical Director/Executive Director, Michelle Lindsay, and its Program Director, Myron Carter, John jumped at the chance to get engaged with the Ranch full-time as Executive Director.   John believes in Turn-About Ranch, and he believes in the power of change.  Turn-About provides its students the opportunity to evaluate where they have been, where they are now, and where they want to be in the future and provides them the skills they need to complete that journey!

Shane Young — Program Director

Shane began working at Turn-About Ranch in 2009 while completing his master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. His unique ability to deeply connect, with both students and parents alike, makes his an ideal fit for his role as Program Director. Families quickly realize Shane truly cares about their happiness and success. He helps parents assess and navigate the overwhelming events and decisions required to help their children succeed. Shane’s compassion for the conflicting emotions of parents is verified by his dedicated effort to help each and every family who reaches out to Turn-About Ranch.

Shane earned his bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Family Science from Brigham Young University in 1999. He worked full-time in construction to pay for college and the expenses of raising a family. He decided to stay in construction and built a successful career as a General Contractor. Three children and a loving wife were very supportive with his decision to return to school for his master’s degree in 2009. The nearest school, University of Phoenix, was 3 hours away and Shane had just begun a large log home for a local family, but his family agreed. “We’ve never looked back! It has been hard, but worth it and I couldn’t have done it without my family’s support along with the tremendous opportunities I’ve had with Turn-About Ranch.”

Renae Singletary — Clinical Director & Onsite Therapist, M.S., LCSW

ReNae began working at Turn-About Ranch in April of 2011. She completed her bachelor’s degree in Music Therapy at Utah State University in 1987 followed by 14 years working as a music therapist and psycho-social rehabilitation counselor. She completed her master’s degree in clinical social work in 2001 and worked in community mental health until joining the Turn About Team. ReNae has received specialized training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Motivational Interviewing and is well-versed in several up and coming approaches to trauma treatment. She has extensive experience working with substance abuse, trauma, self esteem, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, anger issues, oppositional defiance, and other mental illnesses. This extensive experience and expertise makes ReNae a great fit as our Clinical Director. She is passionate about her work with teens and families and is dedicated to the success of each student. She finds Turn-About Ranch to be an outstanding environment for growth and healing due to the unparalleled natural beauty of the area, experienced and dedicated staff, horsemanship and work with animals, and opportunities to turn talk into action.

ReNae enjoys spending time with family and friends, hiking, camping, exploring new areas, cooking, and needlework of all kinds. She can often be found with her family playing music together when they are not outdoors or in the kitchen.

Rob Caldwell — Onsite Therapist, M.S., LCSW

Rob Caldwell serves as a therapist at Turn-About Ranch. He completed his master degree in Social Work at the University of Utah. Rob has over 25 years of experience working with children, adolescents and families in various capacities. Rob has experience in numerous treatment settings including working with families at the Division of Child and Family Services, and through private provider settings in Wilderness Treatment, Residential Treatment, and the Department of Youth Corrections. Rob has owned and operated his own Therapeutic wilderness program in the past.  Rob most typically uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Reality Therapy based modalities.

Rob is an outdoor recreational and sports enthusiast. He often spends time with student hiking, playing basketball, and in a variety of other outdoor activities. He has competed throughout his life in team sports, and recently found a new favorite outdoor activity he enjoys; cycling throughout the beautiful mountains around Escalante, Utah.

Sherree Rechtsteiner — Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)

Sherree Rechtsteiner was born and raised in a pioneer family native to Escalante and Boulder, Utah. Two weeks after high school graduation she left for college, with the plan of never returning. However, return she did 27 years ago when her daughter turned 10 years old and she a had family who needed both her medical expertise and help. That dedication to her profession and family is what keeps her here.

Sherree has been actively working in healthcare for over 41 years. The first 30 as a nurse in just about every area of healthcare. The last 11 ½ has been a nurse practitioner. Sherree has been working in rural family practice, emergency medicine and adolescent residential treatment throughout that time, and has been a full-time member of the Turn-About Ranch team for the last 5 years ago.

Sherree has been married for 37 years and is kept busy raising a very energetic 12 year old grandson.

Tara Woolsey – Business Operations Manager/HR Director

We are so happy to have Tara Woolsey as one of the newest members of our Turn-About Ranch family!  Tara is the HR/Operations Director and is doing a fabulous job!  Tara comes to us from the banking industry and following their ever changing rules and regulations as well as the day to day operations has given Tara a great foundation of knowledge.  Tara is great at working with the diverse employee population that we have and understands how valuable good people are to the success of any business.  Tara emulates many of the values we are hoping our students learn while in the program.  She grew up in and loves Escalante and has been a contributing member of this great community for most of her adult years.  She grew up watching Turn-About Ranch make a difference in the lives of families over the past 30 years and is excited to be a part of a company that engages in such meaningful work.

Tara has been married for 16 years, has 3 children including a set of twins that keep her on her toes.  She is an advocate for youth sports in our community, enjoys spending time with family, having fun in the sun and baking.

Tara is an amazing asset to our team and we feel lucky to have her!

Tracy Sheres — Admissions & Marketing, Social Media Manager

Tracy assists Turn-About Ranch in both the admissions and marketing departments. She brings with her degrees in both Psychology and Organizational Behavior and also happens to be a 30 year Turn-About Ranch alumni. Her educational background and personal experiences with the program have created in her a deep passion for service. This is especially true when it comes to finding solutions for struggling teens and the families that love them. Tracy truly believes that, “the best way to pay it back is to pay it forward,” and it shows in her efforts to help families succeed.  Her own experience as a student at Turn-About Ranch provides insights and empathy for parents and students as they work toward healthy change and growth.

Tracy is an outdoor enthusiast, animal lover, home chef, gardener and geology nerd. When not working on the ranch, she can usually be found out in the hills walking her dogs, daydreaming, collecting rocks, and spending time with her loved ones.

Zak Wilson — Finance Director

Zak Wilson is the Finance Director for Turn-About Ranch. He loves working with numbers, analyzing data and trends, and keeping extensive records. Zak has M.B.A. with emphasis in Finance and Economics and a B.S. in Finance with a Minor in English Creative Writing and Psychology. Prior to the world of business, Zak received an Associates Degree in Automotive Technology and Construction Engineering.

Zak enjoys the outdoors, exploring, hiking, riding motorcycles and ATV’s.

Lori Beebe — Parent Liaison

Lori started her career with Turn-About Ranch in January of 2005 She is our students’ parents’ best friend! Lori oversees gathering the student updates and priceless pictures! She also creates our quarterly newsletter which consists of student writings about their experiences, fun facts, and educational information for our parents and stakeholders. If you are struggling to receive current information or accessing our parent portal through Bestnotes please give her a call and she will be happy to walk you through this process! The most rewarding part of her job is helping parents feel comfort and hope in their journey towards a successful future with their child.

Lori is also a valued member of our admissions team. She is great with parents; answering their questions and creating a sense of peace about the decisions they are trying to make. Lori is very patient, compassionate, understanding and super easy to talk to. As a mother and grandmother she understands and empathizes with what parents are going through.

Prior to working at Turn-About Ranch, she spent 10 years in the public school system as a Special Ed Aide and Reading specialist and helped coach the track and cross country team. She enjoys spending time with her family—especially her grandchildren, reading, cooking, reading cookbooks, crocheting, and quilting.

Sharla Poast – Special Education Teacher, Tutor

Sharla Poast holds a Bachelor of Science in Family Science from BYU (1999) and has enjoyed a varied career path with previous work and success in customer service and sales. Interestingly, she also briefly worked for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department ‘booking’ individuals into custody! It was her experience working within the County Jail that pressed her to obtain a degree from UNLV as a Master of Education in Special Education (2012). She has taught and mentored students with a wide range of disability (K-12) since 2011. In the Clark County School District (Las Vegas) she taught young students with autism, using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). She also worked several years with Middle School-age students with the more typically occurring learning disabilities.  She currently is the Special Education teacher for the Garfield County School District serving all students in the neighboring towns of Escalante and Boulder, Utah.

Sharla’s interests include: family life and how individual family system’s successfully overcome challenges–especially her own!, geopolitics, any/all learning–will read nearly any book that will “teach (her) something,” homesteading, personal development, plays the piano and organ (and hopes to soon begin lessons for the cello). She is currently delving into blogging and vlogging in a way to integrate many of her interests. On her bucket list, she hopes to one day write and publish a book.

Sharla began as a consultant with Turn-About Ranch in the spring of 2018 in matters related to Special Education. Due to her professional respect for the integrated program Turn-About Ranch offers the entire family system, for those students attending, she remains to date typically working with our students during evening school several days each week.