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Mission : Staff
: FAQ's
The Stadter Center’s team views our patients
as a “whole” person, treating the cognitive,
cultural, emotional, physical and social issues they
face. Conditions often require the cross treatment of
specialists, which is why our multidisciplinary team
works together to empower patients to make positive,
life changing decisions. The positive treatment The
Stadter Center provides resonates through families,
school systems, medical organizations and communities.
- Dr. Thomas Peterson, MD,
is a founding partner, Chief Executive Officer and
Medical Director of The Stadter Center. Dr. Peterson
received his Medical Doctorate at the University of
North Dakota School of Medicine in Grand Forks, North
Dakota. His specialty is General Psychiatry and he
completed his Psychiatry Resident Program in 1994
at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine.
After founding the Center of Psychiatric Care, a private
outpatient mental health clinic, he in conjunction
with others, founded The Stadter Center, a private
inpatient mental health hospital, which opened in
May of 2000. Dr. Peterson is the hospital’s
Chief Executive Officer and Medical Director, and
works closely with the hospital’s administrative
work team. A member of the American Psychiatric Association,
he received his Board Certification in Psychiatry
in 1996. A true entrepreneur, Dr. Peterson is involved
in the development of other medical projects to enhance
the medical park upon which The Stadter Center currently
resides.
- Bonnie Peterson, MSW, LICSW,
is a founding partner, Chief Operating Officer
and Vice President of Clinical Services of The
Stadter Center. Peterson earned her MSW from the
University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. She
has over fourteen years experience in the mental
health field. She coordinates the development,
implementation and supervision of clinical programming.
- Christel Welch, RHIA,
is the Director of Medical Records and Privacy
Officer, and Quality and Risk Manager for the hospital
and directly supervises Medical Records and Health
Unit Coordinator personnel. She received a Bachelor
of Arts Degree in Health Information Administration
from The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth,
MN. She is also certified as a Registered Health
Information Administrator through the American
Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
She is an active member of the AHIMA, North Dakota
Health Information Management Association, and
American Society for Healthcare Risk Management.
- Sarah Bernhardt, MA, LPC,
is the Director of Education and Clinical Services
and supervises licensed Occupational Therapists,
Recreation Therapists and Master’s level
Hospital Therapists. She has an active role in
program and policy development for the hospital,
and has five years of psychiatric experience. She
is a member of the National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill and also serves on the Governing Board for
the University of North Dakota’s Conflict
Resolution Center.
- Tammy Christenson, BA,
is the co-founder of the Grand Forks-Eastern North
Dakota affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental
Illness and concentrates her volunteer work in Family
Education and Advocacy services. Her education and
fifteen years of experience in administration within
federal and city agencies has led to her current position
as Director of Admissions and Discharge with The Stadter
Center where she supervises the Admissions, Access,
Utilization Review and Social Work Departments. Tammy
is a graduate of the University of North Dakota with
a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology.
- Gail Christopher,
MSN, RNC, is the Director of Nursing
and supervises a nursing staff of RN’s,
LPN’s and Mental Health Technicians. She
has an active role in policy and procedure development
for the hospital as well as ensuring that the
nursing department adheres to the standards set
by the ND Department of Health and Centers of
Medicare and Medicaid. She is a member
of Sigma Theta Nu International Honor Society
of Nursing and has 31 years of experience as
a nurse.
- Darin Ohe, CFO,, is
the Chief Financial Officer. Darin generates
all of the financial analysis reports for The Stadter
Center. In this role he also oversees the
accounting, patient biling, and purchasing functions. Darin
has worked in various healthcare administration
and finance positions over the course of 11 years. He
received a Bachelors degree in Healthcare Administration
from Concordia College and received his MBA in
Finance from the University of Minnesota.
- Lisa Warner, Director
of Public Relations for the The Stadter Center,
has her Master’s degree in Social Work
from the University of North Dakota and is a Licensed
Independent Clinical Social Worker. She has over 10
years of psychiatric experience working with individuals,
families and groups. She also co-facilitates the Psychodrama
Group at The Stadter Center.
- Dan Bjerknes is
the Director of Human Resources and Physician
Recruitment. He has a Master's Degree in Counseling
from the University of North Dakota and a Bachelor
of Arts in Psychology from Concordia College in
Moorhead, MN. Dan has an active role in policy
development, staff training and building and environmental
safety. He oversees Environmental Engineering and
Payroll. Dan is an Associate Member of the Institute
for the Study of Conflict Transformation and has
three articles published at Mediate.com. He has
presented numerous times at international and national
conferences on conflict resolution and mediation.
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