Today, Thelisa channels her experiences into her role as an Office Manager. She holds meaningful and useful certifications and a Life Skills Certification as a Dream Building Coach. She looks forward in furthering her career as a Peer Specialist and a Forensic Peer Specialist.

My experience of becoming a staff member of Paula Crane Life Enrichment Center started in 2014 by volunteering for a year with a desire to help others with substance abuse disorders and mental illness. During that year, I obtained a certification as a peer support specialist and an Early Intervention Specialist for HIV/HEP C

After four years as an Instructor and nine years as Operations Manager for The Paula Crane Center, I know serve as the Center's Director and daily serve Individuals in recovery in showing them healthy alternatives to living including Holiday celebrations, cooking and nutrition classes, computer classes and ZUMBA/line dancing classes to name a few. I also create all graphic correspondence for the center, moderate the social media and website accounts, and represent the center at trade shows and other community events.

I started working with these amazing people on October 1, 2018 and it has been a wonderful journey. My co-workers are my family away from home and I always can count on them to help me get through whatever situation I am faced with. So today I do the work God has put before me: to serve and be an advocate for those who can’t speak for themselves.

I currently serve as the Education and Vocation Specialist for Paula Crane Life Enrichment Center and daily serve individuals in recovery by showing them that it’s never too late to learn.