Mark Granda Admissions Advocate Mark Granda was born in California and raised in Alaska. During his childhood he spent a lot of time being active and engaged in sports activities, including cross country running, wrestling, and martial arts. Mark joined the U.S. Marine Corps in 1992 after high school. Mark was stationed in Hawaii with…
Eddie Ortiz LCDC Eduardo A. Ortiz also known as “Eddie”, was raised down the road from Bandera, in the small town of Medina, Tx. where he graduated from High School. Eddie ranked in the top 10 of his class; however, there were only 13 students that graduated from Medina High School in 1984. That year…
Sandra White LCDC Intern Sandra was born at Ft. Riley, KS and raised all over because she was an Army Military Brat. Sandra spent most of her childhood in Germany. Sandra earned a bachelor’s degree in criminology from Florida State University. Sandra has also earned a Masters in Homeland Security with a concentration in Terrorism…
Breawna Ballard Dual Clinician Breawna is a Licensed Professional Counselor who was born and raised in Brownwood, Tx. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Psychology from Howard Payne University. Breawna worked as a phlebotomist and medical technologist until she decided to change career paths following the death of a close friend. Breawna worked…
Michael Marotta Executive Director – Virginia Mike was born and raised in San Antonio Texas. He is no stranger to hard work and family. He was married at the young age of 19 years old to the love of his life Dawn Marotta. They have been happily married for 23 years and have two beautiful…
Savannah Mellott Client Relations Team Savannah was born and raised in Riverside California and moved to Bandera Texas in 2023. She is the youngest of 4 children, with 2 older brothers and an older sister. She is an Aunt of 10 nieces and nephews, 6 nieces and 4 nephews. Savannah graduated highschool in 2019 and…
My “why” is simple. I love those we serve. Being a military wife for over 2 decades, this is our community. I’ve also been in recovery since Jan 28, 1996, so the passion to do what we do runs deep.
About twenty years ago, I came to the realization that I was not equipped to help my husband process or work through anything relating to his time in the military. That was a hard pill to swallow being I was of the belief that when you’re married you know everything there is to know about each other and we could “fix” each other. That was not the case with us. What my husband needed was another warrior and if I really wanted him to work through whatever was going on emotionally, mentally and spiritually, then I had to support that. I can’t begin to help when I have absolutely no idea of his experiences. I’m a military WIFE not a combat soldier.
Warriors Healing Warriors isn’t a catchy phrase, it’s a game changer. That is why we created a facility that only serves this population.
My sons are my why! When I had my oldest son, I experienced unconditional love for the first time so, I changed my life around and sought out help for my addiction and PTSD because of him. Today I am grateful that I get to be a part of my son’s life and be a great mother for them.
