Staff & Partners
Tonia Haakonstad
CEO/President
Laurie Lynn Carpenter
Clinical Director
LCSW, LSCSW, CCATP,
CCTP, EMDR TRAINED
Alex Grant
Outreach Coordinator
Kaytie Bettincourt
Outreach Assistant
Scott Haakonstad
Addiction/Recovery Coach
Joshua Lynch
D.I.&E Trainer
Kortne Askew
Peer Specialist
Scott & Tonia Haakonstad
Parent Coachs & Peer Advisors
Board of Directors / Advisory Board
Tonia Haakonstad
CEO and Board President
CEO Paws & Pals/Founder Wishes with Wings
Chris Henning
VP/Treasurer
Realtor, Chartwell Realty
Maggie Chui
Member
Psychotherapist, University of Kansas Health Systems
Chris White
Member
Owner & Trainer, D.O.G. Training
Dr. Gregg Klosener
Member
D.O. Family Medicine, Encompass Medical Group
Deshae Betts
Member
Owner/Trainer TBF
Our Donors & Partners
Generous Donors:
Botchey
Bank of America
Bob Oliphant Foundation
Ward Development
Truck Central
Integrity Truck Sales
Kirk & Nikki Gordan Foundation
Haakonstad Family Trust
Wayne & Denise Edwards
Brooks-Witry Trust
Partnerships
Blue Springs Police Department
CASA
Children’s Mercy Hospital
Comprehensive Mental Health System
Girls Scouts of America
HopeKids
International OCD Foundation
Job One
KC Pet Project
Mid-America MHTTC
Missouri Department of Conversation
NAC Esports
NAMI
NASEF
Partnership to End Addiction
PubliSHEd Nation
Rainbow Center
ReDiscover
Scholastic Esports
Stephens College
The University of Kansas Health System
Tri County Mental Health