Administration
Mark A. Welty, Ph.D., LPCC-S, LSW
Dr. Welty is the Executive Director of the Wellmore Centre. He is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) and a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S).
Mark has over 30 years of clinical experience with specialties in addiction and trauma. He also has experience in treating high-risk populations having served the homeless as well as children in out-of-home care. Over the course of his career, he has provided specialized services for men convicted of crimes involving intimate partner violence as well as those who have been sexually assaultive. He is an expert group facilitator and has provided training to professionals in the state and across the country.
Evan J. Welty, CDCA, QBHS
Evan is the Chief Operations Officer of the Wellmore Centre. He is a Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA) and a Qualified Behavioral Health Specialist (QBHS).
Evan began working for the Wellmore Centre in October of 2020. As C.O.O. Evan is involved in a variety of administrative functions including community relations and program fidelity. In addition to Evan’s administrative responsibilities, he remains clinically active providing drug and alcohol assessments and individual and group counseling. Evan works closely with both the Harrison and Tuscarawas County Courts and other community stakeholders including the Friends of the Homeless of Tuscarawas County. He is currently attending Stark State College with a major in Business Management and is a member of the National Honor Society. His skills and aptitude in business are helping shape the focus and direction of the Wellmore Centre. Evan is a graduate of the 2022 Leadership Tuscarawas class. He looks forward to having the opportunity to give back to the community in which he has called home for the past 23 years.
Education:
Stark State College, expected graduation 2023
Administrative Support Staff
Trisha Erickson
Trisha’s friendly disposition helps make a great first impressions and is part of the Wellmore Centre’s reception team.
Trisha joined the team in 2024 and has an extensive background in customer service and office management. Her daily routine consists of helping welcome new clients, fielding phone calls, patient scheduling, insurance verifications, and general office duties. Trisha loves working with people and helps out wherever needed.
Denise Billman
Administrative Support Staff
Clinical Team
Robert Draman, MA, LPCC-S
Vanessa Nodianos, MA, LPC
Kylie Hay, M.Ed., LPC
Kylie is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC).
Kylie began working for the Wellmore Centre in January 2022 to complete her graduate-level internship. She was hired-in as a contract therapist and now works full-time for the Wellmore Centre.
Education:
Kent State University: Master of Education in Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2022
Kent State University: Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and English Rhetoric/Writing, 2019
Sara Kaser, CT, CDCA
Sara Kaser (Specialist, Autism Spectrum Disorder)
Sara is a Counselor Trainee (CT) and Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA). She is also a Certified Autism Disorder Clinical Specialist.
Sara started as an intern at the Wellmore Centre in 2022. She completed her practicum and graduated from Malone University in 2023. Sara provides individual counseling and co-facilitates group counseling.
Education:
University of Phoenix: Bachelors in Psychology, 2019
Malone University: Masters in Counseling, 2023
Mike Burkhardt, BSW, LSW
Mike is a Licensed Social Worker (LSW).
Michael Burkhardt has been a licensed social worker for nearly 36 years. He has worked in a variety of settings with numerous people in the areas of mental health, crisis intervention, nursing homes, drug and alcohol treatment, batterer’s intervention treatment and hospice care. He has been facilitating batterer’s intervention groups for nearly 14 years. He has worked as a full time hospice social worker for the last 11 years. He loves working in batterer’s intervention because he gets to see the changes men have the power to make to improve not only their lives but the lives of those around them.
Greg Wright, MA, LPC, LPSC
Greg joined the Wellmore Centre in June 2021, where he engages clients in individual and group counseling for a variety of mental health and substance abuse concerns. Greg has been a full-time public-school teacher since 1998, and has worked as an adjunct professor of counseling at Malone University. He completed his internship experiences at the Tuscarawas County Health Department Alcohol and Addiction Program and The Village Network in Uhrichsville. He has also provided professional counseling presentations at the All-Ohio Counselors Conference in Columbus, the Stark County School Counselors Association, and the Tuscarawas County Bar Association. In addition to teaching for over two decades in public schools, Greg has four years of part-time experience working at The Village Network in their Canton and Uhrichsville offices. At the Village, he worked within a therapeutic foster care program with a specialization in childhood trauma and youth involved with the criminal justice system.
Education:
Bowling Green State University: Bachelor of Music in Music Education, 1998
Malone University: Master of Arts in Clinical Counseling, 2012; Master of Arts in School Counseling, 2013
Interns
The Wellmore Centre is currently working with two students completing their master’s level internships with us from Franciscan University and another student from Walsh University. We are currently interviewing internship students. Please find more details under the Opportunities tab.