Staff

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Ken Wilson, Ph.D.

President, Counselor
  • 408 5th Street Southwest, Puyallup WA 98371
  • (253) 531-1600,

Ken Wilson has been a minister and family counselor for over 30 years. He earned his Doctor of Ministry Degree from Bethany Theological Seminary and Ph.D. from Cornerstone University in Clinical Pastoral Counseling.

He is a Licensed Pastoral Counselor and a Board Certified Clinical Supervisor with The National Christian Counselors Association, and a charter member of the American Association of Christian Counselors.

Dr. Wilson is a registered Marriage and Family Counselor in the state of Washington. He is also the director of the Northwest Interactive Branch of the Sunset International Bible Institute. Dr. Wilson works out the Puyallup office.

Don Mellor, M.S.

Vice President, Counselor
  • 1801 112th Street South, Tacoma WA 98444
  • (253) 531-1600,

Don Mellor is a retired Colonel from the Army Medical Service Corps. He earned a Master of Science Degree in Administration from Central Michigan University with an emphasis in Health Services. He has a Bachelor of Science Degree from Abilene Christian University with a major in Psychology and a minor in Bible.

He has taught at the Army Medical Department Center. Don is a Certified Christian Counselor with ACC and a Certified Temperament Counselor with The National Christian Counselors Association.

Don is Vice President of ACC and works out of the Tacoma office.

Mary Ortiz, M.A.

Counselor
  • 10803 Kent-Kangley Rd, Suite 207, Kent WA 98032
  • (253) 239-4239,

Mary V. Ortiz has earned a Bachelors Degree from Calvary Theological Seminary and a Masters Degree in Christian Counseling from Cornerstone University. She received certification in Christian Counseling with the Lakeview Bible Institute with an emphasis on Family and Marriage Counseling and is a Licensed Clinical Christian Temperament Counselor with the National Christian Counselors Association. Mary has conducted numerous counseling sessions involving marriage and family issues, dealing with the parent-child relationships,teaching communication and problem-solving skills and how to set healthy boundaries.

Mary manages the ACC branch office in Kent, Washington.

Lyle Newell, B.A.

Counselor
  • 740 W Dayton Airport Road, Shelton WA 98584
  • (253) 740-4599,

Lyle Newell has been a minister and counselor for nearly 25 years, having graduated from the Preston Road School of Preaching in Dallas, Texas. He is certified as a Christian Counselor through the Lakeview Bible Institute and is a Certified Temperament Counselor with the National Christian Counselors Association. He has earned a Bachelor's Degree in Christian Counseling from Calvary Theological Seminary. Lyle has extensive experience working in the area of marriage and family therapy.

Lyle maintains the ACC branch office in Shelton, WA.

Kristine Graves, B.A.

Counselor

Kristine Graves graduated from Seattle University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree. She was certified as a Christian Counselor with the Lakeview Bible Insitute with the emphasis on individual, family and marriage counseling. She is also a Certified Temperament Counselor with the National Christian Counselors Association. Kristine has had experience in teaching young people in juvenile prison and also working with teenagers and young adults suffering from servere behavior disorders. She works out of the Sumner branch office of Agape Counseling Center.