Bari Kraus, B.S, MSW, LSW
E xe c u t i v e D i r e c t o r

Bari has worked as a school based therapist in several Cincinnati school districts providing counseling, intervention planning, prevention education, and case management services. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Virginia Commonwealth University and her Masters Degree in Social Work from University of Cincinnati specializing in school social work. She has served on a multi-disciplinary medical team at Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio providing resource information and case management services. She represented Loveland City Schools as The Ohio State Parent Representative for all day kindergarten in 2000.

Susan Kleine, MAPC, LPCC
A s s o c i a t e

Susan has worked as a Cincinnati based Mental Health Therapist with children and families. She received her Bachelor’s degree in Religious Studies from The College of Mount St. Joseph, and her Masters Degree in Pastoral Counseling from The Athenaeum of Ohio. She has worked as a therapist with severely emotionally disturbed children and their families at St. Joseph Orphanage, as a therapist at Beech Acres Parenting Center, and as a school-based counselor at St. Lawrence in Cincinnati and the Phoenix Program in Northern Kentucky. Susan has also served as Program Coordinator at Bethesda Women’s Network and a Facilitator of Physical Fitness–Positive Living; Smoking Cessation and Stress Management at Bethesda Hospital’s Wellness Awareness Program.

Jeff Schlaeger, M.Ed., Ed.S.

Jeff is a practicing school psychologist in the Mason City School District. He has over a decade of experience in assessing, counseling, and facilitating interventions for all age levels within the school setting. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Psychology from Indiana University, and Masters Degrees in both guidance and counseling (University of Toledo), and human resource development (Xavier University). His experiences beyond his school psychology role include the planning and implementation of diversity trainings for both staff and students, coaching over 150 teachers through the state certification process, co-chairing a district-wide self improvement review, and providing training on topics of conflict management and personality differences. Jeff is also an adjunct professor at Xavier University. He and his wife, Kathy, are raising three daughters, ages 9, 6 and 3.