Dr. Sally Turner, Director
Dr. Leanna White, Senior Counselor
Tracy Stenger, Counselor
Jeffrey Janicki, Counselor
Marie Wysocki, Secretary
Julie Hoen Bezek,
CEASE Coordinator
Dr. John McAlevey, Psychiatrist
Stephanie Wares, Counselor
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Staff members standing from left to right: Sally Turner, John McAlevey, Jeff Janicki, and Tracy Stenger.
Staff members seated from left to right: Stephanie Wares, Julie Bezek, Marie Wysocki, and Leana White.
Sally Turner, Ed.D, NCC, CASAC graduated May 1996 Doctor of Education, Counseling and Psychology in Education from the University of South Dakota. In addition, she holds a Master of Arts, Educational Psychology and Counseling from the University of South Dakota (Aug. 1993), Bachelor of Science, Applied Health with major in Alcohol and Drug Studies from the University of South Dakota (May 1991), and an Associate of Arts, Nursing from the University of South Dakota (May 1970).
After working many years as a registered nurse, Sally completed a counseling internship at The Wellness Center, Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota and the Student Counseling Center at the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota. Following her internship, she worked one year as a dual diagnosis counselor at the Student Counseling Center at the University of South Dakota.
More recently, Sally has worked for several years in private practice in Vermillion and Yankton, South Dakota. Here she provided individual, couples, and family mental health counseling to children, adolescents, and adults. Concurrently, Sally taught as an adjunct faculty at the University of South Dakota in Alcohol and Drug Studies and Educational Psychology Departments.
Sally has worked extensively with issues of abuse, trauma, substance misuse, depression, and anxiety. While working at SUNY Fredonia she has been one of the principle investigators of a Department of Justice grant to reduce violent crimes against women on campus.
Dr. Sally Turner is a Registered Nurse (RN) in South Dakota, a National Certified Counselor (NCC), a New York State Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), a New York State Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC).
Dr. Sally Turner is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American College Counseling Association (ACCA), and the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA).
During her career, Sally has been honored as the Knapp Scholarship Recipient (1995), Outstanding Doctoral Graduate, Division of Counseling and Psychology, University of South Dakota (1996), and received the 2000 Howard B. Smith Distinguished Service Award by the South Dakota Mental Health Counselors Association.
Sally has two grown children and one granddaughter. She enjoys reading, bird feeding, cooking, and gardening.
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Leanna S. White, Ph.D, NCC has been with the Counseling Center since 1986. She's a graduate of the University of Missouri - Columbia's masters and doctoral programs in Counseling Psychology. She grew up in Western Pennsylvania and earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Pittsburgh. She originally came to SUNY Fredonia in 1981 to teach in the Psychology Department, and she has taught such courses as Intro to Psychology, Human Sexuality, and Intro to Counseling.
Leanna has worked extensively with issues related to sexual abuse, sexual assault, and acquaintance rape. To address prevention of violence, she originated S.T.E.P.S., SUNY-Fredonia's peer education group. Leanna also has strong interests in working with people on family issues, sexual identity concerns, spiritual development, and grief and loss issues. She intiated the Safe Zone Committee to raise awareness on campus about gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender concerns. She loves working with college students because of the opportunities for self-discovery that come with the college experience.
More recently, Leanna, along with Jana McDermott of the Salvation Army's Rape Crisis and Domestic Violence program, started the campus organization AWARE, which offers students the opportunity to take part on campus in a 40 hour training program which certifies them as advocates able to respond to sexual assault and domestic violence victims in local hospital emergency rooms. The group also provides educational programming on campus.
Leanna enjoys sharing her home with the youngest of three daughters and with two cats and one dog. She looks forward to visits from her oldest, an assistant manager of an Ann Taylor store in Richmond, and her middle daughter, a college student. She enjoys walking and s-l-o-w running, gardening, reading, and enjoying the outdoors in all of Western New York's seasons. Right now she is exploring mindfulness meditation and its applications to counseling, particularly in Steven Hayes' "Acceptance and Commitment Therapy".
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Tracy L. Stenger,
Ph.D., NCC, is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and an alum of SUNY Fredonia. She has been serving as a counselor at SUNY College at Fredonia since Fall of 1998. Additionally, she has served as an adjunct professor in the Psychology Department since Fall of 1999. Tracy completed her master's in Counseling Psychology at Ball State University in 1998 and her Ph.D. in Counselor Education at the University at Buffalo
in 2007. Prior to pursuing her master's, Tracy worked two years as a teacher of English in Japan, spent one year in Malaysia working for the US embassy as an instructor at the Sungei Besi Vietnamese Refugee Camp and as a Bi-national Fulbright Commission Student Advisor. She completed an internship at Pendleton Correctional Facility, a maximum security prison in Indiana in 1998.
Since coming to Fredonia, Tracy initiated and continues to co-facilitate the Fredonia C.A.R.E.S. Workshop. She also serves as advisor and originator of the Fredonia State of Mind, a student run mental health newsletter. During a sabbatical during the Fall 2002 semester, Tracy worked as the mental health professional for the Institute of Shipboard Education Semester at Sea program, sailing the globe with 650 university students.
Tracy is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), American Counseling Association (ACA), the American College Counseling Association (ACCA),
the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) and the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA).
Outside the office, Tracy enjoys spending time with her husband and their dog Shamus. She enjoys traveling, cooking, reading, walking Shamus, and gardening. Her research interests include: impact of mobilization and deployment on soldiers, computer-mediated-communication and relationships, college student development, "Good Work" in counseling,
and teaching in higher education.
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Jeffrey Janicki, M.S., NCC, has been serving as a full time counselor at SUNY College at Fredonia since the Fall of 2000. He began his Fredonia career in 1998 as a Residence Hall Director. Jeff currently serves as the advisor to Panhellenic and S.T.E.P.S. (Students Teaching Equals Positive Sexuality) peer education group. In addition, Jeff is the co-facilitator of the Fredonia CARES substance use insight group, a member of the ADEPT committee.
Jeff received his Master of Science degree in Counseling Psychology from Gannon University (1998) and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology from SUNY College at Geneseo (1994). His work experience includes serving as the Assistant Director of the Powell Campus Center at Alfred University, the Greek Life Advisor at Gannon University, and a Psychotherapist at Lake Erie Counseling Associates.
Jeff is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), the American College Counseling Association (ACCA), and the New York Mental Health Counselors Association (NYMHCA).
Jeff spends his time away from Fredonia with his wife and two sons. Jeff enjoys camping, hiking, canoeing, and playing hockey.
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Stephanie Wares, MS, is an alum of SUNY Fredonia and has become a full-time counselor at SUNY Fredonia this year after serving as a part-time counselor since Spring of 2005. She began her Fredonia career in 2004 as a Residence Hall Director, and has also served as an adjunct professor in the Psychology Department since Fall of 2006. Stephanie is also one of the facilitators of the Fredonia CARES substance use insight group.
Stephanie has completed the National Clinical Mental Health Counseling Examination and is on track to fulfilling NYS licensure requirements for next year. She completed her Master of Science degree in Mental Health Counseling at Canisius College in 2006 and her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology and a minor in Women's Studies at SUNY Fredonia in 2003. Prior to pursuing her master's, Stephanie worked two years as a counselor at Planned Parenthood and continues to peruse her interests and research on women's health issues.
Stephanie is a member of the American Counseling Association (ACA), and the New York Counseling Association (NYCA).
Stephanie's favorite thing to do is spend time with her husband and daughter. She enjoys working on her new house, reading, and spending time outside (especially in the fall).
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Marie Wysocki serves as the secretary for the Counseling Center since May 2000. Marie graduated from Erie Community College in 1977 with an Associate Degree. She has worked in state service for 24 years.
Before coming to Fredonia, she worked for SUNY Buffalo, Department of Medicine. Marie is married and has two children. Her hobbies are interior decorating, painting, and gardening.
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Julie Hoen Bezek, MA joined the Counseling Center in January 2005 as the Project Coordinator for CEASE (Campus Education, Awareness, Support, and Effort). She graduated from SUNY Fredonia in 2002 with a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and is excited to be back at her alma mater. She earned a Master's degree in College Student Personnel from Bowling Green State University in 2004.
While in graduate school, Julie worked in health promotion, residence life, and orientation. She is the advisor for the Delta Phi Epsilon sorority.
Outside the office, Julie is an avid reader, runner, and shoe collector. She is currently trying to master her new passion, yoga and pilates.
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John McAlevey, DO currently serves as a part-time consultant at the SUNY Fredonia Counseling Center.
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