Ron joins Still Waters with a wealth of experience in the counseling, education and correctional fields.  He holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Psychotherapy from Western Michigan University and is a certified special education teacher, parent educator, and authority in early childhood instruction.  Ron has extensive experience with the developmentally disabled, serving as Director of Programs at the former Fort Custer State Home for the Developmentally Disabled, the Coldwater Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled and the Muskegon Regional Center for the Developmentally Disabled.  He also has expertise working with troubled adolescents and has taught aggression management to teen offenders in juvenile facilities.  After a lifetime of serving others.