Springfield

Kerry Henry has been with Gateway since 1994 and has worked in both the community and corrections divisions during her career. Since 2009, Henry has been in an executive leadership role overseeing the central Illinois programs.

Kerry is very proud to work for an organization that is a leader in the industry and genuinely cares about those who are suffering from substance use disorders. She finds working in the field to be challenging but rewarding in that the staff have the ability to help people regain and change lives for the better.

Kerry earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and is a certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC).

Karen started her professional journey in 2008 at Gateway Foundation- Springfield as a Receptionist.  She now has 11 years of clinical experience in the mental health and substance abuse field. Karen obtained a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice from the University of Illinois at Springfield and a Masters in Social Work from Saint Louis University.  In addition, she became a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor.   She currently serves as a Program Director and directly oversees the Admissions Department.  Her desire has always been to help people in need, which she has been able to by using both her clinical and managerial skills to help improve the lives of our patients.

Gina began working at Gateway Foundation – Carbondale in 1998 as an undergraduate student at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Beginning her career as a Chemical Dependency Technician, she quickly discovered a love for the job and worked to move up into a counseling position. While working at Gateway, she received a Master’s Degree in Rehabilitation Administration and Services, and became a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor.  Gina later took a position at Gateway’s Caseyville location as a Clinical Supervisor, during which time she earned a Professional Counselor license.  In 2015, she relocated to the Gateway Foundation – Springfield site, where she currently resides as a Program Director.

For the past 20 years, she has dedicated her life to her passion of helping others regain control of their lives, through fighting the disease of addiction.  Her philosophy has been “Each one, reach one, we are all in this together”.

Mary Alexander has 22 years’ experience in the social service field. She has worked in a variety of settings and served multiple populations throughout her career including youth and adolescents, corrections population, and adults. She worked for 12 years with the Illinois Department of Corrections as a TASC Supervisor. Prior to working for TASC, Mary worked for 8 years as a youth counselor at Gateway Foundation which led her back to taking the opportunity to become a clinical supervisor with Gateway Foundation in 2019 where she has worked to develop curriculum and programming for the COED population.

Edmund currently serves as the Clinical Supervisor for the Men’s Unit at Gateway Foundation, Springfield, IL, since January 2020.  He have been providing mental health services, trauma-focused, to a diverse population, including children, youth, adults and birth families for the past 26 years in various roles as a social worker, therapist and supervisor.  He was motivated to enter the social work/mental health field inspired by three impactful adults who accepted him, believed in him, and mentored him during my “colorful” and rebellious teenage years.  Edmund has been trained in many treatment modalities, especially assisting patients to understand the impact of their traumas on their daily life functioning. He learned to connect with patients at where they are, accept them and learn from them.  He feels that it has been enriching and rewarding to work with the current patients at Gateway.