A comprehensive list of agents and agencies that transport troubled teens:
*This list is not intended for use by parents with troubled teens! These transport agents are rumored to use abusive tactics or take teens to abusive programs. Their names, numbers, and info on this page are for research and activist purposes only!
Ed Consultants:
Educational Consultants (also called “Ed Consultants” or EC’s) are individuals who paid by parents (and often programs) to refer children and teenagers to Troubled Teen facilities.
The two main professional organizations for educational consultants in the United States are the Higher Education Consultants Association and the Independent Educational Consultants Association (IECA). The Higher Education Consultants Association is a professional association focused exclusively on the practice of college admissions consulting, while members of the Independent Educational Consultants Association also assist students with consulting specialties that include college admission, day and boarding school, at-risk students, and learning disabilities. Members of both associations work with both American students and students from other countries who are interested in coming to the United States to study.
| Name | Organization | State | Active? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angie Fusco | The Price Group | NC/SC | Yes |
| Ann Sloan | Triangle Educational Planners | NC | No |
| Ann Price | The Price Group | NC/SC | No |
| Anne Thompson | Christian Psychological Center | TN | Yes |
| Amy Aldrich | Aldrich Educational & Therapeutic Consulting | WA | Yes |
| Andy Erkis | Stratas Consulting Group | OH | Yes |
| Ben Mason | Mason Associates | VT | Yes |
| Carol Maxym | Maxym Consulting | MD | ? |
| Chris White | Cornerstone Educational Consulting, LLC | MO | Yes |
| Christie Woodfin | Woodfin & Associates, LLC | LA/GA | Yes |
| David Heckenlively | Integrated Teen Services | CA | Yes |
| Douglas Bodin | The Bodin Group | CA | Yes |
| Hilary French | The Bodin Group | CA | Yes |
| Imy Wax | The Aspire Group | IL | Yes |
| Jane Kolber | Self-Employed | NY | No |
| Jean Hague | Jean Hague & Associates | GA | No |
| Jeanette Spires | Jeanette Spires & Associates | IL | Yes |
| Josh Doyle | Goldberg Center | VT | Yes |
| Kate Deily | HarrisKramer & Liston | AZ | Yes |
| Kathy Nauta | Elm Street Placements | NY | Yes |
| Lisa Reid | Triangle Educational Planners | NC | Yes |
| Liz McGhee | The Aspire Group | CO | Yes |
| Louise Slater | The Price Group | – | – |
| Mark Burdick | Burdick Psychological and Placement Services, Intl. | CA | Yes |
| May Peach | The Price Group | – | – |
| Mercedes Carbone Lewis | DAYA&CO. | CA | Yes |
| Miriam Bodin | The Bodin Group | CA | Yes |
| Myrna Harris | HarrisKramer & Liston | NY | Yes |
| Pamela Jobin | Pamela Jobin, Educational Consultant LLC | CO | Yes |
| Patricia Phelan | Educational Connections | OR | Yes |
| Rob Meltzer | Northlight Family Services | CO | Yes |
| Robert Casanova | Self-Employed | CA | Yes |
| Roz Sherman | – | – | – |
| Ruby Laufer | Dobson Educational Services | NJ | Yes |
| Sarah Finney | Finney Consulting | UT | Yes |
| Sue Scheff | Parent’s Universal Resource Experts (P.U.R.E.) | FL | Yes |
| Tom Harvey | The School Counseling Group | DC | Yes |
Educational Consultant Firms
The following is a list of Educational Consultant Firms which have known ties to the Troubled Teen Industry. Click on the name of a firm for more information.
| Name of Company | State | Active? |
|---|---|---|
| Aldrich Educational & Therapeutic Consulting | – | – |
| Burdick Psychological and Placement Services, Intl. | – | – |
| Christian Psychological Center | – | – |
| Cornerstone Educational Consulting, LLC | – | – |
| DAYA&CO. | – | – |
| Dobson Educational Services | – | – |
| Educational Connections | – | – |
| Elm Street Placements | – | – |
| Finney Consulting | – | – |
| HarrisKramer & Liston | – | – |
| Integrated Teen Services | – | – |
| Jean Hague & Associates | – | – |
| Jeanette Spires & Associates | – | – |
| Mason Associates | – | – |
| Maxym Consulting | – | – |
| Northlight Family Services | – | – |
| Parent’s Universal Resource Experts (P.U.R.E.) | – | – |
| Stratas Consulting Group | – | – |
| The Aspire Group | – | – |
| The Bodin Group | – | – |
| The Goldberg Center | – | – |
| The Price Group | NC/SC | Yes |
| The School Counseling Group | – | – |
| Triangle Educational Planners | – | – |
| Woodfin & Associates, LLC | – | – |
Transport Agents & Companies:
Company: Touchdown Transports
Owner: Bill & Chris Harper
Phone: (541)416-8242
Website: https://www.touchdowninc.com
Company: USA Guides
Owner: UNKNOWN
Staff: https://youthtransports.com/?page=2_6
Phone: 888-268-9029
Website: https://youthtransports.com
Company: United Secure Youth Transport Services
Owner: UNKNOWN
Phone: 1-833-632-1248
Website: https://ustransportservice.com/
Company: Next Step
Owner: Anj Maddox
Phone: (800) 654-0065
Website: https://www.nextstepyouthtransport.com
Company: Youth For Tomorrow (Transport referral service)
Owner: Joe Gibbs
Phone: N/A
Website: https://youthfortomorrow.org/Transport-Services
Company: Helping Teens?
Owner: UNKNOWN
Phone: 1-800-763-3097
Website: http://www.helpingteens.com/
Company: Guardian Angel Youth Services
Owner: UNKNOWN *May be out of business. Site is down!
Phone: 435-669-8891
Website: http://www.guardianangel.cc/
Company: Safe Passage Transports
Owner: Hunter Investigations LLC
Phone: 770-667-7467
Website: https://www.safepassagetransport.com/
Company: New Start Transport
Owner: UNKNOWN *May be out of business
Phone: 801 805-4785
Website: http://newstarttransports.com/services.php (Website DOWN!)
Company: Teen Adolescent Placement Services
Owner: UNKNOWN
Phone: 760-439-2087
Website: http://www.taps14.org/
Talk with a transport a former transport agent on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/hlo41/iama_former_adolescent_transport_agent_ama/
Company: National Treatment Transport
Owner: UNKNOWN
Phone: 1-833-680-7233
Website: https://safetransport.com/
Company: Vision Adolescent Services
Owner: John Haywood
Phone: 714-981-1648
Website: http://www.vasvc.com
Company: Center for Safe Youth
Owner: Staff Not Listed
Phone: (888) 677-SAFE
Website: https://www.safeyouth.com/
Company: Horizon Solutions (Formerly Troubled Teen Help dot com) Program Transport Referral Services
Owner:UNKNOWN
Phone: Not listed
Website: https://www.horizonfamilysolution.com/
Company: Troubled Teen Transport (Transport Referral Services)
Owner: UNKNOWN
Phone: 1-800-800-8000
Website: http://troubledteentransport.com/
Company: Heather R Hayes
Owner: Heather R Hayes
Phone: 800-219-0570.
Website: https://www.heatherhayes.com/respectful-adolescent-transports/
Company: Safeguard Inc.
Owner: Dana Cox
Phone: 801-763-1319
Website: https://safeguardhelp.com/transport-services/
Company: Youth Transit
Owner: UNKNOWN
Phone: 717-979-8335
Website: https://youthtransit.com/
Company: Safe & Sound Transportation
Owner: Lorraine Colpitts
Phone: 207-949-1723
Website: http://www.safeandsoundtransportation.com/
Company: Secure Path Transportation
Owner: Hallahan Investigations / Casey Hallahan (Owner & Transport Agent)
Phone: 888.809.0960
Website: https://www.securepathtransport.com/
Company: Safe Journey Transport
Owner: Crhis and Lisa Nielson
Phone: 1-800-359-7905
Website: https://safejourneytransport.com/
Company: Teen Adolescent Placement Services
Owner: Tony Palotto
Phone: 760-439-2087
Website: https://taps14.org/
Company: Extreme Universal Crisis Intervention
Owner: Evan The BULLET James
Phone: 310-422-0007
Websit: https://universalcrisisintervention.com/
Company: U.S. Youth Transit Authority
Owner: Harold Brown
Phone: 202-749-9956
Website: http://youthtransport.weebly.com/
Company: Guiding Hands
Owner: Unknown
Phone: (800) 591-4263
Website: https://www.getgh.com/
Company: Adolescent Guidence Services
Owner: William Lopez
Phone: 877.700.3300
Website: https://www.escort-transport.com/
Company: Advanced Adolescent Services
Owner: Tom Mockett
Phone: (702-220-8013)
Website: http://advancedadolescentservices.com/
Company: Key of Light Teen Placement
Owner: Unknown
Phone: (828) 777-9428
Website: https://www.teenkeyoflight.com/about/
Company: Positive Solutions
Owner: Unkown
Phone: 208-503-6070
Website: http://www.positivesolutions.info/
Company: Infinity Agency
Owner: Randy Cook
Phone: 435-674-5732 (Office) 435-703-0737 (Cell)
Website: https://www.strugglingteens.com/archives/1999/12/np03.html
