Meet Your Staff

Brent came to Discovery Academy as a therapist in 2000 after completing his graduate studies in marriage and family therapy at San Diego State University. While in southern California, Brent worked with adolescent females in a residential setting specializing in sexual trauma and victim issues.Prior to that Brent completed his undergraduate degree at Brigham Young University where he worked for three years as a summer camp counselor with teens visiting the college for sports, music, dance, and academic programs.Originally from Idaho, in his spare time, Brent likes to ski, hike, and read. He has been the executive director at Discovery Academy since 2003.

Brian came to Discovery Academy in 2012 and now has over 33 years of experience working with youth in a variety of treatment settings. He is a licensed clinical mental health counselor and over the course of his career he has worked as a therapist, clinical supervisor, program director and clinical director. Brian has helped hundreds of youth and their families work through problems that include chemical addictions, mental health issues and behavioral problems. A self-described “gym rat,” Brian enjoys a variety of sports and recreational activities, but his favorite pastime is watching his children perform in band and show choir competitions.

Annette Davis came to Discovery Academy in 2018 with many years of experience and leadership in residential treatment settings as well as in private schools. Her master’s degree (M.Ed), focused on educational leadership and compliments well her bachelor’s degrees earned prior to that in English and History. Annette also has a special education certification that has equipped her well over the years as she has led educators and influenced students.Annette has worked with numerous student populations in the private and public setting prior to Discovery Academy. In her travels she has had the opportunity to work with the Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Panama and other parts of Central America.Her special education certification has influenced and contributed to her caring and compassionate demeanor. She loves to be personally engaged in the education of students who find themselves enrolled in a therapeutic environment with emotional and developmental concerns.Annette adores working with junior high and high school students from different parts of the country as well as from around the world. She enjoys the interactions and personal engagement that accompanies their diverse talents and challenges. She believes as relationships develop student confidence improves and academic proficiency increases. Throughout the years, hiring talented faculty and encouraging quality curriculum development have been two of her major priorities.

Stephen Schultz was born and raised in Eugene, Oregon. He graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in psychology and received formal training in addictions counseling through the University’s Graduate School of Social Work. He spent several years working in admissions, clinical services, operations and marketing of large healthcare organizations.Parents are comforted by his unique skill set that includes experience in admissions, administration, clinical and marketing endeavors that has spanned over the course of 30 years. There is rarely a family circumstance related to mental health care that Steve has not seen or assisted families in navigating in a caring and compassionate manner.Reaching back to his Oregonian roots, Steve never met a rainy day he didn’t like. He looks forward every year to taking his wife and four children back to his family’s cabin in Florence, Oregon for some quality time bass fishing, beach combing and spending time with his extended family.