Administrative Team

Jennifer Preston, LMFT

Director

Jennifer is a co-founder of Core Conditions. She offers a well balanced background of education and experience in the field of mental health. She holds a Bachelors degree in Psychology and a Masters degree in Counseling Psychology. She has over 25 years of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and families. Jennifer has previously worked for FamiliesFirst, Inc and group homes for both adolescent females and latency age males. She received training through an array of programs including: Grande Rhonde Child Center (day treatment program specializing in treatment of physical/sexual abuse); Shelter From The Storm (domestic violence), and The Center for Parenting Excellence (promotion of education, care, and nurturance for teenage mothers and their infants). MFC#51130

jpreston*coreconditions.org

Jad Turner, Ph.D., LMFT 

Director

Dr. Turner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Pre-Licensed Psychologist, and co-founder of Core Conditions Inc. His previous work experience includes: Valley Group Homes as a Residential Counselor, Fresno County Probation Department as a T.A.C. Officer, and FamiliesFirst, Inc as a Psychotherapist. He has over 20 years of experience working with severely emotionally disturbed children and adolescents. He holds a B.S. in Criminology, an M.A. in Counseling Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Psychology. Dr. Turner has extensive training and experience in child, adolescent and play therapy as well as group psychotherapy. He is a certified Aggression Replacement Training (ART) therapist and he specializes in biofeedback therapy for stress, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. MFC#42921

Curtis Donovan, M.B.A.

Director

Curtis is a co-founder of Core Conditions, Inc. His previous residential experience includes Valley Group Homes and DN Associates. He has also worked at the Elkhorn Correctional Facility, a juvenile boot camp operated by the Fresno County Probation Department. Most recently he worked at the West Park Charter Academy where he spent 8 years as a teacher in their independent study program serving at-risk youth on a 1:1 basis. While at West Park he also served as Vice President of the programs Advisory Council. Overall he has over 25 years experience working with at-risk and severely emotionally disturbed adolescents. He holds a Bachelors Degree in Criminology and a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in Organizational Leadership.