Carla King- Audette - Office Manager

Carla has been a resident of Spring Hill since 1973 when she moved here from Conesus Lake , NY at the age of nine. She is a graduate of the third graduating class from Springstead High School where she won state FBLA awards for typing, accounting and business mathematics. She received her Associate in Arts Degree in business in 1984 from PHCC. Carla was an office manager in the funeral business for 21 years, a tax preparer for H&R Block for 3 years and started here at Pathways Counseling Center in 2005.

As hobbies, she enjoys preparing friends' tax returns, organizing high school class reunions, playing scrabble, and volunteering as a “band mom” for the Springstead High School Marching Eagle Brigade. She has a cat named Uh-Oh who is her pride and joy.

Carla recently married and now has a caring husband and two wonderful step-sons of whom she is very proud.

Valerie Moore

Valerie was born in Pittsburgh , PA and moved to Spring Hill in 1978 when she was a teenager. She is a graduate of Springstead High School and the University of South Florida . Val has four sons ranging from college age to elementary age. Besides being passionate about her family, Val volunteers her time and energy at Grace Presbyterian Church as puppeteer coordinator for the children there.

Prior to joining the staff at Pathways in 2006, Val was employed at the Bonati Orthopedic clinic. Her personal interests include spending time with family, reading, bowling, camping and other outdoor activities.

Lisa Young

Lisa was born in Detroit, MI and moved to Florida in 1979. She has been in Spring Hill since 2000. Lisa recently joined the staff at Pathways and is re-entering the work force after being a full-time wife and mom to one son, two daughters and her loving husband, John. She is actively involved in church at Northcliffe Baptist Church. Lisa teaches 9th grade Life Group, is a children’s choir director, sings in adult choir and plays in the adult bell choir. She has been a chaperone on three international teen mission trips. Lisa brings with her great compassion and empathy for all people.

Miita, Therapy Dog

Miita ( phonetically“my eat ah”)

Little Miita was adopted by Nancy as our therapy dog summer of 2007. She was skinny, homeless and flea infested when found wandering in the woods. The Director for the Humane Society knew Nancy had been searching for a therapy dog and suggested she consider this tiny 3.5 pound Chihuahua . It was love at first sight for owner and pet. Miita loves greeting clients in the waiting area and Nancy 's goal is to train the first “quiet” Chihuahua in history.

The suffix “ ita ” means tiny in Spanish. Nancy added the Mi, hence the name Miita.