Advisory Board
Our Advisory Board brings together four professionals with diverse expertise and a shared commitment to improving outcomes for children and families. Their experience, insight, and guidance help Skills for Life remain responsive to our community, grounded in best practices, and focused on providing meaningful, high-quality services.
Rebekah Bickford
Rebekah Bickford, Psy.D., NCSP, BCBA-D, is the proprietor of GrowWell Child Psychology. In addition to supervising the GrowWell team, she supports educators by providing professional development, program development, and consultation. Her work supports effective social, emotional, and behavioral supports across the tiers, with an emphasis on supporting students with mental health concerns and interfering behavior. Dr. Bickford's expertise includes trauma-informed practices and supporting schools in meeting the needs of students who have experienced adverse childhood experiences. Prior to starting GrowWell, she was a faculty member in the Educational and School Psychology Program at the University of Southern Maine, the clinical coordinator of a special purpose public school, and a program director for a special purpose private school.
Rick Loewenstein
Rick Loewenstein is a strategic advisor and executive with more than twenty years of leadership across healthcare, human services, I/DD, behavioral health, and assistive technology. He has served as CEO of JARC, Chief Strategy and Growth Officer at Centria Healthcare, and currently advises AngelSense on strategy and growth.
In 2019 Rick and his wife, Dana, founded TeamGame Advisors, an advisory practice focused on driving market expansion and growth, organizational development, clinical excellence, and community engagement in the healthcare sector. Their client partners include PE firms, PE-backed and privately held ABA providers, BH providers, and healthcare technology companies throughout the USA.
Rick has served on 12 Boards of Directors and is a graduate of Babson College. He and Dana have been married for 44 years and have 2 adult sons.
Holly Gover
Dr. Holly Gover is a behavior analyst with over a decade of experience supporting individuals with developmental disabilities. She earned her Ph.D. in Behavior Analysis from Western New England University under the mentorship of Dr. Greg Hanley. Her research and clinical work focus on practical functional assessment (PFA) and skill-based treatment (SBT), food selectivity, trauma-informed care, and assent-based models of learning. She is dedicated to providing effective, compassionate solutions while prioritizing agency and autonomy within the therapeutic process. Dr. Gover currently serves as a Lead Consultant at FTF Behavioral Consulting.
Gordon St. John
Gordon St. John is a founding partner of Alera Group, a national Employee Benefits, Property and Casualty and Financial Services firm that was listed as #14 on “Top 100 Ranked Brokers” by Business Insurance, July 2025. Having served as a Managing Partner and on the Partner’s Advisory Board of Alera Group, Gordon now focuses exclusively on helping Human Resources and Finance leaders to establish, execute and maintain strategies and HR and benefit programs that maximize value delivered to employees. Prior to Alera Group, he spent 15 years with a national employee benefits consulting firm where he was accountable for leadership and financial performance of the Eastern United States. His clients have included social services, residential treatment centers, not-for-profit and drug discovery firms. His expertise includes health care strategy, design, delivery, and funding. Gordon served on the board of directors of Big Brothers Big Sisters IR for 9 years where he was also a “Big.” He has played key roles in not-for-profit fundraising initiatives including serving as Chair and Co-Chair of major capital campaigns. He is a graduate of Trinity College. He and his wife Nancy have been married for 42 years.
