Our Staff
Akia Compton has been active in youth services since 1993, ranging from residential, independent living, juvenile justice and behavioral health. Her passion stems from being a youth enrolled in the system. Akia received her B.A. in Sociology and Criminal Justice and her M.S. in Administration of Justice and Security from the University of Phoenix. Akia wanted to give back to her community and help other youth navigate the system in a positive way. She is also a parent of a child with behavioral health challenges. Akia started her work at MIKID in August of 2012. Her personal and professional endeavors have made her a valuable asset to MIKID.
Vicky comes to MIKID with over twenty-six years of experience in many areas of the healthcare system. Her experience spans from Pediatrics to Hospice. Throughout her years of experience in Healthcare, Vicky has maintained a passion for helping her patients and families cultivate and sustain strong mental health while providing them with the community and partner resources they need to help them succeed through the challenges they face. She obtained her RN license in 2012 and her first role was in Pediatrics. In that position, she contributed to and helped the state initiate research data for the Healthy Kids Initiative Research Program. Vicky began her partnership with MIKID in 2014 in a contractual capacity training staff on Assistance in the Self Administration of Meditation. She has since transitioned roles and supports MIKID as Northern Arizona Regional Clinical Director, joining MIKID full time in 2018. Vicky’s wealth of knowledge from her work and lived experience makes her an asset to the MIKID team!
Sharon Williams Ogoroh brings over 15 years of behavior health experience to the field and has been a committed MIKID Team member since January 2016, and she currently serves as the QA/QM Manager. Sharon has a passion for helping families and brings her educational and lived experience to her work. She received her Master’s degree in Organizational Leadership with an Emphasis in Executive Fire Safety in 2017 from Grand Canyon University. Sharon has worked as a Quality Improvement Specialist and as a Behavioral Health Technician since coming to Phoenix, Arizona as a transplant from North Carolina. The culmination of those experiences assists her in ensuring that MIKID provides the highest level of care and support to our members as they access MIKID resources and services.
In 30 years of marriage, Nancy has helped her husband raise five amazing children, now adults. Three of those are stepchildren, one has special needs and one is a grandchild. Nancy believes her loved ones have afforded her the experiences that allow her to provide services with compassion, understanding and empathy. She has worked as a Family Support Partner with MIKID for in 2008 and has been a supervisor since 2010. She takes great joy in supporting families and Family Support Providers in meeting their goals.
Jessica was born in Bellflower, California then moved to Nogales at the age of two. She recently moved to Tucson and is a mother to a 12-year-old daughter.
Jessica started her career within the behavioral health field in 2008 as an Instructional Specialist Senior/Administrative Assistant in the Youth Prevention, Parenting and Early Childhood Development Programs for the University of Arizona. This experience gave her the opportunity to work children and adults, using preventative care methods, as well as assisting individuals in recovery of different mental illnesses. Before MIKID, Jessica worked for Wellness Connection as a Program Manager for three years. During her tenure, Jessica partnered with law enforcement, first responders, and behavioral health agencies allowing her the opportunity to grow professionally. As a result, she learned more about recovery and how life experiences can be utilized as a tool to help others going through similar situations. Jessica is a certified as a Peer Support.
Jessica believes her life experiences, professional experience and her passion for helping others guide and motivate her to find success daily. She also utilizes her strong belief in teamwork to enhance results and make stronger bonds with the community. Jessica started working with MIKID as a Direct Support Manager in 2019 and looks forward to what the future holds.
Tahnee was hired in 2015 as a Family Support Partner, transitioned to Direct Service Lead the same year, and move to the Family Support Manager in 2016. Tahnee has 10 years of lived experience and has a son that has behavioral health challenges. She has been in the behavioral health field for 3 years and has worked with children for over 6 years. Tahnee has facilitated Grief and Loss groups and has a strong compassion for people that are struggling due to her life experience.
Traci Rainey joined MIKID in May of 2010 as the Northern Arizona Respite Coordinator. Traci supervises multiple Respite Providers throughout Northern Arizona and has built solid professional relationships with the Behavioral Health Clinics. Having gained knowledge and life experience of the behavioral health system as a result of her involvement with her immediate and extended family, Traci has been able to pass on some of the tools she has learned, especially in providing targeted interventions for respite workers and families alike.
Patricia has background in the Social Service Field and Education Field and received her Master’s in Social Work degree in 2018. Patricia was a single mother who had to learn the behavioral health and educational system for her children. Patricia has been in on both sides of the fence and knows the challenges it entails for parents to navigate the systems. Patricia started with MIKID as the Family Support Manager and is now the Direct Services Manager. Patricia has been working with MIKID since 2013.
Maya is a Prevention Coordinator for MIKID who is passionate about working with children and reducing stigma around mental health. She works to educate youth and adults throughout Arizona about suicide prevention. She travels to schools statewide to have conversations with youth about suicide and understand how to help prevent a suicide from occurring by identifying signs of suicide. Maya has lived experience and life challenges that have motivated her to be in the behavioral health field. She believes that spreading education is the best way to break the stigma associated to suicide and mental health. Her formal education background is a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Arizona in Learning, Leadership, and Literacy (2016). During that time, she composed a diverse set of credentials including: training design, program facilitating, and program evaluation. In December 2019, she will be receiving a Masters in Public Health from Grand Canyon University. She is a member of the Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition and other coalitions within Arizona.
Ashley has her degree in Business Administration from Glendale Community College.
Jamie joined the MIKID team as the billing specialist in February 2013. She has been happily married for almost 20 years and has 3 children. Jamie has 17 years experience in the billing field. She began her start in billing while working for a radiology group for 8 years, spending the last 5 of those years as billing manager. She then moved on to a nephrology group where she worked for 7 years doing the billing for patients with kidney disease. When the opportunity came along to work for MIKID, she decided to try something new and has enjoyed the experience that behavioral health billing has given her.
