Kristine Gile and Craig Wilcox
Welcome to two of the newest members of our leadership team. Get to know Kristine Gile and Craig Wilcox.
Kristine Gile, LCPC, BC-TMH, NCC has joined Sweetser as Director of Children’s Residential. With over 20 years of experience in children’s behavioral healthcare, Kristine has been a therapist, manager, and director in a variety of programs. She has most recently been working in an accredited psychiatric hospital clinic as a director of services for children and adults with Serious Emotional Disorders/Serious Mental Illness that have had multiple inpatient admissions.
Kristine is a Board Certified-TeleMental Health Counselor, Nationally Certified in TF-CBT and will soon be one of the few TF-CBT trainers in the State of Maine. She also has DBT training from Behavioral Tech, Multiple CBT trainings from the Beck Institute (CBT-A; CBT-D/SP; CBT-P; CBT-R), is trained in CPP (Child Parent Psychotherapy), MATCH-ADTC (Modular Approach to the Treatment of Children with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct disorders) and PCIT (Parent Child Interaction Therapy). She is trained in the Yale University Supervision Model and is trained and passionate about supporting staff in secondary traumatic stress.
Kristine has specialized training in working clients with disabilities including those who struggle with certain sensory disorders, such as deaf and hard of hearing clients and/or blind and visually impaired. She has presented at many conferences and served on committees across the country.
Kristine also has experience in change management, staff engagement, and developing and implementing a culture of safety in teams.
Craig Wilcox has joined Sweetser as Director of Facilities. In this role, he provides leadership and guidance for the proper care of all Sweetser facilities by overseeing capital projects, repairs, maintenance, and related activities.
Prior to joining Sweetser, Craig focused on owning and operating his own business, which specializes in the construction of new buildings and remodeling old properties.
Outside of work, Craig donates his spare time to causes that assist people in need and enjoys spending time outdoors with his family, be it camping, fishing, boating, skiing, four-wheeling, or snowmobiling.
Craig is OSHA certified and holds Associate Degrees in both Business and Culinary Arts from Southern Maine Community College.