The Professional Renewal Center® staff is committed to providing exceptional service
to clients in need. Each staff member has years of experience
working with professionals and is dedicated to the individualized
treatment process for each client at PRC®.
Kirsten Judd,
MBA
Executive Director
Ms. Judd had a vision to create a treatment center for professionals where they could get superior evaluation and treatment for a multitude of behavioral problems in a setting where they could be independent and autonomous. After working in business development positions with both medical/surgical and psychiatric hospitals, Ms. Judd cofounded the Professional Renewal Center® in February 2000. PRC® filled a void in the provision of intensive outpatient care specifically for professionals. As Executive Director, Ms. Judd oversees client admissions, strategic business development, corporate finance, and administrative clinical coordination. Ms. Judd's passion for uncompromising quality has helped PRC® become an internationally known assessment and treatment program.
Prior to cofounding PRC®, Ms. Judd owned and operated a graphic design/business development firm, Envision, dedicated to working primarily with healthcare organizations across the US. She was key in promoting programs devoted to addiction, trauma recovery, professionals in crisis, children's psychiatric services, and health education.
Her career of business ownership, managerial, and administrative responsibilities makes her an efficient and conscientious executive of this unique facility. She is committed to being responsive to both client and referral source needs in order to strengthen the professional community as a whole. Ms. Judd is a member of the American College of Healthcare Administrators and is pursuing a PhD in Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
Betsy White Williams, PhD, MPH
Program Director
Dr. Williams earned her Masters
Degree in Public Health from Boston University
and her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology with
specialization in clinical aging from the University
of Southern California. She completed her postdoctoral
training in clinical neuropsychology at the University
of California, San Diego. Dr. Williams has extensive
experience working with high accountability professionals,
in particular healthcare professionals on issues
ranging from disruptive behavior and impairment
to issues of clinical competency. She has published
scholarly works in each of these areas. She is the
former Associate Director of the Physician Assessment
and Clinical Education (PACE) Program at UCSD where
she was responsible for developing the assessment
battery, assisted in the development of remedial
education programs and oversaw the daily operation
of the program. Most recently, she served as the
program clinical psychologist at the Rush Behavioral
Health Professionals Program. Dr. Williams’ research
interests include the impact of physician aging and
impairment on workplace performance, risk factors
for physician discipline and the impact of disruptive
behavior on workplace systems.
Download a list of Dr. Williams' published works 
John M. Robertson, PhD
Director of Psychological Services
Dr. Robertson received his PhD in psychology from
the University of California at Santa Barbara, with
an internship in clinical psychology at the Department
of Medicine and Surgery at the Veterans Administration
Medical Center in Sepulveda, California. He also
has a doctoral degree from the School of Theology
at Claremont, where his focus was on issues of common
academic interest to the disciplines of medical ethics,
communication theory, and theology.
For nearly 15 years at Kansas State University, Dr.
Robertson was a Senior Staff Psychologist and Coordinator
of Research at University Counseling Services, a
lecturer in Clinical Psychology for the Department
of Psychology, and a member of the Graduate Faculty
in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology.
He has also lectured for the Department of Psychology
and Research in Education at the University of Kansas.
Dr. Robertson is a Past President of the Society for
the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity, a
division of the American Psychological Association.
He has authored more than 30 articles and book chapters
on the psychological concerns of men, including a
dozen original research articles published in peer-reviewed
psychology journals.
Download a list of Dr. Robertson's published works
Siebolt Frieswyk, PhD
Psycholgist
Siebolt Frieswyk, PhD, is a consulting Clinical Psychologist
at the Professional Renewal Center. His extensive
experience in the multidisciplinary setting, including
the diagnosis and treatment of impaired professionals,
and expertise with psychological assessments, therapy,
and consultations for psychiatric treatment teams
enable Dr. Frieswyk to be a solid asset to the PRC
team.
Dr. Frieswyk earned his PhD
in Psychology from Catholic University of America
in Washington, DC. He is a graduate of the Topeka
Institute for Psychoanalysis and certified in
Adult Psychoanalysis by the American Psychoanalytic
Association. He practiced at The Menninger Clinic
of Topeka, Kansas, for 33 years, 15 years of
which he was the Director of the Psychotherapy
Training for the Residency Program in Psychiatry
and the Adult Out-Patient Department. Later, he joined
the Heritage Mental Health Clinic as a private practitioner
and currently is in private practice at Stonestreet & Associates.
Download a list of Dr. Frieswyk's published works
Scott Campbell, CARN, RN,BC
Addictions/Psychiatric Nurse
Mr. Campbell came to the Professional Renewal Center® from the Menninger Clinic where he was a nursing
supervisor and educator. He is dual board certified
in addictions and psychiatric nursing. In the treatment
program Mr. Campbell coordinates the medical treatment
and release prevention planning. He has considerable
experience in chemical and behavioral addictions,
trauma recovery, staff training, and patient education.
Carol Kummer, LSCSW, ADAS
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
For the past 10 years, Ms. Kummer has been specializing
in couples counseling, addictions, trauma, dissociative
identity disorder, and EMDR. She has advanced training
in dual diagnosis, depression, anxiety, trauma, and
crisis intervention. She has also facilitated groups
on anger management and domestic violence. Through
the therapeutic process, Ms. Kummer guides clients
through cognitive changes needed to reshape their
core beliefs by way of cognitive behavioral therapy,
solution-focused brief therapy, and family systems
therapy. She also utilizes her ability to analyze
human functioning in terms of both intrapsychic and
environmental influences. Ms. Kummer earned her master’s
degree in social work from Walla Walla College in
College Place, Washington. She is a member of the
National Association of Social Workers.
Supavan K. Brown, M.A.
Postdoctoral Intern
Supavan K. Brown, M.A., is a postdoctoral intern at the Professional Renewal Center. She is receiving her Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, interned at Kansas State University’s Counseling Services, and is completing her dissertation on multicultural supervision and working alliance. Ms. Brown brings with her experience in a variety of treatment venues including university counseling centers, community mental health, and hospital settings. She has special interest in trauma, anxiety disorders, depression, biofeedback and assessment. Ms. Brown also has a strong interest in research and has co-authored two articles and a book chapter on the acculturation process and mental health among refugees, immigrants, and international populations.
Michael Geist, MD
Lawrence Occupational Health
Dr. Geist along with his partners Keith Sargent, DO, and Peter Bock, MD,
medically evaluate all assessment and day treatment patients as well as
providing them with any needed medical care. Lawrence Occupational
Health is a full service occupational health and urgent care center
located just a few minutes from the Professional Renewal Center®.
Jeremy Burd, MD
Consulting Psychiatrist
Dr. Burd received his medical degree from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania and completed his residency training at the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry in Topeka, Kansas. He obtained a fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry from Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, New York. He worked in private and hospital practice in New York until 2005. In addition to providing psychiatric services to PRC®, Dr. Burd also works with Saint Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Burd's professional memberships include the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, and the American Group Psychotherapy Association. His expertise in substance abuse, personality disorders, and depression make him a valuable part of the PRC® clinical team. He is board certified in psychiatry and geriatric psychiatry.
Download a list of Dr. Burd's published works
George Athey, PhD
Consulting Neuropsychologist
Dr. Athey is a highly respected
psychologist who is nationally known for his
meticulous psychological, forensic, and neuropsychological
evaluations. He has nearly two decades of experience
in assessing physicians who present with a history
of professional sexual misconduct, substance
abuse/dependency, disruptive behavior, and/or
the possibility of an underlying cognitive problem.
Dr. Athey’s experience in
conducting medico-legal and forensic evaluations,
where the sensitive issue of public safety is an
important factor, makes his role as consultant an
essential part of the assessment team.
Kipp Low, MCJ
Chief Polygraph Examiner
Mr. Low brings 20 years of criminal investigation
experience to PRC®. His expertise encompasses issuing
sexual history polygraphs, behavioral analysis interviewing,
and post-conviction sex offender testing. He has
extensive training in investigations, interviewing,
interrogations, polygraph, and investigative techniques.
His professional memberships include the American
Polygraph Association, the National Polygraph Association,
and the Kansas Polygraph Association. Mr. Low is
concurrently an adjunct professor at Washburn University
where he teaches investigations courses for the Department
of Criminal Justice.
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