Wellness & Medical Team
Open Sky's wellness & medical team is led by two full-time naturopathic doctors, a part-time medical doctor and a full-time wellness assistant. Open Sky is the only holistic wilderness therapy program in the industry devoting an entire department to both day-to-day medical care and overall health and wellness. Our naturopathic doctors are state-licensed and have a four-year, graduate-level education in the same basic sciences as MD’s, followed by additional training in holistic and non-toxic approaches to healing with a strong emphasis on disease prevention and optimizing health.
Jade Wimberley, ND
Health Director
Dr. Wimberley is a licensed naturopathic doctor with a BA from Denison University and a doctorate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine. Her passion for the wilderness, naturopathic medicine and working with adolescents and young adults makes for a perfect fit. Dr. Wimberley brings to Open Sky vast and varied work and personal experiences. In addition to being in recovery, she has operated a private practice, served as regional sales and marketing director for an environmental risk assessment company, been a sales representative for medicinal plant products and a co-owner of a local natural foods store.
Jonathan Kalman, ND
Naturopathic Doctor
Dr. Kalman earned his doctorate from the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and Health Sciences. He also completed his training as an EMT. There was a desire to blend emergency medicine and naturopathic medicine, fueled by his experiences in outdoor activities. Joining Open Sky served to fulfill many of the desires Dr. Kalman has had: to support the health and vitality of the youth of this country, working outdoors, and utilizing naturopathic medicine in both acute and chronic conditions.
Marcus Higi, MD
Medical Director
Dr. Higi, a board certified family medicine doctor, serves as Medical Director at Open Sky. He joins Open Sky with more than 10 years experience working with youth, families and young adults as a board certified family doctor.
Paul Arredondo, BS
Medical Team Assistant
Paul’s love for nature and the human experience brought him to the field of Wilderness Therapy. His belief in the healing power of the wilderness is deeply ingrained within his spirituality and relationship to all beings. From guiding rafting trips, to practicing herbalism, leading backpacking trips, to coaching outdoors sports, throughout all of these he was discovering the power of nature. He had worked for Open Sky as a guide for a year and a half when he was offered the job as the Medical Team Assistant.
Tanya Dalebout, BA
Family Services Coordinator
Tanya has had a life long passion for the outdoors and a more recent belief in the power of holistic health, leading her to begin working for Open Sky in 2008. While this is Tanya’s first experience in wilderness therapy, she believes it has given her the opportunity to reconnect with nature and to assist in her own personal growth. As Family Services Coordinator, Tanya provides support to the team of doctors at Open Sky and the many families that come to town for parent wellness weekend and graduations.
Mark Braunstein, DO, ABPN
Consulting Psychiatrist
Dr. Braunstein is board certified in general psychiatry and board eligible in child and adolescent psychiatry. He completed residency in general psychiatry at The University of New Mexico and finished a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at Maine Medical Center in Portland, Maine. He specializes in the treatment of ADHD, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder and substance abuse in children, adolescents and adults. In his spare time, he enjoys kayaking, rafting, skiing, snowboarding and mostly being with his family.
