Welcome to Retreat

As the Executive Director for Retreat at Lancaster County, Kevin Walker brings over 17 years of experience in behavioral health. He began his career managing a group home for dependent youth in Vermont. He then transitioned into Child Welfare. In 2009, he supervised a team of social workers for a family based center in Philadelphia. In 2013, he became the Vice President of a 28-site outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment center, after serving for three years as Executive Director of the mental health division. An avid fly fisherman, he currently lives in Lititz with his wife and three children.

Dr. Dively did her undergraduate work at West Chester University of Pennsylvania and attended medical school at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Memorial Hospital in York, PA and worked in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona and Lancaster, PA for 5 years. She then worked in a non-clinical position for 4 years doing Medicare compliance reviews before getting back into patient care and working in Addiction Medicine. She is board-certified in OB/GYN and a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Kate is a licensed professional counselor in the state of PA. She received her undergraduate from Yale University and completed her Master’s through Capella University. Kate previously worked for 20 years as a professional actor, director, and artistic director with theaters in NYC and throughout the East coast. For almost 10 years, Kate & her husband served as houseparents for Milton Hershey School, a private residential school for children from in need. Kate then earned her Master’s in mental health counseling while at MHS and completed her internship for her Master’s with Retreat. Since then Kate has served as a primary therapist, clinical specialist, drama-focused therapist, clinical supervisor, senior clinical supervisor, and is currently clinical director for Retreat at Lancaster County. When she has free time, Kate enjoys running, drawing Kawaii, and singing show tunes.

Donna began her professional career in pharmaceutical research, and holds BA and MS degrees in Molecular Biology. She changed focus and earned her BSN from University of Wisconsin-Madison. and initially worked in UWMC in a transplant unit. Donna has been working in Substance Use Disorder nursing for over 20 years, most recently at Livengrin Foundation, Inc. When Donna is not working (or commuting from Lower Bucks County!) she enjoys spending time with her family, gardening and martial arts training