Our History
Onward Transitions was founded, owned, and operated by three experienced professionals, two of whom are women. Over the past eight years, they have dedicated themselves to creating safe and supportive environments for young adults and staff members to learn about themselves, develop resilience, confront real-life challenges, and uphold their values. They understand that as life changes, so do our members' priorities; as a result, we continuously adapt our program to meet their evolving needs. This allows us to create a customized and dynamic structure that best serves the current milieu.
Our Foundation
Tracy Bailey, Darrell Fraize, and Margie Lannon met in 2005 while working together for a wilderness therapy program in Maine. Collectively, they have dedicated nearly 80 years of their lives to serving adolescents and adults in a variety of roles, such as dorm parent, tall ship youth worker, public and private school educator, career counselor, wilderness guide, college professor, ropes course facilitator, summer camp director, youth sports coach, residential program staff and administrator, parent coach, and therapeutic recreation coordinator.