About the Team

Executive Director
Sharon has been Choosing Integrity’s lead provider of reentry programming at Pike County Correctional Facility since September 2022. She leads weekly peer support groups for men and women at the correctional facility and co-leads Choosing Integrity’s weekly Smart Recovery meeting at its office in Milford. Sharon has a Master’s degree in Occupational Therapy and has worked in an inpatient alcohol treatment center. Sharon is a certified SMART Recovery facilitator and is also a Certified Recovery Specialist. She current serves as Secretary of the Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug and Alcohol Commission and is a member of the Pike County Reentry Coalition.

Director & Chair
Martha Raimon is a former Legal Services attorney who dedicated her career to social justice. She directed the Incarcerated Mothers Law Project at the Women’s Prison Association in New York City and at the Center for the Study of Social Policy, Martha led the monitoring of two states’ child welfare reforms intended to improve outcomes for children, youth, and families. Martha also has experience conducting child welfare reviews in multiple states involving the analysis of both qualitative and quantitative data. She has extensive experience analyzing policies at the local, state, and federal level that affect low-income

Director & Board Treasurer
Martha Dubensky is the founder and previous Executive Director of GAIT Therapeutic Riding Services in Milford, PA. Ms. Dubensky is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Life Coach, Addiction Counselor and PATH International Advanced Riding Instructor as well as a Specialist in Mental Health and Learning. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Science and Microbiology from the University of New Hampshire, and a Master of Science in Food Science from Cornell University and a Master of Science in Psychology from Kaplan University.

Director & Board Secretary
Brian Altomare is employed by Luggage Forward, LLC. Mr. Altomare has first-hand experience with the criminal justice system. Brian serves on the board of the Economic Development Agency of Pike County. Brian graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature from Binghamton University in 2003. When not working his day job, he can be found acting in local theater, restoring the property his great-grandparents built, and enjoying nature.

Director
Luke Barbalich is a financial advisor with Biondo Financial Advisors in Milford, PA. Previously, Mr. Barbalich had a career with Atlantic Health in addictions counseling. Much of his career in healthcare and human services has been dedicated to leveraging health systems and community resources to enrich the lives and overall well-being of individuals and families. He was a former Executive Director of Choosing Integrity and is currently Director of the Pike County Interagency Council.

Director
Anthony Waldron is an attorney in Hawley, PA, specializing in Real Estate (Commercial & Residential), Land Use, Municipal Government, Land Conservation, Estate Planning and Administration, and Small Business formation and operation. He is the Solicitor of the Wallenpaupack Area School District and Lackawaxen Township. He is a former Pike County Commissioner and is currently the Co-Chair of the Pike County Reentry Coalition.

Director
Gean Bechthold has been involved in prison reentry programs since 2009 and is the co-founder of Choosing Integrity. He began working within the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) at USP Canaan and in 2015 added the Pike County Correctional Facility (PCCF) to his volunteer work. At Canaan, Gean worked within the Religious Services Department teaching faith-based programming. At PCCF, he taught employment skills to men in the reentry program: Actively Reducing Recidivism Opens Windows (ARROW). Currently, Gean uses his 33 years of work experience to help men process through some of their struggles related to job retention and employment development using his certified training in Life Coaching (iPEC). He offers the opportunity to reexamine past experiences with a fresh look at goal setting and improved life choices. He strives to help individuals reenter society as engaged, more prepared, and successful people.

Director
Jonathan McElhaney is a High School Mathematics and Science Teacher at the Delaware Valley School District. He has been working there for 24 years. In addition to teaching, he works with local addiction peer support groups and survivors of domestic abuse and sexual assault. Jonathan has a Master’s Degree in Education from Wilkes University and is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Social Work. He has a passion for removing barriers for those who are disenfranchised from society for any reason.

Director
Dina Van Auken spent much of her career in the hospitality industry, gaining extensive experience in financial management, executive-level support, and leading large-scale projects. That experience also gave her a deep appreciation for building relationships and meeting the needs of people from all walks of life. Her current work in the financial sector draws on her skill in managing data and communications with accuracy, compliance, and attention to detail. Having grown up in Pike County and raising her children here, Dina is passionate about serving people and strengthening her community. She joined the Choosing Integrity Board of Directors to help make a difference close to home, and she is proud to support an organization that offers individuals a meaningful path toward a fresh start and a stronger future.

Director
Donna Ross was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. She has a BA in education from Hunter College, CUNY, and an MA from Brooklyn College, CUNY. Upon graduation from Hunter, Donna taught for over 20 years, primarily in underprivileged schools in Brooklyn. Her students and their families had personal experiences with addiction and incarceration. Donna has one son and three stepchildren, and five wonderful grandchildren. Donna’s husband worked for an international bank, and they had the opportunity to live overseas in Germany and Singapore. Learning a new language and different cultures was an amazing experience. This is her first experience working on a board, and she “looks forward to being a positive addition to a very impressive group of people.”

Director Emeritus
Hampton has been involved in delivering reentry programming since ‘09, first at USP Canaan in Waymart &, for the past 5 years, at Pike County Correctional Facility (PCCF). During which he wrote “Choosing Forgiveness” and “Choosing Integrity,” two 12-week courses currently being used at PCCF with male & female inmates. Hampton & Gean were 2 of the original 3 men that incorporated Choosing Integrity as a 501(c)(3) non-profit in PA in 2014. He was co-chair of the Pike County Reentry Coalition during its first two years, a multi-disciplinary task force seeking to facilitate the successful reintegration of “returning citizens” into the Pike County community. Hampton’s professional background is in Christian ministry, serving as a pastor and denominational official with the Moravian Church in America for 28 years. Since retiring, he has worked as the controller of a graphic design company and as an assistant to the CFO of New Hope Manor (a women’s substance abuse rehabilitation center in Barryville, NY.) Prior to retiring in 2019, Hampton had his own bookkeeping and tax preparation business, EHM Associates LLC.

In 2009, Hampton began volunteering at USP Canaan in Waymart, PA in a faith-based program, Second Chance Ministries. He began developing his own curriculum (forgiveness and integrity) for reentry programs at Canaan and later at Pike County Correctional Facility (PCCF). In both facilities, he has taught these programs to several hundred men and women, assisted at PCCF by his wife. He has been twice been recognized as “Volunteer of the Year” at USP Canaan. Hampton has been married to Virginia Lobst Morgan for 50 years and together they have four children and five grandchildren. They have lived in Pike County for 20 years.