Contact Us
General Contact Info
615 Derby St.
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Orange Grove School
Orange Grove School offers a specialized, private school program for children ages 6 to 22 who have intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Teena Joseph
OGS Pricipal & Director of Children's Services
Mayra Rafferty
Administrative Assistant, Children's Services
Linda Cameron
School Coordinator
Adult Services
Orange Grove provides a range of services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).
Wayne Collins
Chief Operations Officer
Work: (423) 308-1170 Ext. 2314
Cell: (423) 987-7493
Clinical Services
Orange Grove operates both a full-service primary care clinic, and a dental clinic at our main campus.
Phillip Royal
Director of Healthcare Services
Dr. Robert Boehm
Medical Director
Natesa Thomas, RDA, CDA, CP
Dental Clinic Office Manager
Phone: (423) 664-9432
Fax: (423) 308-1164
Georgia Services
Since opening in 2012, our services have grown to support more than 100 people in Catoosa, Dade, Murray, Walker, Whitfield, Chattooga, and Gordon Counties.
Cathy Durham
Director of Georgia Services
Orange Grove Center's Georgia Office
40 Millennium Circle
Ringgold, GA 30736
Employment Services
Individuals served in Orange Grove day services are encouraged to consider employment as their first and best option. To that end, vocational options are discussed at least annually with each individual, and evaluations can be done any time to help assess strengths and areas of needed improvement.
Darcy Owens
Director of Employment
Sumesh Manhas
Coordinator of Employment Support Services
Office: (423) 629-1451 Ext. 2356
Cell: (423) 740-8313
Octavia Spates
Ticket-to-Work Coordinator
Office: (423) 624-1294 Ext. 2209
Cell: (423) 619-8472
Mental Health Services
Orange Grove's Mental Health Services manages our Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and our Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR).
IOP serves individuals 18 and older who have dual diagnoses of intellectual/developmental disability AND a mental health diagnosis.
Click here to learn more about IOP.
PSR is a community-based program that promotes recovery, community integration, and improved quality of life for individuals who have been diagnosed with a behavioral health condition.
Click here to learn more about PSR.
Farah Cecil
Assistant Director of Mental Health Services
Enrichment Services
Orange Grove's art, music and Special Olympics programs are important parts of our overall mission to recognize, support, and celebrate the qualities of the individual. Music, art, and physical activity stimulate different areas of the brain, and are uniquely able to bring people together.
Our enrichment services take place all over the community.
Click here to learn more about our Art Program.
Dennis Wilkes
Art Director
Click here to learn more about our Music Program.
Ellen Poole
Music Navigator
Click here to learn more about Special Olympics.
Ramona Pickett
CHIP Coordinator
Careers & Hiring
Orange Grove Center is Tennessee's largest provider of services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer with a variety of positions available that may suit your employment and career needs.
Click her to view our open positions.
Lorna Raymond
Human Resources Recruiter
Office: (423) 629-1451 Ext. 2326
Cell: (423) 713-8352
Volunteering
Volunteers are one of our greatest assets at Orange Grove, as you donate your time to help us better serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. From landscaping our main campus grounds, to lifeguarding, to helping us organize and manage some of our biggest annual fundraisers, we have a wide variety of volunteer opportunities available. Please contact Windy Brooks using the information below to let us know your availability, and we will pair you with an upcoming project that fits you best!
Windy Brooks
Assistant Director of Development
Pres & Media Relations
Click here to browse our Press Release Archive.
For questions regarding media relations, please contact:
Heidi Hoffecker
Director of Development
Orange Grove Center also operates its programs and services without regard to race, color and national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. To file a complaint, see our complaint procedures below along with our complaint form.
Click here to download Orange Grove's Complaint Resolution System Protocol.
Click here to download our Title VI Public Notice, a document with State and Federal contact information with alternatives for filing a complaint.