Areas Of Expertise Include:

Kerry L. Turnbow, M. A., M. Div., D. Min., CLC

Dr. Turnbow (Kerry) wears several hats - 1) a certified executive coach; 2) a mental health/pastoral care therapist; 3) an administrator of medical clinics; and 4) a university professor teaching psychology courses for the University of Alaska for over 20 years. Kerry holds two undergraduate degrees in Business Administration, Speech Communication, two master’s degrees in counseling and divinity, and a doctoral degree in counseling and ministry. 

As a bio-vocational minister, Kerry has worked in the fields of banking, human resources, counseling, nonprofit organizations, served on multiple organizations as a board member and participated in both professional and community organizations. Following several years as a minister, Kerry realized he loved counseling and returned to school to earn two graduate degrees, an MA in Counseling and a Master of Divinity.  Following graduation, Kerry founded and developed Hope Counseling Center as a para-church organization out of his passion to see people overcome life’s struggles and reach their full potential.  Through the positive community response and the business success, Hope Counseling Center eventually transitioned into its own non-profit.  Kerry also earned his Doctorate degree during this time frame. 

Hope Counseling Center began with Kerry as the Executive Director, two part-time therapists, a bookkeeper and a receptionist.  Within five years Hope Counseling Center had grown to 15 employees and was the largest out-patient counseling center in Fairbanks, Alaska. 

The Fairbanks Rescue Mission received a federal grant to work with homeless veterans and Kerry was recruited to develop and administer the program to better enable veterans’ ability to receive vocational, addiction/mental health counseling, job training, veterans’ financial benefits, medical services and housing accommodations. 

Utilizing his counseling and administrative experience even further, Kerry worked as a Clinical Director for an adolescent treatment facility, Director of Operations for a state-wide non-profit and the director of a traumatic and acquired brain injury program.

Most recently, Kerry founded Hope Concepts providing much needed support for people through a coaching and clinical practice. His philosophy includes the transformation healing and development to support people and organizations through crises, healing, skill building, and growth.

Dr. Turnbow has a 35-year record of successfully guiding individuals, families, students, churches, non-profit and for-profit businesses toward accomplishing their goals and objectives.  His unique blend of business and counseling acumen provides an excellent skill set as an Executive Coach. 

An athlete by nature, having played high school and college basketball, Kerry loves basketball, especially March Madness!  He loves the outdoors demonstrated by owning five bicycles, two white water rafts, a paddle board and an abundance of camping gear - the newest addition of a Roof Top Tent (RTT).  Don’t get him started talking about mountain biking if you don’t have an hour to kill.  While living in Alaska, the long winter months you would often find Kerry outdoors riding his fat tire bike.  In summer months he is still riding his full suspension mountain bike and fishing on the river in his backyard at his relocated home in Northwest Arkansas in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains.   

In addition to Kerry’s love for biking, Kerry enjoys spending time with his wife, Kelli, dog Koda, his children and grandchildren. Kerry and Kelli share their outdoor passions of biking, camping, rafting and fishing together wherever their journey takes them.