The Residing Hope (Lies) Players: Every Name, Every Role, Every Public Record - F. Alex Ford Jr. (aka Grandma) Deland, FL

Podcast: AI Visibility PodcastEpisode

Title: The Players — Every Name, Every Role, Every Public Record

Host: Jason Wade — Founder, NinjaAI

Series: Special Investigation

Runtime: ~50 minutes

In this investigative episode of the AI Visibility Podcast, host Jason Wade walks through the individuals whose names appear in the institutional records examined in the “Ghost Custody” investigation.

The episode follows the document trail behind 54 institutional records across nine organizations that reference the custody status “sole court-ordered custody.”

However, the public court docket for the case reflects shared parental responsibility, and no sole custody order appears in the file.

Rather than focusing on documents alone, this episode examines the people connected to those records — attorneys, administrators, clinicians, and institutional actors whose decisions shaped how the custody narrative spread across multiple organizations.

The episode profiles each individual using publicly available records, professional licensing databases, and documented correspondence.

• 54 institutional records referencing “sole court-ordered custody”• 9 institutions appearing in the document set• 31 months of documented institutional propagation• 0 court orders in the public docket granting sole custody

The episode examines how administrative systems can replicate custody claims when institutions rely on previous records instead of verifying the court file.

Jason WadeFather in the case and host of the AI Visibility Podcast. Public records show continuous child support payments exceeding the court-ordered amount for more than forty consecutive months.

Diana K. Bjorkman WadeMother referenced in institutional records as holding “sole court-ordered custody,” despite the public docket reflecting shared parental responsibility.

Elizabeth Ann TenerPartner at Greenspoon Marder LLP and former chair of the Florida Bar Family Law Rules Committee. Correspondence from June 2023 appears as the earliest documented point in the timeline where the custody characterization begins appearing in institutional files.

Kevin Egan, Ed.D.Chief Operating Officer of Residing Hope. Institutional communications referenced in the episode directed the father to route information requests through legal counsel.

F.A. “Alex” Ford Jr., Esq.Attorney with Landis Graham French, P.A. who appears in correspondence regarding institutional responses to the father’s records requests.

Yolaine Cotel, LMHCLicensed Mental Health Counselor referenced in intake documentation associated with the child’s residential placement.

Dr. Aarti Patel, M.D.Florida-licensed physician identified in institutional records as the prescribing psychiatrist during the placement period.

Alexis Crouthers Brown, LMFTLicensed Marriage and Family Therapist referenced in clinical documentation as the primary family therapist during the residential placement.

Neva Baltzell, MASCampus Director at Madison Youth Ranch, a program associated with Residing Hope, referenced in administrative coordination records.

Additional Individuals Referenced

Pamela Kae Bjorkman — maternal grandmother listed in institutional records as an authorized contact.

Margot Fadool — individual referenced in public records related to the household environment during the time period examined in the investigation.

• Residing Hope — residential treatment facility in DeLand, Florida

• Trinity Preparatory School — private educational institution referenced in records requests

• Greenspoon Marder LLP — law firm appearing in correspondence

• Landis Graham French, P.A. — law firm representing the residential facility