2020 California Student Mental Wellness Conference: Directory

BA

Brittany Auernig, MA, Ed D (ABD)

Northcentral University, Specialized Education Services, Inc.

Doctoral Student/Executive Director

Stacey Shaw, Ed D (ABD)

Lewis and Clark College & North Wasco County School District

Executive Director & Principal

Judith Brannon, Phd (ABD), LMFT, PPS

Bakersfield City School District

Doctoral Candidate, Behavioral Health Therapist

Kai Koerber, Parkland Activist

UC Berkeley Chancellor's Advisory Committee on Student Mental Health

Mindfulness Project Researcher @ Pinterest

FA

Feliciano Aguilar

Santa Maria-Bonita School District

School Psychologist

Faiza Ahmed

Advance Educational Institute & Research Centre (AEIRC)

Social Scientist

Sadaf Ahmed, PhD

UNIVERSITY OF KARACHI

Dr.

JA

Jeremiah Aja

CA

Carolyn Albee, MA

Eureka City Schools, Humboldt Bridges to Success Mental Health Program

Co-Coordinator/School Counselor

Brandan Aldridge

Los Angeles Education Partnership / Washington Prep High School

Senior Community School Coordinator

Madeline Allison

DoSomething.org

Community Lead

Dr. Mayra Alvarez

The Children's Partnership

President

Melissa Ambrose, MSW, LPCC, PPS

Jefferson Union High School District

Wellness Coordinator, Jefferson Union High School District

Stephen Anderson

San Ramon Valley Unified School District

Assistant Principal

DA

Dawn Anderson, MA, RN

RA

Roy Applegate

Butte County Office of Education

Co-Coordinator Trauma Response and Recovery

Gina Armfield

Mariposa School for Global Education

8th grade teacher

Sandy Avzaradel

Early Childhood Mental Health Collaborative

Content and Training Specialist

MB

Moises Baron, Ph.D.

San Diego Center for Children

President and CEO

JB

Julie Beach, LMFT

Humboldt County Dept of Health and Human Services Children and Family Services Division

Co-Coordinator/Supervising Mental Health Clinician

Ryan G. Beale, MA

Prepare U Mental Health Curriculum

CEO/Founder/Coauthor

Dr. Lorry Leigh Belhumeur

Western Youth Services

CEO

SB

Sonya Benavides, MSW

Assistant Director of Implementation

GB

Gabe Bennett

Humboldt County Dept of Health and Human Services Children and Family Services Division

Senior Program Manager

DL

Dr. Lisa Brabo

Ashanti Branch

Ever Forward - Siempre Adelante

Creator & Executive Director

AB

Angela Brand

NAMI California

Vice President of Strategic Development

Erin Browder

West Ed

Erin Browder, Consultant

CK

Carolyn Kleinsmith BSN, RN, PHN

Santa Maria Bonita School District

Credentialed School Nurse

Michelle Carlson, MScPH

Teen Line

Executive Director

Susan Toler Carr, PE,GRMS

Justin Carr Wants World Peace Foundation

Director of College & Career Counseling

BC

Brenda Carvajal-Muniz

OCDE

Hilva Chan, MSW

California Department of Education

Education Programs Consultant

Stan Collins

Directing Change Program and Film Contest

Suicide Prevention Specialist

Ryan Correia

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Dean of Student Safety & Wellness

Michelle Cortez

Novato High School

Assistant Principal/Director

LF

Lisa Fahey, Ph D

Obviate

Founder

LW

Loretta Whitson, Ed D

California Association of School Counselors

Executive Director

Rose Bomentre, Ed D

Baldy View ROP

Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services

Vincent Pompei Ed D

Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Director, Youth Well-Being Program

PD

Paulina Degortari

OCDOE

Program Specialist, Tobacco Prevention

DD

Deborah Dennison, MA

Brain XP

Youth Mental Health Advocate - Brain XP

Robin Detterman, MA

Seneca Family of Agenices

Executive Director of School Partnerships

Ben Dhillon

Visalia Unified School District

Director, Social Emotional Wellness

Dr. Loren Dittmar

Simi Valley High School & California Association of School Counselors

Professional School Counselor & Adjunct Professor & CASC Director of...

Amy Dauble-Madigan, M Ed

Culver City Unified School District

Elementary School Counselor

BB

Bruce Bushnell, M Ed

WhyTry Organization

VP Trainer and Keynote Speaker

MK

Michelle Kurta, MA, M Ed

Meaning Makers Collective

Co-Founder and Lead Consultant at Meaning Makers Collective

ND

Nicole DeWitt, M Ed

Principal

SR

Sean Richter, M Ed, LHMC

Volusia County Schools

Mental Health Specialist

Jenny Woo M Ed, MBA

UC Irvine School of Education; Mind Brain Parenting

Researcher, Founder/CEO

Mindy Fattig

Humboldt-Del Norte SELPA

Executive Director

Judith Fernandez, MA

Meaning Makers Collective

Co-founder and Managing Partner

Clara Finneran

LVUSD

Assistant Superintendent

Steven France

Acalanes Union High School District

Director

CF

Chris French

Tilly's Life Center

Program Manager

Christine Marie Frey

Brain XP

Founder

Paul Frisina

Sulphur Springs Union SD

Director of Special Education

Kendall Fujioka

Consultant

School Social Work, School Mental Health, Child Welfare & Attendance

Michael Furlong, PhD

University of California Santa Barbara

Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor

MC

Maria C. Gallardo, MS, PPS

Wellness Together

Program Specialist II: Bilingual Support, Mental Health Specialist III

RG

Robyn Gantsweg, Ph.D.

Disability Rights California

Peer Self-Advocacy Program Manager

JG

Janet Garcia

Melbourne Elementary School

Mental Health Professional

SG

Sara Geierstanger, MPH

University of California, San Francisco

Evaluator

Sarah Gilberts, LCSW

William S Hart School District

District Wellness Coordinator

BG

Blessy Giron, LCSW

Norwalk-La Miranda Unified School District

District Wellness Coordinator

Michael Godoy

Summer D. Gomez, LCSW

Reach OUT Consulting LLC

Founder

RG

Rachael Gonzales, EdD

California State University, Sacramento

Professor

AG

Aaditya Goswami

Medical Decision Logic, Inc.

Chief Executive Officer

Linsey Gotanda

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified

Assistant Superintendent, Educational Services

Michael Gray, MS

Long Beach Polytechnic High School

CARE Center Counselor/Health Science CTE Teacher

Kristina Grumbine, MS, PPS

School Counselor

Liisa Hanninen-Danner

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

School Psychologist, Coordinator Mental Health Awareness

Kendrea C. Hart, MS, PhD

Los Angeles Unified School District

School Psychologist

JH

Jen Hawes, LMHC

Holy Names Academy

School Counselor

LH

Lisa Hellwig

MH

Marisela Hernandez

Sierra College

Coordinator Undocumented Student Center

RH

Roxanne Hernandez, MS, PPS

Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District

Lauren Hertelendy

LA Education Partnership

CORE Director

Jarrod Hindman, MS

LivingWorks

Vice President, Community Development

SH

Sigrid Holland, MA

Volusia County Schools

SC

Suh Chen Hsiao, DPPD, MSW, LPCC

University of Southern California

Associate Professor & Associate Director

Kathy Hunter

William S. Hart Unified School District

Assistant Superintendent

Shannon Iacobacci

FASD Network of Southern California, FASCETS, Circle of Hope Consulting Services

Secretary of FASD Network of Southern California, Parent Coach of...

Kimberly Ieremia, MS

Long Beach Unified School District

Educational Counseling, School Counselor

Esther Izquierdo-Hemmen, MSW

Mending Matters

Executive Director

DE

Dr. Ellis Jaruzel

KJ

Karin Jinbo, MA

Santa Ana Unified School District

Special Education Coordinator, Mental Health

AJ

Al Johnson

TransFamily Support Service

Community Engagement Coordinator

April Jones

Hemet Unified

District Marriage and Family Therapist

Lara Kain, MPA

ACEsConnection

Southern California Community Facilitator

Dustin Kieshnick

Jennifer Kinkel

Fullerton College

Faculty, Child Development and Educational Studies

Kurt Kowalski, Ph.D.

California State University San Bernardino and Center for Teacher Innovation, Riverside County Office of Education

Professor of Educational Psychology

Sarah Kremer, PhD, LPCC, ATR-BC

Acknowledge Alliance

Research and Education Manager

Stephanie Kubicek, MS

Long Beach Unified School District for the Family Resource Centers

School Counselor

Michelle Kurta

Meaning Makers Collective

Co-Founder

Stephan Lambert

Orange County Department of Education

Prevention Coordinator

Beth LaVallee

Tillys Life Center

Training Manager

Christine Tippett, LCSW, LMFT

Mission Possible - Clinical Supervisor; Wellness Together- Clinical Supervisor; University of San Francisco, Sacramento

LCSW, LMFT

Dr. Daniel Lee

Cara Lee, MS

Norwalk-La Mirada USD

District Student and Family Services Specialist

BL

Brian Leung

Scott Lindstrom, MA, PPS

Butte County Office of Eduation

Co-Coordinator, Trauma Response and Recovery; NHA Advanced Trainer

Rachel Livingston

RL

Rachel Livingston, MA

Los Angeles Unified School District

Kathleen O’Connell MA, AMFT, PPS

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Dean of Student Safety and Wellness, Community 360 Counseling Center...

NS

Nicole Schackelman MA, AMFT, PPS

Las Virgenes Unified School District

Community 360 Counselor

Lorna Pham MA, Psy.D

Hidden Strength Behavioral Health

CEO

Matthew Madaus, MSW

Obviate Inc.

CEO of Child and Youth Well-being, Obviate

Mara Madrigal

San Diego County Office of Education

Director

JM

Jerry Malkowski

Academy of the Canyons Middle College High School

Wellness Coordinator

Karina Martir

ABC Unified School District

Principal

AD

Anthony Da Marto

Natomas Unified School District

Director

DM

Daniel McCarthy, MSW

Jonathan McKee

President of The Source for Youth Ministry

Author

Emily McKenzie, LMHC

Holy Names Academy

School Counselor

Dena McManis, PsyD

Piedmont Unified School District

Psychologist/ Mental Health Coordinator

Jenna Mendez, MA, PPS, LPCC

Corona-Norco Unified School District

TK-12 District Foster Youth Counselor

Dr. Felipe Mercado, Ed.D, MSW

Washington Unified School District/Wise Souls

Principal

Isabel Milano

Gail Miller

BeingwellCA

President & Co-founder

Monica Miller, MSN, RN

Fremont Unified School District

Coordinator of Health Services

MR

Matthew R. Mock, PhD

John F. Kennedy University

Professor of Counseling Psychology

Kathie Moehlig

TransFamily Support Services

Executive Director

Danielle Mole

California Alliance of Child and Family Services

Senior Policy Advocate and Grassroots Program Coordinator

Marcial Monzon, LCSW

Bakersfield City School District

Behavioral Health Therapist

CM

Cherise Moore

American Institutes for Research

Senior Researcher

Marlon Morgan, M.A., LPCC, PPSC

Wellness Together

Founder and Executive Director

HA

Henar Abdelmonem MPH-C

UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health - Prevention Center of Excellence

Master of Public Health Student

Jennifer Mundy, LMFT

CALM Santa Barbara

School Based Services Program Manager

Brian Murphy

Ceres Unified School District

Coordinator of Student Support Services

Ginna Myers, PhD

Eureka Union School District

Director of C, I, PD and Student Assessments

Kristin Nelson, LCSW, MPH

Napa Valley Unified School

Student Engagement Manager

Heather Nemour

San Diego County Office of Education

AB 1808 Lead Program Specialist

MN

Monica Nepomuceno

California Department of Education

Education Programs Consultant, Mental Health Services Program

EN

Emma Nolan-Abrahamian, MA

Community School Coordinator

Esteban E. Torres High School

Kim Norman

Shamoon Noushad, MPhil

ADVANCE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE & RESEARCH CENTRE (AEIRC)

MD

Dr. Qiana O'Leary

Environmental Charter Middle School - Gardena

Principal

Terry O'Leary

Robert Louis Stevenson Middle School

School Counselor

Kory O'Rourke

Mindful Schools

Director of Training

Jon Oliver, MEd

Lesson One

Executive Director of Non Profit Lesson One

Gregory Ortiz, MA, PPS

Elk Grove Unified School District/Valley High School

Wellness Counselor

NP

Nicola Parr

Solano County Office of Education

Senior Director, Student Services

Cristina Patricio, MA

Los Angeles Education Partnership

Assistant Director of Community Schools

Sarah Pearson, MD

Piedmont Unified School District

Pediatrician & past President, Piedmont Board of Education

Stephanie Perez

Arcadia Unified School District

School Counselor

DP

Daniel Petrie

Mountain Valley Child and Family Services

Chief Executive Officer

NP

Nancy Phillips, MSW

William S. Hart Union HSD

School Social Worker--Wellness Center Coordinator

Rebecca Pianta, Ed.D.

Capistrano Unified School District

Coordinator, Counseling and Student Support

Emily Cummins Polk, MSW, PPSC

Lennox School District/Juntos Wellness

School Social Worker

SP

Sandra Portasio

East Bay Agency for Children

Chief Program Officer

HP

Holly Priebe-Sotelo, MSW

Erin Ramachandran, MHA

Mental Health Strong

Mental Health Strong in Relationships

Trista Ramirez

Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District

Coordinator of Student Mental Health and Support

SR

Sandra Renner

Dr. Dustine Rey

Pepperdine University

Educational Psychologist, Founder of The Gratitude Garden Preschool...

RR

Rachel Riedel, PhD

Towson University

Assistant Professor/Program Coordinator

CR

Cassidy Rogers

Cathryn Magielnicki, MA, MA, Ed S

High Tech High Charter Schools

School Psychologist

NS

Nichole Sablan

Ceres Unified School District

District Psychologist

JS

Jana Sczersputowski, MPH

Directing Change Program and Film Contest, Inc

Executive Director

Dr. Erin Simon

Long Beach Unified School District

Assistant Superintendent, School Support Services

Sarah Slemmons

Culver City Unified School District

School Counselor/ middle school counselor, CA School Counselor of the...

KS

Kathleen Snyder

Living Works

Tom Sopp

Long Beach Unified School District

School Psychologist

Dan Stepenosky

LVUSD

Superintendent

JS

Jude Stern

California Office of Patients’ Rights, Disability Rights California

Advocacy Supervising Specialist

Ali Steward, MPH

Beach Cities Health District

Director of Youth Services

DP

Dr. Peter Stoll

Program Director

Andi Stubbs, MA

St. Helena Unified School District

Chief Business Official

Megan Sweet

Mindful Schools

Director of Training

JT

Julianna Taillon, LCSW

District Wellness Coordinator

Dr. Anthony Taranto

Redondo Beach Unified School District

Executive Director of Student Services

Kimberly Taylor

Hermosa Beach City School District

Director of Administrative Services

Allen Tien, MD, MHS

mdlogix

President and Chief Science Officer

Inez Tiger

Pressman Academy

Director of Wellness

Wellness Together

Tyra Torian, MSW, LCSW

Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District

District Wellness Coordinator/School Social Work

Wendy Troxel, PhD

RAND Corporation

Senior Behavioral and Social Scientist

MU

Monica Utley

Tilly's Life Center

Executive Director

KV

Kiara Vasquez

senior at Novato High School

Estephania Vazquez, MPA

Los Angeles Education Partnership

Sr. Community School Coordinator

Lucy A. Vezzuto, Ph.D

TV

Terri Villa-McDowell, JD

Los Angeles County Workforce Development Aging & Community Services/Commission on Human Relations

The Role of Behavioral Health Providers in Promoting the Wellbeing of...

VV

Vivien Villaverde

University of Southern California

Clinical Associate Professor, Field Education; Department of...

Jannell Violi

Orange County Department of Education

QRIS Coordinator

MV

Melen Vue, BSW

NAMI CA

VP of Programs and Services

Frann Wageneck, Ed.D.

Santa Barbara Unified School District

Assistant Superintendent, Student Services

Mathy Wasserman

LVUSD Board of Education

Member

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