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Reaching Teens is made possible by a diverse and dynamic group of advocates who work to enrich adolescents’ lives across a broad spectrum of professions. Explore their photos and credentials below.

 

 

Editor and Associate Editors

Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, FSAHM

Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Founder and Director, Center for Parent and Teen Communication
Health Services Director, Covenant House Pennsylvania
National Resilience Expert, Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Philadelphia, PA

Zachary Brett Ramirez McClain, MD

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Program Director, Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Assistant Editors

Educational Settings

Marijo Pearson, PhD

Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Professional Development
Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES
Spencerport, NY

Amy H. Scheel-Jones, MS Ed

Senior Consultant
Coordinated Care Services, Inc.
Rochester, NY

Foster Care Professionals and Parents

Haydée Cuza, EdD

Executive Strategist/Founder
Inspiring Executive Strategies
California 

Jennifer Rodriguez, JD

Executive Director
Youth Law Center
San Francisco, CA

Health Care Settings

Kenneth R. Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, FSAHM

Zachary Brett Ramirez McClain, MD

Juvenile Justice Settings

Bennie J. Medlin, BA, MA

Chief Juvenile Probation Officer
Tarrant County Juvenile Services
Former Division Chief Executive Officer
Ramsay Youth Services, Inc.
Former Vice President of Operations
Juvenile Division of Youth Services International, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Legal Professionals and Judges

Honorable Lori A. Dumas

Judge, First Judicial District of Pennsylvania
United States District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Board Director, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges 
Pennsylvania Juvenile Court Judges' Commission (Former Officer)
Pennsylvania Conference of State Trial Judges
Georgetown University Juvenile Justice Fellow 
Pennsylvania Juvenile Justice Academy
National Campaign to Stop Violence—Do the Write Thing—Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania DiverseForce Board Governance Program
Cornell University Diversity and Inclusion Program
Philadelphia, PA

Rhonda L. McKitten, Esq.

Founder and CEO, JustiSolutions justice consulting group.
Director Juvenile Grants and Policy, Defender Association of Philadelphia
Juvenile Assessment Center Project Director, Office of the Managing Director, Philadelphia
Co-Founder and Director, PA DMC Youth/Law Enforcement Corporation
Vice-Chair, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency’s Juvenile Racial and Ethnic Disparities Subcommittee
Stoneleigh Fellow, Philadelphia Police Department
Curriculum Developer and Trainer, Georgetown Center for Juvenile Justice Reform
Member and Instructor, National District Attorneys Association, Law Enforcement/Youth Advisory Group
Author, Where’s the State? Creating and Implementing State Standards for Law Enforcement Interactions with Youth, Strategies for Youth
Co-founder and Board Member, Juvenile Defender Association of Pennsylvania
Juvenile Justice Adjunct Professor, Temple University Beasley School of Law

Ebony D. Wortham, Esq

Co-Chair, National Campaign to Stop Violence—Do the Write Thing—Philadelphia 
Board Member, Boys and Girls Club of Philadelphia
Board Member, Philadelphia Disproportionate Minority Contact Committee
Vice Chair, Teenshop, Inc. 
Former Supervisor, Juvenile Unit
Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
Philadelphia, PA

 

Police and Safety Officers

Kevin J. Bethel, MS

MS, Public Safety
Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner
Former member of the National Academy of Sciences Committee on Law and Justice 
Member, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Disproportionate Minority Contact Subcommittee
Special Advisor & Chief of School Safety
School District of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Substance Use Program and Recovery Settings

Virginia Hoft, NCAC-II, LCDC

Executive Director
Tarrant County Mental Health Connection
Former National Director and Vice President of Substance Use Services
Youth Advocate Programs, Inc.
Fort Worth, TX

Services for Youth Enduring Homelessness and Unstable Housing

David Howard, MSW, PhD

Senior Vice President, Research, Evaluation & Learning
Covenant House International
New York, NY

Alieizoria (Alie) Redd, PhD, LCSW

Executive Director
Covenant House Georgia, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Sports and Physical Recreation Settings

Kim McWilliams Jr, MEd

Chief Officer of Family, School, and Community Partnerships
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Evansville, IN

Chris Renjilian, MD, MBE, FAAP, CAQSM

Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Attending Physician
Connections Clinic at Covenant House Pennsylvania
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Division of Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine and Performance Center
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Trauma-Sensitive Practices 

Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM

Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, and Clinical and Translational Science
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Roy Wade Jr, MD, PhD, MPH, MSHP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Division of General Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Other Contributors

Ameen Akbar

Youth Development Professional
The Akbar Group
Philadelphia, PA

Renata Arrington-Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM

Associate Professor of Pediatrics 
Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Medical Director, Pediatric & Adolescent HIV/AIDS & PrEP Programs 
Co-Director, Emerge Gender and Sexuality Clinic
Co-Director, Center for AIDS Research, Adolescent and Young Adult Scientific Working Group 
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

Colette (Coco) Auerswald, MD, MS, FSAHM

Professor, Community Health Sciences
Martin Sisters Chair in Medical Research and Public Health
Director, MS Program
UC, Berkeley-UCSF Joint Medical Program
Co-Director, I4Y (Innovations for Youth)
University of California, Berkeley School of Public Health
Berkeley, CA

Dannyelle Austin, MS, MS

MS, Higher Education w/ concentration in Student Development & Affairs
MS,  Organization Development & Leadership
Senior Program Director, Skill Development
Youth Build Philadelphia Charter School
Samuel S. Fels Fund Board Member
Philadelphia, PA

James C. Aye

Cofounder
Youth Empowerment for Advancement Hangout (YEAH)
Former Violence Prevention Specialist
CHOP Violence Intervention Program
Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Gary Barker, PhD

President and CEO
Promundo-US
Washington, DC

Jennifer Bateman, PhD, MEd

Senior Advisor, Trauma-Informed Approaches
Former National Vice President, Youth Development Programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA

David L. Bell, MD, MPH

Professor
Department of Pediatrics/Department of Population and Family Health
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Medical Director
The Young Men’s Clinic
New York-Presbyterian Hospital
New York, NY

Sandra L. Bloom, MD

Founder
President & CEO
Creating PRESENCE
Associate Professor
Dornsife School of Public Health
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Larry K. Brendtro, PhD, LP

Professor Emeritus
Augustana University
Director, Resilience Academy
Sioux Falls, SD

Merrian Brooks, DO, MS

Instructor of Pediatrics
Division of Adolescent Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Adolescent medicine specialist
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Global Health Specialist
Philadelphia, PA

Carla Brown, MSW

Violence Prevention Specialist
Violence Intervention Program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

LaTanya Buck, PhD

Dean for Diversity and Inclusion
Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

Monica Caldwell, MSW, LCSW

Director of Mental Health Programs
Rise Wisconsin
Madison, WI

Kenisha Campbell, MD, MPH

Director of Outpatient Services
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Marina Catallozzi, MD, MSCE

Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Population and Family Health, CUIMC
Vice Chair for Education, Department of Pediatrics
Director, Pediatric Medical Student Education
Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
Director, General Public Health
Faculty Co-Leader, Sexuality Sexual and Reproductive Health Certificate
Mailman School of Public Health
New York, NY

Tonya A. Chaffee, MD, MPH, FAAP

Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
University of California San Francisco
Director, Teen and Young Adult Health Center
Medical Director, CASARC
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital
San Fransisco, CA

Veenod Chulani, MD, MS Ed, FAAP, FSAHM

Chief, Section of Adolescent Medicine
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Phoenix, AZ

Mitru Ciarlante, BS

Lead Director, Child Safety & Quality Assurance
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA

Liana R. Clark, MD, MSCE, FAAP

Adolescent Medical Specialist
Philadelphia, PA
Senior Medical Director, Global Medical Strategy
Sanofi Pasteur
Swiftwater, PA

Stephanie Contreras, MA

Master of Arts in Childhood Studies
Doctoral Student of Counseling Psychology
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN
Former Resilience specialist
El Centro de Estudiantes
Philadelphia, PA

Tamera Coyne-Beasley, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM

Derrol Dawkins, MD Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine
Division Director, Adolescent Medicine
Vice Chair, Pediatrics for Community Engagement
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Past President, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine

Colleen Crittenden Murray, DrPH, MPH

Senior Science Officer
Power to Decide (formerly the National Campaign for Unplanned Pregnancy)
Washington, DC

Alison J. Culyba, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Pittsburgh, PA

Aimee Della Porta, MSW, LCSW

Clinical Coordinator
Covenant House Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Angela Diaz, MD, PhD, MPH

Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor
Department of Pediatrics and Department of Environmental Medicine and Public Health
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Director, Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center (MSAHC)
Mount Sinai Hospital
New York, NY 

Sue McKenzie Dicks, MA

Vice President, Healthy Culture
Rogers Behavioral Health
Oconomowoc, WI

Nadia L. Dowshen, MD, MSHP, FAAP, AAHIVS

Stoneleigh Foundation Fellow
Director of Adolescent HIV Services
Co-Director, Gender and Sexuality Development Clinic
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Faculty, PolicyLab
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Paula M. Duncan, MD, FAAP

(Deceased)
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, VT

Kathryn Everest, MEd, CTTS, CSC, VSC

Director, Counseling Services
Fort Worth Independent School District
Trust Based Relational Intervention® Practitioner
Certified Trauma Treatment Specialist
Fort Worth, TX

Matthew Fadus, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA

Karyn E. Feit, MSW, LCSW

Founder
Positive Change for Teens and Families, LLC
Philadelphia, PA

Carol A. Ford, MD, FSAHM

Chief, Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Orton Jackson Endowed Chair in Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Professor of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Adolescent Health (JAH)
Past-President, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM)
PI CHOP Leadership Education in Adolescent and Young Adult (LEAH) Program
Philadelphia, PA

Barbara L. Frankowski, MD, MPH, FAAP

Professor of Pediatrics Emerita
Larner College of Medicine, University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Kirsten Freitag Murray

Director of Development and PR
Parenting Coach
Creative Health Services, Inc.
Pottstown, PA

Myra Garcia, LCSW

College Assistant Professor
New Mexico State University
Las Cruces, NM

Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH

Division Head, Adolescent Medicine
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Professor of Pediatrics and Preventive Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Chicago, IL

Alemayehu Gezmu, MD

Lecturer and Senior Pediatrics and Child Health Specialist
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Health, University of Botswana
Gaborone, Botswana

Sarah Grizzle, JD

Director, Youth Development Communication & Knowledge Management
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA

Linda A. Hawkins, PhD, MS Ed, LPC

Director, Gender & Sexuality Development Program
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Amber Hildebrand, MS, CAS

Certified School Psychologist
Oliver Middle School, Brockport Central School District
Brockport, NY

Cordella Hill, MSW

Former Executive Director 
Covenant House Pennsylvania 
Philadelphia, PA  

Heidi Huppert, BSW

Senior Program Coordinator
Covenant House Alaska
Anchorage, AK

Renée R. Jenkins, MD, FAAP

Past President, The American Academy of Pediatrics
Past President, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Professor & Chair Emerita
Department of Pediatrics and Child Health
Howard University College of Medicine
Washington, DC

Dipesalema Joel, MB, BCh, BAO, BMSc (NUI), MRCPI

Academic Head of Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Health
Senior Lecturer & Consultant Paediatric Endocrinologist
Faculty of Medicine
University of Botswana/Princess Marina Hospital
Gaborone, Botswana

Jill R. Kavanaugh, MLIS, AHIP

Knowledge Program Librarian
Center on Media and Child Health, Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

Michele A. Kelley, ScD, MSW, MA

Associate Professor (Retired)
University of Illinois at Chicago Health Sciences/Public Health  
Community Health and Youth Leadership Development Consultant
Salt Lake County, UT

Nat Kendall-Taylor, PhD

Chief Executive Officer
FrameWorks Institute
Washington, DC

Jane S. Kennedy, MSW

Clinical Social Worker
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Lauren Kobylarz, MPA

Program Director
Students Run Philly Style
Philadelphia, PA

Tracy Koller, MA, LCDC-I

Senior Director Behavioral Health Youth Services
My Health My Resources, Tarrant
Fort Worth, TX

Richard E. Kreipe, MD, FAAP, FSAHM, FAED

Professor Emeritus
Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics
Golisano Children’s Hospital, University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester Director, New York State ACT for Youth Center of Excellence
Medical Director, Western New York Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders
Rochester, NY

Andrew Kucer, JD

Executive Director
Students Run Philly Style
Philadelphia, PA

Josue Lachica, MA

Division Director, Youth Outreach & Housing
El Paso Center for Children
El Paso, TX

Kim Lambert

Enrolled Member of Lac Courte Oreilles Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Tribal, Community, and School Liaison
Hayward Community School District
Hayward, WI

Todd A. Landry, EdD

Director, Office of Child & Family Services
State of Maine
Augusta, ME

Kristelle M. Lavallee, MA

Content Strategist
Center on Media and Child Health, Boston Children’s Hospital
Boston, MA

COL Keith M. Lemmon, MD, FAAP

COL (ret.), US Army
President and Chief Medical Officer
Pacific Pediatric and Adolescent Telehealth Services, PLLC
Seattle, WA

Amanda Lerman, MD, MSHP

Attending Physician
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Valerie J. Lewis, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM

Associate Director of Medical Services
Princeton University
McCosh Health Center
Princeton, NJ

Joseph Lively, BS, BA

Resilience specialist
El Centro de Estudiantes
Philadelphia, PA

Laura Collins Lyster-Mensh, MS

Executive Director
F.E.A.S.T.
Warrenton, VA

Susan Mackey Andrews, BS

Founder and Facilitator, Maine Highlands Investment Partnership
Cofounder and Facilitator, Maine Resilience Building Network
Member, Penquis District Public Health Coordinating Council
Appointed Member, Permanent Commission on the Status of Women
Appointed Member, Piscataquis County Soil & Water Conservation District
Member, Public Health Reimagined Workgroup
Maine

Andrew Majek, MEd

Youth Development Learning Designer
Former Director, Youth Development Programs for Boys and Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA

Catherine C. McDonald, PhD, RN, FAAN

Associate Professor
Department of Family and Community Health
University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing
Associate Professor of Nursing in Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Jamie E. Mehringer, MD

Former Fellow in Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Assistant Professor in Adolescent Medicine/Pediatrics
University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, NY

Danielle Morris, MPH

National Director, Youth Development Programs
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA

Jennifer Nichols, PhD

Director, Research Interpretation and Application
FrameWorks Institute
Washington, DC

Hugh Organ, MS

Associate Executive Director
Covenant House Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Colleen Parker, MS, CAS

Certified School Psychologist
Brockport Central School District
Brockport, NY

Jarret R. Patton, MD

Founder and CEO
DoctorJarret PLLC
Allentown, PA

Rebecka Peebles, MD

Director of Research and Quality Innovations
Eating Disorder Assessment and Treatment Program
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Associate Professor
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Nadja G. Peter, MD

Attending Physician
St Christopher's Hospital for Children
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Drexel University College of Medicine
Philadelphia, PA

Susan Phelps, MS

Director of Neuroeducation
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
Evansville, IN

Jonathan R. Pletcher, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Medical Director of Adolescent Inpatient Services
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Emily Pluhar, PhD

Attending Psychologist
Director, LEAH Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Division of Sports Medicine
Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, MA

Andrew C. Pool, PhD, MSc

Research Manager
Center for Parent and Teen Communication
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Mackenzie Price, PhD

Principal Strategist
FrameWorks Institute
Washington, DC

Michael Rich, MD, MPH, FAAP

Director, Center on Media and Child Health (CMCH)
Director, Clinic for Interactive Media and Internet Disorders (CIMAID)
Boston Children's Hospital
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Associate Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Boston, MA

Michael Howard Ryan, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor
Creative Health Services
Co-pastor
Ambassadors of The Kingdom Church
Philadelphia, PA

Karol Silva, PhD, MPH

Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Nimi Singh, MD, MPH, MA

Adolescent Medicine Fellowship Director
University of Minnesota School of Medicine
Minneapolis, MN

Lydia K. Sit, MD

Psychiatrist
Covenant House Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Elaine Spaull, PhD, JD

Executive Director
The Center for Youth
Rochester, NY

Julie Stevens, MPS, ACPS, ICPS

Adjunct Professor
University of Oklahoma College of Professional and Continued Studies, Prevention Sciences
Consultant and Partner
Prevention Training Services
Norman, OK

Susan T. Sugerman, MD, MPH, FAAP

President and Cofounder
Girls to Women Health and Wellness
Young Men's Health and Wellness
Dallas, TX

Greg Sumpter, PhD

Juvenile Justice Professional
MINT Member
TBRI Practitioner
Assistant Chief
Grayson County Department of Juvenile Services
Denison, TX

Maria Veronica Svetaz, MD, MPH, FSAHM, FAAFP

Medical Director, Faculty
Hennepin Healthcare
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Assistant Professor
LEAH (Leadership in Education in Adolescent Health) Program, Department of General Pediatrics
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

Melanie Taylor Prummer, MA

Executive Director
Peace at Home Advocacy Center
Roseburg, OR

Patsy Thomas, MS

Former President (retired)
Mental Health Connection of Tarrant County
Fort Worth, TX

Oana Tomescu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine and Pediatrics
Associate Program Director
Internal Med/Peds Residency Program
Division of General Internal Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA

Danielle S. Topale

Sharon High School Student 
Sharon, MA

Maria Trent, MD, MPH, FAAP, FSAHM

Chief, Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine
Professor of Pediatrics, Public Health, & Nursing
Johns Hopkins University Schools of Medicine
Bloomberg Professor of American Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Past President, Society for Adolescent Health and Medicine
Baltimore, MD 

Lisa K. Tuchman, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Chief, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Center for Translational Science
Children's Research Institute
Children's National Hospital
Washington, DC

Steven VanBockern, EdD, MA

Professor
Augustana University
Sioux Falls, SD

Laura Vega, DSW, LCSW

Clinical Manager
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Violence Intervention Program
Philadelphia, PA

Irma Velasco-Nuñez, BS

Director, Knowledge Management
Youth Development Department
Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Atlanta, GA

Richard Vito, PhD, MA, MS, BS

School Psychologist
Greece Central School District
Greece, NY

Dzung X. Vo, MD, FAAP, FSAHM

Head, Division of Adolescent Health and Medicine
British Columbia Children’s Hospital
Director
British Columbia Children’s Hospital Centre for Mindfulness
Clinical Associate Professor
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Christine Voice, MAC

School Counselor, Kohler High School
Adjunct Professor, Lakeland University
Past-President, Wisconsin Association of College Admission Counseling
Kohler, WI

Joanna Lee Williams, MS Ed, PhD

Associate Professor
Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Piscataway, NJ

Zeelyna Wise

CEO
Small StepZ Mindfulness, LLC
Mindfulness Innovator, Taoist, Reiki Practitioner
Youth & Program Development
Philadelphia, PA

Charles G. Zimbrick-Rogers, MD, MS Ed

Attending Physician
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Sara Beckman

Cynthia L. Bethany, LCSW-S, CTTS
Director Prevention & Crisis Response
Fort Worth Independent School District
EMDR Trained, Dare to Lead Trained, TBRI Practitioner
Arlington, TX

Cameron Nereim, MD
Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine Fellow
Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA

Daniel H. Reirden, MD, FAAP, FACP, AAHIVS, HEC-C
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Sections of Adolescent Medicine and Infectious Disease
Center for Bioethics and Humanities
Children’s Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO

Jessica Rousseau (Wi Colowan Waste’ Wi [Good Voiced Woman])
Cheyenne River Lakota
Executive Director
Little Earth Residents Association
Minneapolis, MN

Jo Ann Sonis, LCSW, DCSW
(Deceased)
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Craig-Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine
Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA

Vicki Warren, LMSW
Director, Intervention Services
Fort Worth Independent School District
Forth Worth, TX

Darnielle A. Williams, MSHEd
Family Planning Program Coordinator
CCI Health and Wellness Services
Silver Spring, MD

 

 

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