Staff & Board

  • Emily Coggin Vera, LCSW (she/her/hers)

    Executive Director
    Administrative Team

  • Jennifer Smolowitz, MPA (she/her/hers)

    Assistant Director, Director for Suicide Prevention
    Administrative Team

  • Ismay Miller, SHRM-CP (she/her/hers)

    Manager of Human Resources and Administration
    Administrative Team

  • Roberta Fishgold (she/her/hers)

    Development Manager
    Administrative Team

  • Esther Hofknecht Curtis, MSM-HCA (she/her/hers)

    Development Manager of Growth and Education
    Administrative Team

  • Jaycee Wendell (they/them/theirs)

    Suicide Prevention Specialist
    Community Education and Support Team

  • Sydney Elliott (she/her/hers)

    Community Educator
    Community Education and Support Team

  • Elizabeth Davis, PsyD (she/her/hers)

    Associate Community Educator
    Community Education and Support Team

  • Gina Atencia, AAS, DAC, CSPS (she/her/hers)

    Manager of Mental Health Court Peer Team
    Mental Health Court Team

  • Anthony Butz (he/him/his)

    Mental Health Court Peer Mentor
    Mental Health Court Team

  • Tally Shinder (she/her/hers)

    Mental Health Court Peer Mentor
    Mental Health Court Team

  • Anthony Jackson (he/him/his)

    Mental Health Court Peer Mentor
    Mental Health Court Team

  • Natalie Klaus-Rogers, BA, CSPS (she/her/hers)

    Manager of Education for the Department of Corrections
    DOC Peer Education Team

  • Ryan Leonardo (he/him/his)

    DOC Peer Services Educator
    DOC Peer Education Team

  • Jason O’Connor (he/him/his)

    DOC Peer Services Educator
    DOC Peer Education Team

  • Karen DiNardo (she/her/hers)

    Director of Advocacy and Peer Training & Outreach
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Nicole Perefege, JD (she/her/hers)

    Manager of Peer Education Curriculum
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Stephanie Reaves, MSW (she/her/hers)

    Manager of Peer Education
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Tammy Schlag (she/her/hers)

    Peer Internship & Outreach Coordinator
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Derrick Turner Jr, CPRS (he/him/his)

    Peer Services Educator
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Golda Duncan (she/her/hers)

    Peer Services Educator
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Sharece Sellem-Hannah (she/her/hers)

    Peer Services Educator
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Robert Davis (he/him/his)

    Technology and Vendor Liaison
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Mollie Clupper (she/her/hers)

    Communications and Support Specialist
    Peer Education and Support Team

  • Board Officers & Members


    Board Officers:
    Valerie Harwood, USAF Veteran – President
    Lisa Thornton – Vice President
    Katrina Beach – Secretary
    Sandra Rodriguez – Treasurer

    Board Members:
    Larence Kirby, Ph.D., LPCMH
    Vishesh Agarwal, MD
    Emily Frauli
    Rachel Lee Garofolo
    Dona Mesko
    Stuart Bahnsen
    Nadine Moone
    Tanya Haley