Our Team

Brandon Combs

MNA

Executive Director

Katie Conklin

LPC, M.Ed.

Vice President of Programs

Gina Guinta

MSW

Director of Development

Meade Means

MLIS

Director of Operations

Jennifer Caraballo

School Outreach Coordinator

Derick Elkin

Empowerment Club Coordinator

Blair Findlay

Community Fundraising Manager

Kayla Finn

School Support Coordinator

Laura Geiger

Donor Engagement Manager

Kristina Kins

MSW

Director of Program Operations

Pamela Kurucz

Grant Writer

Maggie O’Brien

Marketing Manager

Shantal Saldaña

MA

Manager of School Outreach

Emily Seto

Finance Manager

Ilana Sherman

MPH

Director of Education

Cheryl Sundheim

Annual Fund Director

Britnee Weatherspoon

Ed.D.

Curriculum Director

Kristin Zabikow

Operations & Volunteer Engagement Assistant

Virginia Neuckranz

President & Co-Founder

Elaine Tinberg

Co-Vice Chair

Barbara Williams

Co-Vice Chair

Nate Buelt

Treasurer

Eric Dahl

Board Member

Lane Goggin

MBA

Board Member

Barry Greenhouse

Board Member

Eileen Sheehan Hovey

Board Member

Kevin Leicht

Board Member

Michelle Mirzoian

Board Member

Linda Monico

Board Member

Desirée Moore

Board Member

Joshua Taustein

Board Member

Tom Neuckranz

Co-Founder

Aaron Fischer

PhD

Associate Professor, Educational Psychology, University of Utah

Dareen Khatib

MPH, MCHES, RDN

Senior Administrator, Orange County Department of Education

Pia Houseal

DSW, LCSW

Program Administrator, Project AWARE Montgomery County Intermediate Unit

Kurt Michael

PhD

Senior Clinical Director, The Jed Foundation

Emily Graybill

PhD

Associate Professor of School Psychology, Rutgers University

Dana Anderson

DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Professor, Rush University College of Nursing; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Trilogy

Jeff Bartlett

Health Education Teacher, Danvers Public Schools

Carter Funkhouser

PhD

Postdoctoral Research Scientist, Columbia University

Amy Lauren Smith

Schoolwide Health Coordinator, Hong Kong International School

Maria Ramirez

PhD

District Wellness Specialist, Mesa Public Schools

Kevin Lorson

PhD

Associate Professor, Physical Education & Coaching, Mississippi State University

Tali Raviv

PhD

Clinical Psychologist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago; Associate Professor at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Holly Alperin

EdM, MCHES

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire; Lighthouse Wellness & Health Education Consulting

Jeanie Alter

PhD, MCHES, FASHA

Executive Director, American School Health Association

Sarah Benes

EdD, CHES

Associate Clinical Professor, School of Health Sciences, Merrimack College; Lighthouse Wellness & Health Education Consulting

Meg Kincaid

PhD

Psychologist, Director of Student Services, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart

Stephanie Morris

Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE America

Mark Reinecke

PhD

Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology); Board certified in clinical psychology (ABPP), clinical child and adolescent psychology (ABPP), and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (ACT)

Sally Stevens

LCSW, PPSC, MEd

Mental Health Administrator; School Social Worker; Author

Karen VanAusdal

MEd, MSc Policy

Senior Program Officer for Education, Polk Bros. Foundation

Patty Voloschin-Weiner

MA, Clinical Psychology; MPH, LSW, LCSW

Psychotherapist, Interaction Dynamics

Nancy Watson

LCSW, CADC

Psychotherapist

Owen Wolkowitz

MD

Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco Weill Institute for Neuroscience; Co-Director, UCSF Depression Center

Michelle Sircy

Ed.D

Program Coordinator for Comprehensive School Counseling in the Office of Teaching and Learning, Kentucky Department of Education

Carol Barlage

Lighthouse Council

Lori Bucholz

Lighthouse Council

Sarah Conrad

Lighthouse Council

Tom Cutler

Lighthouse Council

Dianna Devine

Lighthouse Council

Johnny Figel

Lighthouse Council

Megan Hart

Lighthouse Council

Lukas Kubon

Lighthouse Council

Lauren Laughlin

Lighthouse Council

Fleury Linn

Lighthouse Council

Sally Lou Loveman

Lighthouse Council

Martina Mead

Lighthouse Council

Nell Osborne

LCPC

Lighthouse Council

Tom Ouimette

Lighthouse Council

Alexandra Greenberg

Lighthouse Council

Jeni Spinney

Lighthouse Council

Sharon Weingarten

MSW, LSW, ASCW

Lighthouse Council

Elyse Denorfia

LCSW

Clinical Professional Community Ambassador – Massachusetts

Diana Carolina Sanchez Polo

Professional Community Ambassador – Wisconsin

Amy Johnson

Professional Community Ambassador – Florida

Patricia Zemke

Professional Community Ambassador – Wisconsin

Rachel Meckley

Professional Community Ambassador – Iowa

Reanna Zappavigna

Professional Community Ambassador – New York

Barbara Bond

LCSW

Professional Community Ambassador – Florida

Shamelle Yemofio

MA

Professional Community Ambassador – Maryland

Ryan Weston

Professional Community Ambassador – Florida

Chrissy Latstetter

Professional Community Ambassador – Michigan

Melanie Zerr

Professional Community Ambassador – Missouri

Alanah Dillard

LMFT

Professional Community Ambassador – Washington

Michelle Owens

Professional Community Ambassador – North Carolina

Trayva Bradley

Professional Community Ambassador – Virginia

Katherine Castillo

Professional Community Ambassador – Washington

Katie Issa

LISW

Professional Community Ambassador – Iowa

Pannill Titus

Professional Community Ambassador – Virginia

Allison Manley

LCSW

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois

Bailey Richardson

Professional Community Ambassador – Washington

Laura Rubenstein

LCSW

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois

Lorri Kasten

Professional Community Ambassador – Kansas

Delia Johnson

Professional Community Ambassador – Texas

Carolina Broady

Professional Community Ambassador – North Carolina

Aron Powers

LCSW

Professional Community Ambassador – California

Deena Murdock

Professional Community Ambassador – Missouri

Amy Mello-Messenger

MSW

Professional Community Ambassador – Rhode Island

Molly Creagh

Professional Community Ambassador – Arizona

Tracie Chauvin

LCSW

Professional Community Ambassador – Kansas

Melissa McDavid

Professional Community Ambassador – Texas

Mallory Jacobs

Professional Community Ambassador – Kansas

Mateus Jesus

Professional Community Ambassador – Angola

Megan Adams

Professional Community Ambassador – New York

Cassie Brooks

Professional Community Ambassador – Indiana

Amanda Browning

Professional Community Ambassador – North Carolina

Dr. Maritza Cha

Professional Community Ambassador – Southern California

Tal Clubbs

Professional Community Ambassador – Missouri

Jason Dane

M.S. Ed.

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois

Megan Eischeid

Professional Community Ambassador – Iowa

Kady Tronvold

Professional Community Ambassador – Nebraska

Esther Deth

Professional Community Ambassador – LA County

Jill Fackelman

Professional Community Ambassador – New Jersey

Rosie Guerra

Professional Community Ambassador – Texas

Amy Gladman

M.Ed., OCPSA

Professional Community Ambassador – Ohio

Johanna Jacobson

MS

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois

Allegra Jarvis

Professional Community Ambassador – California

Maggie King

MSW

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois

Scott Langston

M.Sc., Dip Coun., Dip CBT

Professional Community Ambassador – Romania

Jaymie Lenz

Ed.S.

Professional Community Ambassador – Northern California

Michelle Rawcliffe

Professional Community Ambassador – Connecticut

Tiffany Ruffin

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois

Anna Farrell

Professional Community Ambassador – Southern California

Rachel Winsten

Professional Community Ambassador – Florida

Josh Novick

LCPC

Professional Community Ambassador – Illinois