Professional Advisory Board
Our Professional Advisory Board is comprised of educators, mental health practitioners, and industry experts who provide us with guidance on topics surrounding teen depression, mental health and education.
| Holly Alperin, Ed.M, MCHES Clinical Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire; Lighthouse Wellness & Health Education Consulting |
Stephanie Morris Chief Executive Officer, SHAPE America |
| Jeanie Alter, PhD, MCHES, FASHA Executive Director, American School Health Association |
Kristy Rauch, MA, Educational Policy and Evaluation Manager of Educational Partnerships, Center for the Collaborative Classroom |
| Sarah Benes, EdD, CHES Associate Clinical Professor, School of Health Sciences, Merrimack College; Lighthouse Wellness & Health Education Consulting |
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) |
| Jason Dane, M.S. Ed. Kinetic Wellness Faculty, Coach, New Trier High School |
Sally Stevens, LCSW, PPSC, M.Ed Mental Health Administrator, Los Angeles Unified School District; Author |
| Alyssa Hansen Middle School Teacher, Old Quarry Middle School |
Karen VanAusdal, M.Ed., MSC Policy Senior Director of Practice, Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) |
| Robert Jamison, Ed.S Coordinator, Office of Student Support Services, Virginia Beach City Public Schools |
Patty Voloschin-Weiner, MA, Clinical Psychology; MPH, LSW, LCSW Psychotherapist, Interaction Dynamics |
| Michael S. Kelly, PhD, LCSW Lucian and Carol Welch Matusak Endowed Professor, Loyola University Chicago School of Social Work; Co-Editor, schoolsocialwork.net; Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of School Social Work |
Amy Walker Director of Strategic Partnerships, Committee for Children |
| Meg Kincaid, PhD Psychologist, Director of Student Services, Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart |
Nancy Watson, LCSW/CADC Licensed Clinical Social Worker |
| Gayl Monto, LCSW, CADC, EMDR Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Private Practice |
Owen Wolkowitz, MD Professor of Psychiatry, University of California San Francisco Weill Institute for Neuroscience; Co-Director, UCSF Depression Center |
| Sharon Weingarten, MSW, LSW, ASCW Licensed Clinical Social Worker |