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Alabama

Mary L. Bartlett Ph.D., LPC-CS, NCC, CFLE is an experienced psychotherapist and counselor educator. Her area of research is suicide, and she speaks nationally on suicide prevention, clinical assessment of suicidality, and various related topics. Dr. Bartlett is trained, has worked with a wide variety of populations in crisis intervention throughout her career, and serves on the Alabama Suicide Prevention Task Force Speakers’ Bureau; her professional service, research, and publications are highly recognized. She is an assistant professor at the University of Montevallo, in Montevallo, Alabama, and is the coordinator of the community counseling track for the counseling department.

Judith A. Harrington PhD, LPC, LMFT is a psychotherapist in Birmingham, Alabama, and has been affiliated with the The Crisis Center in a variety of roles since 1983. She has served as its clinical director, trainer of several hundred volunteers, board member, and as Bereavement Coordinator of the Survivors of Suicide program. In addition to serving on Alabama's Suicide Prevention Task Force, currently serving as its grant-funded Coordinator and grant writer, she has been an officer of professional associations. She has a specialization in conducting public speaking and training of mental health professionals (professional associations, institutes, and in-services on the topic of suicide), graduate counselor education and supervision of mental health professionals. She was named the Mental Health Counselor of the Year in 2007 by the Am erican Mental Health Counselors Association, and also Humanitarian Person of the Year by her state counseling association. She is co-editor of a book, Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision, published by the American Counseling Association (2008).

Alaska

Iva GreyWolf PhD is a clinical psychologist and nationally certified addictions counselor (MAC). She managed a multi-site behavioral health outpatient program for many years in southeast Alaska. Dr. GreyWolf is of Assiniboine and Ojibwe heritage and has served Alaska Native/Native American populations for over thirty years. This experience has provided the foundation for her well-honed trainings on a variety of behavioral health issues impacting indigenous communities in North America. She trains on topics such as serving traumatized populations, co-occurring disorders, grief counseling, crisis intervention, clinical supervision, program evaluation. Dr. GreyWolf is a self-employed trainer and consultant on numerous behavioral health issues.

Arizona

David McIntyre Ph.D., ABPP received his Ph.D. in 1992. He is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist with the American Board of Professional Psychology, a Fellow in the American Academy of Clinical Psychology, and licensed in five states. Dr. McIntyre is a member of the American Psychological Association – Division 18 (Psychologists in Public Service), the American Association of Suicidology, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and the Arizona Suicide Prevention Coalition. Dr. McIntyre is a Commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He is currently assigned to the Indian Health Service Phoenix Area Office and serves as the Phoenix Area Mental Health Consultant for Arizona, Utah, and Nevada. Dr. McIntyre presents his work in a culturally sensitive manner and conducts suicide assessment, prevention, and intervention services for numerous organizations to include federal and tribal health programs, county, state and federal correctional institutions and detention centers, military installations, as well as state and university counseling centers.

Kathryn VanBoskirk MSW is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years experience as a therapist,advocate, and educator, including work in Mental Health systems, EAP programs, schools, hospice, and suicide prevention. Currently she practices as a consultant in Sedona, Arizona, and trains trainers for Living Works Education in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the United States and internationally. She is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Sub-Committe on Standards, Traininig, and Practices.

Connecticut

Susan Walkama LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker and Director of Children’s Outpatient Services at Wheeler Clinic. She has over 30 years experience working in community based behavioral health services with adults, children and families. She has substantial practice experience in emergency psychiatric services and suicide assessment and crisis management and as a trainer and clinical supervisor.

District of Columbia

David Jobes PhD received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology at American University in 1988. He is a Board Certified Clinical Psychologist (American Board of Professional Psychology) and is licensed in Washington DC. Dr. Jobes is a member of the American Psychological Association, the American Association of Suicidology, the International Association for Suicide Prevention, and the International Academy of Suicide Research. He is a Professor of Psychology and Co-Director of Clinical Training in the Ph.D. clinical psychology training program at The Catholic University of America. Dr. Jobes has published extensively in suicide prevention; he consults widely and routinely provides professional training in clinical suicidology. His clinical practice primarily involves individual psychotherapy with adolescents and adults addressing a broad range of clinical issues.

Aaron Werbel PhD, LCDR, MSC, USN is a licensed Clinical Psychologist. He is a member of the American Association of Suicidology and the International Association for Suicide Prevention, where he is the Chair of the Task Force on Defense and Police Forces. Dr. Werbel is an active duty Naval Officer and currently the Behavioral Health Affairs Officer at Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, where he is the program manager for the Marine Corps Suicide Prevention Program. Dr. Werbel is a member of the Department of Defense Suicide Prevention and Risk Reduction Committee and the Department of Defense Task Force on Mental Health. Dr. Werbel's clinical practice has spanned inpatient, outpatient, and substance abuse rehabilitation settings. He speaks extensively on suicide prevention at state, national and international conferences.

Florida

Dean Aufderheide  PhD is a licensed psychologist in the state of Florida. After graduating from Seminary with a Masters degree in Theology, he obtained his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology. Dean has nearly twenty years of experience managing mental health services in military, state government, and private settings across various levels of care. He has authored numerous publications on mental health issues including assessing and managing suicide risk and conducting the psychological autopsy. Engaging workshop participants with an appealing blend of humor and professionalism, Dean is a dynamic speaker who is invited to speak at national conferences throughout the United States. He is a member of the National Register of Health Care Providers in Psychology, the American Psychological Association, serves on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Correctional and Forensic Psychology, and is a member of the Education Committee for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care. Dean is currently the Director of Mental Health Services for the Florida Department of Corrections. Dedicated to ensuring each workshop is a top quality training experience!

Roderick Hall PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than 20 years experience in correctional, forensic, and community settings, is currently the Mental Health Director of Florida's public mental health system. Dr. Hall has extensive experience working with individuals of diverse ethnic and clinical needs.

Kentucky

Michael McFarland M.S. MFT; LMFT is a Clinical member of the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapist. His clinical experience covers a broad range of treatment settings: Residential, Inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient and outpatient. Mr. McFarland has clinical experience both as a therapist and intake assessor, working with both adults and adolescents. He is associated with one of the nation's largest private, not-for-profit psychiatric facilities where he has initiated a facility wide suicide assessment and management training effort for a staff of over 700 employees. Mr. McFarland also maintains a private practice and engages in community-wide suicide assessment and prevention trainings for Mental Health Professionals as well as the general community. He is a certified QPR Gatekeeper and QPRT Trainer and an active member of the Louisville Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Massachusetts

Larry Berkowitz MPA, Ed.D. is a licensed psychologist, as well as licensed drug and alcohol counselor, who is co-founder and Director of Riverside Trauma Center which provides critical incident responses and suicide prevention/ postvention services throughout Massachusetts. He has provided direct therapeutic services for almost 20 years, supervised for over 15, and managed an outpatient mental health and substance abuse treatment center for 12 years. Clinical areas of expertise include work with children, adolescents, and families, as well as trauma response work and post-suicide intervention services for schools and communities. He has presented on suicide prevention and postvention topics at state and national conferences.

Barry Feldman LICSW is Assistant Director and Clinical Director for On-Site Academy in Gardner, MA, a non-profit residential treatment and training center serving emergency services and public safety personnel. He is the Primary Clinician for the Boston Police Stress Support Unit and also provides outpatient counseling services to police and other first responders and their families. He conducts suicide assessment and intervention trainings for clinicians through the MA Department of Public Health, and facilitates suicide prevention-related workshops for police, nurses, educators, public defenders, and crisis negotiators. Dr. Feldman is part-time faculty at the Boston College Graduate School of Social Work and teaches in the College of Graduate and Professional Development at the University of New Hampshire.

John Jordan PhD has been practicing as a psychologist for over 30 years in Massachusetts and now in Rhode Island. Until 2007, he was the Director of the Family Loss Project, a research and clinical group providing services for bereaved families. Dr. Jordan specializes in work with bereavement after suicide and in suicide prevention efforts. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and a book about the unique bereavement experience of suicide survivors. He also trains extensively throughout the United States, providing 30 to 40 workshops a year for the American Academy of Bereavement and the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. His workshops focus on suicide prevention, postvention, and grief counseling.

Michigan

David Block  LMSW  is a clinical social worker with over fifteen years of experience counseling individuals and families of all ages. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Concordia University in Mequon, WI, Master of Divinity from Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN, and his Master of Social Work degree at University of WI- Milwaukee. David has a broad background in mental health treatment, suicidology and crisis intervention. He has worked in Assertive Community Treatment teams, Home-based Therapy teams, Outpatient therapy, and as a supervisor for childrens’ services and Assertive Community Treatment. He has been delivering crisis services for 15 years for Menominee County, MI, and training and supervising crisis service workers for 7 years. He currently serves as County Director for Northpointe Behavioral Healthcare services in Menominee County, MI.

Jim Bottenhorn MA, LLP is a psychologist with over twenty years of experience in the mental health field specializing in crisis assessment. He has extensive training experience with suicide risk assessment, anger management, stress management and co-occurring disorders of mental illness and substance use disorders. He currently serves as the Director of Hospital Admissions at Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which operates a 162- bed inpatient psychiatric facility. Training audiences have included nurses, mental health professionals, police and firefighters, and the general public. He has been an active member of a Critical Incident Response Team since 1990. From years of training experience he has developed a style that audiences find both informative and relaxed.

Cory Cole LMSW, ACSW is a therapist and consultant in public and private practice in rural Michigan since 1986. Cory’s interest and experience in suicide prevention began in 1987, when he served on and eventually chaired a three-county Committee on Adolescent Suicide and Depression. He has worked as Director of Behavioral Medicine for Pain Centers, Inc. and as Regional Director of HR Perspectives Inc., an employee assistance program located in mid-Michigan. He currently serves as Temporary Faculty in the Counseling Center at Central Michigan University, and as Coordinator of the Montcalm County Suicide Prevention Coalition in Montcalm County, Michigan.

George Drozd D.D., Psy.D, DCFC is licensed at the independent practice level in the State of Michigan and a Diplomate with the American College of Certified Forensic Counselors. Dr. Drozd has more than 30 years of experience as an educator, clinician, forensic consultant, administrator, and researcher. He has presented and published on a wide range of mental health topics. Dr. Drozd has successfully consulted across a wide range of public and private health and corrections programs. He has extensive experience assessing and treating suicidal clients and developing suicide prevention policies and procedures. As a clinician and pastoral counselor, Dr. Drozd is intimately familiar with the range of cultural and religious competencies / issues related to the treatment of suicidal behavior. He has been a featured presenter on regional radio and television programs. His expertise has been sought regionally, nationally as well as internationally.

Phyllis Hemmer L.M.S.W. is an experienced clinician in the area of suicide evaluation, treatment and prevention. Mrs. Hemmer has worked as a psychotherapist with a wide variety of clients who have experienced sudden trauma and loss. She has also worked for 24 years in the area of crisis intervention as a hospital screener and clinical director for a crisis intervention agency. Mrs. Hemmer trains community and professional groups in suicide assessment, intervention and prevention, critical incident stress management and basic crisis intervention skills.

Cheryl King PhD, ABPP is a licensed Clinical Psychologist and Chief Psychologist in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical School. She was a member of the panel of experts who developed the training curriculum. A well-known educator and a Past President of the American Association of Suicidology, Dr. King has substantial experience in providing suicide risk assessment, suicide prevention, and clinical practice training workshops. She has published widely on youth suicide prevention and dedicates much of her time to developing improved suicide risk detection and intervention approaches.

Anne Kramer LMSW is a clinical social worker and research associate at the University of Michigan Department of Psychiatry. She has considerable expertise in the development and oversight of behavioral health services for youth and families with a particular focus on community and school based programs. She has been the Clinical Coordinator of a large federally-funded randomized controlled trial for suicidal youth and is currently the Project Director for a school based mental health initiative that offers training and consultation to school personnel. Anne has worked as a therapist in several clinical settings including the University of Michigan Depression Center. Anne provides education and training on mental health and suicide to mental health professionals, teachers, parents and other community groups as well as graduate and undergraduate students. Anne is a certified trainer in ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training) and QPR (Question Persuade Refer) Gatekeeper training.

Vanessa Lewis LMSW is a clinical social worker with over twenty-five years of experience counseling individuals and families of all ages. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in psychology at Eastern Michigan University and her Master of Social Work degree at Wayne State University. Vanessa has a broad background in mental health treatment, suicidology and crisis intervention. She provides professional and community presentations in mental health and suicide prevention. Currently, she is in private practice at Advanced Counseling Services, Taylor, Michigan providing individual and family psychotherapy specializing in the treatment of depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety and grief- loss issues. For over twenty years she has facilitated grief after suicide support groups. She is a certified trainer in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training a LivingWorks program. She has received professional training in Clinical Core Competencies for Mental Health Professionals in Assessing and Managing Suicidal Risk. Experiences include psychotherapy, training in suicide prevention, intervention and postvention, community outreach, manning crisis phone hotline and short-term crisis counseling.

Michael Powers MA, LPC is a behavioral health therapist in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. He is an active member of the multi-collaborative board, which is a county-wide, multi-agency board of mental health and other concerned professionals, who provide various suicide prevention services in Chippewa County, MI. As a Suicidologist, Mr. Powers provides various suicide trainings to mental health professionals, pastoral teams, educators, medical professionals, and nursing students, who may from time to time interact with suicidal patients in the course of their regular duties. As a mental health therapist, he has more than 20 years of clinical experience in private practice and agency settings. Mr. Powers also has extensive experience working with Native American and non-native populations. He is an active member and past chairman, of the Eastern Upper Peninsula Crisis Response Team and a trainer for the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation (ICISF).

Cheryl Wallace LMSW, ETS is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience as a therapist and administrator for Michigan’s Community Mental Health System, specializing in acute care needs for SPMI adults, children and families. Cheryl has worked as a Case manager, Outpatient therapist, Unit Supervisor and Director of Clinical Services for Genesee County CMH. Cheryl holds a graduate certificate in gerontology and is a certified DBT instructor. For the last five years Cheryl has also served as a field instruction for Michigan State University’s MSW internship program. Currently, Cheryl is the Acute Care Supervisor at Tuscola Behavioral Health Systems (Tuscola County CMH), where she oversees the emergency service division, 24 hour on call program, ACT, jail and hospital liaison services. Cheryl has substantial practical experience in suicide assessment, crisis management and dual diagnosis treatment.

Nevada

Joseph R. Haas Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist from Reno, NV. He received his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A. from West Virginia University, and internship training at the Medical University of South Carolina/Charleston VA. Dr. Haas has worked in inpatient, outpatient, and residential treatment environments with both children and adults. He has 15 years experience in direct care and management positions in a community mental health setting, serving children and adolescents and has worked for the last 2 1/2 years as the manager for mental health services in a juvenile detention/probation department. Prevention, assessment, and treatment of suicide risk have been a major focus in each of these settings. Dr. Haas also specializes in working with youth and families who are involved with the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. He has provided training on a variety of topics for juvenile justice staff, clinical staff, law enforcement, and parent groups.

New Hampshire

Toni Paul MEd is a Licensed Registered Nurse and Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse with 30 years experience, is currently based in southern New Hampshire. Specialized in emergency service, crisis intervention, acute psychiatric inpatient care and mobile crisis team, former Director of Emergency Service for NH's largest mental health center. Consultant, trainer and examiner for AAS and was a representative of AAS offering program evaluation and staff training in Beijing, China, 2004.

New Jersey

Maureen Underwood LCSW, CGP is a licensed clinical social worker and certified group psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in mental health and crisis intervention. With a practice specialty in suicide and crisis intervention, she has developed numerous programs and published extensively on these and other related topics. From 1985 to 2000, she was the coordinator of the New Jersey Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project. In this role she initiated collaborative relationships between mental health and educational systems, providing inservice training, consultation on policy development, and assistance in the implementation of procedures for school-based crisis management. With John Kalafat, PhD, she developed the LIFELINES school based program for youth suicide prevention and she is the author of the National Association of Social Work’s policy on youth suicide. For the past 10 years she has provided training to the emergency room psychiatric screeners in New Jersey as part of their certification in clinical assessment and crisis management of suicide risk.

New Mexico

Carolyn Morris PhD has served as a clinical psychologist with Navajo Nation Department of Behavioral Health Services, Shiprock, New Mexico, since November 2005. Prior to this, she was clinical director of the Hayoolkaal Hooghan Adolescent Treatment Center, Navajo Nation Department of Behavioral Health Services, Window Rock, Arizona.

New York

Anthony R. Pisani  Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at the University of Rochester Medical Center and Rochester General Hospital. Dr. Pisani is a licensed clinical psychologist and licensed family therapist. He is the Director of Strong Family Therapy Services, and co-director of the Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics Rotation for the University of Rochester Pediatric Residency. He works with children, adults, couples, and families in primary and specialty mental health care settings.

Ohio

Louisa Foss-Pierce PhD, PCC-S, NCC holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the Ohio State University. She earned both her Master of Education degree in Community Counseling and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counseling and Human Development Services from Kent State University. She is a Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervisor status (PCC-S) in Ohio and is a National Certified Counselor (NCC). Louisa has worked for seven years as a professional counselor. Her work has included child and adolescent community mental health, domestic violence treatment, and corrections. Prior to joining the graduate counseling faculty at Walsh University in North Canton, Ohio, Louisa served as an adjunct professor in the counseling department at Youngstown State University. Her areas of clinical interest include partner violence assessment and treatment, juvenile delinquency interventions, lethality assessment, and crisis intervention. Louisa’s areas of academic focus have included group counseling and gender issues, as well as practical issues in community mental healthcare. Louisa has made over twenty peer-reviewed presentations and has published in the Journal for Specialists in Group Work as well as Counseling and Values.

Paul Granello  Dr. Paul F. Granello is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors and Associate Professors of Counselor Education at The Ohio State University. Paul is a founder and Chief Science Officer of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation. In addition, he has over $2.2 million in grants to provide suicide prevention in Ohio. He has co-authored a book with Dr. Darcy Haag Granello: Suicide: An Essential Guide for Helping Professionals & Educators, on suicide assessment and treatment for Allyn & Bacon publishers. He has published 20 scientific articles in peer reviewed national journals, has authored 10 book chapters on suicide, anxiety, computers in counseling, as well as, wellness. Paul has presented peer reviewed papers at state, national, and international conferences on topics related to suicide, psychotherapy outcomes, and wellness.

Mark R. Groner M.S.S.A., L.I.S.W.-S is an independently licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years experience in the field. Currently, he is employed full-time as the Vice President of Clinical Services & Clinical Director at Beech Brook, a large, multi-services treatment center in Cleveland Ohio. He also serves as an Adjunct Instructor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University, where he teaches mental health, child development, and child welfare courses, and works part-time in a private practice serving children, adolescents, adults and families.

Mark Haskins MSW earned his masters degree in social work from the University of Michigan in 1982. He has over 25 years of behavioral health care experience, including 23 years post-graduate experience. Mr. Haskins is a Licensed Independent Social Worker in Ohio and a Certified Social Worker in Michigan. He has given and/or assisted in presentations focusing on crisis debriefing, suicide prevention, grief, bi-polar disorders and anxiety disorders. He has a small private practice in Monroe, Michigan and he has been the Clinical Director at Behavioral Connections of Wood County in Bowling Green, Ohio for the past 7 years. He oversees all chemical dependency and mental health programs, as well as every clinical program at Behavioral Connections of Wood County in Bowling Greeen, Ohio. Among Mr. Haskins duties’ is the oversight and training of the agency’s crisis outreach/prescreen component and he is a certified Health Officer in Ohio.

Terry Kukor PhD, ABPP is the Director of Clinical and Forensic Services for Netcare Corporation in Columbus, Ohio, a non-profit organization that provides crisis intervention and assessment services. He also serves as an Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychology at Drexel University, and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology of Miami University (Ohio). At the Netcare Forensic Psychiatry Center, in addition to administrative responsibilities, he performs forensic evaluations on court-referred adults and juveniles, many of which involve formal risk assessments. Prior to joining Netcare, Dr. Kukor had been Clinical Operations Director of United Behavioral Health (UBH) in St. Louis, Missouri. He had been with UBH for 10 years, six of which were spent in a variety of clinical leadership roles in the staff model clinics, which specialized in the treatment of high risk clients. While in the role of National Clinical Director for the UBH clinics, he authored a Risk Management Guide and trained staff across the country in the assessment and management of high risk clients. Dr. Kukor has performed hundreds of forensic evaluations, and conducts workshops on threat assessment and risk assessment in both clinical and forensic contexts.

Jonathan League MA is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor and a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor. He is the Adolescent Services Director of Clermont Recovery Center, Batavia, Ohio, and has over 10 years of experience with high risk populations for suicide in inpatient and outpatient facilities. Jonathan has specialties working with children, adolescents and their families with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. He has contributed to many local and regional conferences for the professional population with trainings related to his work and specialties. Jonathan currently serves on the Ohio State Adolescent Advisory Network and manages a small private practice.

Deborah Nixon-Hughes  is the Chief of the Bureau of Mental Health for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. She is responsible to plan, monitor, implement and evaluate a correctional mental health system for individuals incarcerated in the Ohio Prison system. Debbie manages a budget of $70Mil and over 500 employees statewide. In addition, the Bureau also works with community providers to assure successful transition of mental health services and community re-entry for offenders on the mental health caseload released from prison. She worked for 22 years in the community mental health system in a variety of positions including agency clinical and executive directorships and was the Deputy Director and the Acting Executive for the Hamilton County Mental Health Board before joining ODRC. She serves as a staff resource to the Parole and Community Services within the Dept. She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Department of Mental Health Planning Council, Multi-Ethnic Training and Resource Board, Columbus State Community College Mental Health/Chemical Dependency/Mental Retardation Advisory Committee as well as a member of the Columbus State Community College Correction Advisory Committee.

Josephine Ridley PhD is a licensed clinical psychologist and Program Manager of the Wade Park Psychiatry Day Hospital, a partial hospitalization program for the seriously mentally ill, at the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (LSCVAMC). She received a B.A. degree from The College of Wooster, and her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Clinical Psychology from West Virginia University. She completed a psychology internship at the Cleveland VAMC with rotations in health psychology, posttraumatic stress disorder, neuropsychology and inpatient psychiatry. In addition to working at several sites in the VA including the Gambling Treatment Program, Clinical Evaluation and Development, she worked in private practice and is a skilled behavior therapist. Dr. Ridley has taught as an adjunct professor at Baldwin-Wallace College and Cuyahoga Community College Eastern Campus. She has conducted stress management and anger management workshops for a variety of organizations including the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority. She is published in the area of anxiety disorders. She is currently a member of the VA’s Institutional review Board and Police Evaluation Committee, and served in the past on the VA’s Psychology Training Committee for 3 years. She is an active member of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation Advisory Committee. Dr. Ridley has presented on suicide assessment and prevention for the Ohio Psychological Association and the Annual OSPF Suicide Prevention Coalition Conference.

Edward Sipe  MS LPCC NCC is the Clinic Director of the Fayette County Satellite of Scioto Paint Valley MHC in Washington Court House, Ohio. Ed is a member of the Suicide Prevention Council in Fayette County, Ohio. He has provided several Suicide Awareness Gate Keepers training in the community and has provided Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk trainings to clinicians at SPVMHC. Ed has worked at SPVMHC for 29 years as a clinician, supervisor and manager. Ed graduated from Ohio University in 1977 with a Bachelor’s Degree and from Wright State University in 1982 with a Master’s Degree in Counseling.

Kathleen Tusaie PhD, PMHCNS, BC is an Advanced Practice Psychiatric Nurse who is an experienced psychotherapist, psychopharmacologist, and educator. She has published and presented nationally/internationally on resilience and suicide with her research focusing upon prevention and protective factors. She is a popular speaker for both consumer and professional groups. She is a member of the Summit County Suicide Prevention Coalition, an Associate Professor at The University of Akron, and a practitioner in private practice and Community Mental Health.

Carole Vesely MA, LSW has been a crisis counselor in Canton, Ohio, since 1989 at the Crisis Intervention and Recovery Center in Stark County. She has also been the Consultation, Education, and Prevention Manager for the Crisis Center since 1999. In that position, she has been the trainer and the coordinator of the Hotline Volunteer Program, the facilitator of the Survivors groups, the trainer/guest speaker for professional and community organizations, and the chairperson of the Stark County Suicide Prevention Coalition. She is an Advisory Committee Member of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and the First Response Team Leader, the Crisis Center team that responds to critical incidents in Stark County. She is the Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Coordinator for the law enforcement agencies of Stark County. Her areas of expertise are suicide recognition, assessment, management, and prevention, as well as mental health/substance abuse issues. She is an adjunct instructor at Stark State College and a certified instructor through the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission.

William White LPCC, LICDC is the Program Director of the Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program at Crossroads in Mentor, Ohio. Bill holds a masters degree in community counseling from Duquesne University. He is a professional clinical counselor with supervisor status ( PCC-S) in Ohio and is also a licensed independent chemical dependency counselor. Bill has worked in behavioral healthcare for 28 years, and specializes in the treatment of severely disturbed youth, co- existing mental illness/ substance abuse disorders, and crisis intervention. Bill has had several peer – reviewed publications on the topic of co - existing psychiatric and substance abuse disorders. Bill has presented many trainings on topics including psychotic disorders, suicide assessment and prevention, co – existing psychiatric and substance abuse disorders, childhood disruptive disorders, and crisis intervention ( for law enforcement officers).

Samuel Wolfe MA, MS, LPCC is a clinical counselor in Marion, Ohio. Sam has been doing counseling in private practice for the past nine years and before that he worked in community mental health for seven years. His practice focuses on adults and adolescents with mood disorders, such as depression and Bipolar Disorder. Sam has presented at the national level with the North Central Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors and at the state level with the Ohio Counselors Association. He is also an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Educator for Aetna Insurance doing presentations around a variety of topics related to mental health, suicide prevention and management, and depression in adolescents. Sam is also currently completing his PhD in Counselor Education at The Ohio State University, where he was selected as 2006 Doctoral Student of the Year in the Community Counseling Program.

Oregon

John Hancock Ed.D. serves as Associate Dean of Students, Director of Wellness. and Chief Psychologist at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Oregon. John earned his doctorate in counseling psychology from West Virginia University, and has been a college counseling center director since 1994. John is certified as a cognitive therapist by the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, having completed an extramural training program in cognitive therapy at the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research. John has provided numerous workshops on assessment of suicide risk and cognitive-behavioral treatment of suicidal behavior. John was the co-author and primary editor for the SAMHSA suicide prevention grant which founded the Oregon University Suicide Prevention Project, a consortium of eight Oregon universities working to reduce the incidence of suicide.

South Carolina

Janet Grossman PhD, PMH-CS, FAAN  is a board certified child psychiatric nurse and a forensic expert in suicidology. She is a Professor and Coordinator, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Program, at the College of Nursing, Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. Janet has directed multiple projects on suicide prevention interventions and published multiple peer-reviewed articles in suicidology. Currently she is a member of an interdisciplinary center focused on mental health services and disparities in veterans.

South Dakota

Janet Kittams-Lalley MA, LPC is a licensed professional counselor with 15 years experience as a clinician and trainer including work in suicide prevention, crisis management and EAP programs. She has been a strong advocate for suicide prevention work and served as a co-author of the South Dakota Strategy for Suicide Prevention. Currently she works as an outpatient therapist for Avera Behavioral Health focusing on suicide prevention and Employee Assistance Programs.

Texas

Pamela Greene PhD, RN is the Vice President of Patient Care Services at The Menninger Clinic, in Houston Texas. Pam has thirty years experience as a psychiatric nurse in a variety of settings. Her dissertation focused on inpatient psychiatric nursing care for suicidal adolescents. Pam has presented in local, regional, and national venues, and has a knack for connecting with audiences. Additionally, Pam was one of the presenters the USAF contracted with for AMSR.

Andrea Lerma RN, MSN, APRN, BC is a certified Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatric Nursing working in an outpatient community mental health center in Edinburg, Texas. She is also a Family Nurse Practitioner. She specializes in Psychiatric Evaluations, Crisis Intervention, and Medication Management. She has practiced in Psychiatry for over 25 years. She works with primarily Mexican-American clients and is fluent in Spanish. She currently works with the high risk mental health population. She has always had an interest in prevention of suicide and working with families to educate and support the needs of the clients.

M. David Rudd Phd, ABPP is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Psychology at Texas Tech University, with an adjunct appointment as Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences in the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center. His undergraduate degree is from Princeton University. He completed his doctoral training at the University of Texas-Austin and completed a post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive therapy at the Beck Institute in Philadelphia under the direction of Aaron T. Beck. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology and a Fellow of three professional societies, including the American Psychological Association (Division 12 and Division 29), the International Association of Suicide Research, and the Academy of Cognitive Therapy (a founding fellow). He was recently elected a Distinguished Practitioner and Scholar of the National Academies of Practice in Psychology. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Rudd is an active researcher with over 150 publications. He has authored several books, including Treating Suicidal Behavior (2001, Guilford, 2nd printing in 2004) and Suicide Science: Expanding the Boundaries (2001, Kluwer Academic Publishers) and the recently released, The Assessment and Management of Suicidality: A Pocket Guide (Professional Resource Press, 2006). His research has been recognized through his receipt of the Edwin Shneidman award from the American Association of Suicidology (1999), the Outstanding Contribution to Science Award from the Texas Psychological Association (1998), and the Aleteia Award from the Aleteia International School of Cognitive Therapy in Italy (2001). Most recently, he was awarded the first-ever American Association of Suicidology Exceptional Leadership Award in 2005. In 2007, he received the Karl F. Heiser Presidential Award for Advocacy at the 2007 American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco. Dr. Rudd conducts many national and international continuing education workshops providing training in the assessment and management of high risk patients to a broad array of healthcare professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, family physicians, social workers, and counselors.

Wisconsin

Brad Munger MA, LPC supervises the Rock County Community Support Program (CSP), a large community treatment program for persons with serious and persistent mental illness. Trained in psychology, he is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in Wisconsin, just south of Madison. In addition to suicide prevention and management, other professional endeavors include evidence-based treatment approaches for persons with mental illness, including the Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) model. Brad's other professional passions include: recovery, diversity and cultural competence, hearing loss, homelessness, adoption, and restorative/rehabilitative justice, and strengths-based intervention planning and intervention. Serving on the state board for the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and as past Vice-President, he has a keen interest in suicide prevention, post-vention as well as related existential and family aspects.

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Alabama

Judith A. Harrington PhD, LPC, LMFT is a psychotherapist in Birmingham, Alabama, and has been affiliated with the The Crisis Center in a variety of roles since 1983. She has served as its clinical director, trainer of several hundred volunteers, board member, and as Bereavement Coordinator of the Survivors of Suicide program. In addition to serving on Alabama's Suicide Prevention Task Force, currently serving as its grant-funded Coordinator and grant writer, she has been an officer of professional associations. She has a specialization in conducting public speaking and training of mental health professionals (professional associations, institutes, and in-services on the topic of suicide), graduate counselor education and supervision of mental health professionals. She was named the Mental Health Counselor of the Year in 2007 by the Am erican Mental Health Counselors Association, and also Humanitarian Person of the Year by her state counseling association. She is co-editor of a book, Critical Incidents in Clinical Supervision, published by the American Counseling Association (2008).

Arizona

Kathryn VanBoskirk MSW is a licensed clinical social worker with 30 years experience as a therapist,advocate, and educator, including work in Mental Health systems, EAP programs, schools, hospice, and suicide prevention. Currently she practices as a consultant in Sedona, Arizona, and trains trainers for Living Works Education in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) in the United States and internationally. She is a member of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Sub-Committe on Standards, Traininig, and Practices.

New Hampshire

Toni Paul MEd is a Licensed Registered Nurse and Certified Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse with 30 years experience, is currently based in southern New Hampshire. Specialized in emergency service, crisis intervention, acute psychiatric inpatient care and mobile crisis team, former Director of Emergency Service for NH's largest mental health center. Consultant, trainer and examiner for AAS and was a representative of AAS offering program evaluation and staff training in Beijing, China, 2004.

New Jersey

Maureen Underwood LCSW, CGP is a licensed clinical social worker and certified group psychotherapist with over 30 years of experience in mental health and crisis intervention. With a practice specialty in suicide and crisis intervention, she has developed numerous programs and published extensively on these and other related topics. From 1985 to 2000, she was the coordinator of the New Jersey Adolescent Suicide Prevention Project. In this role she initiated collaborative relationships between mental health and educational systems, providing inservice training, consultation on policy development, and assistance in the implementation of procedures for school-based crisis management. With John Kalafat, PhD, she developed the LIFELINES school based program for youth suicide prevention and she is the author of the National Association of Social Work’s policy on youth suicide. For the past 10 years she has provided training to the emergency room psychiatric screeners in New Jersey as part of their certification in clinical assessment and crisis management of suicide risk.

Ohio

Samuel Wolfe MA, MS, LPCC is a clinical counselor in Marion, Ohio. Sam has been doing counseling in private practice for the past nine years and before that he worked in community mental health for seven years. His practice focuses on adults and adolescents with mood disorders, such as depression and Bipolar Disorder. Sam has presented at the national level with the North Central Association of Counselor Educators and Supervisors and at the state level with the Ohio Counselors Association. He is also an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Educator for Aetna Insurance doing presentations around a variety of topics related to mental health, suicide prevention and management, and depression in adolescents. Sam is also currently completing his PhD in Counselor Education at The Ohio State University, where he was selected as 2006 Doctoral Student of the Year in the Community Counseling Program.

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Michigan

Perry Francis LPC, NCC is on the faculty at Eastern Michigan University as an associate professor of counseling and the coordinator of counseling services for the College of Education Clinical Suite. The Clinical Suite is a training facility for advanced level graduate counseling students where they see clients from the community, student body of EMU, and referrals from mental health centers. He also provides emergency consultations, supervision, assessments, and suicide assessment and management in the Clinical Suite. Dr. Francis has been seeing clients in college, university, and training settings for over 15 years. He is also a seasoned presenter on issues of college mental health, ethics, and issues on suicide assessment and management on campus at conferences in the United States and Canada. He has also provided consultation services to college and university counseling centers and counselors.

Dr. Kathy Lewis-Ginebaugh  is a clinical psychologist who worked for over 15 years in university–based counseling centers. An Associate Professor at Western Michigan University she is a therapist based in the Counseling and Testing Center at Western. Kathy is a Co-Director of Western Michigan University’s Suicide Prevention Grant funded through the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act and administered through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Kathy has extensive training in crisis response and the management of difficult clients. Additionally, Kathy has taught many undergraduate and graduate level courses and presented hundreds of psycho-educational programs. She combines clinical expertise with an effective and engaging presentation style.

New York

Susan Pasco LCSW-R is Assistant Director at the Syracuse University Counseling Center where she has worked since 1993. She is also Co-Investigator of a Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Grant awarded to Syracuse University in 2005. She received her MSW from New York University in 1990 and is currently a PhD candidate in Clinical Social Work at Smith College School for Social Work. She is a licensed clinical social worker in NY State and has been a practicing therapist in the field of college mental health for over 17 years. She is a NY State Certified Police Mental Health Instructor and a Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services Volunteer. She has conducted workshops, presentations, and trainings on suicide prevention and intervention at regional and national conferences, in addition to providing training and supervision to graduate students and therapists working with high risk clients. Ms. Pasco uses psychodynamic theory in conjunction with cognitive-behavioral techniques in her work with clients at risk for suicidal behavior.

Richard Shadick Phd is the director of the Pace University’s Counseling Center, has worked in college mental health for over 12 years. Dr. Shadick completed his Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the Pennsylvania State University, his internship at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York, and his postdoctoral certificate in psychoanalysis from William Alanson White Institute. He frequently presents at national conferences on suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention. He has developed a number of policy initiatives related to suicide assessment and management within his University. Dr. Shadick and the Counseling Center have been awarded federal and states grants to enhance suicide prevention at Pace University and the New York City area. He is a licensed clinical psychologist in NY State and works extensively in his private practice with suicide survivors, complicated bereavement issues, and is frequently consulted to assess suicidal students who have been removed from their academic institutions.

Rebecca Stefan Dayton Phd Rebecca Stefan Dayton PhD has been the director of the Syracuse University Counseling Center for the past 10 years and has worked in a college mental health setting for the past 13 years. Dayton holds a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and completed her clinical internship and subsequent professional training at McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts. She is a licensed clinical psychologist in NY State and has been working in the field of suicide prevention and intervention for much of her clinical career. She has extensive experience working with suicidal clients individually, and is responsible for the broader policy and skill-building issues related to suicide assessment and management within her Center. Under Dr. Dayton's leadership, the Syracuse University Counseling Center was recently awarded a SAMHSA grant to enhance suicide prevention on the Syracuse University campus. Dr. Dayton believes in a relational/connective approach to working with suicidal students and will bring this theme of her work into the suicide training course.

North Carolina

Glen A. Martin Ph.D . is Senior Coordinator for Liaison Services at Counseling and Wellness Services at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Martin is also the Project Director of the Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention Grant that was awarded to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. He has been a therapist, supervisor, researcher and administrator in a university counseling center for 25 years. Dr. Martin holds a PhD in counseling psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. He has made presentations on suicide assessment, risk management, and innovative programs for reaching “at risk” students at national conferences as well as locally, to audiences of faculty, staff, and students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Texas

Barbara Hardin PhD Barbara Hardin PhD, is a clinical psychologist who has served as the director of the Testing and Psychological Services Center at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas for the past 11 years. Prior to coming to St. Mary’s, she was in private practice in New Orleans, Louisiana, for 13 years. She is the past president of the Texas University and College Counseling Directors’ Association. She has taught graduate and undergraduate psychology classes. Dr. Hardin has supervised doctoral practicum students, psychology interns and post-doctoral fellows. Her interest in suicide assessment began her freshman year at LSU when she was a volunteer on a suicide prevention hotline.

Washington

Donn Marshall PhD Donn Marshall PhD is the Director and Chief Psychologist at Counseling, Health & Wellness Services at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, where he has worked since 1987. A frequent contributor at regional and national conferences, Donn has presented on issues including sexual assault prevention, sexual/affective identity, Internet addictions and abuse, suicide prevention, and clinical assessment of suicidality.

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