Our Team

Shelby Abeyta

Senior Director of Communications and Public Engagement
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Nikki Adeleke

Clinical Implementation Specialist, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Julie Almendral

Director of Communications
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Lauren Alvis

Research Psychologist, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Christopher Araujo

Project Coordinator of Veterans Initiatives
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Darilynn Cardona-Beiler

Senior Director of Systems Integration and Policy Implementation
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Gary Blau, PhD

Executive Director, The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Gwenn Blau

Chief of Staff, The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Gary Bramlett

Director of Community Engagement
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Becca Brune

Chief Strategy Officer and Regional Executive Director, South Texas
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Cooper Carpenter

Assistant Population Health Analyst
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Allison Castle

Senior Director of Communications
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Coby Chase

Executive Vice President for External Affairs and Chief Communications Officer
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Emily Church

Senior Regional Director of Development, The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Jena Crim

Office Manager
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Stephanie Cunningham

Communications Specialist
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Kristina De Lattes

Controller and Senior Director of Accounting
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Timothy Dittmer, PhD

Chief Economist
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Robyn Douglas

Program Manager, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Donna Dozier

Clinical Implementation Specialist, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Jen Esterline

Vice President of Education Policy and Regional Development
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Jacqueline French

Grants and Contracts Manager
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Layla Fry

Director of Child Welfare and Family Policy
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Jackie Garza

Clinical Implementation Specialist, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Jennifer Gonzalez, PhD

Senior Director of Population Health
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Kelly Grajeda

Chief of Staff of Strategic Development
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Michael Hadfield

Project Coordinator for Data Analytics
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Sean Hanna

Senior Director of Veteran Initiatives
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Michelle Harper

Executive Vice President of State Policy
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Marilyn Headley

Senior Project Manager of Adult Policy
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Tegan Henke

Senior Director of Program Implementation for Child and Family Policy
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Catie Hilbelink

Chief of Staff for Policy Implementation
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Nelson Jarrin, JD

Vice President of Government Affairs
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Calvonah Jenkins

Project Coordinator of Policy Implementation
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Vrishali Kanvinde, PhD

Criminal Justice and Healthcare Systems Analyst
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Julie Kaplow, PhD, ABPP

Executive Director, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Andy Keller, PhD

President and CEO, Linda Perryman Evans Presidential Chair
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Peggy Kemp

Project Manager for Child and Family Policy
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Leilani Lamb

Project Manager for Child and Family Policy
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Arely Leal

Administrative Assistant, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Jessica Lim

Project Manager for Child and Family Policy
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Meghan Lyons

Assistant Director of Grants and Contracts
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Katie Martinez Whittle

Project Manager, The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Suki Martinez-Parham

Director of Clinical Child and Family Policy
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Amanda Mathias, PhD

Vice President of Clinical Policy and Innovation
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Rachael McLaughlin

Project Coordinator for Policy Implementation
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Marcellina Melvin

Senior Director of Health Equity Strategy
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Isra Merchant

Executive Administrative Associate
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Samantha Miller, PhD, ABPP

Senior Director of Clinical Implementation for Child and Family Policy
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Kyle Mitchell, JD

Senior Fellow for Veterans Policy
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Misty Mitchell

Accounting Manager
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Rebecca Molsberry

Population Health and Data Systems Analyst
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Marisa Nowitz

Assistant Director of School and Community Engagement, The Trauma and Grief Center at The Hackett Center for Mental Health
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Lacrica Olson

Chief of Staff for External Affairs
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Cindy Patrick

Vice President of Development Partnerships
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Kendal Perry

Executive Chief of Staff, Senior Director of Operations
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John Petrila, JD

Senior Executive Vice President of Policy
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Linda Rodriguez, EdD

Senior Director for School Behavioral Health
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Melissa Rowan

Executive Vice President for Policy Implementation
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Tarryn Sanchez

Okay to Say™ Campaign Director
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Bill Schnapp, PhD

Senior Advisor
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Sam Shore

Senior Director of State-Local Collaboration
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Aaron Smith

Chief of Staff for Data and Justice Policy
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Bill Solomon, Jr.

Vice President of Finance
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Candace Stoltz

Senior Director of Strategic Partnerships and School Safety Policy
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Ron Stretcher

Senior Director of Systems Management
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Patrick Tennant, PhD

Director of Evaluation and Analytics
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Rebecca Tharp

Communications Assistant
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Chris Thiele

Senior Graphic Designer
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Matt Thompson

Communications Consultant
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Monica Thyssen

Vice President of Finance and Implementation
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Lisa Tomaka

Senior Director of Clinical Child and Family Policy
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Jessy Tyler

Senior Director for Justice Research
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Kate Volti

Vice President for Child and Family Policy
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B.J. Wagner

Senior Fellow of Justice System Policy
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Victoria Walsh

Assistant Director of Child and Family Policy
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Casie Wenmohs

Director of Events
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Ty Williams-Do

Events Coordinator
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Bill Wilson

Senior Clinical Editor
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Kimberly Zabaneh

Chief of Staff for Child and Family Policy / Director of Human Resources
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Jim Zahniser, PhD

Senior Director of Evaluation Design
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Senior Fellows

Carol Alter, MD

Senior Fellow for Medical Integration
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Andrew Carlo, MD

Senior Fellow for Medical Integration
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Frank Dixon

Senior Fellow for Policing Policy
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Tony Fabelo, PhD

Senior Fellow for Justice Policy
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Shannon Ghangurde

Senior Fellow for State Policy
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Quianta Moore, MD, JD

Senior Fellow in Health Equity
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Stephanie Muth

Senior Fellow for Health Care Strategy
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Katie Olse

Senior Fellow for Child Welfare Policy
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Phil Ritter, JD

Senior Fellow for Strategic Partnerships
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Kimberly Roaten, PhD

Senior Fellow for Suicide Prevention
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Peter Selby, PhD

Senior Fellow for Child and Family Policy
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Seema Shah, MD

Senior Fellow of Pediatric Health Policy
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Kathy Sternbach

Senior Fellow of Health Policy
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Mary Vance, MD

Senior Fellow for Medical Integration
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