Committees
Awareness Committee
Amy Marriott, Director, Child Advocacy Marketing at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Co-Chair)
Ellen McCarty, President, McCarty & Co., LLC, (Co-Chair)
Emily Anne Vall, Ph.D, Executive Director, Resilient Georgia
Emily Acker, President and CEO, Hillside, Inc.
Chelsea Carver, Grant Writer, Youth Villages Georgia
Deborah Chosewood, Deputy Director of Prevention and Community Support Section Georgia Department of Public Health
Quinntez Gurndy, Senior Program Manager at Kaiser Permanente
Melissa Haberlen DeWolf, Research and Policy Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Doug Jackson, PhD, Clinical Program Manager, Department of Juvenile Justice
Tina Mannino, Parent Advocate
Terri McFadden, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Emory School of Medicine President, Georgia Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics
Elijah Miranda, Executive Director, The Vashti Center
John Moeller, President and CEO, Action Ministries
Anna Moore, PhD, Director, Student Support (K-12), The Westminster Schools
Brittney Newton, Policy Analyst, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Chinyere Nwamuo, CORE Grant Manager, Georgia Department of Public Health
Mark Pulliam, Business Development Director, Hillside, Inc.
Paul Kennedy, Chief Operating Officer, Asociación Latino Americana para la Salud, Inc
Education and Training Committee
Tiffany Sawyer, Director of Prevention Services Georgia Center for Child Advocacy (Co-Chair)
Jennifer Elkins, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Georgia (Co-Chair)
Emily Anne Vall, PhD, Executive Director, Resilient Georgia
Irene Barton, Executive Director, Cobb Collaborative
Dahlia Bell-Brown, Deputy Division Director of Strategy, Innovation and Engagement Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Deidre Carmichael, Director, Professional Excellence Program, GSU
Anne Chance, Children and Family Programs, Kennesaw State University
Deborah Chosewood, Deputy Section Director, Prevention and Community Support Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Kathy Colbenson, President & CEO, Chris 180
Jocelyn Cooper, The Younique Foundation
Lindsey Dale, Program Specialist, Georgia Department of Human Services
Amara Finch, MD Candidate, Emory University School of Medicine
Charlene Fletcher, High School Counselor
Allison C. Garefino, Ph.D., Clinical Director, Children and Family Programs, Kennesaw State University
Sharon Grayson, Director of Nursing, Georgia Gwinnet College
Lisa Hayes, Strategic Consultant, Aspen Global Leadership Network
Trace Haythorn, PhD, Executive Director/CEO, ACPE
Jada Bussey-Jones, MD, Professor and Vice Chair Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Emory School of Medicine
Gabriel P Kuperminc, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Public Health Chair, Resilient Youth Next Generation Initiative, Georgia State University
Jamie Like, Trauma Trainer and Speaker
Kimberly Vess Loomer, MA, EDD Associate Dean for Student & Multicultural Affairs, Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Health Behavior
Abigail Lott, PhD, ABPP, Co-Director, Grady Trauma Project, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University
Keri McDonald Hill, Director of School Based Initiatives, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential
Monica McGannon, LCSW, CT, MAC, VP, Center for Excellence in Training, Education &Connections CHRIS180
Andrea Meyer, PhD, Associate Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine
Terri McFadden, MD, Professor, Emory School of Medicine President, Georgia Chapter American Academy of Pediatrics Amy Mobley, Program Manager, Professional Excellence Program, School of Social Work, Georgia State University
Sherry Morris, Executive Director, Fannin County Family Connection
Chelsea T. Morris PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Literacy and Special Education, Faculty Director, COE Early Learning Center, University of West Georgia
Chinyere Nwamuo, CORE Grant Manager, Injury Prevention Program Georgia Department of Public Health
Theresa Prestwood, Executive Director, Kate’s Club
Sharon Rachel, Interim Director, Kennedy Satcher Center for Mental Health Equity Morehouse School of Medicine
Deborah Richardson, Executive Director, International Human Trafficking Institute
Kimberly Ross, Early Brain Development and Language Acquisition Senior Manager Georgia Department of Public Health
Cindy Simpson, VP & Chief Operating Officer, Chris 180
Stan Sonu, MD, Assistant Professor, Adverse Childhood Experiences Educator Emory University School of Medicine
Jesse Weathington, Partner & Georgia Director, Total Spectrum/Steve Gordon & Associates
Marc Welsh, Director, Wellness, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Cornelia King, Director Healthy Heart Coalition
Cammie Wolf Rice, President Christopher Wolf Crusade
Astrid Prudent, Assistant Project Director, Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health Georgia Health Policy Center
Janani R Thapa, Assistant Professor, Director, Economic Evaluation Research Group UGA
Allison Toller, Chief Impact Officer, Metro YMCA
Kimmy Yon, Community Engagement Manager, Youth Villages Georgia
Technology and Telehealth
Erin Harlow-Parker, Behavior Health Program Manager, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta – Strong4Life (Co-Chair)
Chris Scoggins, Director Health Policy and Operations, Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center (Co-Chair)
Emily Anne Vall, PhD, Resilient Georgia Executive Director
Deborah Chosewood, Deputy Director of Prevention and Community Support Section Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
Brenda Cibulas, Director, Behavioral Health and Social Services, Mercy Care
Kevin Clark, Executive Administrator, Brain Health Center & Transplant Center Emory University
Karin Douglas, VP of Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential
Emily C. Graybill, PhD, NCSP, Associate Director, Director of School and Community Supports Center for Leadership in Disability, Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, GSU
Melissa Haberlen DeWolf, JD, Policy and Research Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Ann Marie Hedges, Georgia State University
Veda Johnson, MD, Pediatrics Professor, Emory School of Medicine
Dorothy H. Jordan, Executive Director, J. Rex Fuqua Adolescent Campus, Skyland Trail
John Kennebrew, LPC, Executive Director, Showcase Group
Kayln Lane, Medical Director at Unison Behavioral Health
Dante McKay, Director, Office of Children, Young Adults & Families, Division of Behavioral Health , Ga. Dept. of Behavioral
Susan McLaren, Assistant Project Director, Georgia Health Policy Center Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health
Ronald McNeill, President & CEO, Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power and Potential
Dr. Sarah Neely, Psychiatrist at Ethne Health
Brittney Newton, Policy Analyst, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Jean O’Connor, President at Whitefoord
Wendy Pearson, Executive Vice President, ESE Networks
Fabricia Prado, Trilingual Social Worker, Telehealth consultant
Helen Rice, DOE Board Member
Mike Royal, DOE Board Member, 7th District
Suleima Salgado, Director of Telehealth, Telemedicine, and Rural Health Initiatives, Project ECHO Manager, Georgia Department of Public Health
Dan Salinas, MD, Chief Medical Officer, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Cindy Simpson, VP and Chief Operating Officer, Chris 180
Erica Fener Sitkoff, PhD, Executive Director, Voices for Georgia’s Children
Michele Sue Smith, PhD, Behavioral Science Research, WellStar Health System
Santiago Tagtachian, President, Georgia Behavioral Health Professionals
Susan Mclaren, Assistant Project Director, Georgia Health Policy Center Wendy Tiegreen, Section Director, Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Chief Judge Peggy Walker, Retired, Douglas County Juvenile Court
Jesse Weathington, Executive Director, Georgia Quality Healthcare Association
Dr. Michael Yochelson, Chief Medical Officer, Shepherd Center