Keynote and Session Speakers
Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025
Opening Session 9 a.m.
Robb Kelly, Ph.D.
Robb Kelly is a world-renowned addiction expert who believes in treating the problem, not the symptoms. He has worked for many years helping people who use substances recover from the disease of addiction. Based on his own experiences working with people who use substances over the last 20 years, combined with a Ph.D. in psychology, and as a person in recovery from alcohol, Kelly is a triple threat against the disease of addiction.
10:45 a.m. Sessions
Jason Roop, Ph.D.
Center for Trait-Based Transformation
Jason Roop is the founder and chief executive officer of the Center for Trait-Based Transformation, vice president of research and development for Hometown Health System, and assistant professor of business and theology at Campbellsville University. He has written extensively on leadership traits in people with substance use disorders and developed the Trait-Based Model of Recovery, a person-centered, evidence-based approach implemented nationwide.
Leanne Foell LCSW
Bright Space Therapy
Leanne Foell is a licensed clinical social worker in Dallas who specializes in working with at-risk teens who have experienced trauma and other mental health and behavioral issues. She has focused her clinical career on building rapport with the most challenging teen clients.
1 p.m. Sessions
Nancy Baird, M.Ed.
Training Strategies, Inc.
Nancy H. Baird, president of Training Strategics, Inc., began her career as a Harris County juvenile probation officer in Houston. After 13 years as a juvenile probation officer, she began her management consulting and training company in 1990. Baird has more than 20 years of experience conducting training to more than 200 companies, associations and agencies.
Ronald Mottern, Ph.D., LCDC, RTC, CH
HHSC Disaster Behavioral Health Coordination
Ronald Mottern is the subject matter expert for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Disaster Behavioral Health Coordination. He has published in professional and peer-reviewed academic journals, andhas conducted 88 trainings on compassion fatigue and resiliency in the last one-and-a-half years to more than 3,000 people.
Wednesday, Aug. 6 , 2025
4 p.m. Sessions
Roderick L. Jones, Ed.D., MPA
Goddard Riverside
A New York native, Roderick L. Jones has worked in nonprofits for 30 years, with 20 years as an agency leader. He has helmed Goddard Riverside, a community center, since February 2017 and, in September 2021, Goddard announced a strategic partnership that placed him at the head of the Stanley M. Isaacs Neighborhood Center. Previously, he spent nine years as president and chief executive officer of Grace Hill Settlement House in St. Louis, Missouri, where he was named Not-for-Profit Leader of the Year by the Regional Chamber of Commerce and The St. Louis American. In 2021, he was named a Whole Health Hero by Empire BlueCross BlueShield and Crain’s New York Business.
Steven Tamayo, LSW
Texas Health Action
Steven Tamayo is the Director of Community Health at the Texas Health Action — Kind Clinic. Tamayo handles the oversight and reporting of the Outreach, Volunteer and Mobile Testing teams. Team members go out into the community and meet potential clients to inform them of clinic services as well as provide sexual health information and testing services. He earned a Bachelor of Social Work from The University of Texas at Austin and has more than five years of experience in this field.
Thursday, Aug. 7, 2025
1:45 p.m. Keynote
Robert Brooks, Ph.D.
Robert Brooks is a clinical psychologist who has served on the faculty of Harvard Medical School and is the former director of the Department of Psychology at McLean Hospital, a private psychiatric hospital in the Boston area. He has lectured worldwide and written extensively about themes such as resilience across the lifespan, education, children and adults with special needs, psychotherapy, parenting, family relationships, and creating positive school and work environments. He is the author or co-author of 22 books and has received many awards for his work, including The Mental Health Humanitarian Award from William James College and the 2023 Trailblazer Award from Worldmaker International in recognition of his contributions “to the field of human resilience and his innovation in creating new pathways for many.”
3:30 p.m. Sessions
Jessica Cance, MPH, Ph.D.
RTI International
Jessica Cance is a senior research public health analyst at Research Triangle Institute (RTI) International, a nonprofit research institute, with nearly 25 years of experience in public health research and practice, including academia, nonprofit research and state government. Her work focuses on addressing substance use and associated harms from a public health perspective. She has led and contributed to epidemiological research, program implementation and evaluation projects, and coalition building supported by state, federal and foundation funding.
Carl Hunter
Invictus Consulting Group
Carl Hunter has more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit and human service sectors, with a commitment to fostering positive social change through holistic solutions that are broad-based and innovative. A dedicated professional focused on creating impactful strategies and initiatives, his areas of expertise include grant writing, fundraising, community engagement, coalition building, strategic planning, project management, programmatic design, and group facilitation and training. Through workshops, panel discussions, and curriculum development, he has fostered meaningful dialogue on critical social issues.
Friday, Aug. 8, 2025
8:30 a.m. Closing Session
Sarah Gaer, MA
Mental Health Professional
Sarah Gaer has more than 25 years in the field, specializing in trauma, addiction and suicide prevention. She has served as a suicide prevention specialist, training more than 1,000 people in lifesaving techniques and leading crisis response efforts in the aftermath of suicides, homicides, natural disasters and terrorist attacks. At the heart of Gaer’s work is her groundbreaking focus on “Soul Care” and addressing soul exhaustion, a concept she developed to explore the profound effects of trauma, grief and adverse life experiences on the human spirit. She is also a national trainer for psychological first aid and an active leader in the Helping Our People Elevate (HOPE) Certification program, which champions evidence-based practices to enhance mental health care.
Breakout Speakers
Noah Abdenour, CPS
Health and Human Services Commission
Noah Abdenour,deputy associate commissioner of Peer Support and Recovery at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, is a seasoned certified peer specialist with more than 10 years of experience in behavioral health, specializing in macro-level systems change. He has a proven track record in leadership, policy advocacy and fostering strategic relationships to drive significant advancements in behavioral health innovation.
Maceo Adams, MPH
Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth
Maceo Adams is the applied research and communications specialist at Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth, where he leads health promotion strategies and supports evidence-informed research to reduce youth substance use across Texas. He previously served on Baylor College of Medicine’s award-winning Wellness Team, contributing to programs that helped the institution earn national recognition in 2022-23 as one of the Healthiest Workplaces in America.
Laura Armendariz
The Recovery Guide
Laura Armendariz has worked in the recovery field for almost 10 years. She is currently the program director/program coordinator for Harmony Road Recovery.
Daphney Augustin
Health and Human Services Commission
Daphney Augustin is an integrated care specialist who currently serves as the Texas Community Behavioral Health Clinic certification lead.
Kathleen Bates
Texas State University
Kathleen Bates has actively engaged in public health education efforts since 2012. She currently serves as a program manager for the Youth and Community Initiatives Division at the Texas School Safety Center at Texas State University, where she manages youth initiatives, including multiple statewide programs focused on engaging youth in tobacco and other drug use prevention and school safety initiatives.
Tamikia Lynn Bell, BS, LCDC, CART
Andrews Behavioral Health Center
Tamikia Bell has been teaching psychoeducational group therapy for more than 12 years through various platforms, such as churches, radio, colleges and high schools. An active listener, she enjoys educational and psychological engagement interactions with others. Most importantly, she has a passion for individuals to be self-aware, thus allowing them to make healthy life choices.
Celerina Cervantes
Health and Human Services Commission
Celerina Cervantes is a program specialist with the Health and Human Services Commission. She provides conduct certification reviews and technical assistance to Texas Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (T-CCBHCs). She has spent eight years working to develop and operationalize integration efforts in adherence to T-CCBHC program requirements, and four years as a project director of CCBHC expansion Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grants.
Jerri Clark
Treatment Advocacy Council
Jerri Clark is the Family Resource and Advocacy manager for the Treatment Advocacy Council (TAC). Clark combines her communications training and years of mindfulness work to advocate for families of children who have special education needs. She provides information, training, communications advice and coping strategies. She has lived experience as a parent whose son died from serious mental illness, and has National TAC Helpline leadership experience in helping other families navigate the system. She also serves as a serious mental illness resource specialist.
Jorden Clifton
Health and Human Services Commission
Jorden Clifton lost her brother to suicide in 2018. Through the challenges and overall experience, she gained deep insight into the complexities of suicide loss and the impact it has on families. By sharing her story, Clifton hopes to offer support and break the stigma surrounding suicide by creating space for open conversations.
Jeremy Edge, LPC-S, IGDC
Professional Counselor
Jeremy Edge is a licensed professional counselor with over seven years of experience working with adults, teens and children in various settings, including ADAPT of Missouri, Every Child’s Hope and in private practice. After personally experiencing the negative effects of gaming disorder, Edge devoted his work to helping those recover from problematic and disordered screen use. He is passionate about helping teenagers and adults in the Dallas area obtain a more balanced relationship with screens. He helps strengthen family relationships and gives parents insights to address unhealthy screen use.
Nagla Elerian
UT System Population Health Group
Nagla Elerian is the director of Population Health Strategic Initiatives at the Office of Health Affairs at The University of Texas System. Before joining the UT System, she was the director of the Center for Health Statistics at the Department of State Health Services.
Rebekah Falkner, MSSW
National Academy State Health Policy
Rebekah Falkner rejoined National Academy State Health Policy in 2022. Most recently, Falkner has focused on the behavioral health workforce shortage, rural mental health care delivery, and the expansion of peer services in Texas. She has also worked on the Texas 1115 Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program and Money Follows the Person.
Victor Farinelli
Department of State Health Services
Victor Farinelli has worked with public health data with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) for more than 23 years. In 2020, he became the team lead over the Vital Events Data Management team, providing subject matter expertise regarding vital events collection and data dissemination. In 2022, he became the director of the Agency Analytics Unit, providing subject matter expertise in analytics, data visualization and research consulting for DSHS.
Twila Farrar, M.Ed., LPC-S, RPT-S, CAS
University Park Counseling & Testing Center, PLLC
Twila Farrar has extensive training and experience in conducting psychological and educational assessments, including specialized training in the administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2), also known as the “gold standard” assessment instrument for confirming or ruling out a diagnosis for autism spectrum disorder. She has also received direct education and training in play therapy from renowned experts such as Garry Landreth, Sue Bratton and Dee Ray. Her dedication and commitment to her profession have been recognized by the Mom’s Choice Therapist award featured in DFWChild.Com magazine.
Don Hipp, MA, LPC-S
Texas Veterans Commission
Don Hipp has delivered presentations at numerous conferences and workshops tailored for professional providers, including social workers, counselors and law enforcement personnel. Additionally, he developed an advanced certificate program focusing on military trauma-informed care, military cultural competency, and suicide prevention, equipping professionals with specialized skills to better support military families and individuals.
Nicole Holt
Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth
Nicole Holt serves as chief executive officer of Texans for Safe and Drug-Free Youth (TxSDY). During her more than 15 years in this role, TxSDY has greatly expanded its capacity to train and support coalitions across Texas and honed its ability to advocate for policy change at the state and local levels. She currently serves on the State Impaired Driving Taskforce and is a member of the Legislative and Prevention committees, as well as coordinates the Community Advisory Board of Research Triangle Institute’s (RTI) state excessive alcohol use epidemiology dashboard project.
Jodie Hughes
Department of State Health Services
Jodie Hughes is the cessation coordinator for the Texas Tobacco Prevention and Control Program at the Texas Department of State Health Services. For 10 years, she has worked on tobacco cessation efforts, including the Texas Tobacco Quitline, behavioral health initiatives, smokefree/tobacco free worksite policies within behavioral health settings, and an electronic health records systems initiative with The University of Texas at Austin.
Naureen Hunani, RD
RDs for Neurodiversity
Naureen Hunani is a neurodivergent registered dietitian with more than 18 years of clinical experience. She is the founder of RDs for Neurodiversity, an online continuing education platform dedicated to neurodiversity-informed care for health care professionals. In her private practice in Montreal, Canada, Hunani supports children, adults and families navigating feeding and eating challenges through a trauma-informed, neuro-inclusive, weight-inclusive and anti-oppressive approach. She has shared her expertise at national and international conferences.
Jane King, PSYD, LP
The National Council
Jane King is a clinical psychologist with nearly 30 years of experience developing and directing programs and teams in the fields of integrated mental health and substance use disorder treatment. Prior to joining the National Council, King worked for the Minnesota Department of Human Services on the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) implementation team where she assisted the state with applying to the federal demonstration, developed a certification process, certified the clinics, and co-developed the State Plan Amendment, making CCBHC a permanent part of the Minnesota Medicaid State Plan.
Vanessa Klodnick, Ph.D., LCSW
The University of Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health
Vanessa V. Klodnick is a nationally recognized youth and young adult mental health services researcher. She empowers agencies across the United States to implement continuous quality improvement practices to better understand, improve, sustain and grow innovative programs and practices. Klodnick recently transitioned fully into a research scientist role at the Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health at The University of Texas at Austin after serving in program evaluation and research roles for 17 years in Thresholds Youth & Young Adult Services in Chicago, Illinois.
Shadi Kourosh, M.D., MPH, FAAD
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), Boston
Dr. Shadi Kourosh serves as director of community health at the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Dermatology Department, which provides access to dermatologic care for underserved communities. She is the founding director of the Clinic for Pigmentary Disorders at MGH. She is also the founder and director of The Radiance Clinic, MGH’s pro-bono tattoo removal program, which has won national awards for its impact in assisting those escaping gangs and human trafficking to be safe and reintegrate into society. She also advocates for patients at the national level in the American Academy of Dermatology’s delegation to Congress to protect medical research and affordable care for patients with skin disease.
Susan LaGrone, MS, LBSW, LPC-S
Nueces Center for Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities
Susan LaGrone is the coordinator for the regional Intellectual Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Transition Support Team based in Corpus Christi. With more than 30 years of experience providing clinical and consultative services to people with mental illness and intellectual or developmental disabilities in a variety of settings, she has provided educational presentations on a variety of mental health and intellectual or developmental disability topics at local, state and national conferences.
Laura J. Lederer, JD
Global Centurion
Laura J. Lederer is a subject matter expert on human trafficking and president of Global Centurion, an anti-trafficking nongovernmental organization or NGO. She serves as the subject matter expert on trafficking in persons for U.S. government agencies, including the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. As the subject matter expert on human trafficking, she helped develop a data collection instrument for tracking labor and sex trafficking cases in the Department of Defense, created the content for a new Student Guide to Preventing Human Trafficking, and an accompanying Parent Resource Guide. Additionally, she designed the general awareness training on human trafficking and specialized trainings for the Defense Health Agency on health and human trafficking, as well as a specialized training and toolkit for acquisition personnel on preventing trafficking in government contracting.
Matthew Levine, LCDC
Tropical Texas Behavioral Health
Matthew Levine, Outreach Screening Assessment Referral director for Region 11, has been a licensed chemical dependency counselor for 20 years, with much of his focus being in the South Texas region. He has worked with both adolescents and adults in settings ranging from residential and justice settings to outpatient and support settings. Levine has presented at the Texas Association of Addiction Professionals annual conference and locally in the Rio Grande Valley.
Lindsay Malhotra, LCSW, LCDC, PSS
Nexus Family Recovery
Lindsay Malhotra is a dedicated professor at The University of Texas at Arlington’s School of Social Work, blending her academic expertise with a passion for community issues and public policy. Since joining Nexus in 2018, she has played a pivotal role in leading programs like the Intensive Outpatient Program, Recovery Support Services, and the Generations programs, all of which have thrived under her leadership.
Sarah Melecki, MPAff
Health and Human Services Commission
Sarah Melecki serves as director of System Integration at the Health and Human Services Commission, leading Texas Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic certification and operations, as well as other integration-related issues. She has six years of Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program experience at the state and federal levels with a focus on behavioral health payment policy, including integrated care.
Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., LMFT
Linda Metcalf is a former Texas middle school teacher, all-level school counselor, licensed professional counselor supervisor, and licensed marriage and family therapist. She is a national and international presenter and author of 10 books on solution-focused therapy including, “Marriage and Family Therapy: A Practice-Oriented Approach.” She is past president of both the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy and Texas Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
Jennifer Meyer, MS, LPC-S, LCDC-I
Health and Human Services Commission
For the past 25 years, Jennifer Meyer has primarily worked within the community mental health system. Her work has focused on providing both direct care and supervision for chronic mental health and substance use programs and crisis prevention and intervention, as well as suicide prevention, intervention and support for those affected by suicide. As the Suicide Prevention and Project Advancing Wellness and Resiliency co-coordinator for the Health and Human Services Commission State Suicide Prevention team, she provides support, technical assistance and training in suicide prevention, intervention and care for those affected by suicide within communities and schools.
Kimberly Millner
Health and Human Services Commission
Kimberly Millner serves as a leadership communicator at the Health and Human Services Commission. She earned a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and is working toward a master’s degree in public administration.
Angel J. Montes, DHA, MBA, CHW
Laredo Public Health
Angel J. Montes currently serves as the community health administrator for the city of Laredo Public Health Department, where he leads efforts to engage the community in identifying public health needs and translating data into action. He brings more than 25 years of experience in the business, government, technology and health care sectors, where he directly supported strategic planning, stakeholder coordination, and systems implementation. His role involves strategic resource allocation and using data to prioritize services and guide programming. He applies a servant and transformational leadership approach to ensure community voices shape agency strategies.
Jesse Moorehead, MA
Health and Human Services Commission
Jesse Moorhead began working in Behavioral Health Services (BHS) at the Health and Human Services Commission in 2019 with a focus on legislative matters and administrative rules. She now serves as the BHS legislative director, leading the department in legislative implementation and administrative rulemaking. Moorehead focuses on the agency’s legislative process and how it impacts services and supports provided by BHS to Texans in need.
Josh Munkeby, MA, MACL
North Texas Behavioral Health Authority
Josh Munkeby has served as a mental health professional and a program director of a national nonprofit for over 10 years. He was a part of Youth Advocate Programs, Inc., which serves high-risk youth and their families through a community-based wraparound model. While serving, he came across Mental Health First Aid and has since become an instructor for Mental Health First Aid, USA, teaching adult and youth curriculum.
Phil Owen, HRS, PSS, RSPS, PRSS
Communities for Recovery
Phil Owen, founder of the Austin Area Opioid Workgroup, is a dedicated program director, trainer and curriculum writer. He specializes in peer supervision and workforce development in peer support. Owen’s work reflects his deep commitment to supporting self-determination.
Cynthia Patterson, RSPS
Santa Maria Hostel
Cynthia Patterson is a recovery coach at Santa Maria Hostel. She recently celebrated 27 years in recovery. Patterson studied for her Doctorate of Education in Curriculum and Instruction at Grand Canyon University.
Kenneth Placke, LCSW-S
Health and Human Services Commission
Kenneth Placke is aprogram specialist for System Integration with the Behavioral Health Services division of the Health and Human Services Commission. He is the data quality lead with Texas Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics within the mental health program services section.
LaNelia Ramette
LaNelia Ramette lost her son, Michael, to suicide in June of 2010. She has become a passionate advocate for suicide prevention since Michael’s death. She is president of Touched by Suicide – North Texas, a nonprofit that provides free support groups in Denton, Flower Mound and Keller in the Dallas-Fort Worth area for adults who have lost loved ones to suicide. She has been a facilitator of the support group in Flower Mound since 2012 and has been a member of the Denton County Local Outreach for Suicide Survivors team since 2015.
Tara Reyna MS, NCC
Health and Human Services Commission
Mental health advocate Tara Reyna facilitates difficult conversations and shared experiences. After transitioning from a sales and marketing background, she moved into the social services field, working as a case manager and later planning personal-development and grief-focused retreats for families of fallen military. She has completed several additional certifications in trauma and somatic treatments, weaving these teachings into her current work.
Kaylee Reza, LCSW
Health and Human Services Commission
Kaylee Reza is a dedicated licensed clinical social worker with more than 10 years of experience working with diverse populations in forensic and clinical settings. Currently serving as the director of clinical forensic services in the Office of Forensic Services and Coordination, Reza is a subject matter expert on complex laws, processes and polices related to the forensic commitment process. She also oversees the Forensic Support Team Pilot Program and the Jail In-Reach Program, along with various forensic initiatives aimed at improving systemwide responses to justice-involved individuals with mental illness.
Jordan Smelley, MHPS
Trainer
Jordan Smelley is a mental health peer support specialist and Certified People Planning Together Trainer in Texas, and a person in long-term recovery from intellectual and developmental differences, including sensory processing disorders with co-occurring mental health challenges. Jordan educates the community on topics around supporting individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
Cynthia Thompson
Cynthia Thompson lost her mom to suicide at the age of 19. It took her 32 years to heal from the trauma. She has a women’s ministry and, by sharing her story, has learned that so many women struggle, have attempted, or thought about suicide. She feels we have to help others learn they are not alone.
Nancy Trevino, Ph.D.
Texas Tech Mental Health Initiative
Nancy Trevino currently serves as director of the Texas Tech Mental Health Initiative. She is working to establish and expand community collaborations for mental health training programs (such as for psychiatry, psychology, counseling and social work) and site-based training components for Texas Tech University Health Science Center and Texas Tech University.
Autumn Valero, PPS, MHPS
Santa Maria Hostel
Autumn Valero is a peer professional and mental health peer specialist for Santa Maria Hostel. She formerly worked with the Harris County Family Reunification Court and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Come Home Houston. She served as project coordinator for the Department of Justice Second Chance Act program Path to Recovery, and has served on the Council of State Governments Second Chance Act Children of Incarcerated Parents Advisory Board.
Teresa Wagner, DrPH, MS, CPH, RD/LD, CPPS, CHWI, DipACLM, CHWC
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Teresa Wagner joined the faculty of the Health Science Center in 2017. Since then, she has received more than 25 grants involving more than $3.5 million, leading and conducting research and participating in community health programs collaboratively with interprofessional experts in the field of health literacy. Her research focuses on improving health outcomes by empowering people with health literacy. She has given hundreds of conference presentations on health literacy and published 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and two textbook chapters.
Crystal Walsh, RSPS, YAYAPSS
UT Health
Crystal Walsh is a peer support specialist for The University of Texas Health Heroes-ICON Program. Her responsibilities include assertive outreach, coordinating and facilitating peer recovery support groups, providing person-centered care for individuals seeking long-term recovery from substance use and sexually transmitted diseases, referring to community services, advocating within the criminal and family court systems and community education. She also served as a call coordinator for The University of Texas Health Helpline project for first responders and health care workers in Texas seeking treatment.
Katherine Wells, DrPH, MPH
Lubbock Public Health
Katherine Wells is the director of Lubbock Public Health, where she leads public health initiatives, policy development and community health programs to improve the well-being of residents in Lubbock. Under her leadership, Lubbock Public Health has strengthened its capacity to address infectious disease outbreaks, enhance care coordination and implement innovative strategies to address local needs. She currentlyoversees the HIV program and the Community Health Worker program at Lubbock’s health department.
Tammy Weppelman, MS LPC-S
Health and Human Services Commission
Tammy Weppelman has served on the suicide prevention team at HHSC for five years. During that time, she has expanded her technical assistance to include suicide prevention, intervention and support to those affected by suicide to a wide variety of internal and external stakeholders and community partners. Weppelman serves as the co-chair of the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council’s Suicide Prevention Subcommittee. She also oversees the state’s suicide prevention efforts, including the suicide care initiative and the state’s Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention Grant.
Jessica Yeager, NCPRSS, PSS
UT Health
Jessica Yeager is the peer support services supervisor for The University of Texas Health Heroes-ICON Program. Her responsibilities include assertive outreach with the Houston Fire Department, coordinating and facilitating peer recovery support groups, providing person-centered care for individuals seeking long-term recovery from substance use and sexually transmitted diseases, referring to community services, advocating within the criminal and family court systems, and community education. She also served as a call coordinator for the University of Texas Health Helpline project for first responders and health care workers in Texas seeking treatment.
Samm Zachary, LPC
Health and Human Services Commission
Samm Zachary is the program manager of the Suicide Care Initiative grant, which aims to improve suicide care and implement the Zero Suicide framework within the public mental health system.