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The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resiliency Fellowship Begins!

Tomorrow in Sonoma County, a constellation of passionate folks is coming together to begin an incredible journey of working to heal our community by addressing Adverse Childhood Experiences and promoting Resiliency.

60 folks applied and were selected to participate in the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Resiliency Fellowship.  These local leaders will serve as community educators on the topics of toxic stress and resiliency.  

Some of the school counselors, peer advocates, home visiting nurses, doctors, and other concerned stakeholders participating in the Fellowship will serve as "Master Trainers."  These 25 folks will spend two intense days this week delving deep into the root of our community problems and exploring the strengths or "resiliency" of our community members with Dr. Anda and Laura Porter, national experts.

Master Trainer program participants include:

Alea Tantarelli

Health Information Specialist II

Sonoma County Health Services Dept.

Health

Allison Berk

Individual

 

Youth

Allison Murphy, MFT

Executive Director and Clinician

Mothers Care

Mental Health: Perinatal

Arlene Roman-Delgado

Individual

N/A

Individual/ Healthcare

B. Sue Stephenson

MD

N/A

Individual

Berenice Rodriguez

Admissions Assistant

Hanna Boys Center

Human Services:  Residential Treatment

Catherine Gutfreund

Family Physician

Permanente Medical Group, Inc.

Healthcare

Diana Klein

Regional Director

Jewish Family & Children's Services

Mental Health: Social Services

Diane Madrigal

Substance Use Disorders and Community Recovery Services Section Manager

County of Sonoma

Health:  Substance Use

Elizabeth George

Public Health Nurse

DHS - Public Health, Field Nursing Program

Health

Ellen Bauer

Director of Public Health

County of Sonoma

Public Health

Gordana Potrebic

Psychologist

SAY and Alexander Valley Health Care

Mental Health

Grace Harris

Parent Resource Director

Child Parent Institute

Human Services: Non-profit serving families

Isabel Lopez

Founder and Executive Director

Raizes Collective

Human Services:  nonprofit

Jaime M. Beltran

Program Coordinator

Hanna Boys Center

Human Services:  Residential Treatment

Jessica Progulske

Coordinator of Student Engagement

Sonoma County Office of Education

Education

Jessica S. Hackwell

GTPP/CHDP Team Supervisor

Partnership Health Plan of California

Healthcare

Kate Jenkins

Executive Director

Friends Outside in Sonoma County

Criminal Justice

Meredith J. Kieschnick

Pediatrician

Santa Rosa Community Health Center: Roseland Pediatrics

Healthcare

Michele Rogers

Executive Director

Early Learning Institute

Education:  Early Childhood Special Needs

Nancy Vogl

Case Manager

CHI Recovery

Mental Health - Nonprofit

Nikki Jackson, MS, LMFT

Lead Guidance Specialist

Petaluma City Schools

Education

Sandra Lemus

Parent Engagement Coordinator

4 C's of Sonoma County

Human Services

Sarah Thibault

Behavioral Health Specialist

West County Community Services

Health

Sky Gray

Program Manager

Sonoma County Human Services:  Valley of the Moon

Human Services

 

Next month, 35 other "Presenters" will also begin to participate in the Fellowship.  Presenters will be trained as community educators by the Master Trainers.  Together, the two groups aspire to conduct between 50 - 100 community presentations before October 2017.  The goals are to: 1.) Increase community awareness about the prevalence of ACEs and the public health impacts and 2.) Increase community awareness about resources and evidenced-based approaches for building resiliency.

The incredible list of Presenters currently includes:

Alexander "Jock" Gilchrist

Patient Experience Liaison

St. Joseph Health

Healthcare

Alison Lobb

n/a

N/A

Individual

Allen Nishikawa

PPEA

DHS - Public Health

Individual

Brulene Zanutto

Coordinator of Early Literacy and School Readiness

Sonoma County Office of Education

Education

Charlyn Belluzzo

MBA, PhD, ScD

Belos Cavalos

Mental Health

Christy Davila

MFT Intern, Youth Diversion Program Manager, Brook Haven Middle School Intern

West County Community Services

Mental Health - Nonprofit

Dan Madden

Mentorship & Aftercare Coordinator

Catholic Charities

Human Services:  Non-Profit

David Rose

Assistant Superintendent

Petaluma City Schools

Education

Deirdre E. Sheerin

Freelance Consultant

Deirdre Sheerin Partners

Business

Dory Magasis Escobar

Founder, Director

Coaction Institute

Health

Elise Gressmann-Weaver

Social Worker IV

Sonoma County Human Services Dept.

Human Services

Greg Schmid

Educator and Coach

Kenilworth Junior High School

Education

James R. Bennett

Manager, Support & Training

Catholic Charities

Human Services: Non-Profit

Jason Carter

Program Manager

City of Santa Rosa

Municipality

Jennifer Silverstein

LCSW

Private Practice /Child Parent Institute

Mental Health/Child Development

Kalia Mussetter

Consultant and Peer Provider

Living Bridges

Mental Health

Karyna Mayora-Linzer

Maternal Child Adolescent Health Coordinator

DHS - Public Health, Maternal Child Adolescent Health

Health

Kathleen Kelly

Program Manager

Early Learning Institute

Education

Kembly Mahiri

Supervising Social Worker

DHS - Public Health, Teen Parent Connections

Health

Kerry Niemann

Public Health Nurse

Sonoma County Human Services

Human Services:  Seniors/Aging

Kirsten E. Halstead

Regional Managing Director, California Children's Services

Kaiser Permanente

Healthcare

Lara Wilson Bilbro

MFT

Hannah Boys Center

Mental Health

Linda Walsh

District Guidance Coordinator

Petaluma City Schools

Education

Lori Chelius

Principal

Chelius Healthcare

Healthcare

Marianne Rickards, LCSW

Behavioral Health Clinician

Santa Rosa Community Health Center: Roseland Pediatrics

Healthcare

Marilyn Veincentotzs

School Psychologist

Santa Rosa City Schools

Education

Meg Tippy, PsyD

Clinical Supervisor

Social Advocates for Youth

Human Services: Youth Service

Nancy Martin

Public Health Nurse

DHS - Public Health, Field Nursing Program

Health

Nubia Padilla

Community Engagement Manager

Community Action Partnership of Sonoma County

Human Services:  Non-profit (serving low income families)

Omar A. Bocobo

Services Director, Medi-Cal Strategy & Operations

Kaiser Permanente

Healthcare

Sal Sanchez-Strawbridge

Community Outreach Specialist

City of Santa Rosa

Municipality

Susan Standen

Peer mental Health Recovery Training Specialist

self employed

Mental Health

Sybil Halloran

Executive Director

Center for Innovation & Resources, Inc.

Human Services:  Non-Profit

Sydney Griffin

Case Manager

Jewish Family & Children's Services

Human Services:  Seniors/Aging

Victoria Lino

Bilingual Case Manager

Social Advocates for Youth

Human Services:  Youth Service

 

Stay tuned for more information about the Fellowship's progress and for invitations for the broader community to participate in workshop sessions!

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