Connie Carnes, MS, LPC HEALS, Inc. 308 Fountain Circle Huntsville, AL 53801 Work: (256) 428-7560 Fax: (256) 428-7561 ccarnes@hsv.k12.al.us Connie Carnes was the director of the National Children's Advocacy Center. She is now director of HEALS, Inc. (Health Establishments at Local Schools), an agency that provides free medical and dental care to at-risk children in Title I schools. She remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on expanding trauma-based knowledge and programs in schools. JoAnn Jaco Plucker
PO Box 56
4855 Broad Street
Mooresville, AL 35649
Work: (256) 520-0366
Fax: (256) 353-1222
jplucker@hiwaay.net
JoAnn Jaco Plucker was project director for the National Children's Advocacy Center's NCTSN project in Huntsville, Alabama. She is now a private consultant and grant writer. Amy L. Shadoin, PhD
Premier Evaluations, Inc.
120 Holbrook Drive
Huntsville, AL 35806
Work: (256) 658-2090
amy@premierevaluations.com
Amy Shadoin was formerly research officer of the National Children's Advocacy Center. She now works as an evaluator with community-based organizations that address a broad spectrum of family violence issues. She remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on development and dissemination of evidence-based programs to prevent and treat trauma related to child abuse.
Karen Mallah, PhD
Behavioral Health Consultant
Mercer, Government Human Services Team
karen.mallah@mercer.com
Karen Mallah was project director for the Mental Health Center of Denver's Family Trauma Treatment Program. Dr. Mallah now works as a behavioral health consultant on the Mercer Government Human Services Consulting team. She remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on expanding evidence-based and culturally competent trauma treatment for diverse youth and families. Rebecca Gaba, PhD 4760 S. Sepulveda Boulevard Culver City, CA 90230 Work: (310) 751-5352 Fax: (310) 751-5204 rgaba@didihirsch.org Rebecca (Becky) Gaba was director of the Child Trauma Center at Children's Institute Inc. in Los Angeles. In that capacity, she participated in the work group that developed Cops, Kids & Domestic Violence. Dr. Gaba is now vice president of clinical operations at Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health in Culver City, California. Her continued involvement with the NCTSN is reflected in her commitment to implementing and adapting best practices Robyn Igelman, PhD
Rady Children's Hospital
3020 Children's Way, MC 5111
San Diego, CA 92123
Work: (858) 576-1700 x7346
Fax: (858) 966-7521
rigelman@rchsd.org
Robyn Igelman was the treatment outcome coordinator with the Chadwick Center for Children and Families at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego. She now works within the Developmental Services Department as the regional coordinator for First 5 Healthy Development Services. She remains active with NCTSN activities focused on partnering with youth and families and the zero to six population. Cheryl Lanktree, PhD
1137 2nd Street, Suite 213
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Work: (213) 701-1149
cblanktree@gmail.com
Cheryl Lanktree is a clinical psychologist and clinical associate professor at the University of Southern California. She was formerly executive director of the Miller Children's Abuse and Violence Intervention Center - University of Southern California (MCAVIC-USC) Child and Adolescent Trauma Program. Lisette Rivas-Hermina, MS, LMFT
P.O. Box 250805
Glendale, CA 91225
Work: (818) 269-6325
rhtrsinc@gmail.com
Lisette Rivas-Hermina was senior training specialist at the Children's Institute Inc. She now works as a consultant and trainer for Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in Los Angeles. She remains involved with the NCTSN activities to promote the use of evidenced-based trauma treatment for children and their families. Ms. Rivas-Hermina provides treatment to children and their families in Spanish and English in her private practice using both TF-CBT and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy . Irma Seilicovich, MA, LMFT
The Village Family Services
6736 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 200
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Work: (818) 755-8786 x108
Fax: (818) 762-5354
iseilicovich@thevillagefs.org
Irma Seilicovich is COO and cofounder of The Village Family Services in North Hollywood, California. Formerly coordinator for the Trauma Center at Children's Institute Inc., in Los Angeles, Ms. Seilicovich continues her association with the NCTSN while implementing evidence-based trauma treatment for children at The Village Family Services.
Frank Bennett, PhD 1844 S. Pontiac Way Denver, CO 80224 FrankBennettPhD@comcast.net Frank Bennett was director of Children's Services at Aurora Mental Health Center in Aurora, Colorado, for twenty years before retiring in 2006. He served as project director of the NCTSN site at Aurora for four years. Dr. Bennett continues to be active with the Network, working on the Core Curriculum Project and the Resource Parent Curriculum.
Marsha Rockey, PsyD 1730 Black Oak Lane Franklin, IN 46131 Mobile: (317) 474-1174 Marsha.rockey@amedd.army.mil Marsha Rockey was clinical director for Heal the Hurt in Florida. She now works through Spectrum Health at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, an Army installation in Indiana. Dr. Rockey has remained involved with the NCTSN through her work on the Child Welfare Committee.
Sarah Ostrowski, PhD Department of Psychology Western Kentucky University 1906 College Heights Boulevard #21030 Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030 Work: (270)745-5436 sarah.ostrowski@wku.edu Sarah Ostrowski was formerly a postdoctoral fellow at the National Center for Child Traumatic Stress at Duke University Medical Center. She now works in the Department of Psychology at Western Kentucky University, and she remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on data and evaluation.
Mark Rains, PhD Vienna Mountain Consulting 101 Town House Road Vienna, ME 04360 Work: (207)293-3967 Mobile: (207)491-2456 rains@prexar.com Michelle Acker, PsyD Newtonville, MA 02460 Work: (617) 548-8285 michelleacker@hotmail.com Michelle Acker was the associate director of the Child Witness to Violence Project site of the Early Trauma Treatment Network. She currently has a private practice and works as an independent consultant for the Strong Families Strong Forces project at the Boston University School of Social Work. Michelle also continues to provide consultation on Child Parent Psychotherapy. She remains involved in Network activities focusing on military families and early childhood trauma.
Nicole Taylor Kletzka, PhD Center for Forensic Psychiatry 8303 Platt Road Saline, MI 48176 Work: (734) 295-4806 Fax: (734) 429-3734 KletzkaN@michigan.gov Nicole Taylor Kletzka was project manager for the Chadwick Center at Rady Children's Hospital in San Diego, California. Dr. Kletzka now works at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry in Saline, Michigan, and remains involved in NCTSN activities focused on the child welfare system and court involvement
Christine Stupavsky, MSE White Oak Counseling 3700 Highway MM Work: (573) 221-2111 Work: (734) 295-4806 chrisstupavsky@yahoo.com Chris Stupavsky was formerly an outpatient clinician at the Chaddock Trauma Initiative in Quincy IL, where she received training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress (SPARCS). She currently works with rural communities in more than eight counties in Missouri. In her private practice, Christine continues to implement these and other evidence based practices for children and families.
Joseph Benamati, MSW, EdD 20 Park Avenue Stillwater, NY 12170 Work: (518) 944-3703 drjoebenamati@yahoo.com Joseph Benamati is author of START (Systematic Training to Assist in the Recovery from Trauma) and former center director of the Parsons Child and Family Center's NCTSN project in Albany, New York. Dr. Benamati is currently a faculty member at the Sanctuary Leadership Development Institute in Yonkers, New York. He remains involved with the Network through his membership on the NCTSN Steering Committee (2008–2010), and through his trainings and speaking engagements around the United States. Robin F. Goodman, PhD, ATR-BC
915 Broadway, Suite 1200
New York, NY 10010
Work: (212) 388-1599
DrRobinGoodman@aol.com
Robin Goodman is director of A Caring Hand, The Billy Esposito Foundation Bereavement Center in New York, New York. She is also a consultant to Allegheny General Hospital Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents, focusing on childhood traumatic grief-related activities and NCTSN projects. Dr. Goodman also was a consultant for the Department of Defense Educational Opportunities Directorate and for the NCTSN. Previously, as director of Bereavement Programs at the NYU Child Study Center, an NCTSN grantee, she co-directed a clinical and research program for bereaved 9/11 families.
Sharon Portwood, JD, PhD University of North Carolina at Charlotte Institute for Social Capital 9210 University City Boulevard College of Health and Human Services, Suite 335 Charlotte, NC 28223 Work: (704) 687-7913 Fax: (704) 687-6629 sgportwo@uncc.edu Dr. Portwood served as principal investigator for the KC Metro Child Traumatic Stress Network in Kansas City, Mo., a community initiative involving more than one hundred partners.
Kristine Buffington, MSW Vice President of Mental Health Services A Renewed Mind 1822 Cherry St. Toledo, OH 43608 Work: (419)720-9247 kbuffington46@hotmail.com Kristine Buffington was project director of the Cullen Center in Toledo, Ohio. She is now vice president of mental health services for A Renewed Mind, an outpatient substance abuse treatment provider in Toledo, Ohio. She remains active on the NCTSN Juvenile Delinquency Committee and is active on the Ohio Department of Mental Health Child Trauma Task Force. Marla Himmeger, LSW
Ohio Department of Mental Health
30 East Broad Street, 8th Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-3430
Work: (614) 466-1984
Fax : (614) 466-1571
HimmegerM@mh.state.oh.us
Marla Himmeger initially participated in NCTSN activities through the Cullen Center in Toledo, Ohio. She has been involved in organizing Ohio's Childhood Trauma Task Force and continues to participate in NCTSN activities.
Katie Morris Henson, MHR, LPC Director of Youth and Family Services Norman Addiction Information & Counseling 215 West Linn Norman, OK 73070 Work: (405) 321-0022 Fax: (405)360-4918 KHenson@naichelp.org Katie Morris Henson was with the Oklahoma Child Traumatic Stress Treatment Collaborative in Tulsa, serving as program director for the Child/Adolescent Residential Care site, and as the trauma specialist for the state's Transformation State Incentive Grant projects. She is currently director of Youth & Family Services for NAIC, an outpatient behavioral health services agency in Norman, Oklahoma. Robert Lee, LCSW
Mental Health Services of Southern Oklahoma
P.O. Box 189
2530 S. Commerce Street
Ardmore, OK 73401
Work: (580) 223-5070
Fax: (580) 223-5617
rlee@mhsso.org
Robert Lee was executive director of the Oklahoma Youth Center in Oklahoma City, the only freestanding, state-operated child psychiatric inpatient facility to participate in the NCTSN. He is currently working in an outpatient setting and advocating for the inclusion of trauma-sensitive assessments and treatment with children and adults.
Donna Humbert, LCSW Omni Visions, Inc. 3065 Murfreesboro Road Lebanon, TN 37090 Work: (615) 443-7222 Fax: (615) 444-5430 dhumbert@omnivisions.com Donna Humbert was project director of the Trauma Intervention Center for Children & Adolescents in Nashville, Tennessee. She is now clinical director at Nashville's TASK Center, a residential treatment center for adolescent males who have had minor legal charges or are unable to live at home. She focuses on strengthening evidence-based services for adolescents and their families. Ann H. Kelley, PhD
Omni Visions, Inc.
3065 Murfreesboro Road
Lebanon, TN 37090
Work: (615) 443-7222
Fax: (615) 444-5430
akelley@omnivisions.com Ann Kelley is the former director of Healing the Hurt. She is now the Director of Residential Services for Omni Visions and incorporates her expertise in child trauma in the agency's assessment, treatment, and training and foster care activities.
Jeffrey N Wherry, PhD, ABPP Rockwell Professor of Human Development & Family Studies Director Institute for Child and Family Studies Box 41230 Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX 79409-1230 Work: (806) 742-3000 x242 Fax: (806) 742-0285 jeffrey.wherry@ttu.edu Jeffrey Wherry was CEO of Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis. He now is the Rockwell Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and director of the Institute for Child and Family Studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Dr. Wherry focuses on outreach and research related to child abuse and domestic violence.
Ruth Campbell, MSW 92 South 400 East Orem, UT 84057 barbararuthcampbell@gmail.com Ruth Campbell was the program director for the International Institute of New Jersey's Cultural Adjustment and Trauma Services program.
Susie Mullens Davis and Elkins College 100 Campus Drive Elkins, WV 26241 mullenss@davisandelkins.edu
Chris Foreman, APSW, MSW Dane County Department of Human Services 1202 Northport Drive Madison, WI 53704 chris_r_foreman@yahoo.com Chris Foreman began her involvement with the NCTSN in partnership with the Mental Health Center of Dane County. She helped pilot Caring for Children Who Have Experienced Trauma, and has since made this a standard training for all foster parents licensed by her agency. James Van Den Brandt, LCSW, ACSW
Group Health Cooperative of South Central Wisconsin
3051 Cahill Main
Fitchburg, WI 53711
Work: (608) 661-7214
Fax: (608) 661-7721
jvandenbrandt@ghcscw.com
Jim Van Den Brandt is the former clinical area manager of Integrated Services and director of Adolescent Trauma Treatment at the Mental Health Center of Dane County in Madison, WI. Jim has contributed to the development of numerous Network products, provided training and leadership on the adoption and implementation of evidence-based practices, and helped various systems become more trauma-focused and evidence-based. Jim is currently the mental health services manager for Group Health Cooperative in Madison, WI and he remains involved with a variety of Network activities and product development efforts.
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