US Board & Team

Our Board of Directors

Sally Spencer-Thomas, PsyD
President and Co-Founder

Christopher Wojnar, MSN, RN
Vice President

James Rhodes, CSP
Secretary

Erin Ivie, CPS II
Treasurer

Bre Banks, MA, PhD
At-Large

Leslie Philp
At-Large

Lyseria Phillips
At-Large

Julissa Soto
At-Large

Neil Gaer
At-Large

William Whitfield
At-Large

Our Program & Operations Team

Ryan Acker
Operations Manager

Rochelle Reynolds
Events Coordinator

Our Training Team

David Galvan
H.O.P.E Certification

David Otey
H.O.P.E Certification

Jen Matoney
Eye of the Survivor

Mark DeFee
H.O.P.E Certification

Nicole Martinez
H.O.P.E Certification

Sally Spencer-Thomas
Eye of the Survivor, H.O.P.E Certification

Sarah Gaer
Eye of the Survivor, H.O.P.E Certification

Research & Evaluation

Dr. Annette Shtivelband
Research Evaluation Consulting

Rachel Hedrington
Evergreen Certifications

Our Committee Chairs

Construction Mental Health & Wellbeing Conference
Cal Beyer
Eli Embleton
Sally Spencer-Thomas

Lived Experience Collective Convening
Chris Wojnar
Erin Ivie
Julissa Soto
Lyseria Phillips
Sally Spencer-Thomas

Workplace Suicide Prevention
Jodi Jacobson Frey
Sally Spencer-Thomas

Special Thanks to Our Founding Board

  • Joel Bosch

  • Heidi Bryan, Secretary

  • Stan Collins

  • Margaret & Kevin Hines

  • Sally Spencer-Thomas, Chair

  • Eduardo Vega, Treasurer

  • Ursula Whiteside, Vice Chair