Involvement 2022 Speaker

Terri Lavely, MS AFSP VT Chapter board Bio: Terri Lavely MS, QMHP has been employed at Northeast Kingdom Human Services Inc (NKHS) since 2004, supporting the mental health needs of the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont in a variety of different…

Cheryl Gagne, Sc.D. Senior Associate C4 Innovations Bio: Cheryl Gagne is a senior associate at C4 Innovations.  Her areas of interest and expertise are workforce training and development, especially peer workers, transforming behavioral health programs and systems to promote recovery,…

Nina Gutin, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center Bio: Nina J. Gutin, Ph.D. is a Clinical Psychologist in private practice in Pasadena, California. She conducts trainings in Suicide Assessment, Intervention, and Postvention facilitates “Survivors After Suicide” groups for…

Kristy Hommel is a Reducing Traumatic Stress for Children in the Emergency Department trainer and loves it.

Tripti Sharma, MA LPC Senior Trainer Partners for Children’s Mental Health Bio: Tripti Sharma MA, LPC is a Senior Trainer at Partners for Children’s Mental Health. A graduate of the University of Northern Colorado, she spent nearly a decade working…

Yvette Bonilla, LMSW Owner and CEO Suicide Care Consulting Services, LLC Bio: Yvette Bonilla, LMSW, is the Owner and CEO of Suicide Care Consulting Services. She has seen firsthand the fateful effects of the revolving door effect and how it…

After nearly losing her life to post-partum depression and suicide, Heather White dedicated her personal and professional life to mental health advocacy and suicide prevention efforts.

Dr. Monahan is a Project Administrator at the Suicide Prevention– Training, Implementation & Evaluation (SP-TIE) Program at the Center for Practice Innovations at New York State Psychiatric Institute and Assistant Professor of Clinical Medical Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University. She assists in the development, dissemination, and evaluation of suicide prevention programming for mental health professionals across New York State.