Nicole Alston, MSW
Nicole Alston is a social worker, with a particular expertise in grief, who has served The Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University in various capacities over many years. Nicole has worked as a community liaison and recruitment coordinator and an independent evaluator for several of the Center’s studies and is also a frequent contributor to the Center’s presentations and training. Outside of her work with the Center, Nicole has taken clinical and non-clinical roles providing grief support including pediatric social work, group facilitation, and development of grief curriculum for schools. More recently, she has drawn on her diverse skillset to provide support as an associate producer on a film focusing on communities affected by disparities in health. Nicole holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming) from Columbia University.
Nicole Alston is a social worker, with a particular expertise in grief, who has served The Center for Complicated Grief at Columbia University in various capacities over many years. Nicole has worked as a community liaison and recruitment coordinator and an independent evaluator for several of the Center’s studies and is also a frequent contributor to the Center’s presentations and training. Outside of her work with the Center, Nicole has taken clinical and non-clinical roles providing grief support including pediatric social work, group facilitation, and development of grief curriculum for schools. More recently, she has drawn on her diverse skillset to provide support as an associate producer on a film focusing on communities affected by disparities in health. Nicole holds a Master’s Degree in Social Work (Advanced Generalist Practice and Programming) from Columbia University.
Adam Brown, Ph.D.
Adam Brown, Associate Professor of Psychology and Vice Provost for Research at the New School, is a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on identifying psychological and biological factors that contribute to negative mental health outcomes following exposure to traumatic stress and developing interventions guided by advances in cognitive neuroscience. A focus of this research is the use of behavioral and brain-imaging techniques to examine the role of memory and self-appraisals in the onset and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Adam Brown, Associate Professor of Psychology and Vice Provost for Research at the New School, is a clinical psychologist whose research focuses on identifying psychological and biological factors that contribute to negative mental health outcomes following exposure to traumatic stress and developing interventions guided by advances in cognitive neuroscience. A focus of this research is the use of behavioral and brain-imaging techniques to examine the role of memory and self-appraisals in the onset and treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Bevin Campbell, Psy.D.
Bevin Campbell, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Brooklyn, New York, who works with individual adults and couples, specializing in grief & loss, trauma, anxiety, and relationship distress. Dr. Campbell is an active member of the mental-health advocacy organization Psychotherapy Action Network, hosting the video series PsiAN Speaks and creating and moderating the PsiAN Forum Live panel discussion series. She is an adjunct clinical supervisor in the clinical psychology doctoral programs at Pace University and Long Island University/Post Campus and an adjunct teaching faculty member at Pace University. She teaches and gives talks on the subjects of grief, attachment, personality theory, and the change process in psychotherapy.
Bevin Campbell, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Brooklyn, New York, who works with individual adults and couples, specializing in grief & loss, trauma, anxiety, and relationship distress. Dr. Campbell is an active member of the mental-health advocacy organization Psychotherapy Action Network, hosting the video series PsiAN Speaks and creating and moderating the PsiAN Forum Live panel discussion series. She is an adjunct clinical supervisor in the clinical psychology doctoral programs at Pace University and Long Island University/Post Campus and an adjunct teaching faculty member at Pace University. She teaches and gives talks on the subjects of grief, attachment, personality theory, and the change process in psychotherapy.
Robert T. Carter Ph.D.
Professor
Robert T. Carter, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught many courses during his 30 years, as a professor, including classes in: Race and Racial identity in Psychology and Education, Racial-Cultural Counseling, and Multicultural Psychology. He is known internationally for his work on race, racism, culture, race-based traumatic stress, and racial identity ego statuses.
Professor
Robert T. Carter, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University. He taught many courses during his 30 years, as a professor, including classes in: Race and Racial identity in Psychology and Education, Racial-Cultural Counseling, and Multicultural Psychology. He is known internationally for his work on race, racism, culture, race-based traumatic stress, and racial identity ego statuses.
Shavonne Ceruti, LMHC
Shavonne Ceruti-Gay is a trainer for the CUNY School of Professional Studies' DSS Anti-Bias/Trauma-Informed Training Program. She is a dedicated social service professional who has worked with individuals, children/adolescents and families across a variety of settings. She is skilled in a number of therapeutic modalities including but not limited to Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Family Systems Theory. Shavonne uses a collaborative approach with clients, focusing on their strengths in order to help them identify challenges and achieve their goals. Shavonne is also an experienced coach and facilitator, working with individuals in leadership positions and other adult learners to help them to increase their confidence and competency in skill acquisition, as well as support transfer of learning of newly learned skills. Shavonne currently provides training on Anti-Bias/Trauma Informed Care practices to social service professionals, which strongly aligns with her personal passion to address and provide support around issues related to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) experiences of trauma, related to being a part of marginalized and oppressed communities. Shavonne holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Touro College.
Shavonne Ceruti-Gay is a trainer for the CUNY School of Professional Studies' DSS Anti-Bias/Trauma-Informed Training Program. She is a dedicated social service professional who has worked with individuals, children/adolescents and families across a variety of settings. She is skilled in a number of therapeutic modalities including but not limited to Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and Family Systems Theory. Shavonne uses a collaborative approach with clients, focusing on their strengths in order to help them identify challenges and achieve their goals. Shavonne is also an experienced coach and facilitator, working with individuals in leadership positions and other adult learners to help them to increase their confidence and competency in skill acquisition, as well as support transfer of learning of newly learned skills. Shavonne currently provides training on Anti-Bias/Trauma Informed Care practices to social service professionals, which strongly aligns with her personal passion to address and provide support around issues related to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) experiences of trauma, related to being a part of marginalized and oppressed communities. Shavonne holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling from Touro College.
Noah Collins, Ph.D.
Noah M. Collins is a Psychologist in private practice in Berkeley, California. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2007. He completed his internship training at the University of Maryland Counseling Center, and then worked there in several roles including Staff Psychologist, Training Director, and Associate Director before moving to California in 2021. He has significant experience in training therapists and helping professionals, especially around issues of identity, culture, and power. He has a particular interest in the psychology of privilege, and the barriers it can create to effective helping.
Noah M. Collins is a Psychologist in private practice in Berkeley, California. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University in 2007. He completed his internship training at the University of Maryland Counseling Center, and then worked there in several roles including Staff Psychologist, Training Director, and Associate Director before moving to California in 2021. He has significant experience in training therapists and helping professionals, especially around issues of identity, culture, and power. He has a particular interest in the psychology of privilege, and the barriers it can create to effective helping.
Angela Cooper, LCAT, ATR-BC
Angela Cooper is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and the Chief Learning and Development Officer for Insight On Demand. For 15 years, Angela worked in nonprofit organizations with adolescents and young adults involved with the criminal justice system, the foster care system and with histories of trauma and substance use. Angela has been practicing Motivational Interviewing since 2008 and a MINT member since 2012. She has since trained community-based organizations, health, mental health and school personnel, and police, probation and parole officers across New York City and Massachusetts to use Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, and to be trauma informed in their work with vulnerable populations. She also works with organizations to implement sustainable and outcomes-oriented training and professional development systems to support their staff in reaching outcomes for the clients they serve.
Angela Cooper is a Licensed Creative Arts Therapist and the Chief Learning and Development Officer for Insight On Demand. For 15 years, Angela worked in nonprofit organizations with adolescents and young adults involved with the criminal justice system, the foster care system and with histories of trauma and substance use. Angela has been practicing Motivational Interviewing since 2008 and a MINT member since 2012. She has since trained community-based organizations, health, mental health and school personnel, and police, probation and parole officers across New York City and Massachusetts to use Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques, and to be trauma informed in their work with vulnerable populations. She also works with organizations to implement sustainable and outcomes-oriented training and professional development systems to support their staff in reaching outcomes for the clients they serve.
Jessica Forsyth, Ph.D.
Jessica Forsyth, Senior Associate, RTC & Associates and Co-Founder/Executive Director of The Harold Hunter Foundation (HHF), received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She worked for over a decade as a clinician to diverse populations including adjudicated youth, gifted students of color, community and 4-year college students, and survivors of torture seeking political asylum. She was an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Healthful Behavior Change at NYU School of Medicine and an adjunct professor in the Masters of Forensic Psychology program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In addition to her work with HHF, a grass-roots, skateboard community-based organization that provides support, advocacy, and opportunity to skateboarders in NYC, she is forensic research consultant, contributing to expert reports for state and federal racial discrimination and criminal mitigation cases.
Jessica Forsyth, Senior Associate, RTC & Associates and Co-Founder/Executive Director of The Harold Hunter Foundation (HHF), received her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University. She worked for over a decade as a clinician to diverse populations including adjudicated youth, gifted students of color, community and 4-year college students, and survivors of torture seeking political asylum. She was an NIH-funded postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Healthful Behavior Change at NYU School of Medicine and an adjunct professor in the Masters of Forensic Psychology program at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. In addition to her work with HHF, a grass-roots, skateboard community-based organization that provides support, advocacy, and opportunity to skateboarders in NYC, she is forensic research consultant, contributing to expert reports for state and federal racial discrimination and criminal mitigation cases.
Schekeva Hall, Ph.D., CGP, CPT
Schekeva Hall, Ph.D., CGP, CPT is a New York State licensed psychologist, antiracist culture advocate, lifestyle wellness coach, and a certified personal trainer, who specializes in health and wellness. She believes optimal health is integrative and intentionally uses mental, physical, and social aspects of health, including important cultural learning from one’s race, ethnicity, and gender, to assist clients with leveraging self-awareness, confidence, and connectedness with “self” and others. Dr. Hall partners with Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training experiences that foster a community approach to both learning and healing. Her trainings help participants connect with others and their surroundings to support their mental clarity, compassion, and self-actualization. Dr. Hall has practiced clinically for over 15 years, in education, community mental health, interdisciplinary medicine, mental health start-ups, and private practice. In these spaces, she has taught, trained and supervised students and staff on racial and cultural learning as an integral part of clinical theory for work with clients. She currently contributes culturally, clinically and socially relevant news to various media resources including, Vice Media, Refinary29, The New York Times, etc. Dr. Hall received her doctorate training in counseling and clinical psychology at Columbia University, her group psychotherapy certification (CGP), from American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), and her personal training certification from the National Association of Sport Medicine (NASM-CPT).
Schekeva Hall, Ph.D., CGP, CPT is a New York State licensed psychologist, antiracist culture advocate, lifestyle wellness coach, and a certified personal trainer, who specializes in health and wellness. She believes optimal health is integrative and intentionally uses mental, physical, and social aspects of health, including important cultural learning from one’s race, ethnicity, and gender, to assist clients with leveraging self-awareness, confidence, and connectedness with “self” and others. Dr. Hall partners with Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) training experiences that foster a community approach to both learning and healing. Her trainings help participants connect with others and their surroundings to support their mental clarity, compassion, and self-actualization. Dr. Hall has practiced clinically for over 15 years, in education, community mental health, interdisciplinary medicine, mental health start-ups, and private practice. In these spaces, she has taught, trained and supervised students and staff on racial and cultural learning as an integral part of clinical theory for work with clients. She currently contributes culturally, clinically and socially relevant news to various media resources including, Vice Media, Refinary29, The New York Times, etc. Dr. Hall received her doctorate training in counseling and clinical psychology at Columbia University, her group psychotherapy certification (CGP), from American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA), and her personal training certification from the National Association of Sport Medicine (NASM-CPT).
Donald Lee, Ed.D
Donald Lee, earned his B.A. from Brandeis University. He earned his M.A., M.Ed., and later his Ed.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University. In his private practice, he provides individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults, as well as, providing marital and family therapy. He treats individuals with anxiety, depression, ADHD, substance/alcohol abuse,
and adjustment issues.
Dr. Lee has taught courses in individual therapy, group counseling, and racial cultural counseling at the graduate level. His clinical experiences have involved work with the chronically mentally ill, victims of torture and trauma, career counseling, and assessment and treatment of individuals with MR/DD. In addition, he has consulted at agencies working with victims of domestic violence and individuals with developmental disabilities.
Dr. Lee’s research interests have involved racial identity and Asian Americans’
attitudes toward psychotherapy.
Donald Lee, earned his B.A. from Brandeis University. He earned his M.A., M.Ed., and later his Ed.D. in counseling psychology from Columbia University. In his private practice, he provides individual psychotherapy to children, adolescents, and adults, as well as, providing marital and family therapy. He treats individuals with anxiety, depression, ADHD, substance/alcohol abuse,
and adjustment issues.
Dr. Lee has taught courses in individual therapy, group counseling, and racial cultural counseling at the graduate level. His clinical experiences have involved work with the chronically mentally ill, victims of torture and trauma, career counseling, and assessment and treatment of individuals with MR/DD. In addition, he has consulted at agencies working with victims of domestic violence and individuals with developmental disabilities.
Dr. Lee’s research interests have involved racial identity and Asian Americans’
attitudes toward psychotherapy.
Dashawn M. Ealey, MS
Dashawn Ealey is a New York City native, born and bred in Brooklyn. He was awarded a full-tuition leadership scholarship from The Posse Foundation and went on to earn his B.A. in African, African American Diaspora Studies from Wheaton College in 2011. After completing a master's degree in higher education from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015, he oversaw the implementation and scaling of the BA/BFA Dual-Degree program, Student Veteran Services and the Higher Education Opportunity Programs at The New School. As an employee, he enrolled in The New School's master’s in psychology program in 2019, to gain a better understanding of the optimal ways to incorporate positive mental health practices into the student experience. Dashawn is particularly interested in the intersections of race, sexual orientation, trauma, and mental health for BIPOC and large-scale, low-intensity psychological interventions for low-income communities.
Dashawn Ealey is a New York City native, born and bred in Brooklyn. He was awarded a full-tuition leadership scholarship from The Posse Foundation and went on to earn his B.A. in African, African American Diaspora Studies from Wheaton College in 2011. After completing a master's degree in higher education from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania in 2015, he oversaw the implementation and scaling of the BA/BFA Dual-Degree program, Student Veteran Services and the Higher Education Opportunity Programs at The New School. As an employee, he enrolled in The New School's master’s in psychology program in 2019, to gain a better understanding of the optimal ways to incorporate positive mental health practices into the student experience. Dashawn is particularly interested in the intersections of race, sexual orientation, trauma, and mental health for BIPOC and large-scale, low-intensity psychological interventions for low-income communities.
Vanessa Nisperos, LMSW
Vanessa Nisperos is a social worker and community organizer with over 15 years experience supporting communities and organizations. A descendant of immigrants from Mexico and the Philippines, Vanessa practices Mexica (central Mexico) and Lakota (North American) indigenous spirituality and healing. She believes in melding these traditions with therapeutic services rooted in strengths based, solution focused, and trauma informed practices to support collective and individual healing.
As a consultant, Vanessa supports nonprofits and social service leaders to design and provide programs that tap into the intergenerational resilience we all hold. She has trained on mental health and wellness, integrated holistic health and mindfulness practices, and intergenerational trauma. She is a certified trainer in Motivational Interviewing through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), and a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) through Silberman School of Social Works’ Community Organizing and Social Work program.
Vanessa Nisperos is a social worker and community organizer with over 15 years experience supporting communities and organizations. A descendant of immigrants from Mexico and the Philippines, Vanessa practices Mexica (central Mexico) and Lakota (North American) indigenous spirituality and healing. She believes in melding these traditions with therapeutic services rooted in strengths based, solution focused, and trauma informed practices to support collective and individual healing.
As a consultant, Vanessa supports nonprofits and social service leaders to design and provide programs that tap into the intergenerational resilience we all hold. She has trained on mental health and wellness, integrated holistic health and mindfulness practices, and intergenerational trauma. She is a certified trainer in Motivational Interviewing through the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), and a Licensed Masters Social Worker (LMSW) through Silberman School of Social Works’ Community Organizing and Social Work program.
Anna Ortega-Williams, Ph.D.
Dr. Anna Ortega-Williams is a social worker, public scholar, researcher, educator, and organizer inspired by the healing alchemy of social action as youth development among Black youth. Dr. Ortega-Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. A social worker since 2001, she is excited about trauma recovery interventions that push the boundary between individual and collective healing and social change. Her research focuses on historical trauma, posttraumatic growth, organizing, and well-being. She is deeply inspired by local, national and global social justice movements; in particular, Black youth-led responses to interrupting systemic violence. Her work is informed by growing up in public housing in the Bronx, as well as her commitments to joy, healing, imagination and hope while transforming the world.
Dr. Anna Ortega-Williams is a social worker, public scholar, researcher, educator, and organizer inspired by the healing alchemy of social action as youth development among Black youth. Dr. Ortega-Williams is an Assistant Professor at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. A social worker since 2001, she is excited about trauma recovery interventions that push the boundary between individual and collective healing and social change. Her research focuses on historical trauma, posttraumatic growth, organizing, and well-being. She is deeply inspired by local, national and global social justice movements; in particular, Black youth-led responses to interrupting systemic violence. Her work is informed by growing up in public housing in the Bronx, as well as her commitments to joy, healing, imagination and hope while transforming the world.
Alex Pieterse, Ph.D.
Dr. Alex L. Pieterse is an Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Culture at Boston College. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, his Master of Arts in Counseling from New York University, and holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing, received from the Australian Catholic University. Dr. Pieterse’s scholarship focuses on psychosocial aspects of race and racism, racial trauma, and anti-racism training and advocacy. He is currently an Associate Editor for The Counseling Psychologist and previously served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. He co-authored with Robert T. Carter “Measuring the Effects of Racism” published by Columbia University Press. Dr. Pieterse is a prior recipient of a Heath Disparities grant received from the National Institute of Minority Health and Heath Disparities (NIMHD). He is also a licensed psychologist and maintains and psychotherapy practice working with individuals and couples.
Dr. Alex L. Pieterse is an Associate Professor and Director of the Institute for the Study of Race and Culture at Boston College. He received his Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Teachers College, Columbia University, his Master of Arts in Counseling from New York University, and holds a Bachelor of Health Science in Nursing, received from the Australian Catholic University. Dr. Pieterse’s scholarship focuses on psychosocial aspects of race and racism, racial trauma, and anti-racism training and advocacy. He is currently an Associate Editor for The Counseling Psychologist and previously served on the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. He co-authored with Robert T. Carter “Measuring the Effects of Racism” published by Columbia University Press. Dr. Pieterse is a prior recipient of a Heath Disparities grant received from the National Institute of Minority Health and Heath Disparities (NIMHD). He is also a licensed psychologist and maintains and psychotherapy practice working with individuals and couples.
Deborah Rice, ATR-BC, LMHC, LCAT
Deborah Rice is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed creative arts therapist and believer in change. For the last 20 years, Deborah has worked in nonprofit organizations and schools with adolescents and young adults involved in the criminal justice system, the foster care system, and with histories of trauma and substance use. She became a member of MINT (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) in 2015 and has since trained hundreds of teachers, mental health professionals and probation officers throughout New York City, in addition to co-creating an MI Institute. Deborah is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute and has a private practice in Brooklyn where she works with adolescents and young adults to address substance use and mental wellness.
Deborah Rice is a licensed mental health counselor and licensed creative arts therapist and believer in change. For the last 20 years, Deborah has worked in nonprofit organizations and schools with adolescents and young adults involved in the criminal justice system, the foster care system, and with histories of trauma and substance use. She became a member of MINT (Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers) in 2015 and has since trained hundreds of teachers, mental health professionals and probation officers throughout New York City, in addition to co-creating an MI Institute. Deborah is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute and has a private practice in Brooklyn where she works with adolescents and young adults to address substance use and mental wellness.
Manaswi Sangraula, Ph.D.
Manaswi Sangraula is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the New School in New York City and works on mental health and migration research. She has worked on community-based programs that train non-specialists to deliver mental health care in NYC, Colombia, and Nepal. She currently also provides trainings on mental health intervention delivery to community-based organizations in NYC. Manaswi has an MPH from Colombia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam, where she focused her work on global mental health.
Manaswi Sangraula is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the New School in New York City and works on mental health and migration research. She has worked on community-based programs that train non-specialists to deliver mental health care in NYC, Colombia, and Nepal. She currently also provides trainings on mental health intervention delivery to community-based organizations in NYC. Manaswi has an MPH from Colombia University and a Ph.D. from the University of Amsterdam, where she focused her work on global mental health.
Elise Tosatti, MUP
Program Director
Elise Tosatti is the Program Director for the Academy for Community Behavioral Health at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) where she works to build capacity for integrated, community-based behavioral health and social services. Prior to joining CUNY SPS, Elise managed the implementation of Connections to Care (C2C), a New York City initiative that equipped 14 community-based organizations (CBOs) to partner with behavioral health providers and incorporate evidence-based behavioral health support into the CBOs’ everyday work. Elise draws on 5 years’ experience in NYC government and 8 years’ experience in harm reduction based supportive housing programs. She has 10 years’ experience designing, delivering, and managing Motivational Interviewing training and supervision programs and has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2017.
Program Director
Elise Tosatti is the Program Director for the Academy for Community Behavioral Health at the CUNY School of Professional Studies (CUNY SPS) where she works to build capacity for integrated, community-based behavioral health and social services. Prior to joining CUNY SPS, Elise managed the implementation of Connections to Care (C2C), a New York City initiative that equipped 14 community-based organizations (CBOs) to partner with behavioral health providers and incorporate evidence-based behavioral health support into the CBOs’ everyday work. Elise draws on 5 years’ experience in NYC government and 8 years’ experience in harm reduction based supportive housing programs. She has 10 years’ experience designing, delivering, and managing Motivational Interviewing training and supervision programs and has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2017.
Raven Waterman, LCSW-R
Raven Waterman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Executive Leadership Coach. Ms. Waterman obtained her BSW at Seton Hall University and MSW from Fordham University. She spent over two decades working in direct practice and leadership roles in nonprofit organizations. Ms. Waterman served as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work and Mercy College, teaching mental health graduate students. As an executive leader, Ms. Waterman developed and facilitated training and led several interdisciplinary and lean- teams. She is the founder of Ravens Wings LLC, which provides leadership coaching and development and consultation services. Ms. Waterman is also the owner of RW Psychotherapy which offers online virtual mental health counseling. She is passionate about creating opportunities and accessibility for personal and professional growth, especially for communities of people who have been underserved in these areas. Ms. Waterman is an author, trainer, and hosts the Lead, Inspire, Grow podcast.
Raven Waterman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Executive Leadership Coach. Ms. Waterman obtained her BSW at Seton Hall University and MSW from Fordham University. She spent over two decades working in direct practice and leadership roles in nonprofit organizations. Ms. Waterman served as an Adjunct Professor at Fordham University Graduate School of Social Work and Mercy College, teaching mental health graduate students. As an executive leader, Ms. Waterman developed and facilitated training and led several interdisciplinary and lean- teams. She is the founder of Ravens Wings LLC, which provides leadership coaching and development and consultation services. Ms. Waterman is also the owner of RW Psychotherapy which offers online virtual mental health counseling. She is passionate about creating opportunities and accessibility for personal and professional growth, especially for communities of people who have been underserved in these areas. Ms. Waterman is an author, trainer, and hosts the Lead, Inspire, Grow podcast.
