US Board & Team

Our Board of Directors

Sally Spencer-Thomas, PsyD
President and Co-Founder

Ursula Whiteside, PhD
Vice President

James Rhodes, CSP
Secretary

Erin Ivie, CPS II
Treasurer

Bre Banks, MA, PhD
At-Large

Christopher Wojnar, MSN, RN
At-Large

Leslie Philp
At-Large

Lyseria Kursave
At-Large

Julissa Soto
At-Large

Rick Strait
At-Large

Stacey Williams, LCSW
At-Large

William Whitfield
At-Large

Our Program & Operations Team

Chase Plank
Workplace Programs Manager

Rochelle Reynolds
Events Coordinator

Ryan Acker
Operations Manager

Our Training Team

David Galvan
H.O.P.E Certification

David Otey
H.O.P.E Certification

Erin Ivie
Eye of the Survivor

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

Our Committee Chairs

Construction Working Minds Summit
Ben Bradshaw
Eli Embleton
Sally Spencer-Thomas

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

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