Faculty

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Keynote Speakers

Robert Sege, MD, PhD

Robert Sege, MD, PhD is a Professor of Medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he directs a new Center for Community-Engaged Medicine. Dr. Sege is nationally known for his research on effective health systems approaches that directly address the social determinants of health. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for the Study of Social Policy in Washington and serves on the boards of the Massachusetts Children's Trust and Prevent Child Abuse America. He has served on the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, and on its Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poisoning Prevention. He is a graduate of Yale College, and received his PhD in Biology from MIT and his MD from Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Sege will present information about the HOPE Framework (Health Outcomes of Positive Experience). This approach builds on the important insights of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study – that adult health is deeply affected by childhood experience. By exploring the positive childhood experiences that contribute to adult health, the keynote address will help reframe our work with vulnerable children and families.

Baraka D. Floyd, MD, MSc

Baraka D. Floyd, MD, MSc is a pediatrician at Stanford School of Medicine and co-medical director of the Peninsula Family Advocacy Program, Stanford Children's Health's Medical-Legal Partnership. She has spearheaded local initiatives around post-partum/perinatal depression, behavioral health, educational supports, screening for and holistically addressing social determinants of health and diaper insecurity. Parallel to her local efforts, Dr. Floyd serves as a medical consultant for DULCE (Developmental Understanding and Legal Collaboration for Everyone) and consulting lead for MLPBs (formerly Medical Legal Partnership | Boston) Unlocking Access Learning Community, both focused on working upstream with patients, families, and care teams to address the social determinants of health.

Dr. Floyd is a graduate of the Morehouse School of Medicine and completed her residency at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford.

Dennis D. Embry, PhD

Dennis D. Embry, PhD is a prominent prevention scientist in the United States and Canada, trained as a clinician and developmental and child psychologist. He is president/senior scientist at PAXIS Institute in Tucson and co-investigator at Johns Hopkins University and the Manitoba Centre for Health Policy. Dr. Embry serves as a National Advisory Council member and Chief Science Advisor to the Children's Mental Health Network. His work and that of colleagues is cited in 2009 the Institute of Medicine Report on The Prevention of Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People. Clinically his work has focused on children and adults with serious mental illnesses. Dr. Embry will present about the design, measures and research outcomes of the PAX Good Behavior Game, a set of strategies to help students learn important self-management skills while collaborating to make the classroom a peaceful and productive learning environment. He will share best practices in socio-emotional support and strategies for cultivating positive classroom culture that extend to home, schools, and communities.

Breakout Sessions

Stacey Annand, PhD, LMFT
Clinical Supervisor
ADAPT – Vista Hill
4990 Williams Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942
619-668-4220 Direct Line
sannand@vistahill.org
www.vistahill.org

Alethea Arguilez, MA
Executive Director
First 5 San Diego
San Diego, CA 92123

Denisse Camargo
Early Education Quality Improvement Support Coach
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
760-307-1381
denisse.camargo@sdcoe.net
www.SDQPI.org

Christine Cole, LSCW, IMH-E®
ECMH Clinical Supervisor
YMCA San Diego
3333 Camino Del Rio South, #400
San Diego, CA 92108
775-354-9218
ccole@ymca.org

Mindy Coughlin, BSN, RN, PHN
Quality Assurance Specialist County of San Diego
5055 Ruffin Road, MS N513
San Diego, CA 92123
619-722-0234
melinda.coughlin@sdcounty.ca.gov

Barbara J. Deloian, PhD, RN, CPNP, IBCLC
Founder and Executive Director
Special Kids, Special Care, Inc.
6592 Club Villa Road
Parker, CO 80134
720-480-5367
specialcare@sk-sc.org
www.specialkids-specialcare.org

Jessica Elkind
Contracting Officer's Representative
Administrative Analyst III
Behavioral Health Services,
Children, Youth and Families
3255 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, CA 92108
619-584-3054
jessica.elkind@sdcounty.ca.gov

Dennis Embry, PhD
President/Senior Scientist
PAXIS Institute
4980 N. Sabino Canyon Road
Tucson, AZ 85750
520-299-6770
dde@paxis.org
www.paxis.org

Chantel Enriquez, LPCC
Registered Clinician
Vista Hill ADAPT Program
6070 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120
619-909-9248
cenriquez@vistahill.org
www.vistahill.org

Stacy Everson, RN, BSN, CFLE, CDDN
Executive Director
SEEDS Educational Services, Inc.
2707 Congress Street, 1-R
San Diego, CA 92110
619-299-3161
admin@seedseducation.org
www.seedseducation.org

Kim Flowers, LCSW, IF-ECMH, RPF-II
Senior Director of Family Support Services
Neighborhood House Association
Early Head Start/Head Start
5660 Copley Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
858-715-2642 x 268
kflowers@neighborhoodhouse.org
www. neighborhoodhouse.org

Baraka D. Floyd, MD, MSc
Clinical Assistant Professor
Division of General Pediatrics
Stanford School of Medicine
bfloyd@stanford.edu

Denise Foster, DNP, RN, PHN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer
County of San Diego
5469 Kearny Villa Road
San Diego, CA 92123
619-455-1474
Denise.foster@sdcounty.ca.gov

Ali Freedman, PsyD, MBA
Co-Chair, 2020 ECMH Conference
Psychologist, Consultant
619-865-2365
dralifreedman@gmail.com

Pradeep Gidwani, MD, MPH
Medical Director
Healthy Development Services
American Academy of Pediatrics, California Chapter 3
3150 Camino Del Rio South Suite 101
San Diego, CA 92108
619-886-6562
pgidwani@aapca3.org
www.aapca3.org

Margaret Rudy Gutgsell, LMFT, RPT
Clinical Supervisor
South Bay Community Services
430 F Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-207-8438
mgutgsell@csbcs.org

Takeenya S. Hill, MSW
Peer Partner
Vista Hill ADAPT
6070 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120
619-909-9117
thill@vistahill.org

Alana D. Kalinowski, MSW
Director of Partner Integration
2-1-1 San Diego: Community Information Exchange
akalinowski@211sandiego.org

Al Killen-Harvey, LCSW
Co-Founder
The Harvey Institute
4836 Felton Street
San Diego, CA 92116
619-977-8569
al@theharveyinstitute.com
www.theharveyinstitute.com

Maggie Knight, LMFT
Early Childhood Mental Health Therapist, KidSTART,
Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, CA
mknight@rchsd.org

Michelle Kole, PhD, SEP
Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Private Practice
San Diego, CA
858-999-7276
drmichellekole@gmail.com

Kristen Krauss, MA
Early Education Quality Improvement Support Coach
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
760-761-5558
kristen.krauss@sdcoe.net
www.SDQPI.org

Jena Kubiak, MS
Coordinator, Early Education Programs and Services
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
760-761-5554
jena.kubiak@sdcoe.net
www.SDQPI.org

Rosa Ana Lozada, LCSW
Chief Executive Officer
Harmonium, Inc.
5440 Morehouse Dr, Suite 1000
San Diego, CA 92121
619-756-3438
rlozada@harmoniumsd.org
www.harmoniumsd.org

Laura McClarin, LMFT
Senior Director
Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
10174 Old Grove Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92131
619-806-7719
lauramcclarin@fredfinch.org
www.fredfinch.org

Samira Moosavi, CCLS
Children's Bereavement Manager
The Elizabeth Hospice
500 La Terraza Blvd, Suite 130
Escondido, CA 92025
Samira.Moosavi@ehospice.org
www.elizabthhospice.org

Kelly C. Motadel, MD, MPH
Child Health Officer
County of San Diego
6255 Mission Gorge Road
San Diego, CA 92120
Kelly.Motadel@sdcounty.ca.gov

Ruth P. Newton, PhD
President and CEO
Newton Center for Affect Regulation (NCAR)
3252 Holiday Court, Suite 109
La Jolla, CA 92037
858-458-0534
ruthnewton@newton-center.com
www.newton-center.com

Tram Nguyen
Lead Facilitator
Fred Finch Youth & Family Services
10174 Old Grove Road, Suite 100
San Diego, CA 92131
619-806-7719
tramnguyen@fredfinch.org
www.fredfinch.org

Jeannie Oestreicher, LMFT
Assistant Program Manager
Family Agency Stabilization and Treatment (FFAST)
San Diego Center for Children
8825 Aero Drive, Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92123
619-787-3771
joestreicher@centerforchildren.org
www.centerforchildren.org

Brooke Olson, OTR/L
TheraPeeps Occupational Therapy Services, Inc.
brooke@therapeepsot.com
www.therapeepsot.com

Lexie Palacio, MA
Community Collaborative Director –Partners in Prevention
Strengthening Families Department
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
3333 Camino Del Rio South, #400 San Diego, CA 92108
619-521-3055 x 6980
lpalacio@ymca.org
www.crs.ymca.org

Brandi Paniagua
Coordinator and Trainer
YMCA Childcare Resource Service
3333 Camino Del Rio South
San Diego, CA 92108
bpaniagua@ymca.org
www.ymcasd.org

Wendy Pavlovich, MD, MHS
Pediatrician
Family Health Centers of San Diego
3514 30th Street
San Diego, CA 92104
619-515-2424
wendyp@fhcsd.org

Aisha Pope, LCSW
Program Director
San Diego Center for Children – _FFAST
8825 Aero Drive, Suite 110
San Diego, CA 92123
858-633-4102
apope@centerforchildren.org
www.centerforchildren.org

Ariane Porras
Consultant and Trainer
YMCA Childcare Resource Center
3333 Camino Del Rio South, #400
San Diego, CA 92108
619-521-3055
aporras@ymca.org
www.ymcacrs.ymcasd.org

Megan Rogers, AMFT
Mental Health Youth and Family Development Associate
South Bay Community Services
430 F St
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-994-2052
mrogers@csbcs.org
www.southbaycommunityservices.org

Jeff Rowe, MD
Co-Chair, 2020 ECMH Conference
Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
3754 Clairemont Drive
San Diego, CA 92117
619-276-6912 x 108
jeffrowe@mac.com

Lodia Ruiz
Resource and Referral Social Service Program Director
YMCA Childcare Resource Center
3333 Camino Del Rio South, #400
San Diego, CA 92108
619-521-3055 x 2622
lruiz@ymca.org
www.ymcacrs.ymcasd.org

Carla Sciarrino, LCSW, IMH-E
Mental Health Coordinator
Neighborhood House Association
5660 Copley Drive
San Diego, CA 92111
858-264-9727 csciarrino@neighborhoodhouse.org www.neighborhoodhouse.org

Robert Sege, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Tufts Medical Center
800 Washington Street, Box 063
Boston, MA 02111
617-636-7558
rsege@tuftsmedicalcenter.org
www.positiveexperience.org

Nubia Soto, MS, MBA
Program Director
South Bay Community Services
430 F Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-816-8685
nsoto@csbcs.org

Brettney Stanley
Early Education Quality Improvement Support Coach
San Diego County Office of Education
6401 Linda Vista Road
San Diego, CA 92111
760-307-1383
brettney.stanley@sdcoe.net
www.SDQPI.org

Heidi Stern-Ellis, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor
Chadwick Center for Children
and Families
3020 Children's Way
San Diego, CA 92123
619-420-5611
hstern-ellis@rchsd.org
www.chadwickcenter.org

Christopher Walsh, LMFT
Community Resource Center
650 2nd Street
Encinitas, CA 92024
760-753-1156
cwalsh@crcncc.org

Babbi Winegarden, PhD, MHPE
Behavioral Health Program Coordinator
Child Welfare Services
County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency
8965 Balboa Avenue
San Diego, CA 92123
858-860-6586
babbi.winegarden@sdcounty.ca.gov

Pam Wright, LCSW
Clinical Director
South Bay Community Services
430 F Street
Chula Vista, CA 91910
619-420-3620
pwright@csbcs.org
southbaycommunityservices.org

Christie Yorty
Social Services Program Director
YMCA Childcare Resource Center
3333 Camino Del Rio South, #400
San Diego, CA 92108
619-375-6707
cyorty@ymca.org
www.ymcasd.org

Nicholas Yphantides, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer
Health and Human Services Agency
County of San Diego
1600 Pacific Highway
San Diego, CA 92101

 

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