Affiliated NCTSN Professionals

Below is a roster of affiliated NCTSN professionals. These individuals have previously been associated with a funded organizational NCTSN partner site and have expressed an interest in remaining connected to and active with the Network. As the status of organizational sites changes and as individuals make career moves, this list will change.

Connie Carnes, MS, LPC

 
Address: 

HEALS, Inc.
308 Fountain Circle
Huntsville, AL 35801

Work: 
(256) 428-7560
Fax: 
(256) 428-7561
Email: 
ccarnes@hsv.k12.al.us
Description: 

Connie Carnes was the director of the National Children's Advocacy Center. She is now director of HEALS, Inc. (Health Establishments at Local Schools), an agency that provides free medical and dental care to at-risk children in Title I schools. She remains involved with NCTSN activities focused on expanding trauma-based knowledge and programs in schools.

Courtney Landau Fleisher, PhD

 
Address: 

Fletcher Allen Health Care
111 Colchester Avenue Patrick 401
Burlington, VT 05401

Work: 
(802) 847-4923
Fax: 
(802) 847-8961
Email: 
courtney.fleisher@vtmednet.org
Description: 

Since 2003, Courtney Landau Fleisher has worked with three NCTSN-associated sites. She is well  trained in several evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments including TF-CBT, PCIT, TST, and CPP. Dr. Fleisher has focused her work on expanding awareness of medical traumatic stress of mental health and hospital-based professionals through presentations on the Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress Toolkit, a product she assisted in developing during her time at the CPTS. Currently a pediatric psychologist at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, Vermont, Dr. Fleisher continues to translate knowledge about medical traumatic stress into practical application in the hospital setting as well as treating children exposed to trauma.
 

Donna Humbert, LCSW

 
Address: 

1220 Rugby Drive
Nashville, TN 37207

Work: 
(615) 887-7000
Email: 
donnahumbert@yahoo.com
Description: 

Donna Humbert was project director of the Trauma Intervention Center for Children & Adolescents in Nashville, Tennessee. She is now clinical director at Nashville's TASK Center, a residential treatment center for adolescent males who have had minor legal charges or are unable to live at home. She focuses on strengthening evidence-based services for adolescents and their families.

Edwina Reyes, MFT, CSAC

 
Address: 
Life Counseling, LLC 94
1221 Ka Uka Boulevard, Suite B202
Waipahu, HI 96797
Work: 
(808) 226-9442
Email: 
elreyes@hawaii.rr.com
Description: 

Edwina Reyes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, Certified Substance Abuse Counselor, and Internationally Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor with over 15 years of experience in the social services field. Her clinical work focuses on relationship issues, depression, trauma, grief and loss, and parenting. She also provides specialized counseling for children and adolescents who have experienced trauma.
 

Evelin Gomez

 
Address: 

12863 Birch Drive
Thornton, CO 80241

Work: 
(720) 333-0032
Email: 
evephd@aol.com
Description: 

works for Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect. The Center is part of the University of Colorado at Denver.

Frank Bennett, PhD

 
Address: 

1844 South Pontiac Way
Denver, CO 80224

Work: 
(303) 757-2930
Email: 
FrankBennettPhD@comcast.net
Description: 

Frank Bennett was director of Children's Services at Aurora Mental Health Center in Aurora, Colorado, for twenty years before retiring in 2006. He served as project director of the NCTSN site at Aurora for four years. Dr. Bennett continues to be active with the Network, working on the Core Curriculum Project and the Resource Parent Curriculum.

Gilbert Reyes

 
Address: 
Fielding Graduate University
12 West Constance Avenue, Unit 3
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
Work: 
(805) 708-4323
Email: 
greyes@fielding.edu

Irma Seilicovich, MA, LMFT

 
Address: 

The Village Family Services
6736 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, Suite 200
North Hollywood, CA 91606

Work: 
(818) 755-8786 x108
Email: 
iseilicovich@thevillagefs.org
Description: 

Irma Seilicovich is COO and cofounder of The Village Family Services in North Hollywood, California. Formerly coordinator for the Trauma Center at Children's Institute Inc., in Los Angeles, Ms. Seilicovich continues her association with the NCTSN while implementing evidence-based trauma treatment for children at The Village Family Services.

Jacquelyn Pidruzny

 
Address: 
Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health
4641 Fulton Drive North West
Canton, OH 44718
Work: 
(303) 433-6075 ext.166
Fax: 
(303) 433-1843
Email: 
jacquelyn.pidruzny@gmail.com
Description: 

Jacquelyn Pidruzny was involved at the Cullen Center of Toledo Children's Hospital for two years during her graduate training in clinical child psychology. She is currently completing her pre-doctoral internship at Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health, where she focuses her efforts on clinical practice and disseminating information on effective treatment of trauma in early childhood and children with autism spectrum disorders. She is eager to participate in numerous NCTSN activities related to these populations.

Jeffrey N Wherry, PhD, ABPP

 
Address: 

Rockwell Professor of Human Development &
Family Studies Director
Institute for Child and Family Studies
Box 41230
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX 79409-1230

Work: 
(806) 742-3000 x242
Fax: 
(806) 742-0285
Email: 
jeffrey.wherry@ttu.edu
Description: 

Jeffrey Wherry was CEO of Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis. He now is the Rockwell Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and director of the Institute for Child and Family Studies at Texas Tech University in Lubbock. Dr. Wherry focuses on outreach and research related to child abuse and domestic violence.

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