Our Operations Team drives the systems and relationships within our programs and community collaborations. Each member is invested from lived experience, and personal mission to deliver accessible mental health care that strengthens communities and nurtures restorative-minded clinicians toward licensure.
Meisha Thrasher, MA
EMDR Therapist | Compassion Trainer |Somatic Healer
Queer Black Leader | LGBTQIA2S Affirmative | Nonbinary Activist
Meisha has 20 years of human service delivery, anchored in trauma-informed resilience strategies, justice organizing, and normalizing neurodivergent values. She is a trusted collaborator, self-compassion teacher, and intimacy coach who moves at the speed of trust and believes success and happiness are byproducts of healthy relationships.
"I co-created this agency in collaboration with hearts that look like mine, and we are expanding into community partnerships for healing justice, that makes me very proud."
Meisha co-Created this training program in 2015 and is the co-Executive Director of this organization. She is also the strategic partner to several collectives in service to Healing Justice.
David Royal Brown, LMFT
Public Speaker | Somatic Therapist
LGBT Affirmative | Couples Therapist | Community Activist
David has over 20 years in organizational and leadership development and is often an expert voice in strategic planning for race relations, youth empowerment, and urban community unification. His direction of gang diversion programs fortifies his national reputation and his current focus supports educator resilience and corporate workgroup communication.
"Community therapists deserve a training environment that expands capacity for both clinical skill and self-sustainability and I love that I helped create that space for them"
David co-Created this training program in 2015 and is the co-Executive Director of this organization. He is also the strategic partner to several collectives in service to Healing Justice
Eka Childs-McTear, LMFT
Program Director
Applications & Communications
Eka has been a social justice advocate for youth for more than a decade. Her leadership skills translate into exceptional clinical care and peer mentorship. As a professional, Eka is committed to healing mental health stigma and bringing emotional awareness and self-attunement to communities of color. Eka supports healing past generational, systemic, and communal disparities within our training program and promotes safe and healthy grow-potential.
"Because I understand relationships, trust, and parenting I want better skills for all the families in my Community, to disrupt trauma and expand healthy legacy."
Eka has been mentored by this organization's founders since 2020,
she is an instrumental participant in our organizational development.
Maria Cabrera, MA
Program Director
Victims of Crime Advocate
Maria is an ally to historically marginalized youth, families, and LGBTQ+ for more than a decade. She is an educator with leadership skills who is intentional about self-development resourcing. As an English and Spanish speaking therapist, Maria has earn community regard for supportive Domestic Violence (DV) care, including collaborative and strength-based adaptive navigation of hardships and empowering narratives with EMDR for deeper trauma injuries.
"I believe change improves our quality of life, and I know that
change is hard, so I show up to support brave hearts."
Maria has been mentored by this organization's founders since 2020,
she is an instrumental participant in our organizational development.
Darrius Carter, LCSW
Program Director
Youth Development
DC is deeply committed to Men and Boys of Color issues and facilitates community support groups for both populations. He has 14 years of community activism within residential and outpatient settings. DC helps families build bridges toward reunification and participates in public discourse to inspire men to recognize, interpret, and respond constructively to emotions.
"Utilizing healthy mindsets to overcome my own traumas and struggles with mental health helped me to connect with the importance SELF, honored to pay that forward."
DC has been mentored by this organization's founders since 2021,
he is an instrumental participant in our organizational development.
Renada Finney
Case Manager & Group Facilitator
Renada is a proud queer mom with life experience and mentor capacity for relational issues, family disconnect, and repair approaches that lead to healing trust. Her healing healer journey is rooted in a sincere desire to heal herself and her family. Transformative support inspired her to step into the CARE Partner role,
“My work here is in gratitude for my life’s lesson of self-love,
compassion, and the power of setting healthy boundaries.”
Renada has been mentored by this organization's founders since 2021, she is an instrumental participant in our organizational development.
Mylynn Nguyen
Team Manager
Operations
Mylynn has been a member of this training program since 2020 and has contributed to our evolution in meaningful ways. She is the hub of our operations team and she contributes expertise to our systems development. Mylynn has been instrumental to our organization's morale, and our clinical training program culture. Mylynn uplifts our value for compassionate community care and supports our mission with attentive guidance to clients, peers, & partners.
"I love being a part of a team that is impacting so many lives."
Raina Brown, BS
Case Manager & Group Facilitator
Raina is a Lifestyle Coach and Community Peer Advocate who brings compassion and support to our clients, community partners, and current program participants. Her bachelor's degree in Clinical Social Work, Solara Lifestyle Training, and community investments in supportive peer counseling skills contribute to her success with intake interviews and client resourcing.
"When we know better, we can do better. I am committed to being a supporter for those who want to embrace better lifestyle choices, including harm-reduction resourcing."
Raina has been mentored by this organization's founders since 2022
she is an instrumental participant in our organizational development.
Sylvia Spencer, CPG
Case Manager & Group Facilitator
Sylvia is a leader who understands that CARE Partnership is essential to healing on purpose. She is honored to support others who understand the power of self determination and we are proud that she supports case management in this space. Sylvia is happy to share her own healing journey, commitment to receiving therapy and mentorship, and has earned secure capacity for the essential strategies that foster growth.
I believe every life matters, every story is unique, and everyone deserves
as many chances as they need to live a happy fulfilled life.
Sylvia has been mentored by this organization's founders since 2022,
she is an instrumental participant in our organizational development.