David Barkan, PhD, holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology with a specialization in organization development. He works with Bay Area non-profit and governmental human services organizations to help them effectively change their systems, open up communication, and solve difficult problems. Dr. Barkan provides team facilitation as well as intensive training programs in collaborative service team facilitation.

Gregory A. Crosby, MA, LPC, CGP, is a clinical group coordinator for Kaiser Permanente's northwest region. He has a national consulting and training practice in group therapy. Mr. Crosby is on the National Board of Certified Group Psychotherapists and is an adjunct faculty member at Lewis & Clark College graduate school in counseling psychology, at Portland State University in continuing professional education, and at Marylhurst University in humanities.

Daniel Fisher, MD, PhD, earned a PhD in biochemistry and carried out neurochemical research into the possible biochemical basis of schizophrenia at the National Institutes of Mental Health. During the course of that work he, at 25, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and was hospitalized several times. Dr. Fisher recovered from schizophrenia, earned a medical degree, and became a psychiatrist. He practices as a board-certified community psychiatrist and executive director of the National Empowerment Center. Dr. Fisher was also a commissioner on the White House New Freedom Commission on Mental Health.

Crystal McMahon, BS, graduated from Southern Oregon University in 1998 with a bachelor’s degree in psychology and is currently in the process of working toward her masters. She has been working with evidence-based supported employment at Options for Southern Oregon for the last six years as an employment specialist, case manager, and supported employment program manager. Currently, Ms. McMahon works as a research assistant for the mental health treatment study and provides community mental health agencies across Oregon technical assistance with implementing supported employment. Ms. McMahon’s favorite thing about supported employment is seeing how the process of going to work can be a catalyst for recovery in many aspects of consumers’ lives.

Ryan Melton, MA, LPC, earned his masters from Pacific University in Forest Grove, Oregon, with a dual emphasis in behavior analysis and organizational behavior. For the last six years he has been working as clinical lead with the Early Assessment and Support Team (EAST), a program that works with young individuals who have experienced their first break of schizophrenia. EAST utilizes EBP's, including Family Psycho-Education, Supported Employment, and Illness Management and Recovery. Mr. Melton is a member of the Board of Licensed Counselors and also teaches at Chemeketa Community College as an adjunct faculty in the social science and human services departments. Mr. Melton plans to start his PhD in the fall and aims to complete a triathlon this summer.

Paul Potter, MSW, is currently vice president of organizational development for Cascadia, a behavioral healthcare company providing mental health and addictions services. Mr. Potter has 27 years of experience in behavioral healthcare as a counselor, supervisor, manager, director, CEO, educator, and mentor. He has successfully lead addictions and mental health teams and organizations, including 15 years as a national leader in NAADAC, the association for addiction professionals. He has a passionate and humorous style, creating an engaging atmosphere for accelerated learning.

Sandy Langfitt Reese, BS, QMHP, received her bachelor’s degree from University of Oregon. She has worked in mental health for the past 29 years, 24 of those years have been at LifeWorks North West managing employment programs that assist individuals diagnosed with severe mental illness to return to the workforce. Recently Ms. Reese was hired by Dartmouth College as a quality management project director for a Mental Health Treatment Study (MHTS). The MHTS is funded by SSA and will be implemented in 22 demonstration sites across the United States. The MHTS will examine the value of delivering supported employment and appropriate behavioral health services to SSDI beneficiaries with a primary impairment of schizophrenia or affective disorder.