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Training Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tOscar Alvarez<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nOscar is based in Based in Marion County. He leads statewide efforts to expand access to high-quality mental health and suicide-prevention education, supporting ORBIT’s mission to strengthen equitable, community-centered systems of care across Oregon. Based in Oregon, he coordinates training programs that support instructor onboarding, certification requirements, and the delivery of evidence-based courses such as Mental Health First Aid in English and Spanish and Oregon CALM (Counseling in Access to Lethal Means).<\/p>\nOscar’s career path is rooted in psychology, community education, and culturally responsive practice. He earned a degree in Psychology from Western Oregon University and previously served as a Nurturing Fathers Program coordinator, experiences that shaped his commitment to trauma-informed education and community engagement. As a bilingual English and Spanish instructor and curriculum developer, he delivers and adapts training for diverse communities, including rural communities and partners specializing in Spanish-speaking populations. Through collaboration with trainers, stakeholders, and community organizations, Oscar works to expand accessible mental health resources and strengthen Oregon’s statewide preventative network.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tLucina Armstrong Michaud \t<\/h3>\n\tSuicide Prevention Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tLucina Armstrong Michaud <\/h3>\nSuicide Prevention Program Lead<\/h4>\nLucina has supported a variety of mental health training programs for the Oregon behavioral health workforce, as well as the work of the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide School and Equity Committees. She also co-founded the Alliance White Accountability and Learning Community. Her current focus at ORBIT is coordinating the Connect Postvention program and lethal means secure storage device distribution efforts.<\/p>\nLucina has spent the last five years advancing suicide prevention efforts in Oregon with a focus on youth and continues to provide consulting to schools in Southern Oregon through the ESD. Previously, she worked with schools in Lane County on wellness programming as a consultant and served as the Director of a student-led Agile Learning Community.<\/p>\nOriginally trained as a midwife and lactation consultant, she ran a private birth practice for over a decade. She brings her background in sociology, public health, and healthcare along with a strong commitment to equity, community wellness, and dismantling oppressive systems. In her free time, she manages a small sanctuary farm for rescued animals with her three children.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga<\/h3>\nAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead\u00a0<\/h4>\nJennifer is the Oregon Alliance Program Lead\u00a0with AOCMHP and staffs the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. Jenn started with The Alliance in January 2020 with the hope of being able to use her lived experience to influence positive and lasting change in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention work. Her professional experience includes direct care at a transitional age youth group home, crisis response in an emergency department, and policy and program compliance management for Youth Villages Oregon, a statewide nonprofit organization. She helped implement Zero Suicide initiatives at Youth Villages, is a Board Member for the Oregon Chapter of the American foundation for suicide prevention, and active on the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Clackamas County. Jenn is an attempt survivor and wants to use her story to spread hope, help, and healing. Jenn lives in Yamhill County with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos\t<\/h3>\n\tDirector of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\nNicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. 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Oscar is based in Based in Marion County. He leads statewide efforts to expand access to high-quality mental health and suicide-prevention education, supporting ORBIT’s mission to strengthen equitable, community-centered systems of care across Oregon. Based in Oregon, he coordinates training programs that support instructor onboarding, certification requirements, and the delivery of evidence-based courses such as Mental Health First Aid in English and Spanish and Oregon CALM (Counseling in Access to Lethal Means).<\/p>\n
Oscar’s career path is rooted in psychology, community education, and culturally responsive practice. He earned a degree in Psychology from Western Oregon University and previously served as a Nurturing Fathers Program coordinator, experiences that shaped his commitment to trauma-informed education and community engagement. As a bilingual English and Spanish instructor and curriculum developer, he delivers and adapts training for diverse communities, including rural communities and partners specializing in Spanish-speaking populations. Through collaboration with trainers, stakeholders, and community organizations, Oscar works to expand accessible mental health resources and strengthen Oregon’s statewide preventative network.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tLucina Armstrong Michaud \t<\/h3>\n\tSuicide Prevention Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tLucina Armstrong Michaud <\/h3>\nSuicide Prevention Program Lead<\/h4>\nLucina has supported a variety of mental health training programs for the Oregon behavioral health workforce, as well as the work of the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide School and Equity Committees. She also co-founded the Alliance White Accountability and Learning Community. Her current focus at ORBIT is coordinating the Connect Postvention program and lethal means secure storage device distribution efforts.<\/p>\nLucina has spent the last five years advancing suicide prevention efforts in Oregon with a focus on youth and continues to provide consulting to schools in Southern Oregon through the ESD. Previously, she worked with schools in Lane County on wellness programming as a consultant and served as the Director of a student-led Agile Learning Community.<\/p>\nOriginally trained as a midwife and lactation consultant, she ran a private birth practice for over a decade. She brings her background in sociology, public health, and healthcare along with a strong commitment to equity, community wellness, and dismantling oppressive systems. In her free time, she manages a small sanctuary farm for rescued animals with her three children.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga<\/h3>\nAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead\u00a0<\/h4>\nJennifer is the Oregon Alliance Program Lead\u00a0with AOCMHP and staffs the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. Jenn started with The Alliance in January 2020 with the hope of being able to use her lived experience to influence positive and lasting change in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention work. Her professional experience includes direct care at a transitional age youth group home, crisis response in an emergency department, and policy and program compliance management for Youth Villages Oregon, a statewide nonprofit organization. She helped implement Zero Suicide initiatives at Youth Villages, is a Board Member for the Oregon Chapter of the American foundation for suicide prevention, and active on the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Clackamas County. Jenn is an attempt survivor and wants to use her story to spread hope, help, and healing. Jenn lives in Yamhill County with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos\t<\/h3>\n\tDirector of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\nNicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. 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Suicide Prevention Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tLucina Armstrong Michaud <\/h3>\nSuicide Prevention Program Lead<\/h4>\nLucina has supported a variety of mental health training programs for the Oregon behavioral health workforce, as well as the work of the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide School and Equity Committees. She also co-founded the Alliance White Accountability and Learning Community. Her current focus at ORBIT is coordinating the Connect Postvention program and lethal means secure storage device distribution efforts.<\/p>\nLucina has spent the last five years advancing suicide prevention efforts in Oregon with a focus on youth and continues to provide consulting to schools in Southern Oregon through the ESD. Previously, she worked with schools in Lane County on wellness programming as a consultant and served as the Director of a student-led Agile Learning Community.<\/p>\nOriginally trained as a midwife and lactation consultant, she ran a private birth practice for over a decade. She brings her background in sociology, public health, and healthcare along with a strong commitment to equity, community wellness, and dismantling oppressive systems. In her free time, she manages a small sanctuary farm for rescued animals with her three children.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga<\/h3>\nAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead\u00a0<\/h4>\nJennifer is the Oregon Alliance Program Lead\u00a0with AOCMHP and staffs the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. Jenn started with The Alliance in January 2020 with the hope of being able to use her lived experience to influence positive and lasting change in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention work. Her professional experience includes direct care at a transitional age youth group home, crisis response in an emergency department, and policy and program compliance management for Youth Villages Oregon, a statewide nonprofit organization. She helped implement Zero Suicide initiatives at Youth Villages, is a Board Member for the Oregon Chapter of the American foundation for suicide prevention, and active on the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Clackamas County. Jenn is an attempt survivor and wants to use her story to spread hope, help, and healing. Jenn lives in Yamhill County with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos\t<\/h3>\n\tDirector of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. 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Lucina has supported a variety of mental health training programs for the Oregon behavioral health workforce, as well as the work of the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide School and Equity Committees. She also co-founded the Alliance White Accountability and Learning Community. Her current focus at ORBIT is coordinating the Connect Postvention program and lethal means secure storage device distribution efforts.<\/p>\n
Lucina has spent the last five years advancing suicide prevention efforts in Oregon with a focus on youth and continues to provide consulting to schools in Southern Oregon through the ESD. Previously, she worked with schools in Lane County on wellness programming as a consultant and served as the Director of a student-led Agile Learning Community.<\/p>\n
Originally trained as a midwife and lactation consultant, she ran a private birth practice for over a decade. She brings her background in sociology, public health, and healthcare along with a strong commitment to equity, community wellness, and dismantling oppressive systems. In her free time, she manages a small sanctuary farm for rescued animals with her three children.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga<\/h3>\nAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead\u00a0<\/h4>\nJennifer is the Oregon Alliance Program Lead\u00a0with AOCMHP and staffs the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. Jenn started with The Alliance in January 2020 with the hope of being able to use her lived experience to influence positive and lasting change in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention work. Her professional experience includes direct care at a transitional age youth group home, crisis response in an emergency department, and policy and program compliance management for Youth Villages Oregon, a statewide nonprofit organization. She helped implement Zero Suicide initiatives at Youth Villages, is a Board Member for the Oregon Chapter of the American foundation for suicide prevention, and active on the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Clackamas County. Jenn is an attempt survivor and wants to use her story to spread hope, help, and healing. Jenn lives in Yamhill County with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos\t<\/h3>\n\tDirector of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. 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Alliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tJennifer Fraga<\/h3>\nAlliance to Prevent Suicide (APS) Program Lead\u00a0<\/h4>\nJennifer is the Oregon Alliance Program Lead\u00a0with AOCMHP and staffs the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. Jenn started with The Alliance in January 2020 with the hope of being able to use her lived experience to influence positive and lasting change in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention work. Her professional experience includes direct care at a transitional age youth group home, crisis response in an emergency department, and policy and program compliance management for Youth Villages Oregon, a statewide nonprofit organization. She helped implement Zero Suicide initiatives at Youth Villages, is a Board Member for the Oregon Chapter of the American foundation for suicide prevention, and active on the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Clackamas County. Jenn is an attempt survivor and wants to use her story to spread hope, help, and healing. Jenn lives in Yamhill County with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos\t<\/h3>\n\tDirector of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\nNicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. 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Jennifer is the Oregon Alliance Program Lead\u00a0with AOCMHP and staffs the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide. Jenn started with The Alliance in January 2020 with the hope of being able to use her lived experience to influence positive and lasting change in suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention work. Her professional experience includes direct care at a transitional age youth group home, crisis response in an emergency department, and policy and program compliance management for Youth Villages Oregon, a statewide nonprofit organization. She helped implement Zero Suicide initiatives at Youth Villages, is a Board Member for the Oregon Chapter of the American foundation for suicide prevention, and active on the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Clackamas County. Jenn is an attempt survivor and wants to use her story to spread hope, help, and healing. Jenn lives in Yamhill County with her family.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos\t<\/h3>\n\tDirector of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\nNicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. 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Director of Operations & Training<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tMaria Gdontakis-Pos<\/h3>\nDirector of Operations & Training<\/h4>\nMaria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\nMaria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. 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While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. 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Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. 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Maria serves as the Director of Operations and Training at ORBIT, where she guides statewide efforts to strengthen Oregon’s workforce. Her career has been shaped by a deep commitment to building opportunities that support people in their most vulnerable moments. For more than a decade, she led Oregon’s Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) and Advanced Clinician Skills Trainings, helping expand access to practical, compassionate education for professionals and community members across the state. She also supervises and supports a range of suicide prevention and intervention trainings and other evidence\u2011informed practices.<\/p>\n
Maria played a pivotal role in creating Oregon’s first formal Mobile Crisis Foundational Training, an initiative designed to meet OAR requirements and give crisis teams the structure, skills, and confidence needed to respond effectively in their communities. Her work helped establish a consistent, statewide training pathway that continues to shape how Oregon prepares its crisis workforce. With master’s degrees in Counseling and Education, Maria brings both clinical expertise and a strong foundation in adult learning. She has worked in mental health for many years, including more than five years as a therapist, and has extensive experience in crisis intervention and suicide prevention. Her approach blends practical wisdom, empathy, and a belief in the resilience of individuals and communities. Maria is passionate about promoting mental health awareness, fostering healing and recovery, and supporting those navigating mental health challenges.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\t<\/h3>\n\tCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\nNicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. 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Community Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tTim Glascock\u2028<\/h3>\nCommunity Suicide Prevention Training Program Lead<\/h4>\nTim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\nAs a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. 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Tim’s\u00a0trauma-informed, collaborative youth mental health experience sets a foundation while his Master’s of Public Health guides him in a wide variety of community mental health promotion and suicide prevention efforts. While upstream mental health promotion is his passion, suicide prevention trainings have been his focus for the past ten years, five of which have been at AOCMHP\/ORBIT.\u00a0 Previous roles also allowed Tim to hone skills in grant writing, federal-level grant administration, training development, and evaluation implementation.<\/p>\n
As a Portland native and current resident, who’s lived half his life in rural communities throughout the Willamette Valley and Oregon Coast, Tim brings a thoughtful and dynamic approach to his role as Community Suicide Prevention Training Lead. Tim greatly values actively building relationships throughout the state to better understand the varying needs and opportunities for partnership.\u00a0 Presently, his focus includes statewide ASIST implementation (including community-specific ASIST workshop coordination for Veterans and Latine communities) along with coordination of a rural older adult social connection mini-grant project.\u00a0 Tim is active in the Oregon Alliance to Prevent Suicide, including the equity subcommittee and white accountability learning collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\t<\/h3>\n\tOperations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\nNicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. 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Operations Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tSierra Henderson\u2028<\/h3>\nOperations Specialist<\/h4>\nSierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\nSierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. 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Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. 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Sierra holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Communication and has built her career in environments centered on supporting people and communities, including mental health and human services settings. She serves as ORBIT’s Operations Specialist, focusing on the behind-the-scenes coordination that allows ORBIT’s programs, partnerships, and initiatives to move forward effectively. By supporting daily operations and strengthening internal systems, she helps maintain the structure needed for collaborative work across behavioral health, suicide prevention, and our community-centered work.<\/p>\n
Sierra previously lived in Salem and now supports ORBIT’s work remotely from Oklahoma, maintaining a strong connection to Oregon through her role. She travels back to Oregon each year in support of ORBIT’s annual training summit and values the opportunity to continue working alongside Oregon’s behavioral health community. This ongoing connection to the state and its people remains an important and meaningful part of her work with ORBIT.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez\t<\/h3>\n\tExecutive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. 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Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. 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In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. 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Executive Director<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tCherryl Ramirez<\/h3>\nExecutive Director<\/h4>\nCherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\nCherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\nOther roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\nMs. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. 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Cherryl has served as Executive Director of the Association of Oregon Community Mental Health Programs (AOCMHP) for fourteen years. In this role, Ms. Ramirez advocates for policy and resources to support and improve community behavioral health and developmental disabilities systems, in collaboration with behavioral health associations, human service advocacy organizations, and other system partners.<\/p>\n
Cherryl Ramirez is also the Executive Director of Oregon Behavioral Health Innovation and Training (ORBIT). In this role, she leads the organization in implementing its mission to support the public behavioral health workforce through training programs and learning communities.<\/p>\n
Other roles are member of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Directors (NACBHDD) Board and member of Oregon’s Universal Health Plan Governance Board. Prior to her work in Oregon, Cherryl served as Executive Director of the Association of Community Mental Health Authorities of Illinois for eight years.<\/p>\n
Ms. Ramirez lives in Salem, Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH\t<\/h3>\n\tStrategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. She has been a member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers since 2013 and has partnered with hundreds of individuals and organizations around the country to co-create shared goals and action plans for health improvement.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart\u2028\t<\/h3>\n\tTraining Coordinator<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tHeather Stewart<\/h3>\nTraining Coordinator<\/h4>\nHeather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\nDuring her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\nIn her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. Her professional interests include youth mental health, suicide prevention, and the evaluation of training programs to inform continuous improvement and meaningful impact.<\/p>\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\t<\/h3>\n\tAdministrative Specialist<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tNicole Vega\u2028<\/h3>\nAdministrative Specialist<\/h4>\nNicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\nBased in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. 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Strategic Projects Consultant<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRead Bio\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\tAriel Singer, MPH<\/h3>\nStrategic Projects Consultant<\/h4>\nAriel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. 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Ariel has been leading strategic projects as an AOCMHP and ORBIT partner since 2017, ranging in focus from value-based care and person-centered intake to organizational development and strategic planning. Ariel is the founder and principal consultant for Waterwheel Health Consulting<\/a>, and brings extensive experience as a community health transformation strategist and program leader. Ariel earned a Master of Public Health with an emphasis on health promotion at the OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. 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Heather is based in Salem, Oregon, where she supports statewide efforts to strengthen suicide prevention and mental health awareness through evidence-based training. She holds a Master of Public Health in Health Promotion and Health Behavior from Oregon State University.<\/p>\n
During her time at OSU, Heather served as a Graduate Program Assistant, delivering Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) and both Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid trainings across Linn, Benton, and Lincoln Counties. In this role, she collaborated closely with community partners and organizations to increase confidence, knowledge, and capacity to recognize and respond to mental health concerns and suicide risk.<\/p>\n
In her current position, Heather continues to support Mental Health First Aid initiatives across Oregon, along with advanced suicide prevention skills trainings and Connect Postvention. Her work is grounded in a strong commitment to community-based prevention, practical skill-building, and reducing stigma around mental health and suicide. Heather is passionate about supporting organizations and individuals in creating safer, more supportive environments where people feel empowered to help one another. 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Nicole serves as an Administrative Specialist with ORBIT, supporting the organization’s mission by ensuring day-to-day operations and logistics run smoothly. In this role, she manages administrative tasks such as coordinating calendar invites, supporting meetings, and documenting clear and accurate meeting minutes.<\/p>\n
Based in Keizer, Oregon, Nicole brings a background in healthcare and human services. Prior to joining ORBIT, she worked extensively with the geriatric population across a range of healthcare settings. This experience deepened their understanding of person-centered care, collaboration, and the importance of strong systems of support.<\/p>\n
Nicole earned a bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science from Oregon State University, which provided a strong foundation in understanding individuals, families, and systems across the lifespan. Nicole approaches her work with care, attention to detail, and a commitment to supporting teams that are making meaningful change across Oregon.<\/p>\t\t\n
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