Staff Directory

Co-Founder and Director of Programs and Evaluation, Center for Wellbeing in School Environments
Dr. McCormick is a clinical psychologist, Associate Professor of Medicine, and Co-Founder and Director of Programs and Evaluation for MedStar WISE.

Director of Educator Wellness, EmpowerEd
Gracy Obuchowicz serves as the Director of Educator Wellness at EmpowerEd.

Director
Olga is an advocate of school-based mental health services. She has dedicated her training in clinical psychology to improving the lives of young people.

Youth-Adult Partnership Director
Queen Alike, MPH is a George Washington University doctoral student and Youth-Adult Partnership Director at the Center for Health and Health Care in Schools.

Founder and Executive Director, EmpowerK12
Josh is the Founder and Executive Director of EmpowerK12 and is recognized as a leader in DC education data analytics.

Director of Clinical Training, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Dr. Carter is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Director of Clinical Training with MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry.

Graduate Research Assistant
Grace is a current graduate student in the School Counseling Program at George Washington University.

Deputy Director, Flamboyan Foundation
Emily leads Flamboyan’s DC Office, overseeing the organization’s work to expand REAL Family Engagement with partners both locally and nationally.

Policy Consultant
Vinu is a Policy Analyst at DC COMBS, a policy consultant with CHHCS, and co-leads MEL for Whole DC, while also leading PoP Health.

Founder, Collective Learning Consulting
Patrice Cunniff Linehan, Ed.D., is the founder of Collective Learning Consulting and a certified Social Learning Lab Leadership Fellow.

Communications Associate
Bela Mahtabfar received her MPH from the George Washington's Milken Institute School of Public Health (GWSPH) in 2024.

Research Program Manager
Margaret is a Program Manager for Research and provides financial and grants administration support to the Center.
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