Staff Directory

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Megan McCormick

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.

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Gracy Obuchowicz

Director of Educator Wellness, EmpowerEd

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

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Dr. Olga Acosta Price

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.

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Queen Alike

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.

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Josh Boots

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.

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Denisha Carter

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.

Grace Chen
Grace Chen

Graduate Research Assistant

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

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Emily Garcia

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.

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Vinu Ilakkuvan

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.

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Patrice Cunniff Linehan

Founder, Collective Learning Consulting

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

Bela Mahtabfar
Bela Mahtabfar

Communications Associate

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

Margaret Marcotte
Margaret Marcotte

Research Program Manager

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

 

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