EMH Symposium 2022
Schedule
Creating a Culture of Community:
Reclaim, Remember, Reconnect
Day 1
Thursday, August 11, 2022
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Breakouts, workshops, and special events are still being updated. Please check here regularly for the latest schedule information.
8:00 - 9:00
Registration, Meet & Greet
Coffee, tea & light refreshments served
Jonas Center
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome & Introductions
Walter Turner | Umoja Equity Institute; Department Chair, COM Social Science
Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D | COM Director of Student Services – Student Accessibility and Psychological Services
Jonas Center
9:15 - 10:00
Opening Address
Jaimeo Brown | Transcending Arts
Building Community Through Rhythm: Grounding and Renewal
Jonas Center
10:20-11:50
Breakouts #1
Shaylah Anderson, MA | COM Faculty Diversity Internship Program
Understanding Mental Health in K-12 Schools
Pomo 6-203
Tara Collins, MD, MPH | Marin County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Equity & Integrative Medicine
Pomo 5-116
Ismael Lara, MA | COM Social Science Faculty
The Warrior In You: Decolonizing and Destigmatizing Mental Health in the Latinx/e Community
Pomo 5-120
Batul TrueHeart | Maaso Medicina
Facing, Feeling and Moving Forward with Grief: Indigenous Perspectives on Emotions
Jonas Center
Tea Perales | COM Equity and Activities Coordinator
Breaking Isolation: Self Care and Community Care in Action
Pomo 6-205
12:00-12:30
Lunch Pause
Jonas Center
12:30-1:15
Noonday Address
Jei Africa, Psy.D., MSCP | Director of Marin County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Ensuring Equity in Integrated Behavioral Health Services
Jonas Center
1:30 - 2:50
Breakouts #2
Marie de la Paz, Psy.D | Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Decolonizing Mindfulness: Shifting from the Colonial Mindset into the Values of Indigenous Heritage Cultures
Pomo 5-120
Raj Escondo, | Yoga and Meditation Instructor
Yoga and Decompression
*please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes
Miwok 13-105
Cary McQueen | Art with Impact
Community Representation and Celebration: Using Short Film to Normalize Mental Health Support
Pomo 5-116
Roundtable: - Inclusive Education: Supporting Formerly Incarcerated Students on College Campuses
Jason Bell, MS | Director of Programs,
CSU Project Rebound Consortium
Jody Lewen, Ph.D. | President,
Mount Tamalpais College
Bonaru Richardson | Communications Associate, Mount Tamalpais College
Jonas Center
3:10-3:30
Reconvene & Close of Day 1
Jonas Center
Creating a Culture of Community:
Reclaim, Remember, Reconnect
Day 2
Friday, August 12, 2022
9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
8:00 - 9:00
Registration, Meet & Greet
Coffee, tea & light refreshments served
Jonas Center
9:00 - 9:15
Welcome & Introductions
Walter Turner | Umoja Equity Institute; Department Chair, COM Social Science
Stormy Miller Sabia, Ed.D | COM Director of Student Services – Student Accessibility and Psychological Services
Jonas Center
9:15 - 10:00
Opening Address
Gerald Chambers, MFT | Marriage and Family Therapist
Positive Relationships and Mental Health
Jonas Center
10:20-11:50
Breakouts #1
Don Carney | Executive Director, Youth Transforming Justice
Liberatory Pedagogy: Deconstructing Colonial/Corporate Education
Pomo 5-120
Eva Jo Meyers | Inspired Learning & Leading
Facilitating with a Safety and Trauma-Informed Lens
Pomo 6-205
Sadika Sulaiman Hara | COM Director of Student Services – Activities and Advocacy
(Re)evaluating Approaches to Student Behavior in the Classroom: Centering CARE and Identity
Pomo 6-203
Larry Woodland, MSW, MBA | Side by Side
Transforming Trauma: Recreating Systems Towards Healing
Pomo 5-116
Roundtable on Student Athletes - Demands, Pressures, and Mental Health
Steve Berringer, Derek Morgan, LyRyan Russell, Emily Schaefer, Hakeem Ward | COM Athletic Department
Ashley Davis-Carter | LeadHership Athletics
Jonas Center
12:00-12:25 Lunch Pause Jonas
12:25-1:15
Community Panel
Oshalla D. Marcus
Cultural Arts and Wellness Educator
Jahmeer Reynolds, M.Ed
Executive Director, Marin County Cooperations Team
Elaine Tannous, LMFT
Bilingual Mental Health Clinician, Canal Alliance
Wendy Zepeda, LCSW
Integrated Behavioral Health Clinical Supervisor, Marin Community Clinics
Jonas Center
or
Farm Tour and Q&A
Meet outside Jonas, by registration
1:30 - 2:50
Breakouts #2
Craig Coss | COM Faculty, Fine Arts & Architecture Department
Celebrating Imaginative Diversity & Finding Wholeness in Collaboration
Pomo 3
Gina Davis, Psy.D. | Licensed Clinical Psychologist
After the Acceptance Letter: Seven Health Mindsets for Emotional Wellness in College
Pomo 5-120
Maureen Miller | Co-Creator
Black to Yoga
Open to all interested in relaxing during the symposium.
*Please bring a yoga mat and wear comfortable clothes
Miwok 13-105
adrienne danyelle oliver, Ed.D. | Educator & Writer
Healing Writing Circle for Healers, Practitioners, Educators & Other Social Justice Warriors
Pomo 5-116
3:10-3:30
Reconvene & Closing of Symposium
Jaimeo Brown | Transcending Arts
Building Community through Rhythm: Closing
Jonas Center