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John is the Co-Director of the nonprofit, Dads Move and holds several certifications as a trainer in Mental Health. He is always seeking to break new ground and share his knowledge of education advocacy. He started working with Child Family Services as a visit supervisor using that experience to support children and families impacted by mental health challenges. Work closely with Children Family Services, Children Protective Services, Court Appointed Special Advocates and Guardian Enlightens. Monitor and document the visitations between Parent and Children with Emotional and Behavioral issues. Trying to advocate the Children back into the home. Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Parenting Skills, Anti-Bullying program, Right Response De-escalation, Collaborative Problem Solving (Based on "The Explosive Child"), Ending Isolation and Stigma, Parents Empowering Parents, Mental Health First Aid, Wraparound and High Fidelity Wraparound, WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan), Crisis Intervention Training (for Law Enforcement/First Responders), Peer to Peer counseling. Certified in Group Facilitation and speaking.
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Ashley Albert is from Seattle, Wa. A certified peer counselor in Wa state. She is a formerly incarcerated woman, a youth who aged out of foster care at eighteen years old, a parent affected by the family regulation system who shares her experiences to help others achieve freedom. Manifesting as an activist and advocate surrounding policy and systemic change at the local, state, and national level through her lived experience. She is experienced in Trauma and Crisis Prevention, has coauthored two abstracts for the Colombia Journal of Race and Law; Shattered Bonds Symposium "Dorothy Roberts." She recently completed a 8 month Leadership Academy cohort for survivors- Heal 2 Action with collective Justice, under the restorative justice framework. She spends her time educating and advocating on behalf of birth parents whom are former foster youth and now parents navigating the Family Regulation System.
Kim Pham is the Program Manager for the WA State Department of Veterans Affairs’ (WDVA) Veterans Conservation Corps (VCC). She studied nuclear engineering at U.C. Berkeley and served in the U.S. Navy as a nuclear surface warfare officer. After her service, she found her new mission while participating in an internship with the VCC in 2016 and accepted a position with the WDVA to develop and grow the VCC program after her internship. Her mission is to serve those who served by providing veterans with self-directed connections to the lands, waters, and communities in WA State through meaningful work in conserving and restoring natural ecosystems with the VCC’s environmental conservation and agricultural community partners. When she’s not working and being distracted by her curiosity of too many things to learn in a lifetime, she is most likely to be found outside trail running, hiking, biking, or camping.
