The New England Mental Health Technology Transfer Center (MHTTC) is excited to announce the 2021 graduates of the Yale LET(s)Lead Academy New England Cohort. Thirteen Fellows completed the nine-month leadership fellowship. Yale’s Lived Experience Transformational Leadership Academy (LET(s)Lead) was designed for leaders with lived experience to develop transformative knowledge, skills, and abilities.
The New England MHTTC is committed to promoting people with lived experience in mental health leadership and transforming systems of care in the New England region. Partnering with Yale LET(s)Lead for a New England cohort was a fabulous experience. The 13 Fellows completed a ten-week course of study to further develop and enhance their lived experience leadership skills. Topics of study included transformational leadership, Appreciative Inquiry, advocacy, racial and social justice, community mapping, and project development and organization. Fellows worked with their LET(s)Lead mentors over the past six months to develop projects focused on transformation. Thirteen fabulous projects emerged through this process, all listed below.
Watch to learn how LET(s)Lead impacted these leaders!
Connecticut
Char'Dornne Bussue
Recovery Support Specialist, Bridger, Advocacy Unlimited Inc.
New Bridge- Reentry Peer Support Services
Stephanie Covington
Certified Peer Support Specialist, The Department of Veterans Affairs
Peer Bridger Project for VASH Veterans
Maine
Rosana Boyce
Program Director, Journey House Recovery
Increasing Women's Recovery Housing in Central Maine
Gidget Murphy
Peer Specialist Network Coordinator, Wabanaki Tribe
Peer Support: Outreach Advocate Coordination for Wabanaki Tribe
Massachusetts
Bradford Chaffee
Abstract Artist, SoWa Art + Design District
Peer Run Food Co-op
Dan Johnston
Certified Peer Support Specialist, Edinburg Center
Raising Lived Experience Through Narratives
Allie Orlando
Director of Career Services, Project Place
Creating an Inclusive Workplace
Kristine Irizarry
Site Supervisor, Gandara Center, Impact Center Drop-In
Integrating Peer Support Model into Latino Population
New Hampshire
William Mounce
Residential Coordinator, WestBridge Community Services
Stigma Kills
Rhode Island
Erin Goodman
Peer Recovery Specialist, Washington County Zero Suicide Program
Creating a Pathway of Care for Washington County, RI
Vermont
Katie Bourque
Human Resources Manager, (Formerly Mental Health Programs Manager), Pathways Vermont
Cognitive Liberty, Epistemic Injustice, and Harm/Risk Reduction
Malaika Puffer
Health Care and Rehabilitation Services of Southeastern Vermont
Prison Abolition Solidarity: No New Prisons Means No New Locked Psych Facilities
Jason Young
Team Leader of Soteria Services, Pathways Vermont
Peer Support in a Residential Setting
To contact Fellows about their work/project or for more information about Yale University's LET(s)Lead Academy, please contact New England MHTTC Education Coordinator, Dana Asby at [email protected].
