The Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Training and Technical Assistance Center (M-TAC) is funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS).
This project is led by the Center for Applied Research Solutions (CARS) in partnership with Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), Kauffman and Associates, Inc. (KAI), and other leading organizations in the field.
Training and Technical Assistance Team
Amanda Flores
Senior Program Associate & 988 Tribal Lead
Amanda Kay Lipp
Training and Technical Assistance Specialist
Danielle Raghib
Field Director
David Lopez
Technical Assistance Specialist
Erin Zamora
Technical Assistance Specialist
Joshua Severns
Tribal BH and Crisis Response Advisor
Matthew Moody
Principal Consultant
Stephen Valliere
Project Director
Subject Matter Experts/Senior Advisors
Dr. Art Martinez
Tribal Psychologist
Andunett Langhum
Senior Consultant
Carla Lemos
Senior Consultant
Deborah (Deb) Werner
Senior Advisor
Holly Echo-Hawk
Senior Behavioral Health Advisor
Monica Reeves
Subject Matter Expert
Nichole Stevens
Subject Matter Expert
Patrick Gauthier
Senior Advisor
Management Team
Andrew Guy
Senior Program Manager
Andrew Ha
Project Manager
Corrina Joyner
Research Associate
Dennis Robinson
Director of Marketing and Communications
Euna Ra-Smith
988 Program Director
Ida Kostianis
Project Manager
Ingrid Severson
Project Manager
Jacquie Vatert
Manager
Kerrilyn Scott-Nakai
Executive Director
Kim Weis
Communications Director
Kimberly Linman
Project Management
Lee Shaw
Senior Writer & Data Lead
Maja Jolly
988 Program Manager
Matt Eich
Web Developer
Miranda March
Project Director
Nicole Slowman
Project Manager
Shaka Franklin
Instructional Designer
Steven Jimenez
Distance Learning Specialist
Veronica Welch
Senior Program Associate