Staff

Our Staff & Board

We are educators and creators. Planners and do-ers. Always willing to listen and ready to help. And we’re passionate about what we do. We take it pretty seriously when we say that every young person has the right to live their authentic sexuality. We believe in our work, and in you, and we love what we do.

We are a small but mighty staff of 25, and like any small nonprofit, we count on the strengths of our staff to get the job done. That means that day-to-day, many of us wear many hats and work across many projects. It also means we get a ton of opportunities to always be learning and growing.

That’s probably just one of the reasons why our staff tend to stick around. Eight of our staff members have been with us for over 14 years! (What’s more…Janet is finishing out year 21…And we have several new hires! Hello to JB, Christy, Julia, and Rebecca!) So yeah, we love what we do and we love Healthy Teen Network. Our experience is a major strength for us, and it makes us even more ready and able to help you.

Our Staff

Our Board

Interested in joining our Board? We’re not currently recruiting, but would love to hear from you.

Chair

Donna Elliston, DrPH, MSPH
Principal Research Associate, Westat

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Vice Chair

Mackenzie Flynn
Policy & Annual Conference Manager, AIDS United

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Treasurer

Tony Vela
Program Manager, US Department of Labor

Secretary

Patti Flowers-Coulson
Director of Finance & IT, Turnaround Tuesday, Inc.  

Ex-Officio

Monica Faulkner, PhD, LMSW
Director, Research Associate Professor, Texas Institute for Child & Family Wellbeing, Steve Hicks School of Social Work

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Board Member

April J. Bell, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor, University of California San Francisco, Family & Community Medicine

Board Member

Aisha Mays, MD
CEO & Founder, Dream Youth Clinic Clinical Researcher, University of California, San Fransisco Bixby Center for Global Reproductive Health

Board Member

Valerie J. Parker, MA, LMFT, LCSW
Executive Director, Young Families of Indiana Network, Future Promises

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Board Member

Marilyn Preston, PhD
Associate Professor of Human Services, Metropolitan State University

Board Member

Preston Shatwell

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