Meet Our Trained Volunteer Peer Facilitators
This group of trained peers from diverse backgrounds and professions with their own lived experience of depression and resilience are the heart and soul of LiveWell. They volunteer to lead LiveWell support groups in their community or online so that all people can access free and effective care. Here's our current crew...

Amy
Pennsylvania
Amy is a social worker and educator who inspires people to use mindfulness practices for good mental health.

BJ
Baja California
BJ is an artist and facilitates the LiveWell Seniors support group.

Charles
Pennsylvania
Charles is as an empath, podcast listener, and enjoyer of sleep and carbohydrates who "make things in ableton." He is grateful to be part of the LiveWell family.

David
Washington
David works in tech and spends his free time learning how to adult.

Helena
Germany
Helena is a translator and counselor who enjoys nature, bookclubs and crafts.

J. (Jerome)
Pennsylvania
Originally from Rochester, NY, J. has experience in teaching, peer counseling, and community volunteer work.

Judy
Pennsylvania
Judy is a professor emeritus with expertise in psychology and gerontology from Philadelphia who helps lead the Seniors support group.

Linda
New York
Linda is a pediatrician in New York and works with trainees on resiliency and wellness. She facilitates the physician group.

Nikki
Kentucky
Nikki lives in Lexington., KY. She loves traveling, reading historical and science fiction, and hearing new stories from old friends.

Petra
Pennsylvania
Petra is an attorney who also serves on the LiveWell Foundation Board of Directors.

Ryan
Pennsylvania
Ryan is passionate about helping others on their journey of finding and maintaining balance and wellness. He brings his lived experience of depression and addiction to the Recovery Group.

Shannon
Louisiana
Shannon is an educator and substance use disorder counselor passionate about helping people transition from tribulation to triumph.

Sunny
Florida
Sunny is an Analyst who believes everyone should be allowed to be the best versions of themselves. Her life mission is to make people smile and push themselves to overcome challenges.

Tony
Georgia
Tony works in finance and accounting for a nonprofit. He enjoys coffee, musical theater, and practicing listening skills.

Amanda
North Carolina
Amanda is our self-proclaimed "resident goofball" who strives to keep groups light and lively. A crafter and nature lover, with experience in special event planning and public relations.

Ben
New Jersey
Ben incorporates his experience as a freelance journalist and passion for philosophy into his group facilitation style.

Clancy
Pennsylvania
Clancy is an educator and visual artist whose work has been shown across the U.S. He is also the co-creator of the LiveWell Teens Program.

Eli
Pennsylvania
Eli is a retired IT professional with a special interest in positively impacting the lives of others.

Ilona
Massachusetts
Ilona loves travel, spending time in nature and "fooling around with words" (writing).

Janine
Malaysia
Janine (she/her) is a singer-songwriting Londoner (currently residing in S.E. Asia) who is passionate about self-development, personal growth education, and wellness.

Karina
Pennsylvania
Karina is a Social Worker and the LiveWell Program Director.

Michael
Pennsylvania
Michael is a surgeon and mental health advocate for physicians and all people aiming to live a healthy life.

Olivia
Pennsylvania
Olivia (she/her) is a psychology student and yoga instructo. Her passions include making music, water-based activities, and spreading the word about LiveWell!

Purple
Saudi Arabia
Purple is a student who wants to help break mental health stigma and has hopes of becoming a Neuropsychologist.

Saji
Pennsylvania
Saji is a current facilitator of the online LiveWell Teens support group.

Shantal
Pennsylvania
Shantal works in tech and enjoys comedy, travel, and cooking with friends & family. She is a life-long learner and has a passion for personal development.

Sweeny
New Jersey
Sweeny is a social worker passionate about serving her community and hiking. And thanks to her translation expertise, LiveWell Espanol is coming soon!

Toshi
New York
Toshi is a mental health advocate and facilitator at the LiveWell Recovery group.

Ari
New York
Ari lives in Brooklyn and enjoys volunteering and 'living' the LiveWell Strategies of Challenge the Stigma of Depression and Taking Action by volunteering as a peer facilitator.

Beth
Pennsylvania
Beth is an "outside of the box" pediatrician who helps lead the LiveWell Physicians support groups.

Cookie
North Carolina
Cookie is a 40+ year veteran TV producer and current freelance writer. She loves Baroque and jazz music; reads everything, and is grateful for LiveWell because it changed her life!

Eric
Washington DC
Eric is a Professional Certified Coach & certified practitioner of Applied Positive Psychology.

Isaac
Pennsylvania
Isaac is a coach and professional figure skater who performs internationally.

Joanne
Pennsylvania
Joanne is a hospital volunteer who also serves on the LiveWell Board of Directors.

Lasya
Pennsylvania
Lasya is a PhD candidate studying neuroscience and is passionate about making a positive difference in the lives of others through mental health advocacy, cultural awareness, and kindness.

MJ
New York
MJ (she/her) is a student studying psychology in hopes of becoming a LMHC one day.

Pat
Pennsylvania
Pat is a retired public health professional and co-facilitator of the Seniors support group.

Rick
Georgia
Rick is an administrator and teacher in Special Education and an advocate for mental wellness.

Sarah
Maine
Sarah brings her education, professional, and personal experiences to LiveWell. She is passionate about her recovery and breaking the mental health stigma.

Shaun
Pennsylvania
Shaun went from leading an in-person support group at the William Way LGBTQ Center in Philadelphia to now supporting his peers across the country online.

Tom
Pennsylvania
A proud full-time Dad, Tom went from leading the local West Philadelphia in-person support group to now supporting his peers across the country online.

Bridget
Pennsylvania
Bridget is a social worker in Philadelphia who helps facilitate the LiveWell Teens Support Group.

Bruce
United States
Bruce is a retired anesthesiologist who believes the stigma surrounding mental health must be fought on all fronts.

Daniel
Pennsylvania
Daniel is a professor of Humanities at a university in Philadelphia.

Emily
Virginia
Emily (she/her) is a graduate student passionate about mental health access for all, and creating spaces for people to find their purpose and cultivate their own happiness.

Jeff
Pennsylvania
Jeff is a health care clinician who resides in Philadelphia. The LiveWell community is very
special to him, and he wants to give back to it as much as he can.

Jodi
Pennsylvania
Jodi is an accountant with a passion for traveling and adventure.

Laurie
Virginia
Laurie came to LiveWell through yoga and is grateful for the opportunity to give back as a co-facilitator of the Seniors Support Group.

Mudhillin
Pennsylvania
Mu is a teacher of youth of all ages, and daily runs more miles than we can count.

Peter
Pennsylvania
Peter is a CNA, a proud dad and husband, and a helps to facilitate the LiveWell Wisdom support group.

Rob
Pennsylvania
Rob (he/him) is a Relationship Coach who uses Nonviolent Communication to support couples in co-creating fulfilling relationships. LiveWell contributes to his own wellness.

Sean
Pennsylvania
Sean is a physician in recovery, and advocate for improved public health policy for mental health and substance use disorders.

Stefanie
Pennsylvania
Stefanie created the LiveWell Program®, and now trains her peers to help make a difference.

Tracy
Connecticut
Tracy is a Clinical Social Worker passionate about helping children with disabilities and their family. Tracy uses her natural empathy and compassion to support her peers at LiveWell.
And here's the rest of our trained volunteer team...

Alyssa

Kat

Callie

Maxine

Catherine

Michelle

Eileen

Renee

El Reco

Teddy

Erika

Zain
Meet Our Leadership
Stefanie Glick, LSW, MSS, MA, CPS
Executive Director
Creator of the LiveWell Program®
Drawing on a diverse professional career that spans over 30 years, as well as her personal experience of living well with depression, Stefanie co-founded and currently leads the LiveWell Foundation. Read full bio
Karina Wiener, MSS, LSW
Director of Programs and Operations
Karina combines her organizational skills, clinical training, and lived experience with depression and anxiety to help empower others to live well. Read full bio
Meet Our
Consultants

Emily Goldmann MPH, PhD
Research & Evaluation Consultant

Amanda Behnke
Social Media & Marketing Consultant
Meet Our Board of Directors

Marcy Rogovin
(President)
Attorney (retired)

Joanne Klein
(Secretary)
Mental Health Advocate

Diane Cornman-Levy
Executive Director, Women's Way

Corie Hammers
Senior Research Scientist, UnitedHealth Group

Clancy Philbrick
(Vice-President)
Educator, Visual Artist

Aria Auerbach
Corporate Giving, Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania

Faith Dyson-Washington
CEO, Community Behavioral Health (DBHIDS-Philadelphia)

Joyce Norden
Community Organizer

Evan Linhardt
(Treasurer)
VP, Bernstein Private Wealth

Sara Cleveland
Director of Development, Amnesty International

Bunny Glick
Co-Founder, LiveWell Foundation

Mark Salvacion
Pastor, Attorney