Elliott Niblack, B.A. Elementary Education
CEO Reality Design Consulting LLC, Chief Education & Equity Officer @ The D. Wood Foundation

Elliott Niblack’s mission to advocate for mental health education and services for minority youth began when he was 12 years old. His personal experiences with childhood trauma, racism, suicide attempts and disabling mental health conditions launched him on the path of a healer as a professional educator. He maneuvered through the education system as an elementary, and high school teacher, education director and social emotional learning services provider. Elliott left the classroom and built the behavioral health consulting organization Reality Design Consulting LLC to provide services in empathy-centered communication and systems management. Upon recognizing the healing impact his behavioral health lived experiences could have on others, Elliott joined the peer support-centered minority mental health advocacy organization, The D. Wood Foundation as their Chief Education & Equity Officer. He is pursuing a certification as a Mental Health and Recovery Peer Support Specialist.

Dr. Amy Grosso
Board Chair, Central Texas Chapter of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Dr. Amy Grosso serves as the Board Chair for the Central Texas Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. Dr. Grosso completed her Ph.D. in Counseling and Counselor Education at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She started her career as a mental health counselor at Wake Forest Baptist Health. She now serves as the Director of Behavioral Health Services at Round Rock ISD where she oversees a team of social workers and campus based mental health centers. In addition, Dr. Grosso is part of the formation of a new district police department aimed at reforming school policing by focusing on safety and security, behavioral health, equity, and student advocacy. She is the co-author of the book Schoolwide Collaboration for Transformative Social Emotional Learning.

Keisha Martinez, LPC-S
Program Manager for Integrated Care in Schools, Integral Care

Keisha C. Martinez is a graduate of Texas State University and a Licensed Professional Counselor Supervisor who is passionate about working with diverse populations. For the last 13 years, she has served adolescents and their families in the greater Austin area through a variety of settings: school-based mental health, community mental health, Juvenile Probation and a local LGBTQ+ youth center. Through the diversity of her therapeutic experience, she has embraced a desire to advocate for diverse populations and educate community partners looking to create inclusive spaces. She is currently the Program Manager for Integral Care’s School–Based Services where she supervises therapists located throughout Del Valle ISD.

Laura Wilson-Slocum, LPC, Moderator
Practice Administrator for Crisis Services and Justice Initiatives, Integral Care

Since joining Integral Care 16 years ago, Laura Wilson-Slocum has contributed to their substance use disorder services, psychiatric crisis services, and crisis intervention training for first responders. Laura has played a key role in developing partnerships with first responders and bridging the gap between behavioral health services, emergency medical services and criminal justice systems. Laura serves as the Vice Chair for the Capitol Area Council of Governments’ (CAPCOG) Criminal Justice Advisory Committee. Along with her team working in mobile crisis response, Laura received the NAMI John and Kitty Holman Award in 2016 and was the recipient of the Senator Kirk P. Watson Public Service Award in 2018. She has presented her work at numerous national and state conferences, including The American Association of Suicidology and Journal of Emergency Medical Services national conferences.