Staff Bios
Abigail Pol, LSW - Program Director
Abigail Pol, LSW - Program Director
Abigail (Abbey) draws from more than 10 years of experience in Philadelphia’s behavioral health system. She is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history of working in non-...
Elizabeth (Liz) Harrison, MS - Associate Director
Elizabeth (Liz) Harrison, MS - Associate Director
With over 20 years experience in social work, Liz has worked to couple her clinical and business background to provide an ongoing dialogue surrounding the subject of...
Donisha Burke - Behavioral Health Training Specialist
Donisha Burke, MA - Behavioral Health Training Specialist
Donisha Burke’s background in behavioral health encompasses work with serious emotional disturbance in youth and adults with serious mental illness in...
Akim Cooper - Data Operations Manager
Akim Cooper - Data Operations Manager
As Data Operations Manager for BHTEN Akim has various job responsibilities including computer related activities such as the provision of technical support for staff and creating,...
Kyle Dempsey - Learning Management System Administrator
Kyle Dempsey - Learning Management System Administrator
Kyle is the Learning Management Administrator with Behavioral Health Training & Education Network (BHTEN). He has worked in the behavioral health field for...
Yvette K. Kamimura-Jones, M.S.- Associate Trainer
Yvette K. Kamimura Jones, M.S. - Associate Trainer
Yvette’s behavioral health background includes quality assurance, substance use disorders, and training development. Yvette is also on the board of directors for Women...
Kalma Kartell White, M.Ed, CPRP - Behavioral Health Training Specialist
Kalma Kartell White, M.Ed, CPRP - Behavioral Health Training Specialist
Kalma Kartell White has a Masters Degree in counseling psychology and is certified as a psychosocial rehabilitation practitioner (CPRP) by the...
Leah Mundy-Maher, LSW, Children and Adolescent Training Specialist
Leah Mundy-Maher, LSW - Children and Adolescent Training Specialist
Leah has worked with youth and families in clinical and social work settings for over 10 years. She has provided crisis intervention, victim support...
Sheyel Rorie - Registrar
Sheyel Rorie - Registrar
Sheyel has worked administratively for 25 years and has been with the Behavioral Health Training and Education Network (BHTEN) for the past 20 years. She has worked as a provider of behavioral...
Ryan Skimmons - Forensic Training Specialist
Ryan Skimmons, MS - Forensic Training Specialist
BHTEN is pleased to introduce their first Forensic Training Specialist - Ryan Skimmons. With over a decade of experience in the Greater Philadelphia Area's behavioral...
Kristen Stenson- Organizational Development Training Specialist
Kristen Stenson, MSW, MSNPL - Organizational Development Training Specialist
Kristen (she/her) is BHTEN's first Organizational Development Training Specialist. She has received her Bachelor's in Cognitive Behavior...
Kira Marie Smith - Clerical Assistant
Kira Marie Smith - Clerical Assistant
As the new Clerical Assistant, Kira Marie Smith is helping BHTEN ensure the transition to hybrid trainings goes as smoothly as possible. Kira works closely with the Data...
Kay McGuffin - Addictions Recovery Training Specialist
Kay (she/her) is one of BHTEN’s Addiction Recovery Training Specialists. With a history of working in the public sector, non-profits, and community organizing efforts, Kay is experienced in crisis management, substance...
E. Bernard Alexander, MAC- Addictions Recovery Training Specialist
Bernard has worked with diverse populations, including, youth, families, re-entry, D&A, MH, and more, in clinical and therapeutic settings for over 10 years. He has interacted with varying groups including a...