Meet Lindsey – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s Thrive Strategy and education manager. Lindsey thrives on thoughtful connection through writing and speaking about her personal experiences with mental health conditions. She communicates with purpose and authenticity about losing her father, who died by suicide, when she was a teenager.

Meet Marenid – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s newest outreach and education manager. With more than 10 years of nonprofit experience providing services to multicultural families, Marenid is passionate about serving communities in North Texas. She’s committed to creating opportunities to educate and raise awareness about mental health and suicide prevention.

Meet Cerena Collins – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s office manager. Cerena manages a broad range of office and administrative functions, which allows the Foundation to operate efficiently. In general, she’s the office “go-to” person. With a background in fundraising and large events coordination, Cerena works closely with the events team and manages the Foundation’s donor database.

Meet Laura Montgomery Peña, M.Ed., BCBA – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s community engagement manager. Laura leads community engagement for the Foundation. She has a master’s degree in education specializing in early intervention and is a board-certified behavior analyst. After a personal loss to suicide, she is dedicated to cultivating strong community involvement surrounding mental health awareness and suicide prevention.

Meet Shauna Barnes – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s mental health education manager. Shauna’s background in child psychiatry research has given her a passion for mental health awareness and advocacy. She’s motivated by the desire for adolescents, parents, teachers, and community members to have the knowledge and resources to recognize and support those struggling with a mental health condition.

Meet Blanca N. Garcia, LCSW-S – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s director of mental health resources. Blanca’s leads the Foundation’s Here For Texas program. A licensed clinical social worker, she has worked with children, teens, and families for more than 10 years as a bilingual mental health clinician. Blanca understands that navigating mental health services is a challenge and was critical in implementing the Foundation’s Here For Texas Mental Health Navigation Line to increase access to mental health resources in North Texas.

Meet Sonya Parker Goode – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s director of outreach and education. Sonya’s passion for helping people led her to pursue a dual career in education and nonprofit work almost 25 years ago. As a certified life coach and anger management specialist, Sonya enjoys developing and equipping people with tools to increase their confidence, set and respect boundaries, and use effective communication and conflict resolution techniques.

Meet Jessica Look – Grant Halliburton Foundation’s Thrive Strategy and Education Manager. Jessica has a master’s degree in educational psychology and brings 20 years of experience working in public and private school settings. As a mother, educator, and mental health advocate, she’s committed to changing the conversation around mental health and providing resources to children and teens in North Texas.