REACH Trainers
REACH Trainers are advocates for the work of SPP and help further our mission to create a campus culture of care. They facilitate REACH and REACH 2.0. Those who have joined our team receive excellent training and ongoing support to become campus leaders in suicide prevention.
2025-2026
Amaya Rakes, MA
GTA, Student Leadership Development
Amy Mangus
Academic Advisor, Undergraduate Admissions [Newark]
Annie Schuster
Assistant Director of Residence Life, Housing and Residence Education
Barry Tolchin
Manager, Academic Advising; Civil, Environmental, and Geodetic Engineering
Brittany Collier-Gibson
Senior Lecturer, Dennis Learning Center
Charles DePriest, MA, LPCC-S
Senior Mental Health Therapist, Counseling Services [Newark]
Cheryl Lyons, EdD
Director, Student Life Disability Services
Christina Stewart
GME Program Coordinator, Pulmonary Critical Care
Claire Simon, MSW, LISW-S
Embedded Clinical Therapist, CCS at College of Nursing
Dai Newman
Reference and Instruction Librarian, Newark Library [Newark]
Darcy Haag Granello, PhD, LPCC-S
Professor, Counselor Ed
David Wirt, MEd, LPCC-S
Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor, CCS at CFAES
Elizabeth Marsch
Director of Distance Education, College of Arts and Sciences
Ellen Farrell, MS, LSW
Mental Health Counselor, The Counseling and Wellness Center [Marion]
Helka Casey, MS.Ed., LPCC-S, CEAP
Senior EAP Counselor (HS), OSU Health Plan
Hillary Carter, MS, EdS, LPC
Senior Program Coordinator, Second-year Transformational Experience Program (STEP)
Hunter Sully, PhD
Embedded Psychologist, CCS at College of Engineering
Jen Bennett, MS Ed
Assistant Dean of Student Services, College of Optometry
Joni Sivey, LISW-S
Embedded Clinical Therapist, CCS at College of Engineering
Julie Humbel-Courtney, EdD
Director, University Honors Program, OSAS/OAE/Honors and Scholars
Kim Goudy, PhD
Program Director, Business Management Technologies/COTC [Newark]
Kristine Mullins
Associate AD/HRBP, Athletics/Business Advancement/HR
Laura Onianwa, BS
Education Program Coordinator, OSUSPP
Leisha Chiles, PsyD
Embedded Psychologist, CCS at College of Dentistry
Leslie Beary, MSW, LISW-S
Interim Director of Student Life and Manager of Mental Health & Wellness Services, Student Life [Marion]
Matt Moore-Waitkus, MA
Manager, Academic Advising at Fisher College of Business
Mickey Lin, MEd, LPC
Graduate Student
Paul Granello, PhD
Associate Professor, Counselor Education
Peter Oduwole, MSEd, LPCC-S
Embedded Counselor, CCS in Undergraduate Education
Samantha Haudenschield, PsyD
Coordinator and Senior Lecturer, Counseling Services and Department of Psychology [Lima]
Sarah Holt
Instructional Design Manager, Ohio State Online
Sara Vasko-Bennett, MPH
Program Coordinator, Buckeye Paws
Schaad, PsyD
Embedded Clinical Psychologist, CCS at CFAES [Wooster]
Shawn Levstek, PsyD
Embedded Psychologist, CCS at College of Optometry and College of Pharmacy
Shuxin 'Sacha' Cheng, MS
GTA, RUOK? Buckeyes
Stefanie Day, EdD, LPCC-S
Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology
Taylor Youngpeter
Business Operations Analyst, Total Health Care Center
Tomas Guzman, MA, LPC
GTA, RUOK? Veterans
Viktoria Bedalli
GTA, RUOK? Buckeyes
Virginia Tompkins, PhD
Professor, Psychology Department [Lima]
William Mills
Assistant Director of Relationship Management, Office of Technology and Digital Innovation