Our Team 

center for council staff 

Click on a team member to read their full bio

Jared Seide
Executive Director

Summre Garber
Director of Operations

Mitch Highley
Program Manager

Sydney Scanlon
Program Specialist

James DeBacco
Council Reentry Program Manager

Brie Thiele
Advancement Manager

Averyl Dietering
Grants Manager

Cecilia McLaren
Community Engagement Coordinator

David Garcia
Program Coordinator

Gonzalo Alvarado
Community Outreach Liaison

Ivy Navarrete
Community Outreach Liaison

Darryl Stewart
​Community Outreach Liaison

Ann Seide, MD
​Chief Medical Advisor

Wendy Travers Chao
Operations Associate

David France
Engagement Liaison

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council trainer team

Certified Council Trainers lead programs and trainings in schools, businesses, faith-based and non-profits organizations, health care systems and prisons.  Trainers affiliated with Center for Council work in communities around the world, from Southern California to Canada, Europe, Africa and the Middle East.  Many have additional training as therapists, artists, teachers and professors, chaplains and legal and medical professionals. Collectively, they represent a tremendous breadth of experience and skill and many years of work as stewards of council across the spectrum of venues and contexts. ​

Meet Our Affiliated council Trainers

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advisory board & circle of allies

Jeffrey Graham, Advisory Board

Sarah Sturdivant, Advisory Board

Patti Giggans, Advisory Board

Roshi Wendy Egyoku Nakao, Circle of Allies

Diane Burbie, Circle of Allies

Brian Biery, Advisory Board

Leon Berg, Advisory Board

Carol Ramsey, Circle of Allies