Team

Stever Dallmann

Founder

Adina Ascher

San Francisco Clinical Director

Elizabeth Hoke

Portland Clinical Director

Chepo Henry

Portland Director of Equitable & Inclusive Therapy Practices

Melody McKee

Portland Assistant Director

Gabby Poccia

Portland Community Events Coordinator

Oriane Rosenthal, AMFT

San Francisco Clinical Training Program Manager

Sherry Brudvig

San Francisco Client Care & Trainee Support Manager

Mari Lokna

San Francisco Incoming Coordinator

Sara Henry

San Francisco Internship and Training Coordinator

Jordan Auten

San Francisco Client Care & Trainee Support Coordinator

Board of Directors

Diane McKee

Treasurer

A long time advocate and supporter of Liberation Institute. She believes strongly in its mission
as it aligns with her desire of making positive worldly changes by healing the under served
mental health populations. She has spent her life working in finance.

George Bridges

Director

George is an original member of Liberation Institute’s board. He works on affordable housing
projects for the city of San Francisco. George is passionate about social justice and integrates
it in to the work he does every day. He also has been in the recovery arena for nearly 30 years!

Miko Matsumura

Director

25 year veteran of silicon valley and a venture capitalist. He’s always looking for ways to help
San Francisco with the problems the city is currently facing. He began with Liberation Institute
by helping Stever facilitate the Kirtan group that met weekly for a few years offering the
community a place to chant and connect.

Linda Mantel

Director

Linda was an early supporter of Liberation Institute and continues to be passionate about its mission. Her ongoing commitment to people living on the margins in San Francisco includes twenty years with the Glide Foundation‘s Harm Reduction Team providing services to the city’s Tenderloin neighborhood.

Francesco Cerminara

Director

Francesco first came to the Liberation Institute as an intern. With ten years experience in academia and three years in advertising, both in the U.K., Francesco (originally from Italy), brings an international perspective with a desire to enhance the training programs available to existing interns and raise the Liberation Institute’s brand awareness to increase funding.

Giulia Davis

Director

Giulia is an Italian-born, San Francisco–based LMFT and founder of Mycelia Therapy. A former management consultant to Fortune 500 clients, she served as Program Director at Stanford‘s World House Project. Giulia brings clinical depth, systems-level thinking, and a social justice lens to Liberation Institute’s mission of accessible mental health care for all.

Steven "Stever" Dallman

Founder & President of the Board

Stever opened the doors of Liberation Institute in 2008 with one office and a handful of clients
he pulled off the streets. Stever has a PhD in East-West Psychology and is a licensed
psychotherapist in California and Hawaii.

Team

Stever Dallmann

Adina Ascher

Elizabeth Hoke

Chepo Henry

Melody McKee

Gabby Poccia

Oriane Rosenthal, AMFT

Sherry Brudvig

Mari Lokna

Sara Henry

Jordan Auten

Board of Directors

Diane McKee

George Bridges

Miko Matsumura

Linda Mantel

Francesco Cerminara

Giulia Davis

Steven "Stever" Dallman

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