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

Meagan Wesley

San Francisco Assistant Director

Gabby Poccia

Portland Community Events Coordinator

Ete Anderson

San Francisco Accountability and Clinician Support

Oriane Rosenthal, AMFT

San Francisco Internship and Training Coordinator

Sherry Brudvig

San Francisco Community Engagement and Therapeutic Group Coordinator

Mari Lokna

San Francisco Incoming 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.

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

Meagan Wesley

Gabby Poccia

Ete Anderson

Oriane Rosenthal, AMFT

Sherry Brudvig

Mari Lokna

Board of Directors

Diane McKee

George Bridges

Miko Matsumura

Linda Mantel

Francesco Cerminara

Steven "Stever" Dallman

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