Experience

Amwell

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Director of Psychological Services

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Amwell is a leading telehealth platform in the United States and globally, connecting and enabling providers, insurers, patients, and innovators to deliver greater access to more affordable, higher quality care. Amwell believes that digital care delivery will transform healthcare and offers a single, comprehensive platform to support all telehealth needs from urgent to acute and post-acute care, behavioral health, as well as chronic care management and healthy living.



Spring Health

• United States
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• National Clinical Director

  • May 2021 - Feb 2022

  Spring Health’s mission is to eliminate every barrier to mental health. We help employers modernize their behavioral health benefits with the most effective, comprehensive solution for employee mental wellbeing. Our offering functions as a single front door to any type of care - from digital exercises, to EAP services, to coaching, therapy, or medication.



The Chicago School

• United States
• Higher Education
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Associate Provost, Training and Licensure Affairs

  • Aug 2014 - Aug 2016

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Responsible for strategic direction and oversight of clinical training, supervision, and licensure for 4000-plus students at multi-state national higher education institution. Launched and implemented National Training Office. Cross-functional collaboration with C-suite and campus leadership teams to increase alignment, compliance, and effectiveness across clinical degree programs and centers. Directed and successfully grew two large community mental health centers.

• Director of Counseling Centers

  • Jan 2012 - Jul 2016

  Greater Los Angeles Area Clinical, strategic, and operational leadership of large multi-site Community Mental Health Centers and multidisciplinary Clinical Training Programs. Successes include: diversification, optimization, and expansion of services and revenue streams resulting in a 91% increase in revenue and 148% increase in patient visits over four years; implementation of evidence-based protocols, outcome and satisfaction measures; implementation of improved work flow and effective and procedures; project… Show more Clinical, strategic, and operational leadership of large multi-site Community Mental Health Centers and multidisciplinary Clinical Training Programs. Successes include: diversification, optimization, and expansion of services and revenue streams resulting in a 91% increase in revenue and 148% increase in patient visits over four years; implementation of evidence-based protocols, outcome and satisfaction measures; implementation of improved work flow and effective and procedures; project management of new EHR system, APA internship grant and establishment of APPIC internship, and DEIB initiatives to increase both client and staff diversity and inclusion and culturally-sensitive services.

• Associate Vice President/National Director of Clinical Training and Development

  • Jan 2014 - Aug 2014

  Greater Los Angeles Area Led national initiatives for Clinical Training and Supervision and Professional Licensure and Certification to ensure alignment of all campuses, departments, and centers with multi-state licensing requirements. Co-chaired National Strategic Planning Advisory Committee.



Green Dot Public Schools California

• United States
• Education Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Lead Clinical Supervisor

  • May 2008 - Jan 2012

  Los Angeles, CA Founding leader of school-based mental health program for leading non-profit charter school management organization providing public education to low-income, diverse, high-risk youth. Created roadmap, built-out out all clinical content, policies, procedures, evidence-based protocols, and utilization and outcome measures, scaled services and staffing, and used data to grow from year-one pilot to 18 sites within three years. Developed and supervised multidisciplinary clinical training program.



Self-employed

• Daun E. Baker, Ph.D.

  • Aug 1993 - Dec 2008

  Santa Monica, CA Private psychotherapy practice utilizing cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems evidence-based interventions with individuals, couples, adolescents, children and families for the treatment of anxiety, depression, and relational issues.



Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles

• Non-profit Organizations
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Clinical Supervisor

  • Aug 2006 - May 2008

  Santa Monica, California, United States Individual and group supervision of interns in school-based therapy program for Santa-Monica-Malibu and Los Angeles Unified School Districts. Led didactic trainings. Provided consultation to school administrators.



REISS DAVIS CHILD STUDY CENTER

• United States
• Civic and Social Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Aug 1993 - Aug 1994

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Psychodynamic psychotherapy with children, adolescents, parents, and families. Psychodiagnostic testing. Teacher consultation.

• Postdoctoral Fellow

  • Aug 1991 - Jul 1993

  Los Angeles Metropolitan Area Postdoctoral fellowship with a focus on assessment, psychodiagnostic testing, and psychodynamic treatment of children, adolescents, parents, and families.