Community Team
Welcome to Health Union's Community Team. Our Community Team is made up of a diverse group of employees of Health Union who bring you engaging, accurate information about living with mental health. The Community Team partners with the Editorial Team to provide clinical content that helps people live better with their condition. Meet your Mental-Health-Community.com team below.
The Mental-Health-Community.com Team
Gabby Formica
Gabby holds master of social work and master of public health degrees from Temple University. Before joining Health Union, she spent several years working with individuals experiencing chronic homelessness, substance use disorder, and other mental health diagnoses throughout Philadelphia. She is passionate about promoting health equity and wellness among diverse populations. She aims to use her clinical social work background to empower, validate, and foster safe community spaces for folks seeking support for their complex health needs.
Liz Green
Liz uses her background as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) to create warm and friendly opportunities for connection. As a mental health therapist, she gained experience treating depression, anxiety, and PTSD. She has run many groups that use writing and performance to help people express themselves, advocate for social justice, and build community. She is passionate about mental health and the way it intersects with how we feel physically.
Kyler Koons
Kyler holds a BA in English from Elizabethtown College and an MA in science writing from Johns Hopkins University. Passionate about lifelong learning and creativity, Kyler has also pursued coursework in illustration from Pacific Northwest College of Art and a certification in 2D animation from CG Spectrum College of Art. When he’s not writing or drawing, Kyler loves browsing vintage book stores, drinking coffee, and enjoying the quiet, rainy days of the Pacific Northwest.
Community Team
Michael Boren
Julie Croner
Rachel DiStefano
Gabby Formica
Bridget Gawinowicz
Courtney Getty
Jac Gottlob
Reggie Hall
Sara Hayes
Audrey Innerst
Pam Jajko
Kyler Koons
Kelly McNamara
Sanjana Mehrotra
Torie Pappas
Amna Rizvi
Sam Sarube
Jaclyn Selige
Megan Shields
Alexa Vecchione
Sarah Wallin
Jaden Yanovitz
Brian Zimorowicz
Community Experience Coordinators
Chelley Avicolli
Jill Brodie
Julie Byers
Kimberli Davino
Richard Faust
Donna Flood-Amaya
Lori Duffy Foster
Doreen Hribar
Latoya Juniel
Christine Laaksonen
Daniel Malito
Jake Maxwell
Katherine Moakes
Lauren Mullin
Debra Philip
Erin Rush
Kathy Smyser
Erin Tirney