Board of Directors
Dr. LaTrelle D. Jackson, Ph.D., CCFC, ABPP
LaTrelle Jackson, Ph.D., CCFC, ABPP, is a licensed clinical psychologist and clinically-certified forensic counselor. Dr. Jackson currently serves as the Interim Dean and Professor in the School of Professional Psychology at Wright State University. She earned a Master of Arts in Rehabilitation Counseling and a doctorate in Counseling Psychology from The University of Georgia. She completed her APA accredited education by joining the Michigan State University faculty for her internship. Her professional appointments include Penn State University and The University of Florida.
Dr. Jackson has worked in a variety of areas along the professional development continuum. As the state director for the Georgia National Head Start-Transition initiative, she shaped the infusion of Head Start-like services within the public school system to determine whether these support services would enhance the academic progress of elementary school children. Other venues include working as the Outreach Coordinator, Peer Counselor Coordinator, A.S.P.I.R.E. (African American Student Program for Improvement in Retention and Education) Coordinator, EAP (Employee Assistance Program) psychologist, assistant professor, and staff psychologist at The University of Florida. While at Penn State , Dr. Jackson was very active in graduate student program development initiatives and functioned as the Counseling and Psychological Services Center Multicultural Student Programs/Services Coordinator. In addition to managing a consulting business, she also had a successful private practice specializing in individual therapy and career development.
Committed to community empowerment and culturally-sensitive education, Dr. Jackson has engaged in a variety of academic and community-based endeavors. She's served as a consultant to the Michigan Parent Support Network, Alachua County Economic Development Advisory Board, and a variety of school superintendents. Her current interests include consultation/supervision, mentorship, rights-of-passage (adolescent), chronic pain management, group therapy, gerontology, and diversity issues.
She is a member of the American Psychological Association and National Association of Forensic Counselors. Dr. Jackson has been awarded numerous times for her dedication to student development and growth.
Dr. Amanda Lawson-Ross, Ph.D
Amanda Lawson-Ross, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and clinical assistant professor in the University of Florida’s Counseling Psychology program in the Department of Psychology and owner of Morningstar Milestones, LLC, a therapy and wedding officiating business. She previously worked as a clinician and faculty for university counseling centers and ran the University of Florida’s mental health ambassador program, called AWARE, which was dedicated to mental health prevention and outreach.
She is a proud Latinx member of the LGBTQ+ community and is an advocate for social justice. Her areas of professional interest include strength-based psychology (e.g., bolstering resilience), supervision and training, diversity and multiculturalism, and helping people work toward self-awareness, growth, and acceptance. She has published on diversity-related issues in the counseling process. She received the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues fellowship and participated in the Minority Fellowship Program through the American Psychological Association and has received the University of Florida’s Division of Student Affairs Superior Accomplishment Faculty Award.
Alexandria Brady-Miné
Alexandria Brady-Miné is an internationally recognized social entrepreneur and activist. She founded the Human Projects at the age of seventeen. Now several years later, the Human Projects works with individuals in 118 countries to make sure that young people have the support they need to solve human rights issues in their own communities.
Funded by organizations including General Motors, T-Mobile, and the Jane Goodall Institute, Alexandria is dedicated to continuing to build and rapidly scale innovative human rights educational programs that equip students with the tools they need to make a difference.