Mental Health Webinar

with

Dr. Anne Weisman Ph.D.

Director of Wellness & Integrative Medicine with
The UNLV School of Medicine.

Dr. Anne Weisman is the Director of Wellness & Integrative Medicine with the UNLV School of Medicine. She developed wellness and integrative medicine curriculum and workshops for the medical students, faculty and residents.  Previously Dr. Weisman worked in the field for thirteen years as a massage therapist in HIV/AIDS clinics and hospices. She was awarded the Jefferson Award for Public Service for this work in 2007 and has presented her research numerous times at the Nevada Public Health Association and American Public Health Association conventions and was chosen to attend the Clinton Global Initiative University in Miami, FL.

Dr. Sheldon Jacobs PsyD, LMFT
Board Member at Nevada Board of Examiners for MFT’s and CPC’s and Youth & Adult Intervention Specialist for
Clark County Dept of Family Services 

Dr. Sheldon Jacobs has worked extensively with juvenile probationers, severely emotionally disturbed children, chemical dependency populations, and individuals suffering with severe mental illness. While serving these populations, he was required to fulfill a multitude of job duties such as providing individual, group and family therapy. He also was responsible for administering psychological evaluations on adjudicated youth where he was required to make recommendations to the court such as placement levels and community resources. Aside from the marriage and family therapy field, his specific interests fall within the social and forensic psychology sub-fields. He also teaches psychology/MFT at the community college, undergraduate and graduate levels.

Also Including Special Guests from:

Mackenzie Miles	Caroline Edgeworth	Lauren Edgeworth
Social Community Manager Hope Means Nevada at Nevada Medical Center	Teen Co-Chair Hope Means Nevada	Teen Co-Chair Hope Means Nevada
Mackenzie Miles is 21 years old and is a recent graduate of The University of Western Ontario in Canada where she attained an honors B.A. with a major in Criminology and a minor in Sociology. At Western, Mackenzie took notes for students with disabilities and volunteered at ANOVA – Women’s Domestic Abuse Shelter. Since May, she has been running the social media presence of Hope Means Nevada as their Social Community Manager. Mackenzie is a dual-citizen, but currently lives in Philadelphia, PA with her mother Mandy, step-father Mike Mayock and her brother, Jack. Her family rescued their dog, Willow, with help from the Sato Project in Puerto Rico. Mackenzie is looking forward to moving to the Las Vegas area in August of 2020 as part of The Raiders Family Association.	Caroline Edgeworth is a Rising Junior at Bishop Gorman High School. Since her freshman year, she has been the starting Setter for the Varsity team and is looking forward to playing her third season as Setter for Bishop Gorman which has won 2 state championships in a row. This year she was named Prep Volleyball Soph 79 list as one of top high school players in the nation. Besides playing club volleyball at Vegas Aces, Caroline is a high achieving academic student. Her dreams are to attend MIT, Harvard or Princeton. On or off the court, Caroline values her family, friends and teammates. Caroline lives in Henderson, NV with her parents Angela and Brian and their dogs Phineas and Aster.	Lauren Edgeworth is a Rising Sophomore at Bishop Gorman High School. Lauren also played on the Varsity team as a freshman and is looking forward to another great season. Lauren loves her family, friends, TikTok, Snapchat.  She loves her community and wants to do whatever she can to give back. Her dreams are also to attend a high academic school in California or on the East Coast.

The panel discussions will be Facilitated by
NV IWF Member:

Tina Quigley

Retired CEO of the Regional Transportation Commission

Registration is Free for this Event

A Big THANK YOU! To Julie Gilday Shaffer and the JGS Group for organizing and engaging this fabulous panel of speakers for us and for hosting our meeting on their Zoom platform.