Our Team
Gabriel’s Light relies on team members, volunteers, and partners to forward our mission to prevent youth suicide. We believe that we can improve mental health and save young lives through education and outreach.
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Carol Deely
PRESIDENT & CO-FOUNDER
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Kim Harrigan
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
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Sofía Rosales Juárez, MA Art Therapy and Counseling
EDUCATOR
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Mattie Korneta
MISSION IMPACT DIRECTOR
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Megan Hufford-Detwiler, MS Ed, LBS
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGER
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Meghan Crisp, MS, OTR / L, BS Psychology
EDUCATOR
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Quda Stephenson, MA Clinical & Forensic Mental Health, CADC, LPC
EDUCATOR
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Melissa Gomez Hernandez, BA Education, Specialist in School Psychology
EDUCATOR
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Sosina Tesema, MSW, LSW
EDUCATOR
Our Key Partners
We provide funding and program support to the following organizations. Find additional organizations that provide suicide prevention, postvention, cyber safety, and anti-bullying campaigns on our Resources pages.
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Megan Butz Legacy of Hope
The Megan Butz Legacy of Hope Foundation’s mission is to strengthen the lives of at-risk youth and young adults so they may be mentally healthy and receive needed mental health programming and support. We will support programs that tackle tough issues like depression, anxiety, mental health and suicide.
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Max Strus Family Foundation
The Max Strus Family Foundation's mission is to foster community and support by investing in local programs that enhance education, youth sports, healthcare, cancer research, and mental health resources in the places Max has called home. The Max Strus Family Foundation creates a sense of community for all.
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Elyssa's Mission
Elyssa’s Mission® provides hands-on support to area public and private schools in order to educate students, staff, parents, and guardians on how to recognize and assist those teens most at-risk.
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Erika's Lighthouse
Erika’s Lighthouse helps schools provide their students with the skills needed to talk to each other, to their parents, to their teachers and counselors. Their resources raise awareness, reduce stigma, educate students, promote good mental health, and encourage help-seeking.
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NAMI Chicago
NAMI Chicago educates to fight stigma and discrimination, advocates fiercely for our community, and shares hope, connection and expertise with people on their mental health journey.
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Active Minds
Active Minds is dedicated to saving lives through education, research, advocacy, and a focus on young adults ages 14–25. Their focus is opening up the conversation about mental health and creating lasting change in the way it is talked about, cared for, and valued.
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Buckets Over Bullying
Buckets Over Bullying is a non-profit initiative whose mission is to stop cyberbullying of children and teens through education, lawmaking, and legal action.
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Cyber Safety Consulting
Cyber Safety Consulting educates teachers, parents, and children on the dangers in our digital and connected world.
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Organization for Social Media Safety
Organization for Social Media Safety offers school-based social media safety presentations that teach students and parents how to stay safe from social media-related dangers -- like cyberbullying, social media addiction, sexual harassment, violence, and hate speech.
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Bark Technology
We recommend Bark, a parental control phone monitoring app, to help keep kids safer online. Bark monitors social media, text, and email on Android and iOS devices.