Community Behavioral Health Conference

Jarell R.O. Myers, PhD is a clinical psychologist, licensed in both New York and Massachusetts, with training in cognitive-behavioral and dialectical behavioral approaches to treatment. He earned his doctorate in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed an APA-accredited internship at Mt. Sinai St. Luke's Hospital on the child and adolescent track. In addition, Dr. Myers completed a two year postdoctoral fellowship in child and adolescent psychology at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center in White Plains, New York where the focus was on treatment for anxiety. He used that experience at McLean Hospital in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he worked with children and adolescents diagnosed with Anxiety and Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in an intensive outpatient clinic. Dr. Myers has expertise in working with adolescents and young adults with comorbid anxiety and substance use disorders and adopts a harm reduction approach when appropriate.

Benjamin "Ben" McNabb, PharmD, is an independent community pharmacist and owner of Love Oak Pharmacy in Eastland, Texas. He is actively involved in pharmacy leadership at both the state and national levels, serving with the Texas Pharmacy Association and the National Community Pharmacists Association. Ben's work focuses on advancing community-based care models that integrate pharmacy with behavioral health, primary care, and community resources. He has a strong interest in improving medication access, adherence, and care coordination through collaborative, team-based approaches, including partnerships with CINs and community health workers. Ben enjoys highlighting the untapped potential of community pharmacy and is passionate about advancing innovative payment models that improve patient outcomes while reducing health care costs.

Lori Cook, MPP, is Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for Innovation at the Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (Meadows Institute). There, she works to accelerate and amplify innovation in mental health, so all people can get the healthcare they need. Cook has more than 20 years of experience and has dedicated most of her career to the public sector and academic medicine. Before joining the Meadows Institute, she served as Chief of Staff at The University of Texas at Austin's Dell Medical School (Dell Med). While there, she partnered with leadership to further the strategic, mission-oriented growth of the first medical school to be built at a top tier US research university in 50 years. Before joining Dell Med, Cook spent more than eight years with the San Francisco Department of Public Health. There, she led community health improvement efforts and helped develop programs designed to end chronic homelessness.

Lee Johnson became Chief Executive Officer of Texas Council of Community Centers in 2022, having previously served for 14 years as Deputy Director, advising on legislative strategy, appropriations issues, strategic communications, and policy implementation. Prior to joining the Texas Council, he served as Legislative Director for a State Representative and, in the private sector, managed the Urban and Land Use Planning efforts of a commercial development firm in Austin, Texas, engaging county and city officials across the state. Mr. Johnson holds a Master's degree in Public Administration from Texas State University.

Nino is a Purpose clarity coach and Rapid Therapy expert on PTS. She splits her time between USA and UAE, speaking and leading workshops and company retreats on Purpose alignment and Leveraging the power of the mind for top performance.