Adverse Childhood Experiences Southeastern Summit

10/27/2021

Kristin Wilson, LCSW, MSW, is a White Southern Appalachian American q***r cis-woman of European ancestry committed to partnering with organizations, groups, and individuals as a facilitator of deep personal and collective healing and cultural change toward a society of equity
and collectivism. She works from a framework that honors the value of all beings and believes in the abundance of mutual reciprocity that allows all beings’ needs to be honored and met with love and care. Kristin’s current work with Buncombe County’s Social Work Services as a Resiliency Coordinator and Neutral Facilitator includes an integrated approach of systems change and human change toward racial equity, trauma informed care, resilience, and a model of organizational care that integrates care for the employees and community members as a parallel process.

Kristin has worked within the non-profit, private, and government sectors specializing in women’s empowerment, therapy, domestic violence, child protective services, anti-racism, spirit-centered work, LGBTQ initiatives, youth work, leadership development, and holistic healing. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with a MSW from Smith College School for Social Work. Kristin also studied at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine, Appalachian State University, and the University of Tennessee.

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10/27/2021

Allison Sturtevant-Gilliam is a white, heterosexual, able bodied, cis-woman. She is a social worker,
collaborator, lover of big ideas, and mother of five. Allison has worked in complex social systems for
the last 15 years with a focus on child welfare. She has come to believe that understanding natural
responses to stress, trauma, and oppression gives context to individual and communal actions and
strengthens connection within communities.

Allison’s passion lies in shifting the social support
system to be trauma responsive, racially just, and resilience focused. Allison is a trainer, facilitator,
and consultant with Murmuration Consulting, bringing the message and tools of healing, equity, and change to families, professionals, and organizations.

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10/27/2021

Mike Silver, JD, MPA, is the Training and Services Director for the North Carolina Administrative
Office of the Courts. In that role, he oversees Judicial Branch trainings, conferences, and customer service initiatives. Mike served as an assistant district attorney at the Forsyth County District Attorney’s Office from 2007-2015, where he prosecuted over 45 felony trials—including a capital murder trial where the defendant received the death penalty.

He also has successfully litigated a range of cases leading to over 750 felony convictions. Following his service as a prosecutor, Mike served as a deputy commissioner with the North Carolina Industrial Commission from 2015-2020.

At the Industrial Commission, Mike was the Triad regional office manager located in Winston-Salem, NC. As a triallevel judge in contested workers’ compensation cases, state tort claims, and other matters, Mike heard 257 cases, issued 160 opinion and awards, and approved 851 settlement agreements. Mike briefly returned to prosecuting
while working for the Guilford County District Attorney’s Office before accepting his current position with the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts. He earned his BS in elementary education from North Carolina A&T
State University and was a certified 5th grade teacher at an elementary school in High Point, NC. He later earned his law degree from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a master’s degree in public administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Mike currently serves on the Trellis Palliative Care and a United Health Services board of directors. He was an active big brother with Big Brothers/Big Sisters and a Governor McCrory appointee to the North Carolina Domestic Violence Commission. He also served on the board of directors for the Riverrun International Film Festival and was an adjunct professor in the justice studies program at Forsyth Technical Community College and the criminal justice program at Winston-Salem State University. Mike has been named most likely to “Leave Major Footprints in the City” by the Winston-Salem Journal and received community service and
leadership awards from the Triad Business Journal, The Winston-Salem Chronicle, North Carolina Central University, and the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce.

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10/27/2021

Aisha Shepherd is an advocate who believes in the power of community; that when people share
their experience, a sense of connection and community are created. She is a facilitator of change who guides systems, organizations, and community partners in centering equity. Aisha believes that community is an integral part of the work and that the voices of the community should serve as a guide, particularly those with lived experience of poverty, marginalization, and injustice. Aisha has over 17 years of experience in county government including social work, community engagement, and justice services and is now the Vice President of Community Engagement at United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County.

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10/27/2021

Kellie Reed-Ashcraft, PhD, MSW, is a community social worker. She is the Co-Lead for the Policy & Data Committees for the Watauga compassionate Community Initiative (WCCI), a community Policy & Data Committees for the Watauga compassionate Community Initiative (WCCI), a community effort to prevent and treat trauma and adversity, and build a resilient and thriving community. She also serves as the facilitator for the Resilient North Carolina Collaborative Coalition (RNCCC), a grassroots coalition of local community collaborative members and others located across the state who are focused on local and state policy action related to resilient communities. Prior to
July 2021, Dr. Reed Ashcraft was a professor of social work at Appalachian State University for
23 years. Her macro-focused research, teaching, and service interests intersect and include community practice, program evaluation, strategic planning, human services leadership, interdisciplinary trauma-based education, adverse
childhood experiences, family preservation, and child welfare as well as social determinants of health’s impact on children, youth, and families. Dr. Reed Ashcraft and her family reside in Boone, NC.

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10/27/2021

ACEs are common. About 61% of adults surveyed across 25 states reported that they had experienced at least one type of ACE, and nearly 1 in 6 reported they had experienced four or more types of ACEs.

Preventing ACEs could potentially reduce a large number of health conditions. For example, up to 1.9 million cases of heart disease and 21 million cases of depression could have been potentially avoided by preventing ACEs.

Some children are at greater risk than others. Women and several racial/ethnic minority groups were at greater risk for having experienced 4 or more types of ACEs.

ACEs are costly. The economic and social costs to families, communities, and society totals hundreds of billions of dollars each year.

10/26/2021

Eduardo Fabian Moreno, LCMHC, is a Bilingual Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) who enjoys working with both English and Spanish-speaking children, families, and adults dealing with anxiety, depression, and trauma- and stress-related disorders. He also enjoys working with those who are neurodiverse (ADHD, Autism, and Down syndrome), as well as those in the LGBTQ+ community.

He utilizes an integrated approach towards counseling that focuses on client-centered engagement, psychoeducation, solution-focused and motivational interviewing, along with CBT
and EMDR. Eduardo Fabian also uses nature as a metaphor along with creative and expressive arts
within his work. Eduardo Fabian is bicultural—a first generation Mexican-American on one side, and a Western North Carolinian on his other side. Being from the Brevard and Hendersonville area, he attended Brevard College for his undergraduate degree, getting a BA in Psychology. Later, he attended Western Carolina University’s Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program in which he acquired his MS degree and has since engaged in community mental health services. He values the unique journeys we humans go through in this life, seeking to honor the humanness we all have
and our efforts towards wellness—collectively and individually.

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10/26/2021

Deanna LaMotte, MPH, MEd, left a 13-year career in teaching English as a Second Language (ESL)
after realizing that all the things that most fascinated and frustrated her about the world fell into the category of public health. Years living and working in Japan, South Korea, Australia, India, and
Guatemala brought to light just how central environments and policies are in individuals’ ability to thrive. After receiving her Master of Public Health degree from UNC-Chapel Hill in 2012, she returned to her home in Black Mountain and worked for Buncombe County government, MAHEC, and Mission Health on local community public health issues.

In the fall of 2019, she began her current role as Early Childhood Systems Coordinator with Buncombe Partnership for Children. She brings a passion for CommunityBased Participatory Research and an Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)/Resilience lens to all her work.

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10/26/2021

Dominique Huneycutt, PhD, JD, is a licensed psychologist who directs outpatient psychotherapy
services in the Department of Psychiatry. In addition to providing clinical services, Dr. Huneycutt is actively involved in healthcare education, including teaching and supervising residents and students and developing programs to support mental wellness. Her areas of clinical expertise include working with children, adolescents, and families; trauma/ACES; anxiety and mood difficulties; stress management; and complex cases. She maintains a private practice and is active in several professional organizations.

Dr. Huneycutt is honored to be a winner of the Western NC Psychology Association’s William Bruce Award. Originally from Virginia, Dr. Huneycutt earned her undergraduate degree from
Dartmouth College. She attended graduate school in Philadelphia in the unique joint program for law and clinical psychology, earning her MA from Hahnemann University; her law degree from Villanova University School of Law; and
her PhD in clinical psychology from Drexel University. Dr. Huneycutt enjoys the outdoors; exploring national parks; experiencing WNC’s arts and music; and spending time with family, friends, and her golden retriever.

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10/26/2021

Michael Hayes, NCCPSS, is a visionary agent of change. He is the founder and Executive Director
of Umoja Health, Wellness and Justice Collective—an agency that centers on the experiences of
the Black community for healing and justice.

Michael has found powerful ways to infuse the art of storytelling and the science of resilience into opportunities for healing and recovery. He is the author of the HOPE (Healing Our Past/Personal Experiences) curriculum, an educational and supportive experience created to build awareness, facilitate access, and sustain accountability for those healing from the effects of trauma, oppression, and adversity. Michael believes in the power of community and the collective healing process. He is a Certified Peer Support Specialist, a Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
facilitator, and a Reconnect for Resilience Skills Educator.

Michael is the founder of the Urban Arts Institute and continues to provide opportunities for healing and growth grounded in the arts.

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10/26/2021

Adverse childhood experiences, or ACEs, are potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). For example:

- experiencing violence, abuse, or neglect
- witnessing violence in the home or community
- having a family member attempt or die by su***de

Also included are aspects of the child’s environment that can undermine their sense of safety, stability, and bonding, such as growing up in a household with:

- substance use problems
- mental health problems
- instability due to parental separation or household members being in jail or prison

ACEs are linked to chronic health problems, mental illness, and substance use problems in adulthood. ACEs can also negatively impact education, job opportunities, and earning potential. However, ACEs can be prevented.

Please note the examples above are not meant to be a complete list of adverse experiences. There are many other traumatic experiences that could impact health and wellbeing.

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10/26/2021

Becky Haas, known for her contagious enthusiasm, is an international presenter of trauma informed care and the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study as well as a pioneer in successfully developing trauma informed communities. Her seasoned presentation experience includes trips to Delaware presenting to state leadership at the invitation of their First Lady, as well as training multiple Juvenile Justice systems in both Virginia and Tennessee.

She developed Trauma Informed Policing training which is certified in two states for officer in-service credit and has delivered it to the Oklahoma City Police Department, as well as precincts within Tennessee, North Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia. She has worked in partnership with the Tennessee Association of Chiefs of Police (TACP) to make Trauma Informed Policing Training available to officers statewide. Becky is a highly sought-out trainer for educators and often works directly with school Superintendents to help entire school districts begin their journey to create
trauma sensitive schools. Becky earned her Professional Certification in Trauma and Resilience from Florida State University and has completed courses in Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) and Trauma Informed Classrooms from Texas Christian University.

She has also received course certification from the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement – National Association of Chiefs of Police. She has been certified as a trauma informed care trainer by the SAMHSA Gains Center, TrainTN.org, and the Tennessee Building Strong Brains Program. She has been an active member of the Campaign for Trauma Informed Policy and Practice (CTIPP) since 2017 and is a member of the strategy team for the National Trauma Campaign.

Becky is an East Tennessee State University/Ballad Health Strong Brain Institute Fellow and helped to pioneer the Northeast Tennessee ACEs Connection. She has been an
ordained minister since 1996 and completed ministerial training at Rhema Bible Training Center in Tulsa, OK, in 1979 and authored her first book, Your City is Waiting on You, in 2017.

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