Implementation Advisory Board
The implementation advisory board is comprised of clinical and administrative leadership at Boston Medical Center. Members support health system innovations to better support trauma recovery. For example, this board provides consultation on our model of care, training and professional development of our healthcare workforce, and screening and measurement-based care initiatives.
Sohenga Depestre, PhD
Postdoctoral Fellow
Katie Thayer, LICSW, MBA
Clinical Director of Outpatient Psychiatry
Liliana Torres, PhD, LMHC
Clinical Manager - Integrated Behavioral Health, Social Workers
Claire Madden, LICSW
Social Worker/Therapist, Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health, Geriatrics Integrated Behavioral Health
Nicole Ciccone, LICSW
Program Director, Boston STAR
Tasha Ferguson, LMHC
Program Director, Boston Emergency Services Team (BEST)
Richy C. Villa, LICSW, TCTSY-F
Director of Training and Social Work Development, Psychiatry
Cara Fuchs, PhD, MPH
Director, Integrated Behavioral Health; Vice Chair, Chief of Psychology, Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine
Sarah Kirshenbaum, LICSW
Clinical Supervisor, Integrated Behavioral Health
Joelle Taos Taknint, PhD
Co-Director of Behavioral Health, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Sarah Kimball, MD
Co-Director, Immigrant & Refugee Health Center
Rachel Lerner, LICSW
Clinical Supervisor, Outpatient Psychiatry
