David Arizmendi graduated from Fordham University with a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology and is currently a Masters student in the Mental Health Counseling program at Fordham University. He is currently an intern at South Brooklyn Community High School in Brooklyn. One of his many career goal is to work with adolescents in minority communities providing much needed mental health services to those in need. 

Ojené is a fourth-year doctoral candidate in Fordham University's School Psychology Ph.D. program, specializing in the Therapeutic Interventions M.S.E. track. Currently, Ojené is a school psychology extern at KIPP STAR Harlem College Prep Elementary School, where she supports the educational and social-emotional growth of the students. 

I go by Aang and I have wanted to be a counselor for as long as I could remember. My goal is to work with children, as they are impressionable clay that can be molded with all the coping skills and tools needed to be the best version of themselves.

Zainab Raza is a PhD student in the Counseling Psychology program at Fordham University. She is currently an extern at KIPP NYC College Prep High School located in the Bronx. Her career goal is to work with adolescents, particularly because of the developmental impact on their current and future mental health. 

Jessie, a second-year doctoral candidate in School Psychology at Fordham, holds a master's in Educational Psychology from Loyola University and a special education degree from Vanderbilt University. Formerly a special education teacher in NYC's District 75 and a case manager in Chicago Public Schools, her research explores disparities in special education services, with a focus on the impact of race and socioeconomic factors.

Uyen Sophie Nguyen is a School Psychology Ph.D. candidate at Fordham University. Growing up in Vietnam before moving to the U.S., she is bilingual and bicultural. Her broad research interests include promoting culturally-informed, two-generational support for immigrant and low-income families, and enhancing access to mental health services for traditionally underserved communities.

Alicia graduated from the University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh with a B.S. in Human Services Leadership and Women and Gender Studies. After graduation, she moved to Oregon to work on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as a Marketing and Outreach Coordinator for a local non-profit organization, WSCAT. During her time there, she helped create a youth program for students at risk of not graduating high school. She then moved to NYC to become a teacher in Washington Heights. She found her passion lying more in counseling the kids rather than teaching, so she decided to get her masters in School Counseling. Things will come full circle post-graduation from the M.S.E. program where she will work in schools with a high Native American population. She hopes to continue her studies in traditional Native American practices to help the mental health of young students as she works in schools. Outside of work and school, Alicia enjoys hiking, reading memoirs, trying new foods, and traveling. 

Janice is in her fifth and final year of her PhD program in School Psychology at Fordham University with a specialty in Therapeutic Interventions. Prior to this experience, she worked in Special Education with a particular emphasis on Autism Spectrum Disorder and loves being in the classroom with students. 

Amarys is a second year School Counseling MSEd student, who is currently interning at P.S. 126x elementary school in District 9. She graduated from Hofstra University with a B.A. in Psychology, with minors in Community Health and Spanish. Her background of psychology and community health led her to a career in school counseling, where she feels the two meet together.

Annamarie Rogers is currently in her 4th year of her PhD program in School Psychology. She has been a Behavioral Therapist for children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder for 5 years now and has had an abundance of training in implementing evidence-based treatments. She is currently a school extern at a District 75 school in Park Slope, Brooklyn and a clinical extern at Manhattan Psychology Group. 

Ravi is a Ph.D. candidate in the school psychology program at Fordham University. After Ravi

worked as a special education teacher in The Bronx, he was motivated to devote himself to empowering individuals from underserved neighborhoods with the tools and knowledge necessary to bring social change to their communities.

Maria Sol Anyosa is a fourth-year doctoral student in the School Psychology program. She decided to be a school psychologist when she discovered that there is a major scarcity of bilingual psychologists in educational settings. She graduated from the University of Connecticut with a bachelor's degree in Psychology and Human Development and Family Sciences. As a Peruvian immigrant herself, she is interested in researching the experiences of immigrant students and their families in U.S public school systems. Using qualitative research, she seeks to amplify their voices and further understand how to assist them through academic and socio-emotional support. As a MHSPD team member, she aspires to learn more about how the intersectionality of a student's social identities (race, ethnicity, gender, etc.) may combine to create unique modes of discrimination and resilience. As a fluent Spanish speaker, she hopes to enhance the family-clinician collaboration that is so important for students to thrive in their mental health pursuits.

Alex Nunan is a part-time student in Fordham's Masters of School Counseling Program. She is completing her internship hours at two schools this year: Lucero Elementary School in the Bronx, and Loyola High school in Manhattan, where she also works as the Associate Director of Admissions.