DMHS Volunteers

Sarah Frazier (she/her): Organizational Development, Quality Assurance & Auditing

Sarah Frazieris a Principal Program Manager at Nava PBC, a public benefit corporation that seeks to make government services simple, effective, and accessible to all. There, she currently leads the team of 40+ technologists that built and run the Massachusetts Paid Family and Medical Leave program, which provides workers in the state with a paycheck during their most vulnerable periods of life.

Prior to joining Nava, Sarah spent 14 years in NYC government in a variety of roles at the Parks Department including marketing, field operations, data analysis, and IT. As a Parkie, she learned about access and accessibility up close and what that might look like in practice long-term. She has an MPH from Columbia University, a BS from NYU, and endless schooling from the 5 boroughs of the city she calls home.

Hannah Schultz (she/her): Events Calendar Editor & Contributor

Hi! I am Hannah Schultz. I graduated with a Bachelors in Communications with a concentration in Media Studies from Adelphi University. Currently, I work in a nursing home as a Security Assistant.

I am neurodiverse and I am passionate about helping others in the community.

I am excited to help review and update the website to provide access to events. In my free time, I love going to broadway shows, knitting, painting and traveling!

Tracy L. Stewart, MA, MEd, LMHC: 2022 Grant Writing & Fundraising Mentorship

Tracy L. Stewart is mindfulness-based mental health therapist, wellness educator, and healing justice activist in Seattle, WA.  Tracy has participated in previous CompassPoint and Surge Reproductive Justice resource mobilization training and implemented the model at Gathering Roots, a nonprofit she cofounded with Nikki Chau. She also consults with other small nonprofits on how to use the process. Utilizing food and casual conversation to bring people together, mobilizers learn the philosophy and activation of Healing Justice through their support. She currently serves on the board of A Sacred Passing, a BIPoC centered healing justice and end-of-life care service and advocacy organization.  She also serves as co-facilitator of Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF) – Seattle, and has served on several participatory granting projects. 

She sees her role in community as working to create supportive, safer space for BIPoC folks in discovering their gifts through mindfulness practice and social justice awareness. Her cup is filled by the outside places, silly friends with microphones, passion for life, and folks sharing their good medicine with each other.

Tracy helped raise over $20,000 in donations and $132,000 in grants for DMHS.

Hello, I’m a bilingual, bicultural male-identified therapist with over a decade of experience in school-based services. My journey is deeply rooted in exploring the spaces between cultures, people, and perceptions.

Through my own vulnerabilities and triumphs, I’ve come to understand that shared experiences can be powerful tools for healing. I’m here to listen, relate, and walk alongside you on your path.

With credentials as a licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), I blend my academic background from the University of Washington and Seattle University with postgraduate training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.

Outside of therapy, I’m an amateur photographer, woodworking enthusiast, and climbing aficionado.

Maria Guzman: Annual Report 2024 Development Assistance

Maria Guzman has worked in the psychological field’s clinical and research sectors. After receiving her BA in Psychology from Macalester College, she worked as a behavioral technician providing in-home ABA services for young children. She then worked as a research specialist across multiple projects involving alcohol use and minoritized populations at UPMC/University of Pittsburgh. There, she also led her own grant-funded research looking at alcohol effects within the Latine population. Through these opportunities, she has learned the multitude of ways in which mental health care is inaccessible for critical populations. Her work with DMHS helps to decrease these barriers.

Claudia Janeth Linares, LICSW (she/her/ella): 2025 DMHS Free Therapy & Wellness Spanish Program Forms Editor/Translator
Founder, Owner of Girasol Counseling

I am a daughter of immigrants; a daughter of the diaspora; a wounded healer; an intellectual, spiritual, and queer Chingon@. These are a few identities that influence how I interact/experience the world around me, and the stories attached to them: past, present, and future. In my therapeutic healing work, I continue to work towards decolonization of both my healing practices and myself.

My healing work is inherited; I come from a lineage of people seeking healing. Professionally, I started healing work with young people as a case manager, advocate, and mental health counselor in 2016. I co-founded C.O.M.I.D.A. (Comunidad Orgullosa Más Ideal De Las Americas): a Central American healing and empowerment youth program rooted in connection through traditional foods in 2018. I founded Girasol Counseling, PLLC, a decolonial approach to healing for individuals, families, and communities in 2021. Exciting to share that in 2024, Girasol became a group practice! 

Girasol Counseling is committed to collective healing practices that are grounded in liberation, culture, and spirituality.

Dhwani Sanghavi (She/Her): Grant Writing (Narrative) 

Hi! I’m Dhwani, a third-year School Psychology Ph.D. student at the University of Houston with a passion for equity, accessibility, and culturally responsive mental health practices. As an international student and emerging mental health professional, I’m especially interested in systemic reform, advocacy, and supporting historically marginalized communities.

I’m thrilled to be part of the DMHS community and look forward to contributing to collective efforts that reimagine mental health with justice, dignity, and accessibility at its core. 

Kristen Irvine (She/Her): Administrative Assistant – Generalist & Onboarding Development

Hi, my name is Kristen, and I am entering my third year at Northeastern University majoring in Information Technology, and I have a strong passion for using technology to create meaningful change. As a first-generation American with Afro-Caribbean roots, my background has deeply influenced my commitment to equity and social impact. My academic journey has been motivated by a desire to bridge the gap between technology and real-world problems particularly those affecting marginalized communities.

 I am particularly interested in the intersection of data analytics and healthcare, and how data drive insights can be used to improve access to medical care for marginalized populations. I hope to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable healthcare system by utilizing both my technical skills and my understanding of systemic challenges.

Romir Chekuri (he/him): Youth Voice & Recruitment

Hey, I’m  a current highschooler at Interlake High School who volunteered to help write grants. I’m interested in helping DHMS to give back to the community, and to learn about mental health while improving his writing and reading skills. I’ve adopted a growth mindset and hope to provide value to DHMS through anything I can do.

I speak English, Hindi, and I’m currently learning to speak Spanish!

My hobbies include fishkeeping, working out, playing video games, and volunteering for nonprofits.

Leti Ramirez (she/her/hers): Onboarding Development

Leti Ramirez, who identifies as a Hispanic woman, has received her Bachelor of
Arts in Sociology with a Minor in Diversity at the University of Washington in Seattle and is a
current student in a Master of Social Work program through Eastern Washington University. She
is one of only two members of her immediate and extended family to pursue a master’s degree
and has the support and excitement of her family who worked tirelessly to create this
opportunity for her. She works for Seattle Children’s Hospital as a Family Services Coordinator
and is developing social work skills through a mental health counseling practicum at Peaceful
Soul Healing.

Leti is interested in becoming a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker so she can
provide trauma-informed counseling to adults in need, but is constantly finding new interests
and passions through her studies. She is grateful for the opportunity to engage in the impactful
work DMHS does and to learn more about contributing to broader-scale systemic change.