BRAIN AND MENTAL HEALTH-RELATED ISSUES - Key Persons
Dr. Jake Goodman is a psychiatry resident physician & global mental health activist with more than 2.1 million followers on social media. He graduated with his bachelor's degree and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Georgia as well as a medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University. Jake uses his platform to fight mental health stigma and discrimination and empower those experiencing mental health challenges to seek help. He also creates educational videos to teach mental health concepts in an engaging manner. Jake has worked with the White House as a participant in the Healthcare Leaders in Social Media Roundtable Series, where he was involved in creating content for the role out of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. He is also an author of the best-selling children's book, Psychiatry For Kids, a book focused on educating kids about mental health. His work has been featured in Men's Health Magazine, Psychiatric Times, Today.com, Medscape, NBC, ABC News, and more.
Job Titles:
- Senior Project Manager for Engineering and Construction Companies
Mr. Matey has worked as a Senior Project Manager for engineering and construction companies on domestic and international projects in the industrial, institutional, municipal, and commercial fields. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Clarkson College of Technology.
LTC Jordon Swain is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Center for Junior Officers (CJO) at the United States Military Academy. Jordon graduated from West Point in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Leadership and holds a MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, as well as a PhD in Organizations and Management from Yale University.
Mr. Morel currently serves as the Assistant Dean - Information Technology at the United States Military Academy at West Point Center for Junior Officers. He holds a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne and a bachelor's in Management from the University of Maryland (European Division). He is a 26-year Army Veteran and retired from active duty in 2008 after completing numerous tours of duty including Germany, and Baghdad.