Co-Conspired Conversations

Kerrie Mohr, LCSW, founder, director at A Good Place Therapy, has focused her career on seeking out solutions to individual, family, and community problems through clinical work, advocacy, policy reform, community organizing, managing teams, and building nonprofit social service programs.

In addition to her psychotherapy work with individuals and couples, Kerrie oversees all aspects of care, training, and fidelity to A Good Place’s models service delivery, based on research-supported treatment interventions; supervises and coaches clinical social workers; provides mental health consultation for companies and mobile apps; and leads the NYC chapter of Sidewalk Talk, a volunteer-run, grassroots, global street listening non-profit.

Kerrie holds an MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work and a certificate in Nonprofit Leadership from the Columbia Bus

Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan Jaime Blanco Jaime Blanco has lived in Oakland, California for the past 19 years and is the founder and director of Urban Mentors Network, an East Oakland based mentoring program focused on building a safe empowering community where youth and adults form reciprocal relationships, always learning from one another. Jaime is recently married, the proud mama of her two beautiful pit bulls, Nina & Layla, and is extremely grateful to have a diverse circle of friends and family who keep her honest and help balance her perspectives.

Learn more about Jaime and the Urban Mentors Network at urbanmentors.org

Britney Stafford is a music lover of many genres, writes as an emotional outlet, and loves painting with her son. She is happily married and she and her husband are the obnoxiously proud parents of a funny, energetic, and caring six-year-old. Originally from Wisconsin, she now lives with her family in Georgia. She is a huge animal lover with nine (yes, nine!) cats and one dog.

Britney is a homeschool mom and social media marketer who also enjoys volunteering in her community. She is a proponent of human connection and mental health. She says that her core beliefs, the experiences of friends and strangers, and the undeniable truths about racism and white supremacy, along with the support and guidance of others have led her on a journey towards anti-racism.

Nicole Lusiani Elliott is the founder and owner of Dirt Path Publishing, a small publishing house that focuses on publishing works that help people think differently about their lives and their work. She also serves as an Assistant Director of CSET, the Center to Support Excellence in Teaching, at Stanford University, focusing primarily on the areas of history education and instructional equity. Prior to working at CSET Nicole served as a high school teacher for twenty years and worked as an instructional coach and professional development associate for the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning.

In This Episode, Myisha T Hill  and Britney  Stafford have a candid conversation on the issue of colorblind racism. Join us in the co-conspirators lounge to continue the conversation.