We create communities that heal and empower. Established in 2018, the Center for Cognitive Diversity provides training and coaching programs to address trauma so that no child is a lost cause. Our pioneering Trauma Informed Specialist program is supporting educators across the US and abroad who can respond effectively to the needs of children with trauma, implement practices that promote equity and healing, and ensure all educators have the emotional capacity to prevent burnout.
Our team
Emily Santiago LEP, NCSP
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EMAIL: [email protected] , PHONE: +1 510 473 5365
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Dr. Jack DavisAs Head of the Educational Psychology Department at CSUEB, Dr. Jack Davis has been a pioneer in the field of childhood learning disorders and is passionate about mental health consultation, crisis prevention and understanding institutionalized systems effects on children and adults.
His department cosponsors The Center for Cognitive Diversity’s TIE program and offers graduate credits for the courses. After graduating from UC Berkeley, Dr. Davis went on to teach at both UC Davis and CSU Fullerton, in addition to serving as the Clinical Director of an Institute that specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children and adults with learning disorders. |
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Lauren La PlanteLauren La Plante, a School Psychologist from San Francisco, works tirelessly to support positive reinforcement strategies and reduce barriers for childhood development by creating a team based approach to learning.
As a collaborator with the Center for Cognitive Diversity, Ms. La Plante coordinates with teachers and support staff in order to support student learning and maximize social-emotional success. She studied at UC Santa Cruz and Cal State East Bay. |
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Dr. Robin LeveileeRob served with distinction for nine years with AdvancED’s, the world’s largest accreditation body, as Vice President for International Services. He has also served school head international administrative
posts in Peru, Australia, China and prior to his post with AdvancED, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rob began teaching High School English in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, followed by a Middle School Principalship, then chief of school posts in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. In 1986 he was awarded a Ph.D. (with honors) in educational leadership from Boston College. Over the course of his career, Rob has served as chairman on hundreds of accreditation teams in the United States and around the world for AdvancED, WASC, MSA, and NEAS&C, with which he also served as a commissioner. He has met with students, Ministers, Ambassadors and Presidents, served on panels, key noted, and key-noted at more than two hundred conferences around the globe. Today he is known and respected as a “global mentor” by educators and students around the world and serves as “Chief Educational Advisor" to several boards and organizations around the world. |
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Sarah Shaw, MPH PMPSarah Shaw is a certified project management professional and a public health informatics scholar. She has a Bachelor's in Cellular Molecular Biology and a Master's in Public Health from Tulane University. She has been on a windy journey that started around Providence, RI for childhood, stopped in New Orleans for school, then on to Austin for the start of her career, and finally landed her in Ashland, OR. Sarah has experience working in the non-profits, governments, and for-profit sectors. Most recently, she is a project management professional at a techonology company that helps to ensure newborns receive screenings and follow up care. Throughout this journey, volunteerism has always been a very important part of her life. From organizing events to training others, Sarah is eager to help non-profits and compassionate businesses thrive.
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The Center for Cognitive Diversity
Ashland, Or 97520
Ashland, Or 97520