Certified Listener Poet,
Cohort 7 Winter 2024
Geva Thole is a poet and Behavior Health Specialist living in Wisconsin.
She writes a blog titled Let Me Share With You, reflecting on what it means to live a peaceful life. You can find her contemplations on Substack.
“I learned how important it is to be quiet when others are speaking and how to be comfortable with silence during a conversation.”
Dawn M. Schocken is the Director for the Center for Experiential Learning and Simulation.
Salaam Green is the Founder of Literary Healing Arts, a Consultant, and Artist in Residence.
Zina Mercil is the Director of Coach Development, a counselor, and body psychotherapist.
LaShaune Johnson is a public health professor, breast cancer survivor/advocate, and culturally responsive evaluator.
Sailaja Devaguptapu is a published poet, writer and researcher, wellness facilitator, designing and developing courses on Health Humanities.
Kelsey D. Mahaffey is a non-profit leader working to educate and engage communities in the All of Us Research Program from the National Institutes of Health.
Avni Vyas is a poet and professor living in Florida. She is the author of Little God (Burrow Press, 2021)
Gray Davidson Carroll is a transfemme writer, educator, public health researcher, and (self-proclaimed) hot chocolate connoisseur.