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Dr. David P. Rivera is an associate professor and coordinator of the graduate programs in counseling at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY). A counseling psychologist, his research and practice are guided by critical theories and social justice frameworks and explore cultural competency development and issues impacting the marginalization and wellbeing of people of color and oppressed sexual orientation and gender identity groups, with a focus on microaggressions.  His work is published in books, journal articles, and book chapters in various areas of multicultural psychology, education, and social justice, and his latest co-edited books, the award-winning Affirming LGBTQ+ Students in Higher Education and Critical Theories for School Psychology and Counseling: A Foundation for Equity and Inclusion in School-Based Practice were released in 2022. Dr. Rivera is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association.

Jan Collins-Eaglin is a psychologist who studies collegiate mental health issues and depression among African American women. Before her recent retirement, she was the Associate Dean of Students for Wellness and Personal Success at Pomona College. Previously, she was the Director of the Michigan State University Counseling Center, and Director of Counseling and Psychological Services, Student Support Services – which includes Counseling and Psychological Services, Disability Services, and the Academic Success Center at Wayne State University. As a practicing psychologist in Michigan her focus was in the area of developing programs that promote psychological wellness and supports academic success. She completed PhD, Ed.S, and MA degrees in the Combined Program of Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. She is active nationally in professional organizations such as the American Psychological Association. She was chair of the Section for College and University Counseling Center in Division 17 and contributed to a national report about college student mental health. She served on the accreditation board of the International Association of Counseling Centers. 

Jeanne E. Manese, Ph.D., received her doctoral degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. She also attained an M.Ed. from Harvard University. Dr. Manese is an independent consultant and serves as a national advisor with The Steve Fund. As an advocate-practitioner-scholar, Dr. Manese is currently focused on organizational transformation aimed at equity, diversity and inclusion through capacity building, sustainable program development, and promoting leadership development. Dr. Manese’s counseling center career has spanned over four decades including serving as the Director at the UC Irvine Counseling Center and Training Director at UC San Diego. She also worked internationally as the shipboard psychologist with the Semester at Sea program. In these roles, her passions included implementing strengths-based programs for first generation college students, community building, and clinical supervision. In 2018, Dr. Manese was bestowed the honor of Lifetime Achievement in Service from the American Psychological Association (APA) Minority Fellowship Program (MFP),. She continues in her long cherished role as a Mentor for the MFP Psychology Summer Institute. She was also honored by the Society of Counseling Psychology with the 2022 Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award. Dr. Manese is an Asian American Psychological Association Fellow, an APA Fellow in Divisions 45 and 17, and holds emerita status in the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD).