TMF Graduates
The following people have successfully completed the mindfulness facilitation year-long training program at the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, now UCLA Mindful. All program graduates are considered current in their training unless otherwise noted.
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Mahyar Alahyari, Orange County, CA
Shakti Armstrong, Los Angeles, CA
Alyson Beck, Vancouver, WA
Shannon Casey, Philadelphia, PA
Isabelle Chow, Irvine, CA
Heather Crandall, Pasadena, CA
Heather Demetrios Fehst, Saint Paul, MN
Jesse Einhorn-Johnson, Greensboro, NC
Gloria Escobar, San Francisco, CA
Josh Geller, Dallas, TX
Serena Hoenig, Thornton, CO
Cindy Hurley Leister, Katoomba, NSW, Australia
Yumi Iwama, Los Angeles, CA
Jody Johnson, San Juan Capistrano, CA
Christin Karsgor, Pleasantown, CA
Fengyi Kuo, Carmel, IN
Lydia Leos, San Pedro, CA
Maria Nicolacopoulou, Athens, Greece
Marcie Rae Swenson, South Jordan, Utah
Celina Ramirez, Tuscon, AZ
Edward Robinson, Los Angeles, CA
Scott Salvatore, San Diego, CA
Pam Schaller, Sherman Oaks, CA
Tina Shearer, Lafayette, CO
Oleg Smirnov, Encino, CA
Nichole Schwab, San Diego, CA
Shawnna Stewart, Sherman Oaks, CA
Zoé Szmidt, Los Angeles, CA
Sierra Velasquez, Santa Monica, CA
Deborah Winkle Slaby, Pasadena, CA
Xuyuan Chen, Shanghai, China
Eric Cooley, North Hills, CA
Hakim Davy Tafari, Los Angeles, CA
Homero del Pino, Los Angeles, CA
Joe Eisman, Chicago, IL
Elan Frenkel, Los Angeles, CA
Jody Hart, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Australia
Alexandra Hattick, Long Beach, CA
Sharif Islam, Culver City, California
Emily Jordan, Westlake Village, California
Miki Kaji, Yokohama, Kanagawa
Vikram Kapur, San Ramon, CA
Gali Kronenberg, Santa Monica, CA
Joie Laykoff, Redondo Beach, California
Jeff Levitz, Los Angeles, CA
Siena Loprinzi, Chandler, AZ
Elizabeth Montez (Bauman), Los Angeles, CA
Kim Moore, Huntington Beach, CA
Ranjana Naharoy, Sydney, New South Wales
Rumiko Nakano, Nishinomiya, Hyogo
Robin Nelson, San Diego, CA
Nick Puig, Pomona, CA
Sarah Ray, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA
Aaron Rivera-Davis, Los Angeles, CA
Antoinette (Anne) Roise, Woodacre, California
Ella Samuel, San Luis Obispo, CA
Madelyne Schermer, Toluca Lake, CA
Rinku Shah, Sugar Land, Texas
Robert Simmons, Los Angeles, CA
Katherine 'Kat' Sneddon, San Clemente, CA
Sarah Song, Los Angeles, CA
Jennifer Stafford Farrow, Lake Sherwood, California
Euthemia (Effie) Stavrulaki, Boston, MA
Jenny Steadman, Springwood, NSW
Jamal Washington, KIRKLAND, Washington
Polly (Emily) Weiss, Charlotte, NC
Terri Allen Abrahams, Los Angeles, CA
Pilar Ayala, West Virginia
Tara Banks-Buran, Malibu, CA
Chase Leigh Beckerman, Sherman Oaks, CA
Cheyann Benedict, Los Angeles, CA
Lulu Berton, Santa Monica, CA
Fiona Eve Bradford, San Francisco, CA
Sunshine Excel L. Cariño, Quezon City, Manila
Chris Carmena, Los Angeles, CA
Sharon R. Clayton, Denver, CO
Kristen Connolly, Valley Village, CA
Molly Cornwell, Sherman Oaks, CA
Julia de'Caneva, Los Angeles, CA
Katie Dunn, Cambridge, MA
Nicole Fernandes, Cypress, CA
Neta Golani, Los Angeles, CA
Carla Gómez Klein, Santa Monica, CA
Mary Goodell, Marina del Ray, CA
Michael Lewis Green, Los Angeles, CA
Fernanda Leporace, Madison, WI
Natalie Gruber, Tempe, AZ
James Hash, Winston Salem, NC
Ileana Hernandez, Miami FL
Nairi Issagholian
Stacy Johnston, Duluth, MA
Rachel Kanarowski, Chicago, IL
Malky D Kertis, Van Nuys, CA
Audrey Kieffer, Charlotte, CA
Naoko Kimura, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Reeta Kumar, Walnut, CA
Rosemary Leach, Worcester, VT
Eileen Lueders, Auckland, New Zealand
Jeffrey Lynch, Tarzana, CA
Veronica Mendez, Aventura, FL
Joseph Mitchell, Crowley, LA
Michael Morales, Encinitas, CA
Rajasree Parthasarathy, La Crescenta, CA
Pamela Rosal, Vvernal, UT
Emma Ruskin, Los Angeles, CA
Kenneth Saxon, Santa Barbara, CA
Aiko Smith, Los Vegas, NV
Marci Spiegler, Los Angeles, CA
Angela Vicari Laine, Simi Valley, CA
Amy Jue Wang, Sunnyvale, CA
Natalie DuCastelle, Morro Bay, CA
Reuben Weiss, San Diego, CA
Heather White-Laird, Venice, CA
Debra Wilbur, Glendale, CA
Fang-Yi Wu, La Puenta, CA
Constance Yee, Beverly Hills, CA
Joy Adams, Huntington Beach, CA
Julie Aiken, Decatur, GA
Connie Alexander, La Canada, CA
Vick Asmerian, Burbank, CA
Nicola Bentley, Whistler, BC
Jenn Bost, Los, Angeles, CA
Andrew Braver, Culver City, CA
Karen Broutvaien, West Hollywood, CA
Mara Chaben, Culver City, CA
Nora Curti, Vancouver, BC
Landra Eliopoulus, San Francisco, CA
Chris George, Grayslake, IL
Marilyn Gray, Los Angeles, CA
Pilar Guzman, Los Angeles, CA
Anushka Hauerstock, Santa Monica, CA
Ruth Hauswirth, Ramona, CA
Vincent Hernandez, Los Angeles, CA
Megan Hook, Culver City, CA
Kazumi Igus, Los Angeles, CA
Sarah Johnson, Menlo Park, CA
Robert Jonsen, Palo Alto, CA
Patricia Karpas, Boulder, CO
Douglas Kennedy, Minneapolis, MN
Roma Khetarpal
Gauri Kolhatkar, Santa Monica, CA
Michelle Kronenberg, Malibu, CA
Annette Lombardi, Manhattan Beach, CA
Kristine Lopez, Santa Monica, CA
Rosario Lozada, Miami, FL
Rachel Lyle, Los Angeles, CA
Swati Malaviya, Sunnyvale, CA
Jacquelyn McNealy, Inglewood, CA
Michael Nolden, Eugene, OR
Alexis Novak, Los Angeles, CA
Sue Oliver, Ramona, CA
Maite Paillet van Lohuizen, Cambridge, CA
Rena Sandgren, Seattle, WA
Jessica Santos, Ubud, Bali
Silvia Shin, Monterey Park, CA
Timo Spekkens, Santa Clarita, CA
Cara Steinberg, Los Angeles, CA
Allison Strina, Los Angeles, CA
Vicki Tokie, Scandia, MN
Megan Trimble, Studio City, CA
Tonya Vetter, Houston, TX
Christine West, Los Angeles, CA
Sharon Barb OConnor, Kansas City, Missouri
Terry Bean Iverson, McKinleyville, California
Janna Bilski, New York, New York
Wade Brill, Seattle, Washington
Sharon Brock, San Gabriel, California
Mary Burch, Santa Monica, California
Teoni Camargo, Brazil
Jacqueline Clay, Los Angeles, California
William Conn, Valley Center, California
Jeanette Corcuera, Los Angeles, California
Melissa Crosby, Richmond, California
Christine Cullen, Thousand Oaks, California
Thomas Davis, Los Angeles, California
Michael Francis deVito, Denver, Colorado
Michelle Diep, Tustin California
Phi Do, Los Angeles, California
Simone Eberle, Ipatinga, Brazil
Rebecca Gadberry, Huntington Beach, California
Amy Garcia, Anaheim, California
Samuel Gorman, Washington
Jannine Johnston, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Tonya Jones, Los Angeles, California
James Long, Manteca, California
Jason Luk, San Francisco, California
Kristen May, Charleston, South Carolina
Dawn, Neal, Redwood City, California
Suzanne Rowe Palacino, Wellesley, Massachusetts
Jooli Park, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Pilkington, McKinleyville, California
Kristen Ragain, Issaquah, Washington
Vadan Ritter, California
Cate Roman, Sierra Madre, California
Clifford Rosky, Salt Lake City, Utah
Nirosha Ruwan, La Canada Flintridge, California
Carlee Santarelli, Los Angeles, California
Danielle Sewell, Seattle, Washington
Deborah Lee Smith, Salisbury, North Carolina
Jeffrey Takeda, Valencia, California
John Testerman, Redlands, California
Lori Wald, Cleveland, Ohio
Gill Walker, Vancouver, Canada
Sheri Watson, Sacramento, California
Tony Wiederhold, Indianapolis, Indiana
Fred Afshari, Dallas, Texas
Julie Artman, Orange, California
Bram Barouh, Hollywood, California
Michael Blottin, Rosemead, California
Barbery Byfield, Los Angeles, California
Alison Canavan, Dublin, Ireland
Bridgette, Christiansen, Kirkland, Washington
Imee Contreras Endelman, Laguna, Philippines
Joe Cook San Francisco, California
Anthony Cupo, Laguna Beach, California
Ivo Cussianovich, San Jose, Costa Rica
Karina de Allicon, Tustin California
Manisha Dudley, Seattle, Washington
Andrew Eldredge, San Anselmo, California
Jae Ellard, Bellevue, Washington
Victoria Engelhardt, Denver, Colorado
Greg Gonzales, Simi Valley, California
Christine, Gottlieb, Los Angeles, California
Kim Hill, Erie, Pennsylvania
Laura Holyoke, Moscow, Idaho
Nancy Ibarra, Woodland Hills, California
Satoshi Ikeno, Japan
Meredith Kaiser , West Columbia, South Carolina
Danit Kaya, Woodland Hills, California
Henny Kim-Ortel, Reseda, California
Jennifer Knochel, Tucson, Arizona
Fiona, Kriaris, Victoria, Australia
Robin Lieberman, Anaheim, California
Kim Lorine, Long Beach, California
Betsy McBride, Palos Verdes Estates, California
Edward Monaghan, Simi Valley, California
Ali Mossaver-Rahmani, La Verne, California
Patricia Mowlavi, Thousand Oaks, California
Maria O' Driscoll, Culver City, California
Michele Pola, Houston, Texas
Julia Poll, Los Angeles California
Jules Rodriguez, Newbury Park, California
Janet Roos, San Francisco, California
Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz, Madison, Wisconsin
Rati Singh, Laguna hills, California
Pernille Smaal-IJsseldijk, Palmdale, California
Joshua Steinfeldt, Berkeley, California
Christian Straka, Los Angeles, California
Tammy Thompson, Los Angeles, California
Valerie Velez, Antioquia, Colombia
Jonathan Walker, Fort Wayne, Indian
Kathy Yep, Monterey Park, California
Jingjing Zhu, Los Angeles California
Matthew Alexander , Los Angeles, California
Yessi Avancena, Bakersfield, California
Manish Bansal , Los Angeles, California
Clyde Boiston , Riverside, California
Banni Bunting , Bend, Oregon
Chris Burton, Los Angeles, California
Judy Bushnell, British Columbia, Canada
Adriana Copeland, Los Angeles, California
Greg Crooks, Los Angeles, California
Molly D'amecourt, Los Angeles, California
Kevin Davis, Los Angeles, California
Erin Doerwald, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Ellis Enlow, Los Angeles, California
Anna Frazier, Los Angeles, California
Antonia Galinda, Los Angeles, California
Amanda Gilbert, Los Angeles, California
Scott Goldstein, Illinois
Jennifer Grant, Los Angeles, California
Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California
Kathryn Kaplan, Los Angeles, California
Sarabjit Kaur Karnataka, India
Jill Kranitz, Boulder, California
Susan Lopez, Los Angeles, California
Beth DaherLynch, Los Angeles, California
Emily May, Arcata, Tennessee
Elana Miller, Los Angeles, California
Stella Park, Los Angeles, California
Dan Petrie, San Francisco, California
Noah Pomeroy, Hawaii, Hawaii
Rachel Postovoit, San Diego, California
Olga Restrepo, Colombia
Mirjana Rsumovic, Dubai
Norma Rubio, Los Angeles, California
Jason Ryterband, Los Angeles, California
Deborah Salazar-Shapiro, San Diego, California
Karissa Sellman, Oakland, California
Richard Sweeney, Los Angeles, California
Lisa Udelson, Los Angeles, California
Jodi Varner, San Diego, California
Avery Walsh, Los Angeles, California
Linda Yaron, Los Angeles, California
Melanie Yetter, Pomona, California
Daniel Zynn, Los Angeles, California
Ji Ahn, Santa Clarita, California
Norman Anderson, Arlington, Virginia
Anne Beffel, Houghton, Michigan
Eli Bravo, Miami Shores, Florida
Tina Carlson, Los Angeles, California
Erik Conklin, Carlsbad, California
Bill Culman, Scotts Valley, California
Sara Daoud, Malibu, California
Barbara Demman, Santa Monica, California
Carl Eisen, Punta Gorda, Florida
Christine Fang, Lexington, Virginia
Paul Friedman, Santa Monica, California
Cecilia Gelpi, Los Angeles, California
Terri Goslin-Jones, Saint Louis, Missouri
Maria Amparo Gramuntell Gomez, Benaguasil, Spain
Bhanu Harrison, Los Ranchos, New Mexico
Tom Heah, Vancouver, Canada
Laura Jackson, New York City, New York
Susan Knier, La Jolla, California
Hanne Laasala, Santa Monica, California
Ana Maria Lagasca, Hampton, Georgia
Vy V. Le, MBA, Milpitas, California
Moira Malzoni, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Joseph Mayer, Chula Vista, California
Samir Moukaddam, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Bella Nelson, Portland, Oregon
Chen Pan, Changsha, China
Allyson Pimental, Venice, California
Michael Porterfield, Los Angeles, California
Michelle Rauss-McClatchies, Flagstaff, Arizona
Mary Ann Rege, Los Angeles, California
Martin Safrin, Los Angeles, California
Kiyanoosh Shamlou, Westminster, California
Barbara Rose Sherman, Santa Barbara, California
Sara Tucker, Pacific Palisades
Noriko Uchida, Annaka, Japan
Harry Um, Los Angeles, California
Dawn Upchurch, Venice, California
Brandice Valentino, Vienna, Virginia
Leslie Wallis, Los Angeles, California
Karin Wilkinson, Washington, DC
Kelly Barron, Los Angeles, California
Whitney Birdwell, Santa Monica, California
Robert Black, New York, New York
Hector Bolanos-Hernandez, Mexico City, Mexico
Laurie Cassidy, Sedalia, Colorado
Samuel Chates, MSW; Phoenix, Arizona
Luiza Cole. San Clemente California
Lee Coleman, San Gabriel, California
Linda Collins, PhD; San Diego, California
Mike Coughlin, Napa, California
Ana Maria Dorrance, Los Angeles, California
Veronica Fernandez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ann Friedman, PhD; Houston, Texas
Jozen Gibson, Los Angeles, California
Lisa Goddard, Carbondale, Colorado
Richard Goerling, Hillsboro, Oregon
Heidi Gunderson, Los Angeles, California
Rachel Hall, Monrovia, California
Joslyn Hitter, Los Angeles, California
Julie Howell, Los Angeles, CA
Giselle Jones, MSW, ASW; Los Angeles, California
Marina Kantarovich, MSW; West Hollywood, California
Mark Kennedy, LCSW; San Diego, California
Stacy Kesten, Studio City, California
Julie Kosey, MS; Sacramento, CA
Joani Marinoff, Muir Beach, California
Lydell Martin, Wilmington, California
Chris McKulka, Sammamish, Washington
Megan Morbitzer, Westlake Village, California
Shannon Murphy, LCSW; Los Angeles, California
Cyndy Noel, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Laura Ortiz, Round Rock, Texas
Marjorie Pearson, PhD; Santa Monica, California
Nichole Proffitt, Oakland, California
Paul Randolph, San Diego, California
Judith Ray, Rev. Chaplain; San Diego, California
Reza Register, Sonora, California
Carol Rotko, PsyD; Los Angeles, California
Raul "Lou" Salazar, Long Beach, California
Julia Schoettle, San Francisco, California
Lois Shannon, Boulder, Colorado
Lara Sragow, Beverly Hills, California
Mia Sykes, Inglewood, California
Mica Togami, San Diego, California
Beth Wallace, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Sherri Aikin, Reno, Nevada**
Heidi Bourne, Mckinleyville, California
Stella Chow, PsyD, Los Angeles, California
Laurie Cousins, Valley Village, California
Christine Dawkins, Santa Barbara, California**
Jamie Nekich Derrick, Ph.D., Moscow, Idaho
Pamela Freeman, MSW, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanya**
Tor Magne Handeland, Heggedal, Norway
Mark Henry, Redlands, California
Vivian Hermiz, Long Beach, California
Jennifer Howd, Los Angeles, California
Laurie Jurkiewicz, CNM, MS, San Anselmo, California**
Jessica Klein, MSW, LCSW, Venice, California
John Kneedler, Los Angeles, California
Brody LaRock, Ed.D. Seattle, Washington**
Rachel Lewin, Los Angeles, California
Jeannette Noble, Camarillo, California
Linnea Pyne, Los Angeles, California
Mona Rich, MFT, Gardena, California
Holly Sacks, Thousand Oaks, California
Diana Shakarian, Ph.D., Huntington Beach, California
Catherine Siphron, Studio City, California
Cheryl Slean, Desert Hot Springs, California
James L Sosebee Jr., Dayton, Ohio
Cary Virtue, Oakland, California
Justin Wall, Tallassee, Tennessee
Jennifer Wallace, Seattle, Washington
Genaro Zenteno-Borquez, Colima, Mexico
Phillip Zentner, MD, San Diego, California
Thomas Anderson, Aurora, Colorado
Frank Baird, Westlake Village, California
Dawn Bazarko,DNP, MPH, RN, Sedona, AZ
Natalie Bell, Los Angeles, California
Nicholas Bruss, Los Angeles, California**
Mani Chandy, La Canada, California
Mary Costello, San Francisco, California
Lanie David, LCSW, Westfield, New Jersey**
Praween Dayananda, Austin, Texas**
Gabriela Deffis, Tijuana, Baja California
Renda Dionne, Temecula, California
Jesse Fleming, Los Angeles, California
Albert Grabb, M.D., Palos Verdes Estates, California
Josefina Jimenez, Melbourne, Australia
Randy Junttonen, Durango, Colorado**
Trudee Klautky, Copley, Ohio**
Kristen Lisanti, Los Angeles, California
Alem Makonnen, San Francisco, California
Robert McClure, San Diego, California
Catherine Michaud, San Diego, California
Manijeh Motaghy, PsyD. OMC., West Hills, California
Sophia Paparodis, Cincinnati, Ohio
Neesha Patel, Ph.D., Berkeley, California
Mary Pearle, Studio City, California**
Rebecca Peters, Salt Lake City, Utah
Jahna Perricone, Pacific Palisades, California
Lucinda Phillips, Los Angeles, California
Alla Poberesky, Los Angeles, California
Heather Prete, Los Angeles, California
Nirali Shah, Mountain View, California**
Jennifer Cannon, Amherst, Massachusetts
Sarah Entine, MSW, Berkeley, California
Shahara Godfrey, Ph.D. Oakland, California
Jim Hjort, LCSW, Los Angeles, California
Debbie Holexa, Phoenix, Arizona
Inguna Reinfelde, Los Angeles, California
Lindsey Knowles, M.Ed., Tucson, Arizona
Shelby Leigh, MA, Portland, Oregon
Eric Lopez, Mexico City, Mexico
Philip Murphy, Boston, Massachusetts
Thomas J. Pier, LCSW, Los Angeles, California
Sara Schedler, San Francisco, California
Karen M. Smith, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania**
Gail Stearns, Ph.D., Orange, California
Daisy Swan, CPCC, Los Angeles
Carmen Trevino, Monterrey, Mexico**
Gael Belden, Ojai, California
Richard Berger, MD, Seattle Washington
Forest Fein, Sebastopol, California**
Yanel Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico
Margaret Dunham, PsyD, MFT, Santa Monica, California
Diane Hetrick, Seattle, Washington
Mitra Manesh, Beverly Hills, California
Nikki Mirghafori, Ph.D., Berkeley, California
Phyllis Oscar, San Francisco, California**
Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou, London, The United Kingdom
Paula Ravets, Los Angeles, California
Henry Schipper, Venice, California
Brian Shiers, Los Angeles, California
Deborah Eden Tull, Portland, Oregon
*From 2011-2015, the year-long training program was referred to as "Certificate in Mindfulness Facilitation (CMF)." As of 2016, this same training program is now referred to as "Training in Mindfulness Facilitation (TMF)."