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
- Melissa Croushorn, Franklin, TN
- 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
- 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
- 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)."