If we can help our adolescents transform, they can transform the world.
Meet the Team
Sometimes kids ask us, “So, are you the bosses?” We love saying, “Yes. Yes we are. You can be, too.”
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I believe in the power of our adolescents, and it's why I founded the Live Big Community.
As a woman who is deeply passionate about mental health, I am certified as a Counselor with the Australian Institute of Professional Counselors, trained with the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in Child & Adolescent Development, and the Trauma Research Foundation in Traumatic Stress.
As a coach, facilitator, and speaker, I’ve worked with teams at companies like Google, Microsoft, and Merck to create skills that help them connect with people.
As a Faculty Associate of Entrepreneurship at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management, I taught aspiring entrepreneurs how to become leaders and bring their visions to the market.
As educators, leaders, and human beings, we have not just an opportunity, but a duty. That duty is to use all of the resources at our disposal to turn the tide on the mental health crisis and give our adolescents the opportunity to transform.
If we can help our adolescents transform, they can transform the world.
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As Live Big’s Chief Experience Officer, Breean empowers adolescents, educators, and counselors with confidence, resilience & self-leadership skills so they can lead fulfilling lives.
As the former Chief Product Officer at Habits at Work, Breean spent a decade researching and applying methods to help people change their mindsets and behaviors.
She designed and facilitated skill-based training programs for some of the world’s largest companies, including Google and Subaru.
She has a background in branding, service design, and storytelling. Breean earned a Master of Communications from DePaul University.
Breean is certified in Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy and Yoga Nidra.
Meet the Advisory Board
An experienced team of educators, therapists, curriculum designers, and facilitators
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Jen has been an equity-centered educator for over 25 years as a teacher, instructional coach, school principal, district leader, and now a leadership coach.
Jen holds a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education and Spanish from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Arts in Language and Literacy Acquisition and Elementary Education, as well as a Reading Specialist degree from San Francisco State University.
She is currently earning her Educational Doctorate from East Carolina University’s International Cohort in Educational Leadership. Her doctorate is focused on how social justice leaders foster conditions to create schools as beloved communities for students, families, and staff.
Jen is deeply passionate about supporting current and future educators, administrators, and systems to question their practices in order to interrupt systemic inequities baked into our system and achieve equity.
Advisory Board Member
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Elaine’s expertise lies at the intersection of education, storytelling, and community engagement. She is the Director of Communications at Claremont Unified School District and has a deep background in both education and journalism as a news reporter, editor, and producer. Elaine holds a BA in Broadcast Journalism from CalState Fullerton.
Advisory Board Member
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Melba is an executive and operations leader, a strategic planning and execution expert, and an aspiring chef. Melba offers strategic planning abilities, a background in change management, and a forward-thinking mindset. She brings an impressive history of surpassing ambitious business goals while demonstrating executive leadership in operations and compliance. Melba is a resilient leader leveraging adaptability, empathy, problem-solving, leadership, negotiation, and technology while driving innovation and supervision of multidisciplinary teams.
Advisory Board Member
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Arielle is a psychiatric nurse practitioner graduating from NYU. She has a full-time private practice specializing in working with young women in the areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, and life transitions.
Advisory Board Member
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Robin Donath, LCSW, is a graduate of the NYU Silver School of Social Work and The National Institute for the Psychotherapies (NIP) Three Year Child and Adolescent Analytic Training Program.
She is now a Co-Director of NIP’s Child and Adolescent Trauma Program where she also develops curriculum and teaches. She recently retired from teaching after 18 years as an adjunct assistant professor at NYU Silver School of Social Work.
She resides in Santa Monica, CA, where she has a full-time private practice working with children, adolescents and adults.
Advisory Board Member
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Danielle’s passion lies in improving educational outcomes and opportunities for students through disruptive technologies, innovation, leadership, creativity, and communication. Her goal is to actively influence the conversation and direction of the K12 EdTech space both from the political stage and in the industry. She is an investor, growth stage influencer, and sales leader in the education technology sector, and is currently SVP of Sales at Cignition to connect students to math and literacy virtual tutoring.
Advisory Board Member
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Todd is a former White House Appointee to the US Department of Education and spent the last 14 years working with education agencies to promote all areas of education including assessment and curriculum platforms, parental engagement, and special education platforms. He partners with education companies and non-profit education entities across the country at the district, state, and federal levels.
Advisory Board Member
Interested in joining our team or advisory board?
Reach out directly to lex@livebig.community