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Haven Taylor, MA has over 15 years of experience in the behavioral health field, including leadership in team and program development. Her work focuses on advancing whole-person, recovery-oriented systems of care and improving services for individuals with co-occurring behavioral health needs. She has experience across correctional, residential, and community-based treatment settings and was recognized with a Director’s Award for contributions to Special Housing at the Oregon State Penitentiary.

Blanca Fernandez, MSW is a bilingual, bicultural Latina social worker serving as a Co-Occurring Treatment Specialist with the Oregon Health Authority’s Intensive Services Unit. Her work focuses on the Aid and Assist population and advancing integrated care for individuals with complex dual diagnoses. Blanca earned her Master of Social Work from New York University in 2016, with a focus on integrated behavioral health. She previously worked as a medical social worker supporting Medicaid recipients transitioning from hospitalization to community care. A native Portlander, Blanca is committed to reducing disparities through culturally responsive, collaborative systems of care.

Teresa McDowell, EdD, LMFT is professor emerita at Lewis & Clark, where she served as department chair and co-founded the college’s Problem Gambling Services. With over 40 years of experience as a clinician, educator, administrator, and consultant, Teresa focuses on workforce development, equity-based clinical practice, integrated treatment for problem gambling, and clinical supervision. She is a social researcher, program evaluator, and consultant with Partners in Social Research and Senior Instructor for ACORN. Dr. McDowell has authored more than 50 scholarly publications and is lead author of Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy: Applying Third Order Thinking to Theory and Practice (3rd Ed., 2026).