Meet the Experts

Don Andrews 

Don’s brings over 40 years of experience as an educator and school administrator in both public and private education systems.  He is renowned for bringing systems together for the benefit of students and families with complex needs.  

Jodie Heywood

Jodie brings a wealth of experience, having worked as a special needs teacher, junior high teacher, school counsellor, behavioural consultant and consultant for school counsellors. 

Katherine Clarke 

Katherine is an experienced teacher and parent of a teen who has struggled with mental health issues. She is a strong advocate for whole school approaches to optimizing mental health.  

Suzanne Larsen-Wall 

As well as being a member of the Parent Advisory Committee for CAAMHP (Child and Adolescent Addiction and Mental Health Program), Suzanne has experience with the education system as an Educational Assistant and as an Elementary Generalist. 

Kathy Jarrell 

Kathy works with AHS Healthy Minds Healthy Children as an outreach Clinical Consultant, where she supports school personnel to build capacity to better respond to children with mental health challenges. 

Watch for their upcoming Module of the Month in March – Parents as Partners in Mental Health