2023-24 VAIMH Executive Director
VAIMH is pleased to announce its first Executive Director. Dr. Anjali Ferguson is a culturally responsive licensed psychologist, children's book author, podcast host, and widely sourced expert on treating racial and social trauma and its mental health effects on children and families.
2024-25 Board of Directors
contactvaimh@gmail.com
OFFICERS
President
Tanya Coles, IMH-E®
IFS-ERS, Family Services Supervisor, Hampton Healthy Families
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Vice President
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Secretary
Meredith Fulcher, IMH-E®
IFS-ERS, Director, Healthy Families
Treasurer
David Stahr
Retired CTO, Truist Bank, Self-Employed
DIRECTORS AT LARGE
April Birchfield, IMH-E®
IFS, Local System Manager, ITC-Central
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Pam Booker, IMH-E®
IFS, Preschool Development Manager, Thrive Birth to Five
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Judith Martens, IMH-E®
IMHM-C, LCSW, Self-Employed
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Shemik Sellars
Early Childhood Educator, Licensed Family Day Home Owner, Legacy House Preschool
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Stephanie Spain, IMH-E®
IFS, Faculty, Practice Owner, DNP, C-PNP
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Lisa Terry, IMH-E®
IMHM-R/F, EI Professional Development Consultant, VCU
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PAST PRESIDENT
Tracy Walters, IMH-E®
IFS-ERS, Infant & Early Childhood State Coordinator, DBHDS​​​​
MEMBERSHIP CHAIR
Melinda Whitehurst, IECMH-E®
I/ECFS-ERS, ECSE Teacher, Developmental Educator​​
REGIONAL CHAPTER DIRECTORS
Central Chapter Director:
Mary Thornton, IMH-E®
Infant Family Specialist
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Tracy Walters, IMH-E®
Infant Family Specialist-Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Eastern Chapter Director:
Debbie Coleman, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist-Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Northern Chapter Director:
Kathy Brennan, IECMH-E®
Infant/Early Childhood Family Specialist​
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Angeline Hatley, IMH-E®
Infant Family Specialist​
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Piedmont Chapter Director:
Tamara Coyle, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Specialist
Western Chapter Director:
There currently is no chapter yet established for this region. [Volunteers welcome]
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INFANT & EARLY CHILDHOOD MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS
Infant and Early Childhood State Coordinator
Tracy Ellis Walters, M.Ed., IMH-E®
Infant Family Specialist-Endorsed Reflective Supervisor
Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
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Program Specialist in Early Childhood Health
Jackie Robinson Brock, MSW, IMH-E®
Infant Mental Health Mentor-Policy, VCU, Partnership for People with Disabilities​​​​​​​
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