Kory L. Honea became the 31st Sheriff of Butte County in May 2014. During his law enforcement career Sheriff Honea has held assignments in corrections, patrol and investigations. In 2000, Sheriff Honea transferred to the District Attorney’s Office as an investigator. In 2008 he became the Chief Investigator and held that position until his return to the Sheriff’s Office as Undersheriff in 2010. Sheriff Honea holds a Juris Doctorate from the Taft School of Law and is a member of the State Bar of California. He also holds an Associate of Arts degree from Butte College.
Farshad Azad
Grandmaster Farshad Azad is a 9th Degree Black Belt, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the North Valley Community Foundation, as well as the owner of Azad’s Martial Arts Center in Chico and Azad’s International Inc., an international investment company. He is also currently on the Board of Directors of the American Red Cross and Foundation Board at Butte College. Grandmaster Azad teaches martial arts for children and adults of all ages and abilities. He conducts talks and presentations around the world on personal empowerment and growth, business development and efficiency, the power of philanthropy and public and private sector partnerships. After earning his Master of Public Administration from Chico State in 1990, he has been lecturing part time in the Department of Kinesiology —teaching in the department longer than any other faculty. He served on the University Advisory Board from 2006 to 2018 and received Chico State’s Distinguished Alumni Service Award in 2015.
Scott Dinits
Scott Dinits works as the Human Resources Director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of the North Valley and is also a Co-Director of the Ability First Sports Camp. Scott provides training and support to community based organizations, parent workshops, and expanded learning programs for youth development practices, Trauma Informed and Responsive Systems, and Community Resiliency Practices.
Dr. Christina Bethel
Dr. Bethell is a Professor in the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University, where she serves as the founding director of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI) within the Department of Population, Family, and Reproductive Health. She is passionate about enabling data-driven partnerships and leveraging the new brain sciences, mindfulness and other mindbody methods to transform health and related services, with a focus on addressing childhood trauma, promoting positive health and advancing High Reliability Organizations. She earned an MBA and an MPH from the University of California, Berkeley and PhD in public policy from the University of Chicago.
Matt Reddam
Matt Reddam is the current School & Community Wellness Advisor for County Office of Education and former Policy & Practice Coordinator for Trauma Transformed. A regional expert on child traumatic stress and trauma informed systems, Matt is a clinician, advocate, trainer, and consultant whose passion as a survivor drives the need to bring our systems into a state of equity and compassion.
Dr. Devjani (Juni) Banerjee-Stevens
Dr. Devjani (Juni) Banerjee-Stevens is a licensed psychologist and owner of Deer Park Counseling & Consulting. She is committed to helping individuals, organizations, and communities heal from trauma, one relationship at a time.
Dena Kapsalis
Dena Kapsalis is the Director of Student Services at Paradise Unified School District. Prior to the Camp Fire Dena was a passionate advocate and local leader for systemic implementation of Trauma Informed Practices. Since, the Camp Fire, Dena has lived experience as a leader “leading in crisis” and has a deep understanding of how trama impacts both students and adults.
Ada Terry
Ada Terry is the Children’s Bereavement Coordinator for Sutter Health Sutter Care in Yuba City. Ada has worked for Sutter for the past eight years, initially as a medical social worker with hospice. Ada transitioned into the position of the Children’s Bereavement Coordinator. In her position as Children’s Bereavement Coordinator, Ada developed a framework for working with children, youth, and their families experiencing anticipatory grief and post-loss grief centering on grief education, and the identification of coping skills through the integration of art. With Master’s degrees in Social Work from California State University, Marriage and Family Therapy and Theology from Oral Roberts University, Ada is currently pursuing her PhD from Walden University in Disaster and Crisis Intervention work.
