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Board of Directors

Our staff comprises dedicated professionals committed to suicide prevention, offering expertise in nonprofit leadership, education, crisis services, and restorative justice. For questions, contact leadership@suicidology.org.

Hudson Harris Board Chair

Hudson Harris is dedicated to solving complex social challenges, particularly in mental health and community support. As a strategic systems builder, he innovates solutions that adhere to human-centered design principles, ensuring systems are tailored to community needs and widely accessible. Harris specializes in innovation and cross-sector collaboration with governments, schools, healthcare, and social service agencies to build better systems of care that integrate behavioral health and technology.

Since joining Deloitte in 2022, Harris has made a significant impact. His extensive experience in advising, designing, and innovating large-scale continuums of care, population health initiatives, and social service integrations has been instrumental in his role. At Deloitte, he leads efforts in redesigning behavioral health systems at both state and local levels, formulating sustainable strategies for homelessness, and pioneering new treatment and funding methods for behavioral health to increase accessibility and availability.

Before joining Deloitte, Harris served as a population health strategist in behavioral health services for San Diego County, where he was instrumental in leveraging human-centered design to enhance population health management. A licensed attorney in California, he holds an MBA in marketing and an MA in international business. Currently serving as the chair of the American Association of Suicidology (AAS) board, Harris is furthering his impact on mental health with a focus on inclusivity and accessibility while also playing a crucial role on the board of directors for Six Feet Over.

Gloria Workman Board Secretary

Dr. Gloria Workman is a board-certified clinical psychologist with a background in prevention, resilience, and health promotion. She is currently in an executive role within a federal agency and leads their Employee Resilience Unit. Dr. Workman’s career has been split between work as a clinical and research psychologist and in administration in government agencies and in the private sector. Her work history includes duties as a clinical psychologist, as a trauma expert, as a clinic director, as a university professor, as a writer, teaching, researcher, program evaluator and as an administrator over programs supporting members of the Armed Forces, DHS Headquarters, Veterans, and diverse patient populations in hospital settings.

Dr. Workman holds an undergraduate degree from Loyola University and a doctoral degree from DePaul University of Chicago. She serves as a member of the American Board of Professional Psychology participating as an expert panelist on board examinations. She is a member of the American Psychological Association and contributes to the community by providing educational presentations on resilience and mental well-being.

Bart Andrews Advisory Council

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As Chief Clinical Officer at Behavioral Health Response, Dr. Bart Andrews leads the training, leadership, and evaluation of clinical care services throughout the organization including phone, internet, and face-to-face crisis intervention. With over 25 years of experience leading BHR, he has driven continuous improvement of clinical outcomes, services, and data collection while ensuring the productivity and quality of our business centers.

Dr. Andrews’ goal is to prevent suicide and improve care for those fighting illnesses like depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and substance use disorders. With an emphasis on evidence-supported practice in intervention and supervision, he believes we can change the culture and language around mental health resources to be more positive, strong, and empowering.