Diane Alvy, RN, LMFT-ATR-BC Founder Ms. Alvy, is a member of the educational task force of the American Nursing Association of California. She authored a resolution favoring ongoing weekly support groups which passed the general assembly of the American Nursing Association of California in October 2007. She volunteered for The Center of Conflict Resolution where she mediated cases for the Small Claims Division of the Torrance Court. She currently works for the State of California as a committee member and Nursing Support Group Facilitator for The Diversion Program of the California Board of Registered Nurses. You can contact Ms. Alvy directly at info@stopnursingshortages.com
	Louise Timmer, EdD, RN Consultant  Dr.Timmer is the outgoing president of the American Nursing Association of California (2004-2009). She is a faculty member at California State University at Sacramento where she has taught for 29 years. She served as the VP of the American Nurses Association of California from 2000-2004. She is committed to lowering the stress, broadening diversity, and reducing the drop out rates in all nursing schools.
	Jilla Moradzadeh, PhDc, Psychoneurologist Secretary/Trainer Jilla has provided workshops for women focusing on self esteem, stress reduction, and wholeness. She's worked with families, children, and adults at different community counseling centers. Her expertise is with minority culture and the impact of immigration. Ms. Moradzadeh brings years of experience being a business owner.
	Dr. Deborah Beck, PhD, MSc (Medicine), BN Research Consultant Dr. Beck is a Consultant in psychiatry/mental health with an emphasis in personality as it relates to the severity of depression. She has been a faculty member at Memorial University of Newfoundland for over 20 years which led to an interest and concern about stress in university students. Her research has focused primarily on depression and personality disorders as well as perceived levels and sources of stress in university students with particular emphasis on nursing students. She has given workshops, presentations and authored articles at national and international levels.
	Karen Savlov, Psy. D., MFT Treasurer and Supervisor Karen Savlov is a psychoanalyst practicing in West Los Angeles. Previous to her work as a marriage and family therapist, she worked at UCLA as the Manager of Organizational Development.  Within that capacity, she led many process groups and helped staff within campus and medical center departments to find ways to work together more harmoniously.  She has a broad background in working with major organizational problems and has been instrumental in helping organizations to function more optimally.  While at UCLA, she gave workshops in communication skills, conflict management, stress management, time management, supervision, leadership, assertion training, anger management, problem solving, implementing change and strategic planning. She has worked within the nursing community and brings a rich amount of experience.
	Shawna M. Charles, MIBA, PhD Candidate Communications/Mediator Ms. Charles has helped business executives, corporations, and non profit agencies by enhancing cohesive work relationships, raising professional performance and fostering excellence. She has helped resolve work place conflicts bringing both administration and employee closer together. Her focus is improving work relationships amongst nurses in professional settings.