Jennifer Jacobsen joined the TTASC team in July of this year. A previous CSC Coordinator who will be assisting the team on product development tools for coalitions, hosting trainings, providing technical assistance and leveraging trainings for those seeking their CPS credential. Jennifer holds a Master’s Degree in Education and School Counseling, has experience in working with at -risk youth populations and implementing the SPF across sectors at the local coalition level.

Ken Plourd joined the TTASC team in September of this year. Ken has a BA from Central Connecticut State University and work experience in cultural anthropology and ethnographic research methods. Formerly a prevention coalition coordinator, Ken will be assisting the TTASC team with product development, trainings and technical assistance.

Lisa Mason, MA, CPS, has been with TTASC since its inception in 2015 providing prevention workforce development and support to communities implementing a variety of prevention programs. She coordinates group and individual technical assistance for community coalitions implementing the Strategic Prevention Framework. Applying the SPF, she continuously assess coalitions for their needs and develops training and technical assistance to meet these. One of her favorite activities is show casing coalition success stories to assist other communities and increase the visibility and value of prevention. She encourages youth development, youth leadership and youth-adult partnerships in community coalitions. In addition, Lisa provides support to prevention professionals seeking prevention certification.
With over 20+ years experience coordinating prevention programs at the state, regional and local level, she uses her extensive professional network to connect prevention professionals to colleagues and resources in the state. Her previous work includes collaborating on a regional social marketing that won an industry award for its graphic designer and adapted into multiple products, supporting a statewide youth advisory committee to create public service announcement and youth facilitated conferences for peers, transforming a local Peer Advocate program in to a youth-led community service program, coordinating a community after-school provider coalition and implementing a conflict resolution program and its first after school resource fair at the local mall.

Selma Gooding is the Director of Operations at Cross Sector Consulting and provides operational and administrative support to the TTASC project team. Selma holds over 20 years of experience in supporting multi-sector projects and coalitions in prevention and health promotion. Selma’s signature line, “sounds like a plan” means that every logistical detail is in place – including a contingency plan.

Shayona Montemurro joined the TTASC and Cross Sector Consulting teams as an Associate Consultant in August 2020. Previously a soldier in the United States Army, she served as a Healthcare Specialist for a four year active duty tour in Schofield Barracks, Hawaii and now serves part-time in Connecticut’s Army National Guard 118th Medical Support Battalion. She specializes in not only pre-hospital medical clinical evaluation, but also medical support and administration. She embraced leadership roles during her time in the military and looks forward to being a leader in healthcare in the State of Connecticut as well. Shayona has currently earned a Bachelor’s degree in Ethnic Studies from the University of Hawaii at Manoa and a Masters of Arts in Human Services from Liberty University. During her time at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Shayona has worked with the Native Hawaiian population not only in Native health and traditional medicinal practices, but also in Hawaiian language immersion/conservation.