TMF Graduates
The following people have successfully completed the mindfulness facilitation year-long training program at the UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center, Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. All program graduates are considered current in their training unless otherwise noted.
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- Xuyuan Chen, Shanghai, China
- Eric Cooley, North Hills, CA
- Melissa Croushorn, Franklin, TN
- Hakim Davy Tafari, Los Angeles, CA
- Homero del Pino, Los Angeles, CA
- Joe Eisman, Berwyn, IL
- Elan Frenkel, Los Angeles, CA
- Jody Hart, Hazel Grove, Stockport, Australia
- Alexandra Hattick, Long Beach, CA
- Sharif Islam, Culver City, California
- Emily Jordan, Westlake Village, California
- Miki Kaji, Yokohama, Kanagawa
- Vikram Kapur, San Ramon, CA
- Gali Kronenberg, Santa Monica, CA
- Joie Laykoff, Redondo Beach, California
- Jeff Levitz, Los Angeles, CA
- Siena Loprinzi, Chandler, AZ
- Elizabeth Montez (Bauman), Los Angeles, CA
- Kim Moore, Huntington Beach, CA
- Ranjana Naharoy, Sydney, New South Wales
- Rumiko Nakano, Nishinomiya, Hyogo
- Robin Nelson, San Diego, CA
- Nick Puig, Pomona, CA
- Sarah Ray, MCKINLEYVILLE, CA
- Aaron Rivera-Davis, Los Angeles, CA
- Antoinette (Anne) Roise, Woodacre, California
- Ella Samuel, San Luis Obispo, CA
- Madelyne Schermer, Toluca Lake, CA
- Rinku Shah, Sugar Land, Texas
- Katherine 'Kat' Sneddon, San Clemente, CA
- Sarah Song, Los Angeles, CA
- Jennifer Stafford Farrow, Lake Sherwood, California
- Euthemia (Effie) Stavrulaki, Boston, MA
- Jenny Steadman, Springwood, NSW
- Jamal Washington, KIRKLAND, Washington
- Polly (Emily) Weiss, Charlotte, NC
- Terri Allen Abrahams, Los Angeles, CA
- Pilar Ayala, West Virginia
- Tara Banks-Buran, Malibu, CA
- Chase Leigh Beckerman, Sherman Oaks, CA
- Cheyann Benedict, Los Angeles, CA
- Lulu Berton, Santa Monica, CA
- Fiona Eve Bradford, San Francisco, CA
- Sunshine Excel L. Cariño, Quezon City, Manila
- Chris Carmena, Los Angeles, CA
- Sharon R. Clayton, Denver, CO
- Kristen Connolly, Valley Village, CA
- Molly Cornwell, Sherman Oaks, CA
- Julia de'Caneva, Los Angeles, CA
- Katie Dunn, Cambridge, MA
- Nicole Fernandes, Cypress, CA
- Neta Golani, Los Angeles, CA
- Carla Gómez Klein, Santa Monica, CA
- Mary Goodell, Marina del Ray, CA
- Michael Lewis Green, Los Angeles, CA
- Fernanda Leporace, Madison, WI
- Natalie Gruber, Tempe, AZ
- James Hash, Winston Salem, NC
- Ileana Hernandez, Miami FL
- Nairi Issagholian
- Stacy Johnston, Duluth, MA
- Rachel Kanarowski, Chicago, IL
- Malky D Kertis, Van Nuys, CA
- Audrey Kieffer, Charlotte, CA
- Naoko Kimura, Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
- Reeta Kumar, Walnut, CA
- Rosemary Leach, Worcester, VT
- Eileen Lueders, Auckland, New Zealand
- Jeffrey Lynch, Tarzana, CA
- Veronica Mendez, Aventura, FL
- Joseph Mitchell, Crowley, LA
- Michael Morales, Encinitas, CA
- Rajasree Parthasarathy, La Crescenta, CA
- Pamela Rosal, Vvernal, UT
- Emma Ruskin, Los Angeles, CA
- Kenneth Saxon, Santa Barbara, CA
- Aiko Smith, Los Vegas, NV
- Marci Spiegler, Los Angeles, CA
- Angela Vicari Laine, Simi Valley, CA
- Amy Jue Wang, Sunnyvale, CA
- Natalie DuCastelle, Morro Bay, CA
- Reuben Weiss, San Diego, CA
- Heather White-Laird, Venice, CA
- Debra Wilbur, Glendale, CA
- Fang-Yi Wu, La Puenta, CA
- Constance Yee, Beverly Hills, CA
- Joy Adams, Huntington Beach, CA
- Julie Aiken, Decatur, GA
- Connie Alexander, La Canada, CA
- Vick Asmerian, Burbank, CA
- Nicola Bentley, Whistler, BC
- Jenn Bost, Los, Angeles, CA
- Andrew Braver, Culver City, CA
- Karen Broutvaien, West Hollywood, CA
- Mara Chaben, Culver City, CA
- Nora Curti, Vancouver, BC
- Landra Eliopoulus, San Francisco, CA
- Chris George, Grayslake, IL
- Marilyn Gray, Los Angeles, CA
- Pilar Guzman, Los Angeles, CA
- Anushka Hauerstock, Santa Monica, CA
- Ruth Hauswirth, Ramona, CA
- Vincent Hernandez, Los Angeles, CA
- Megan Hook, Culver City, CA
- Kazumi Igus, Los Angeles, CA
- Sarah Johnson, Menlo Park, CA
- Robert Jonsen, Palo Alto, CA
- Patricia Karpas, Boulder, CO
- Douglas Kennedy, Minneapolis, MN
- Roma Khetarpal
- Gauri Kolhatkar, Santa Monica, CA
- Michelle Kronenberg, Malibu, CA
- Annette Lombardi, Manhattan Beach, CA
- Kristine Lopez, Santa Monica, CA
- Rosario Lozada, Miami, FL
- Rachel Lyle, Los Angeles, CA
- Swati Malaviya, Sunnyvale, CA
- Jacquelyn McNealy, Inglewood, CA
- Michael Nolden, Eugene, OR
- Alexis Novak, Los Angeles, CA
- Sue Oliver, Ramona, CA
- Maite Paillet van Lohuizen, Cambridge, CA
- Rena Sandgren, Seattle, WA
- Jessica Santos, Ubud, Bali
- Silvia Shin, Monterey Park, CA
- Timo Spekkens, Santa Clarita, CA
- Cara Steinberg, Los Angeles, CA
- Allison Strina, Los Angeles, CA
- Vicki Tokie, Scandia, MN
- Megan Trimble, Studio City, CA
- Tonya Vetter, Houston, TX
- Christine West, Los Angeles, CA
- Sharon Barb OConnor, Kansas City, Missouri
- Terry Bean Iverson, McKinleyville, California
- Janna Bilski, New York, New York
- Wade Brill, Seattle, Washington
- Sharon Brock, San Gabriel, California
- Mary Burch, Santa Monica, California
- Teoni Camargo, Brazil
- Jacqueline Clay, Los Angeles, California
- William Conn, Valley Center, California
- Jeanette Corcuera, Los Angeles, California
- Melissa Crosby, Richmond, California
- Christine Cullen, Thousand Oaks, California
- Thomas Davis, Los Angeles, California
- Michael Francis deVito, Denver, Colorado
- Michelle Diep, Tustin California
- Phi Do, Los Angeles, California
- Simone Eberle, Ipatinga, Brazil
- Rebecca Gadberry, Huntington Beach, California
- Amy Garcia, Anaheim, California
- Samuel Gorman, Washington
- Jannine Johnston, Santa Fe, New Mexico
- Tonya Jones, Los Angeles, California
- James Long, Manteca, California
- Jason Luk, San Francisco, California
- Kristen May, Charleston, South Carolina
- Dawn, Neal, Redwood City, California
- Suzanne Rowe Palacino, Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Jooli Park, Ontario, Canada
- Sarah Pilkington, McKinleyville, California
- Kristen Ragain, Issaquah, Washington
- Vadan Ritter, California
- Cate Roman, Sierra Madre, California
- Clifford Rosky, Salt Lake City, Utah
- Nirosha Ruwan, La Canada Flintridge, California
- Carlee Santarelli, Los Angeles, California
- Danielle Sewell, Seattle, Washington
- Deborah Lee Smith, Salisbury, North Carolina
- Jeffrey Takeda, Valencia, California
- John Testerman, Redlands, California
- Lori Wald, Cleveland, Ohio
- Gill Walker, Vancouver, Canada
- Sheri Watson, Sacramento, California
- Tony Wiederhold, Indianapolis, Indiana
1. Fred Afshari, Dallas, Texas
2. Julie Artman, Orange, California
3. Bram Barouh, Hollywood, California
4. Michael Blottin, Rosemead, California
5. Barbery Byfield, Los Angeles, California
6. Alison Canavan, Dublin, Ireland
7. Bridgette, Christiansen, Kirkland, Washington
8. Imee Contreras Endelman, Laguna, Philippines
9. Joe Cook San Francisco, California
10. Anthony Cupo, Laguna Beach, California
11. Ivo Cussianovich, San Jose, Costa Rica
12. Karina de Allicon, Tustin California
13. Manisha Dudley, Seattle, Washington
14. Andrew Eldredge, San Anselmo, California
15. Jae Ellard, Bellevue, Washington
16. Victoria Engelhardt, Denver, Colorado
17. Greg Gonzales, Simi Valley, California
18. Christine, Gottlieb, Los Angeles, California
19. Kim Hill, Erie, Pennsylvania
20. Laura Holyoke, Moscow, Idaho
21. Nancy Ibarra, Woodland Hills, California
22. Satoshi Ikeno, Japan
23. Meredith Kaiser , West Columbia, South Carolina
24. Danit Kaya, Woodland Hills, California
25. Henny Kim-Ortel, Reseda, California
26. Jennifer Knochel, Tucson, Arizona
27. Fiona, Kriaris, Victoria, Australia
28. Robin Lieberman, Anaheim, California
29. Kim Lorine, Long Beach, California
30. Betsy McBride, Palos Verdes Estates, California
31. Edward Monaghan, Simi Valley, California
32. Ali Mossaver-Rahmani, La Verne, California
33. Patricia Mowlavi, Thousand Oaks, California
34. Maria O' Driscoll, Culver City, California
35. Michele Pola, Houston, Texas
36. Julia Poll, Los Angeles California
37. Jules Rodriguez, Newbury Park, California
38. Janet Roos, San Francisco, California
39. Sylvia Eugenia Ruiz, Madison, Wisconsin
40. Rati Singh, Laguna hills, California
41. Pernille Smaal-IJsseldijk, Palmdale, California
42. Joshua Steinfeldt, Berkeley, California
43. Christian Straka, Los Angeles, California
44. Tammy Thompson, Los Angeles, California
45. Valerie Velez, Antioquia, Colombia
46. Jonathan Walker, Fort Wayne, Indian
47. Kathy Yep, Monterey Park, California
1. Matthew Alexander , Los Angeles, California
2. Yessi Avancena, Bakersfield, California
3. Manish Bansal , Los Angeles, California
4. Clyde Boiston , Riverside, California
5. Banni Bunting , Bend, Oregon
6. Chris Burton, Los Angeles, California
7. Judy Bushnell, British Columbia, Canada
8. Adriana Copeland, Los Angeles, California
9. Greg Crooks, Los Angeles, California
10. Molly D'amecourt, Los Angeles, California
11. Kevin Davis, Los Angeles, California
12. Erin Doerwald, Santa Fe, New Mexico
13. Ellis Enlow, Los Angeles, California
14. Anna Frazier, Los Angeles, California
15. Antonia Galinda, Los Angeles, California
16. Amanda Gilbert, Los Angeles, California
17. Scott Goldstein, Illinois
18. Jennifer Grant, Los Angeles, California
19. Michael Jackson, Los Angeles, California
20. Kathryn Kaplan, Los Angeles, California
21. Sarabjit Kaur Karnataka, India
22. Jill Kranitz, Boulder, California
23. Susan Lopez, Los Angeles, California
24. Beth DaherLynch, Los Angeles, California
25. Emily May, Arcata, Tennessee
26. Elana Miller, Los Angeles, California
27. Stella Park, Los Angeles, California
28. Dan Petrie, San Francisco, California
29. Noah Pomeroy, Hawaii, Hawaii
30. Rachel Postovoit, San Diego, California
31. Olga Restrepo, Colombia
32. Mirjana Rsumovic, Dubai
33. Norma Rubio, Los Angeles, California
34. Jason Ryterband, Los Angeles, California
35. Deborah Salazar-Shapiro, San Diego, California
36. Karissa Sellman, Oakland, California
37. Richard Sweeney, Los Angeles, California
38. Lisa Udelson, Los Angeles, California
39. Jodi Varner, San Diego, California
40. Avery Walsh, Los Angeles, California
41. Linda Yaron, Los Angeles, California
42. Melanie Yetter, Pomona, California
43. Daniel Zynn, Los Angeles, California
- Ji Ahn, Santa Clarita, California
- Norman Anderson, Arlington, Virginia
- Anne Beffel, Houghton, Michigan
- Eli Bravo, Miami Shores, Florida
- Tina Carlson, Los Angeles, California
- Erik Conklin, Carlsbad, California
- Bill Culman, Scotts Valley, California
- Sara Daoud, Malibu, California
- Barbara Demman, Santa Monica, California
- Carl Eisen, Punta Gorda, Florida
- Christine Fang, Lexington, Virginia
- Paul Friedman, Santa Monica, California
- Cecilia Gelpi, Los Angeles, California
- Terri Goslin-Jones, Saint Louis, Missouri
- Maria Amparo Gramuntell Gomez, Benaguasil, Spain
- Bhanu Harrison, Los Ranchos, New Mexico
- Tom Heah, Vancouver, Canada
- Laura Jackson, New York City, New York
- Susan Knier, La Jolla, California
- Hanne Laasala, Santa Monica, California
- Ana Maria Lagasca, Hampton, Georgia
- Vy V. Le, MBA, Milpitas, California
- Moira Malzoni, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Joseph Mayer, Chula Vista, California
- Samir Moukaddam, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Bella Nelson, Portland, Oregon
- Chen Pan, Changsha, China
- Allyson Pimental, Venice, California
- Michael Porterfield, Los Angeles, California
- Michelle Rauss-McClatchies, Flagstaff, Arizona
- Mary Ann Rege, Los Angeles, California
- Martin Safrin, Los Angeles, California
- Kiyanoosh Shamlou, Westminster, California
- Barbara Rose Sherman, Santa Barbara, California
- Sara Tucker, Pacific Palisades
- Noriko Uchida, Annaka, Japan
- Harry Um, Los Angeles, California
- Dawn Upchurch, Venice, California
- Brandice Valentino, Vienna, Virginia
- Leslie Wallis, Los Angeles, California
- Karin Wilkinson, Washington, DC
- Kelly Barron, Los Angeles, California
- Whitney Birdwell, Santa Monica, California
- Robert Black, New York, New York
- Hector Bolanos-Hernandez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Laurie Cassidy, Sedalia, Colorado
- Samuel Chates, MSW; Phoenix, Arizona
- Luiza Cole. San Clemente California
- Lee Coleman, San Gabriel, California
- Linda Collins, PhD; San Diego, California
- Mike Coughlin, Napa, California
- Ana Maria Dorrance, Los Angeles, California
- Veronica Fernandez, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Ann Friedman, PhD; Houston, Texas
- Jozen Gibson, Los Angeles, California
- Lisa Goddard, Carbondale, Colorado
- Richard Goerling, Hillsboro, Oregon
- Heidi Gunderson, Los Angeles, California
- Rachel Hall, Monrovia, California
- Joslyn Hitter, Los Angeles, California
- Giselle Jones, MSW, ASW; Los Angeles, California
- Marina Kantarovich, MSW; West Hollywood, California
- Mark Kennedy, LCSW; San Diego, California
- Stacy Kesten, Studio City, California
- Julie Kosey, MS; Sacramento, CA
- Joani Marinoff, Muir Beach, California
- Lydell Martin, Wilmington, California
- Chris McKulka, Sammamish, Washington
- Megan Morbitzer, Westlake Village, California
- Shannon Murphy, LCSW; Los Angeles, California
- Cyndy Noel, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Laura Ortiz, Round Rock, Texas
- Marjorie Pearson, PhD; Santa Monica, California
- Nichole Proffitt, Oakland, California
- Paul Randolph, San Diego, California
- Judith Ray, Rev. Chaplain; San Diego, California
- Reza Register, Sonora, California
- Carol Rotko, PsyD; Los Angeles, California
- Raul "Lou" Salazar, Long Beach, California
- Julia Schoettle, San Francisco, California
- Lois Shannon, Boulder, Colorado
- Lara Sragow, Beverly Hills, California
- Mia Sykes, Inglewood, California
- Mica Togami, San Diego, California
- Beth Wallace, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Sherri Aikin, Reno, Nevada**
- Heidi Bourne, Mckinleyville, California
- Stella Chow, PsyD, Los Angeles, California
- Laurie Cousins, Valley Village, California
- Christine Dawkins, Santa Barbara, California**
- Jamie Nekich Derrick, Ph.D., Moscow, Idaho
- Pamela Freeman, MSW, Philadelphia, Pennsylvanya**
- Tor Magne Handeland, Heggedal, Norway
- Mark Henry, Redlands, California
- Vivian Hermiz, Long Beach, California
- Jennifer Howd, Los Angeles, California
- Laurie Jurkiewicz, CNM, MS, San Anselmo, California**
- Jessica Klein, MSW, LCSW, Venice, California
- John Kneedler, Los Angeles, California
- Brody LaRock, Ed.D. Seattle, Washington**
- Rachel Lewin, Los Angeles, California
- Jeannette Noble, Camarillo, California
- Linnea Pyne, Los Angeles, California
- Mona Rich, MFT, Gardena, California
- Holly Sacks, Thousand Oaks, California
- Diana Shakarian, Ph.D., Huntington Beach, California
- Catherine Siphron, Studio City, California
- Cheryl Slean, Desert Hot Springs, California
- James L Sosebee Jr., Dayton, Ohio
- Cary Virtue, Oakland, California
- Justin Wall, Tallassee, Tennessee
- Jennifer Wallace, Seattle, Washington
- Genaro Zenteno-Borquez, Colima, Mexico
- Phillip Zentner, MD, San Diego, California
- Thomas Anderson, Aurora, Colorado
2. Frank Baird, Westlake Village, California
3. Dawn Bazarko,DNP, MPH, RN, Sedona, AZ
4. Natalie Bell, Los Angeles, California
5. Nicholas Bruss, Los Angeles, California**
6. Mani Chandy, La Canada, California
7. Mary Costello, San Francisco, California
8. Lanie David, LCSW, Westfield, New Jersey**
9. Praween Dayananda, Austin, Texas**
10. Gabriela Deffis, Tijuana, Baja California
11. Renda Dionne, Temecula, California
12. Jesse Fleming, Los Angeles, California
13. Albert Grabb, M.D., Palos Verdes Estates, California
14. Josefina Jimenez, Melbourne, Australia
15. Randy Junttonen, Durango, Colorado**
16. Trudee Klautky, Copley, Ohio**
17. Kristen Lisanti, Los Angeles, California
18. Alem Makonnen, San Francisco, California
19. Robert McClure, San Diego, California
20. Catherine Michaud, San Diego, California
21. Manijeh Motaghy, PsyD. OMC., West Hills, California
22. Sophia Paparodis, Cincinnati, Ohio
23. Neesha Patel, Ph.D., Berkeley, California
24. Mary Pearle, Studio City, California**
25. Rebecca Peters, Salt Lake City, Utah
26. Jahna Perricone, Pacific Palisades, California
27. Lucinda Phillips, Los Angeles, California
28. Alla Poberesky, Los Angeles, California
29. Heather Prete, Los Angeles, California
30. Nirali Shah, Mountain View, California**
- Jennifer Cannon, Amherst, Massachusetts
- Sarah Entine, MSW, Berkeley, California
- Shahara Godfrey, Ph.D. Oakland, California
- Jim Hjort, LCSW, Los Angeles, California
- Debbie Holexa, Phoenix, Arizona
- Inguna Reinfelde, Los Angeles, California
- Lindsey Knowles, M.Ed., Tucson, Arizona
- Shelby Leigh, MA, Portland, Oregon
- Eric Lopez, Mexico City, Mexico
- Philip Murphy, Boston, Massachusetts
- Thomas J. Pier, LCSW, Los Angeles, California
- Sara Schedler, San Francisco, California
- Karen M. Smith, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania**
- Gail Stearns, Ph.D., Orange, California
- Daisy Swan, CPCC, Los Angeles
- Carmen Trevino, Monterrey, Mexico**
- Gael Belden, Ojai, California
- Richard Berger, MD, Seattle Washington
- Forest Fein, Sebastopol, California**
- Yanel Gonzalez, Monterrey, Mexico
- Margaret Dunham, PsyD, MFT, Santa Monica, California
- Diane Hetrick, Seattle, Washington
- Mitra Manesh, Beverly Hills, California
- Nikki Mirghafori, Ph.D., Berkeley, California
- Phyllis Oscar, San Francisco, California**
- Anastasia Papazafeiropoulou, London, The United Kingdom
- Paula Ravets, Los Angeles, California
- Henry Schipper, Venice, California
- Brian Shiers, Los Angeles, California
- Deborah Eden Tull, Portland, Oregon
*From 2011-2015, the year-long training program was referred to as "Certificate in Mindfulness Facilitation (CMF)." As of 2016, this same training program is now referred to as "Training in Mindfulness Facilitation (TMF)."