Trace Terrell Email & Phone Number

La Pine, Or, Us

- Contribute to monthly newsletter for 1,200 youth and young adult mental health advocates.- Keynote SAMHSA's Center for Mental Health Services 2024 Children, Youth and Young Adult Mental Health Symposium.- Create curriculum for eight-session inaugural NAMI Next Gen Community of Practice (CoP) for 50 mental health advocates ages 16 to 25.

- Provide creative direction and technical support for the multimedia social impact campaign A.S.K. (Acknowledge, Support, Keep-in-Touch).- Inform selection of brand partnerships with numerous influencers and celebrities on Tik Tok, Instagram, and Paramount (e.g., The Stallones, RuPaul's Drag Race, Solomon Thomas, Dylan Mulvaney).- Launch and contribute to A.S.K. social media hashtags, stickers, and a VR filter.- Represent A.S.K. Youth Leadership Council at 2023 Video Music Awards (VMAs) and 2024 White House Easter Egg Roll.

- Conduct policy analysis on and lobby congressional offices about legislative priorities.- Co-lead cross-team task force on micro-credentialing initiative for up to 100,000 people.- Start national, youth-led mental health action coalition.

- Co-create a national, youth-driven policy agenda for youth peer support.- Write action alerts for, coordinate town halls on, and meet with congressional offices about policy agenda.- Design and launch national feedback survey (379 responses) to advance youth peer support programs.- Support national coalition of local, state, and national peer support organizations.

- Coordinated part of mental and behavioral health portfolio in issue areas of school mental health, peer support services, workforce development, and crisis intervention and response.- Prepared policy recommendations for and provide legislative assistance to congressional staffers.- Directed and paneled a youth-led, policy-focused mental health webinar.- Met often with congressional offices about behavioral health-related legislation.

Bend, Oregon, United States

- Constructed a grant management system for over 30 grants for local nonprofit.- Created a pitch for a local startup, including competitive analysis and consumer data review.- Learned how to facilitate design thinking sprints in education and the workplace.

- Conducted data analysis on Oregon’s state-wide Student Health Survey (SHS) using Excel.- Revised three survey questions in accordance with Oregon Health Authority (OHA) standards.- Helped re-imagine the direction and structure of the YDC for future cohorts.

La Pine, Oregon

- Consulted with Oregon's fifth-largest school district to update suicide prevention plan.- Allocated $400,000 for a multilingual behavioral health navigation service, updated suicide prevention curricula, and peer support programs in 35 K12 schools.

La Pine, Oregon, United States

- Developed a comprehensive health resource directory with over 40 resources for over 10,000 people.- Produced and analyzed community needs assessment related to directory.- Directed five mood board and website design activities with young people.- Facilitated weekly coalition meetings for youth health promotion and advocacy group.

La Pine, Oregon, United States

- Designed a strategic plan for district-wide, student-led task force to address disparities in mental health education.- Presented campaign framework to 50 policy experts, educators, and peers.

Bachelor'S Degree, Public Health Studies, Junior

Activities and Societies: Preventative Education and Empowerment for Peers (PEEPs) Public Policy Consulting (PPC) Active Minds at Hopkins

High School Honors Diploma

Activities and Societies: National Honor Society (NHS) AP Scholar with Distinction