Since 2013, Jennifer Ulbricht, Ph.D., has been leading the outpatient Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Service at Fort Belvoir Community Hospital in Fairfax, VA. She has worked extensively on collaboration within the hospital and with community partnerships to improve behavioral health care for military connected children and families, including serving as Chair of the Child and Adolescent Behavioral Health Product Line for the National Capital Region for several years. Dr. Ulbricht joined the Heart Leaf Center as a volunteer in 2021 and as a Board Member in 2022.

Jennifer grew up in Northern Virginia and attended University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she majored in psychology and biology. While attending graduate school at the George Washington University, she focused on training in child, adolescent, and family psychology, with a focus on assessment and diagnosis at sites such as the INOVA Kellar Center and Georgetown Center for Child and Human Development. Jennifer spent a year for internship in Tallahassee, FL, at the Goldhagen Regional Multidisciplinary Evaluation and Consulting Center, at Florida State University, where she received formal training in autism assessment and school-based behavioral health services. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical and Community Psychology from the George Washington University in 2010 and completed a two-year Leadership Excellence in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) postdoctoral fellowship at Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, where she continued training in psychological assessment, school-based services, and community consultation prior to moving back to Northern Virginia.

Richard has 35+ years of experience working in the healthcare industry for Siemens Medical and IBM focused on information technology consulting and sales.

In the community, he serves on the Fairfax Family Practice Centers (an Inova partner) Patient Advisory Council.

Richard received his Bachelor of Science in Medical Biochemistry from The University of Birmingham (U.K.) and earned a Master of Business Administration with a healthcare concentration, at The George Washington University.

Holly Martinson has 20+ years of experience in the field of Coaching and Special Education. She currently an Integrative Executive Function Coach with Patient Minds, of which she is the owner and founder. Holly uses multiple modalities when working with her clients to address Executive Functions and to additionally provide support for co-occurring anxiety. She believes each individual has a unique learning style, and invests in building relationships with her clients to create a safe coaching environment. Additionally, Holly is a Registered Yoga Instructor and possess several hours of mindfulness training.

Holly has her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from George Washington University and an M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction from George Mason University. She has completed both levels of the Cognitive Coaching program. She is a member of the ADHD Resource Group of Northern Virginia, Chesapeake Bay Organizational Development Network (CBODN), Association for Talent Development (ATD) and has worked as adjunct faculty at Marymount University. Holly presents and teaches on topics related to Coaching, Neurodiveristy, Stress Management, Mindfulness and Wellbeing.

Sheri Mitschelen, LCSW, RPT-S, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor has worked in the mental health field for over 30 years providing counseling to children, adolescents and families in the northern Virginia area specializing in play therapy. Sheri is the Owner and Clinical Director of Crossroads Family Counseling Center, a for profit counseling program in Fairfax specializing in play and expressive therapies.

Sheri is also an adjunct professor teaching in Graduate Schools of Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy at several local universities. She regularly presents on play therapy topics locally, nationally and Internationally. She is currently the President of the Virginia Association for Play Therapy.

Sheri received her Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in Psychology from Ohio University in 1987 and earned a Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) at University of Pittsburgh in 1989. She went on to complete a Family Therapy Certificate with the Alexandria Family Therapy Institute, an Infant/Child Mental Health Certificate at the Washington School of Psychiatry, an Adoption Competency Certificate from the University of Maryland while also completing her training to receive her Play Therapy certification and the ability to supervise play therapists. She is also trained in Theraplay® which focuses on strengthening the parent child attachment relationship.

Rick Pallen, is an accomplished senior business executive with over 30 years of comprehensive experience in leading, planning, budgeting, and staffing organizational operations. Consistent background of increased responsibility due to effectiveness in achieving stated objectives.

Rick received his CEGEP in Sciences from Champlain College, Longueuil, PQ Canada, and earned additional Business Administration and Management qualifications at Malik Management Zentrum St. Gallen AG. in Germany. Rick is also a member of the “ISOBL” (International Society of Business Leaders).