Sheri Koller, LCSW, LCSW-C, NCSSW, PPSC is the third individual to receive advanced certification as a National Certified School Social Worker (NCSSW) and the 2024 recipient of the Los Angeles Suicide Prevention Network’s Innovation Hero Award for suicide prevention. With over 20 years of experience, she is a skilled clinician who focuses on student mental health, clinical supervision, program development, advocacy, data analysis, crisis intervention, training and suicide prevention. For seven years, Sheri educated hundreds of Master of Social Work students on mental health and human behavior with evaluations from many that included phrases like, “best professor I have ever had!” As the owner of Brave Journeys LLC, Sheri currently supports schools and communities nationwide through her consulting business and is passionate about helping schools understand the intersection between student mental health, social justice, and academic outcomes. With a deep honor for culture, spirituality and diversity, Sheri is a nationally respected presenter who addresses systemic barriers and assessor bias that impede equitable suicide prevention work. Her Reach-back Model of care is an innovative, supportive and fundamentally different approach to training school personnel on suicide prevention and postvention. Contact information: sheri@bravejourneys.net, www.bravejourneys.net