Staff

Trish Larsen
Executive Director

Trish Larsen has more than 20 years of experience as a director of non-profits. Prior to joining Minding Your Mind in 2012, she served as the director of Contact Greater Philadelphia, the agency responsible for answering the National Suicide Lifeline in the Greater Philadelphia area. Her responsibilities included program development and agency oversight, and she also served as trainer and educational facilitator. In addition to crisis intervention training, Trish holds certificates in QPR Suicide Intervention Gatekeeper Training, a certification from CONTACT as an Adolescent Suicide Prevention Trainer, as well as certificates in Cognitive Therapy for Depression and Anxiety from the Beck Institute. She has advanced experience in non-profit fund and organizational development, strategic marketing, community resource expansion, as well as volunteer and program management. She is a participating member of multiple county-wide task force committees and community collaborative groups. Contact Trish at trish@mindingyourmind.org

Sheila Gillin, LCSW
Clinical Director

Sheila is a licensed social worker and a certified child and adolescent psychotherapist with over fifteen years of experience in the mental health field. In addition to her work with Minding Your Mind, she has a clinical counseling practice where she provides individual, family and group counseling to a broad range of clients including adults, adolescents and children. She also serves as the Director of Graduate Admissions at Bryn Mawr College. Contact Sheila at sheila@mindingyourmind.org

Carl Antisell
Managing Director of Operations and Training

Carl Antisell has taken his experience in business and marketing and now applies it to advocacy and education at a grassroots level, always with a focus on empowering youth to make change. He is one of the founders of the Haven in University City, a collegiate community focused on providing support for college students in recovery from substance use disorder. Carl also started the Philadelphia chapter of Young People in Recovery, a volunteer advocacy organization committed to reducing stigma and educating the community about the mental health aspect of addiction. Carl was a facilitator for the Lower Merion Youth Coalition and has been recognized as a community partner by Need In Deed for his work with them in inner city schools. Contact Carl at carl@mindingyourmind.org

Jordan Burnham
Director of Student Engagement

Jordan has been with Minding Your Mind for ten years and holds the distinction of being our first Young Adult Speaker. He is an accomplished public speaker on mental health and suicide, sharing his powerful story of fighting depression and finding recovery. In 2008 he addressed a Congressional briefing on Capitol Hill and in 2013 he was invited to the White House for the National Conference on Mental Health, hosted by President Obama and Vice President Biden. Jordan has received numerous accolades for his work in mental health advocacy and has been profiled by Sports Illustrated, PEOPLE Magazine and USA Today. His piece, “Unbreakable,” for ESPN’s E:60 was nominated for an Emmy, and Jordan was interviewed by Anderson Cooper for the 2018 CNN special, “Finding Hope: Battling America’s Suicide Crisis.” Contact Jordan at jordan@mindingyourmind.org

Marianne Marquet
School Programs Associate

Marianne holds a B.A in Sociology from the University of Richmond and spent a decade in corporate marketing and communications prior to shifting her focus to home and raising her three children. After years of community outreach and volunteer work, Marianne re-established a career in the non-profit sector at Minding Your Mind. Marianne has served on the board of several private schools over the years, in addition to six years as a member of the Board of Governors at St. Timothy’s School in Baltimore, MD. Marianne continues to follow her passion of community outreach by creating and organizing many volunteer opportunities in and around the greater Philadelphia area. Contact Marianne at marianne@mindingyourmind.org

Marissa Marschall, MS, LPC
Pennsylvania Regional Director

Marissa received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from University of Delaware where she developed a passion for helping youth cope with life’s challenges. She attended Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine where she earned a Master’s in Counseling and Clinical Health Psychology. As a licensed professional counselor, Marissa provided therapy for youth and adults struggling with mental illness and addiction. She has conducted behavioral health assessments to students in Philadelphia schools and referred them to appropriate counseling services. Most recently, Marissa supervised a therapeutic after school program aimed to divert youth from entering the juvenile justice system. Contact Marissa at marissa@mindingyourmind.org

Andrew Onimus
Director of Corporate Programs and School Engagement

Andrew is a 2014 graduate of Muhlenberg College with degrees in Accounting and Finance. He worked in audit at KPMG LLP Philadelphia and then held a position as a senior analyst in finance at DLL, a financial services company in Wayne, PA. As Director of Corporate Programs and School Engagement, Andrew assists in implementing and marketing Minding Your Minds’ Corporate Education Program, with goals to provide education and resources for mental health issues and how to create an environment of advocacy and understanding within organizations. He also assists with the development of peer leadership school club activities and engagement. Andrew is an MBA candidate at West Chester University with expected completion in 2019. You can contact Andrew at andrew@mindingyourmind.org

Mollye Readinger-Scott
Director of Outreach

Mollye holds a B.A in Communications from Temple University and an M.S. in Pastoral Counseling from Neumann University. Before spending 15 years at home raising her three children, Mollye established a career in the non-profit field as the coordinator for high school leadership development for the Philadelphia Catholic Youth Organization and in development and events coordination for the Bethesda Project. She is a certified personal coach and a Facilitator of the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator, creating and facilitating leadership development and personal growth programs for both adults and young people. Contact Mollye at mollye@mindingyourmind.org

Ali Warren Rothrock
Director of School Programs

Ali Rothrock’s passion for helping people started when she became a firefighter in 2005. Since then she has enjoyed more than thirteen years in the emergency services, both as a firefighter and an Emergency Medical Technician. Ali earned her Associate’s Degree in Fire Science in 2010 and published her memoir, Where Hope Lives, later that year. In 2012 she began traveling around the country to share her story. She became a domestic violence and sexual assault counselor in 2015. Ali speaks about bullying, sexual assault, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, encouraging students to use be aware of their mental health and how to self-advocate and use positive coping mechanisms. In the field of suicide prevention, she is a certified QPR suicide prevention instructor. Ali is currently earning a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology with an emphasis in crisis counseling. Ali is also a Certified Trauma Responder with the Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists. Contact Ali at ali@mindingyourmind.org