Alessio Manti built his life around two beliefs:
community depends on
the health of the people
within it, and that
we each have the ability
to
make a difference.
Alessio lost his struggle, but his closest companions continue to carry out his hope: that Alessio’s Glad House could support others who continue to struggle with their beast and that we may make a difference, one person at a time.
— George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life
(1947)
— George Bailey, It’s a Wonderful Life (1947)
(As quoted by a close friend in a eulogy for Alessio to commemorate Alessio playing George Bailey in their school play)
JANIS COHEN
- Havas Health & You employee, executive at Havas Village X
- Career veteran and executive in healthcare (medical education, advertising, publishing)
- Extensive healthcare 501(C)3 experience, including Board President and executive committee member
- Executive healthcare training: University of Chicago, Dartmouth
- Havas Health & You employee, member of the Executive Leadership Team at Havas Village X
- Career veteran and executive in healthcare (medical education, advertising, publishing)
- Extensive healthcare 501(C)3 experience, including Board President and executive committee member
- Executive healthcare training: University of Chicago, Dartmouth
Jennifer Steckler
Reisner, MSW, LCSW
- Psychotherapist treating adolescents and adults around trauma and addiction
- Co-Chair for Heard, Rye, NY (educating community on issues around mental health and parenting)
- Rye Youth Council – former board member
- MSW, University of Pennsylvania
- Psychotherapist treating adolescents and adults around trauma and addiction
- Co-Chair for Heard, Rye, NY (educating community on issues around mental health and parenting)
- Rye Youth Council – former board member
- MSW, University of Pennsylvania
Justin O’Hare, PhD
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
- PhD, Duke University, Neurobiology
- BA, Northwestern University, Neurobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience
- Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Neuroscience
- Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, Columbia University
- PhD, Duke University, Neurobiology
- BA, Northwestern University, Neurobiology and Cognitive Neuroscience
Barbara Pritchard
- Lost brother and half-sister to suicide
- Executive VP, medical education company
- President, three healthcare associations
- BA and master’s in Communications
- Executive courses: INSEAD & Dartmouth
- Currently managing principal of global CME consultancy
- Lost brother and half-sister to suicide
- Executive VP, medical education company
- President, three healthcare associations
- BA and master’s in Communications
- Executive courses: INSEAD & Dartmouth
- Currently managing principal of global CME consultancy
Cordelia Blanchard, MBA
- Mental Health Advocate & Survivor
- Product Planner at Toyota
- Marketing & Branding Expertise
- MBA, University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
- BA, Wesleyan University
- Mental Health Advocate & Survivor
- Product Planner at Toyota
- Marketing & Branding Expertise
- MBA, University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business
- BA, Wesleyan University
Amelia M.
Abbott-Frey, MD
- Psychiatry Resident, Stanford University
- MD, Columbia University
- BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Psychology and Philosophy
- Psychiatry Resident, Stanford University
- MD, Columbia University
- BA, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Psychology and Philosophy
Daniel Weber
- Co-Creator of the “Battle The Beast” campaign
- Witness to mental health impact within nuclear family
- EVP, Executive Creative Director of H4B Boston (Havas Health & You)
- Visiting Professor, Pratt Institute: “Creative Concepts in Advertising”, 1999-2015
- BA, Cornell, College Scholar
- Co-Creator of the “Battle The Beast” campaign
- Witness to mental health impact within nuclear family
- EVP, Executive Creative Director of H4B Boston (Havas Health & You)
- Visiting Professor, Pratt Institute: “Creative Concepts in Advertising”, 1999-2015
- BA, Cornell, College Scholar
Michael Anderson, Esq
- Long-term mental health support volunteer, Wisconsin State Bar
- Attorney for Alessio’s Glad House
- JD, University of Wisconsin
- BA, Northwestern University, PIKE Alumni
- Long-term mental health support volunteer, Wisconsin State Bar
- Attorney for Alessio’s Glad House
- JD, University of Wisconsin
- BA, Northwestern University, PIKE Alumni
Alessio’s Glad House was brought to life by a uniquely talented group of individuals who are bonded by their passion to make a real difference to people struggling with mental health. While we certainly cannot thank everyone, we’d like to send a special note of gratitude to: Cheryl Fielding for green-lighting and approving this effort; Janis Cohen and Louis Massaia for their vision, creative drive, and orchestration throughout; Dan Weber and Purvi Naik for their deeply empathetic and original creative vision; and to MK Coonan, Jessica Weiss, and Gabrielle Gerber for artistically sculpting our voice and re-creating Alessio’s unique handwriting.
But most importantly, we’d all like to thank Alessio. Without his courage, his brilliance, and his heart, the Glad House would never have been built.
