About

Margaret Kuklinski, PhD
Acting Director, Center for Communities That Care

Dr. Kuklinski is currently Acting Director of the Center and Director of the Social Development Research Group (SDRG). For the past decade she has led or contributed to studies that promote healthy behaviors and positive development. Dr. Kuklinski is the co-PI of studies of Communities That Care and Guiding Good Choices.

Blair Brooke-Weiss, MSPH
Senior Community Prevention Strategist

Ms. Brooke-Weiss leads the Center’s training and coaching core. She is a certified Communities That Care trainer and coach. She has extensive experience providing CTC workshops and proactive technical assistance to community leaders, boards and coalitions.

Dalene Beaulieu, MS
Senior Community Prevention Strategist

Prior to joining SDRG in 2015, Ms. Beaulieu coordinated the activities of a Communities That Care (CTC) Coalition in Maine for 12 years. A certified CTC Master Trainer and coach, Ms. Beaulieu has been proactively assisting communities across North and South America with implementation of the CTC model since 2011.

Jaclynn Sagers
Senior Community Prevention Strategist

Ms. Sagers is a Sr. Community Prevention Strategist and CTC Coach Manager, who has been working with the CTC framework for over 16 years.  Jaclynn has extensive experience leading and supporting communities through the CTC process as well as supporting CTC Coaches working in state systems.  Jaclynn is coaching and supporting the efforts of CTC in multiple states and communities.

Capetra Parker, MPH
Community Prevention Strategist

Ms. Parker supports the Center’s Evidence2Success communities in Florida and Tennessee along with several CTC PLUS communities in the Eastern U.S. Ms. Parker earned her MPH at the University of Minnesota, where she also worked as a CTC PLUS facilitator in the Hazel Park community.

Gery Shelafoe
Community Prevention Strategist

Ms. Shelafoe supports the Center’s communities in Utah. She is a certified Communities That Care trainer and coach. Since 2013, she has worked in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula building a regional CTC coalition network.

Jen Hogge
Community Prevention Strategist

Ms. Hogge supports the Center’s communities in a variety of states. She is a certified Communities That Care trainer and coach. Prior to serving in a coaching capacity she worked as a county coordinator and facilitated the development of four CTC coalitions in Northern Utah. She has experience providing CTC workshops and support to community leaders, coalitions and coalition coordinators.  

Meghann Wolvert
Community Prevention Strategist

Ms. Wolvert supports the Center’s Guiding Good Choices and Communities That Care work. Prior to joining the Center she was the Mackinac County CTC coordinator and a GGC trainer. In addition, Ms. Wolvert coordinated the GGC efforts acorss the 15 counties of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

Nicole Eisenberg, PhD
Director for International Programs

Dr. Eisenberg is a Research Scientist at the Social Development Research Group at the University of Washington, where she has worked on prevention-related studies since 2010. She is the Principal Investigator for the CTC work in Chile, provides guidance to the Center’s international projects, and delivers technical assistance to Evidence2Success sites.

Shelley Logan
Operations Manager

Ms. Logan has worked in different capacities at the Social Development Research Group for over two decades. She was involved in the development of CTC PLUS, and manages all Center activities.

Faiza Khalid
Operations & Communications Coordinator

Ms. Khalid supports the branding and content creation for the Center’s training and outreach materials. She provides overall support for all Center activities.