Emma Mallonée is the Director of Programming for Forefront Suicide Prevention. Prior to joining Forefront, Emma worked at the Washington Poison Center conducting a statewide community needs assessment and providing community-informed recommendations for the organization’s public health strategy. She has also applied her public health skills in a wide range of settings, ranging from HIV test counseling in San Francisco to prenatal care and contraceptive education in Cochabamba, Bolivia. She is an advocate for community engagement in public health interventions and is passionate about transforming research into sustainable practice. Emma holds an MPH in Community-Oriented Public Health Practice from the University of Washington and a BA in International Studies from American University.
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Larry Wright, PhD
Dr. Larry Wright is the Center Director for Forefront Suicide Prevention. His career has focused on helping others lead full and healthy lives. As CEO of MENTOR/the National Mentoring Partnership, he worked with a network of state partnerships to close America’s mentoring gap. As COO of the state’s largest private scholarship provider, the College Success Foundation, he helped first generation college students in Washington State and in Washington, DC find success in and out of the classroom.
Dr. Wright is committed to community service and has been a board member for a number of organizations including the National Human Services Assembly, America’s Promise, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound, and the League of Education Voters. Dr. Wright received his PhD in journalism and mass communication from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his MA in mass communication and BA in English from Washington State University.