As members of Launch2Life, each of our Board members is committed to the cause personally. We openly share the reasons WHY we are determined to prevent suicides and remove mental health stigmas, especially among our youth. Please read on.
BOARD
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Remy A Stressenger, Founder/President & Treasurer
Owner REMY Creations, LLC Boutiques (Boston & Nantucket)
Boston, Massachusetts
My first experience with suicide was my father taking his life when I was 7 years old, then an aunt took her life a few years later. I grew up not telling people about my father because there was a distinct reaction when...mikemaguire2023-07-02T11:11:04-04:00
Amber Brown, Board Member & Clerk
Executive Assistant, Haynes Mechanical
Chief Creative Officer, REMY Creations, LLC
Centennial, Colorado
Shame is the feeling I have felt the most throughout my life. As a child, it was shame of my alcoholic father, my emotionally...mikemaguire2023-06-28T14:21:13-04:00
Sam Webb, Board Member/Advisor
Co-Founder - LIVIN Australia
Los Angeles, California
I want to end suicides so that people do not have to go through what my friend Dwayne went through and the impact that had on his family and friends. I want to change the way people understand, perceive, and interpret mental health so that people can start livin again.mikemaguire2023-06-28T14:20:58-04:00
Sarah Sylvia, Board Member
Company Manager, Powers Landscaping
Lifelong Nantucket Resident
In the Summer of 2022, I had a serendipitous meeting with Remy at her store on Nantucket. I was curious about the brightly colored Launch2Life stickers...mikemaguire2023-06-28T14:20:42-04:00
I feel that one of the most effective ways to prevent suicide is to create awareness, and that is why I feel so passionate about LAUNCH2LIFE. Being part of the community...
Carter Clark, Board Member
Senior Account Director, Payroc
Cleveland, Ohio
My desire to be a part of LAUNCH2LIFE hits very close to home. I was totally unaware that my brother was suffering with a mental illness which eventually led him to take his own life.I feel that one of the most effective ways to prevent suicide is to create awareness, and that is why I feel so passionate about LAUNCH2LIFE. Being part of the community...
ADVISORY BOARD
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Caroline Balz, Advisory Board Member
Caroline Balz - Advisory Board Member
Boston, Massachusetts
Caroline Balz started her career as a Management Consultant before heading to graduate School to obtain two master’s degrees: one in Organizational Psychology and one in Counseling Psychology. She served as Chairman of the Board of the Multiservice Eating Disorder Association for 5 years and an active board member for 10...mikemaguire2023-06-28T14:34:40-04:00
Richard Liu, PhD, Advisory Board Member
Richard Liu, PhD, Advisory Board Member
Boston, Massachusetts
I am a licensed clinical psychologist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). I am an Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School (HMS), the Director of Suicide Research in the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at MGH, and Director of Big Data Studies in the Depression Clinical and Research Program at MGH....mikemaguire2023-07-02T17:04:00-04:00
