Invitation to Join: Agencies interested in implementing the GESA programs in their respective geographical areas and participating in the annual GEA Advanced Training Institutes are invited to become part of this Alliance.

Approved Agencies: GEA approved agencies are authorized to host trainings for their constituents in collaboration with GrayMill at a discounted cost. Involvement in the GEA requires sending selected staff to participate in a series of three-day advanced training institutes designed to certify qualified trainers for the GESA, SAGE, GESA for Parents, and the GESA for Administrators programs. Evaluations and follow-up reports about accomplishments are shared, including training techniques and materials. The GEA Advanced Training Institutes are for people previously trained as GESA facilitators, who have used their training, have had some advanced work with the concepts and who want to become GEA Trainers within their agencies.

Interested? Contact the GEA National Office at GrayMill if you are interested in becoming a part of the GEA, or could use GEA assistance in setting up a training!!!

The following people are in the process of becoming facilitators for the 3-day GESA Facilitator Trainings.

Arizona: Marcela Parra, Independent Consultant
California: Sharon E. Dodson and Margaret Hynson-Houston, Elk Grove USD
Colorado: Jerry Lassos, (retired) Jefferson County Public Schools; Pamela M. Duran, (retired) Boulder Unified School District; Jan Perry Evenstad and Martin Reinhardt, Independent Consultants, Denver, CO.
Hawaii: Cindy Martin, Leeward Community College, Kaneohe.
Maryland: Bonnie Dixon, Queen Anne’s County Public Schools; Jenn Lombardi, Anne Arundel County Public Schools.
New York: Barb Beyerbach and Marcia Burrell-Ihlow, SUNY Oswego; Carol Blunt-White, Albany, NY; Carol Dean, Assistant Professor, SUNY-Oneonta.
Ohio: Kris Spintzyk, Independent Consultant, Mentor, OH.
Texas: Deanna Caillier Mercer, Huston-Tillotson University, Austin, TX, Beverly Cosey, Independent Consultant, Frisco, TX.