Our Leadership
About Our Team
Voice Up Publishing Inc. represents a mission-driven collaboration designed to transform the nonclinical behavioral health workforce pipeline. Our leadership team combines federal grant expertise, behavioral health system alignment, evidence-based research, community-rooted programming, technical innovation, and real-time solution development by emerging leaders.
New Team Member Spotlight
Clinical Supervisor & Guest Facilitator
Danica Nestor
Danica brings clinical expertise and a warm, collaborative approach to student mentorship. Her work focuses on creating safe spaces for reflective practice and professional growth.
Learn more about Danica →Voice Up Publishing Inc. — Leadership Team
Founder & President
Behavioral health executive with 20+ years across healthcare, education, and public policy. Federal/state Principal Investigator (SAMHSA, U.S. Dept. of Education). Doctoral research on the Naming Gap forms the foundation of Voice Up's model.
Chief Financial Officer & Co-Chair, Vision and Strategy
20+ years of federal financial leadership overseeing $1.1B+ in annual budgets. Leads financial strategy, compliance, and national scalability.
Chief Program Officer & Strategic Advisor
25+ years of workforce development experience. Leads program design ensuring participants translate lived experience into structured, measurable outcomes.
Program Founder, Spice of Jade | Emerging Leader
U.S. Army Captain and MPH graduate. Founded Spice of Jade supporting mothers of neurodivergent children—demonstrating Voice Up's Verified Producer Model in action.
Producer & App Developer | Voice Up Innovator of the Year (2025)
Healthcare professional who built Refined by Fire, a clinically aligned digital platform integrating behavioral health, recovery tracking, and intergenerational mentorship.
Voice Up Fellow | Public Health Researcher
MBBS physician and MPH candidate (Tufts University). Published author and participant in a 50-state maternal mental health policy research initiative.
Executive Leadership
Founder & President | Fiscal Sponsor & Strategic Partner
Afghan-born immigrant and trauma survivor with deep expertise in nonclinical mental health, CHW workforce development, and multilingual community engagement. Architect of Ally Talks, the Ally SEL Program, and the Ally Health Compass digital platform.
Voice Up USA — Contributing Team Members
Chief of Ministry & Faith Counseling | Women's Leadership Council
Winder, Georgia-based pastoral counselor and mega-church ministry leader with an M.A. in Christian Ministry (Liberty University) and Pastoral Counseling Certification. Developed Voice Up's Buddy Bench emotional support initiative and leads trauma-informed, faith-integrated safe space programming for women and families.
Executive Director, Building Caring Families | Women's Leadership Council
College Station, Texas-based Doctor of Pharmacy (Howard University) with dual master's degrees in Healthcare Administration and Business Administration and 20+ years of pharmaceutical leadership. Leads Building Caring Families, Voice Up's faith-integrated family health initiative.
Global Implementation Partners
Coordinating Director, BaSE Handicrafts | Rehabilitation & Fair Trade Activist
BaSE Handicrafts (Bangladesh)
Rehabilitation activist and Fair Trade advocate who joined BaSE Handicrafts in 2008 and rebuilt the organization after its founder's death in 2009. Personally navigated disability into international advocacy for accessibility and economic justice standards.
Chief Data & Innovation Officer | Voice Up India
Voice Up India
Amravati, Maharashtra-based CTO and Director of Data with dual experience building modern data platforms and AI tools for global startups. Designed Voice Up's HIPAA-compliant assessment database and Power BI dashboard infrastructure.
Voice Up Global Chapter — Co-Creation Collaborative
Voice Up Producer & Bangladesh Partnership Coordinator | Women's Empowerment Advocate
Freelance writer, journalist, and gender equality advocate from Dhaka. Completed Voice Up's 8-week producer program and now serves as Bangladesh Partnership Coordinator, developing a platform connecting BaSE Handicrafts artisans to international markets.
Executive Director, Success & Cultural Integration | Voice Up India Co-Founder
Mumbai-based leader who initiated the first international conversation with Voice Up on January 19, 2025. Leads cross-cultural success integration and the B-Curriculum Bamboo course — connecting history, tradition, culture, and purpose.
Executive Director, Teaching & Innovation | Voice Up India Co-Founder
Delhi-based educator and online learning innovator who co-founded Voice Up India. Leads teacher leadership, safe space facilitation, and belonging-centered curriculum development.
Our Impact
This leadership model combines federal grant expertise, behavioral health system alignment, evidence-based research, community-rooted multilingual programming, technical innovation, and real-time solution development by emerging leaders.
The power of co-creation has been operating at scale since February 2025 — across the United States, India, and Bangladesh — proving that behavioral health workforce development, economic empowerment, and cultural belonging are inseparable forces. Every member of this team has been shaped by the communities they serve, making this a convergence of purpose built to sustain a proactive behavioral health safety net on a global scale.