Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)

POST sets minimum selection and training standards for California law enforcement officers, and fosters professionalism in agencies and officers. POST has contracted with the Centers for Integrative Health at UC San Diego to develop and deliver law enforcement agency and professional wellness programs across the State of California. For more information, visit the POST website at post.ca.gov/wellness.

UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health

The UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health support whole-person health care guided by the mind-body-spirit connection. We foster innovative research, education, and clinical programs that have inspired an inside-out transformation of health care. For more information, visit the CIH website at cih.ucsd.edu.

Administrative Leadership

  • Cassandra Vieten, PhD – UC San Diego Principal Investigator
  • Lauray MacElhern, MBA – UC San Diego Managing Director
  • Kirk Bunch – Bureau Chief
  • Raymund Nanadiego – Law Enforcement Consultant
  • Kevin Hatano – Law Enforcement Consultant
  • Heidi Hernandez – POST Program Analyst
  • Ret. Chief Lori Luhnow – Agency Wellness Mentor
  • Deanna Dotta – Agency Wellness Mentor
  • Brandon Chulaluxsiriboon – Program Manager
  • Debra Jonsson – Program Consultant

Subject Matter Experts

  • Burrell Poe – Certified Compassion Cultivation Trainer, Compassion Institute
  • Chris Smith – LMFT, Academy for Mindfulness
  • Dan Grupe – Research Assistant Professor, Center for Healthy Minds
  • Edward Bezkor – Physical Therapist, Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Jennifer Boileau – Certified iRest Meditation Teacher
  • Joseph Glaser-Reich – Mindfulness Coach, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
  • Michael Christopher – Clinical Psychologist, Mindful Health & Resilience Lab
  • Michael Sapiro – Clinical Psychologist, Meditation Researcher
  • Pete Kirchmer – Program Director, mPEAK, UC San Diego Center for Mindfulness
  • Richard Goerling – Founder, Mindful Badge / Retired Lieutenant
  • Sarah Bowen – Clinical Psychologist, Mindfulness Researcher
  • Shawn Dunning – Mindfulness and Conflict Resolution Educator
  • Tiffany Holt – Registered Dietitian, UC San Diego Centers for Integrative Health

Mentors

Mentors support the Organizational Wellness Coordinators by championing a culture of wellness in each law enforcement agency, facilitating access to and providing health and well-being training, and connecting agencies to and securing resources (supplies, equipment, partnerships) to support law enforcement agency and professional health and well-being. Regional Mentors come equipped with mentorship and wellness training by UC San Diego supported by their own experience within the law enforcement and wellness domains.

Senior Mentors

  • Kevin Hatano
  • Lori Luhnow

Lead Mentors

  • Catalina Pierce
  • Deanna Dotta
  • Dustin Kulling
  • Lisa Schmith
  • Russ Norris

Regional Mentors

  • Andrea Givens
  • Brian Miller
  • Bryan Jensen
  • Christin Karsgor
  • Garrett TeSlaa
  • Jeniffer Vallejo
  • Kelly Parker-Bridges
  • Matthew McNichol
  • Pepper Kelly
  • Stephen Bennett