Zero Suicide Partners of Pinellas Team Members

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Theresa joined the Suncoast Center Zero Suicide Team in December, 2023. She is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) with a Master of Information Science from Southern Connecticut State University. Her role as project assistant is to help coordinate the efforts of the Zero Suicide team, working with community leaders and program participants to create a more connected community. Theresa also dedicates her time and support to leading the veterans workgroup program for Zero Suicide Partners of Pinellas. 

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Jesika joined the Suncoast Center Zero Suicide Team in April, 2024. She has a Master of Social Work from Florida State University, and is a University of South Florida alumni with bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Social Work. Jesika has a background of serving clients of all ages in housing, school-based, and behavioral health settings. Her primary role as Lead Family Social Wellness Coordinator is to support the LGBTQ+ community by organizing and leading the LGBTQ+ Workgroup for Zero Suicide Partners of Pinellas.

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Derry Jones (DJ) joined the Suncoast Center Zero Suicide Team in October, 2023. He is ASIST certified with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication, with a concentration in Advocacy, from the University of Louisiana in Monroe. His primary role as Family Social Wellness Coordinator is to support the youth of the community by organizing and leading the youth workgroup program for Zero Suicide Partners of Pinellas.​

Queenie joined the Suncoast Center Zero Suicide Team in March, 2024. She has a Bachelor of Science in Human Biology from University of California San Diego (UCSD) and a Master of Public Health from the University of Southern California (USC). As the Project Evaluator Queenie is responsible for the data acquisition and reporting performance metrics for the ZS project. She evaluates the effectiveness of suicide prevention interventions and tracks progress toward grant goals and objectives for Zero Suicide Partners of Pinellas.

Queenie is a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, having served as a medical assistant at the naval medical center in San Diego, California.

Zachary joined the Suncoast Center Zero Suicide Team in January, 2025. He has a Digital Marketing certification (PCM) from the American Marketing Association (AMA), a certification in Digital Marketing Strategy from Harvard University Extension, and has a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from the University of Tampa. As the Communications Specialist Zachary's primary responsibility is the updating and oversight of community facing resources for Zero Suicide Partners of Pinellas. 

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