Our Team.
At The Awaken Collaborative, our team is led by Dr. Stephanie Romero and comprised of industry leaders who bring deep expertise and authentic presence to every partnership. Together, we combine cutting-edge methods with peer-reviewed research and evidence-based techniques to deliver measurable impact for our clients. We are committed to helping organizations cultivate focus, resilience, and well-being, creating workplaces where people and performance thrive side by side.
Dr. Stephanie Romero
Founder & CEO
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Dr. Stephanie Maietta Romero, founder and CEO of The Awaken Collaborative, works to bring mindfulness practices to those who are experiencing high levels of stress and secondary trauma throughout Western PA. Dr. Romero has 20+ years of experience teaching elementary, middle school, high school, and college students. She is a certified Meditation and Mindfulness Instructor, 200RYT Antiracist Raja Yoga teacher and has been a meditator and mindfulness practitioner since the early 2000s.
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Finding that her meditation practice profoundly influenced both her personal and professional lives, Dr. Romero explored the integration of mindfulness into her classroom space through her dissertation, culminating three years of research into mindfulness in education. She is grateful to be able to bring these life-changing practices to individuals and systems every day.
Staff
Dawn Lehman, M.A. in Conflict Transformation
Program Coordinator
Eddy Paul Thomas, MAOM
Marketing and Communications Manager
Program Deliverers
Britt Dorazio
Program Deliverer
Shannon Jenkins
Program Deliverer
Jackson Kerchis
Program Deliverer
Ursula Lesic, PCC
Program Deliverer
Dr. Ken Thompson
Integrative Community Therapy (ICT) Trainer & Facilitator
Danielle Williams
Program Deliverer