Trainers

Carolyn Luna-Anderson, Ph.D.

Carolyn Luna-Anderson

Email: carol@thelifelink.org and carol@lltraininginstitute.org

Carolyn Luna-Anderson is Executive Director of the Life Link Training Institute and co-founder/chief operating officer for The Life Link. Carolyn was responsible for the expansion of services in 1989 which included moving to a larger facility, enhancing the shelter services at The Life Link, including planning and implementation of the transitional housing units. Carolyn directly supervises program coordinators for mentally ill homeless services; supportive employment; homeless prevention and family services; substance abuse treatment services; the Learning Center, job training programs, and peer support training.

She made sure that the $2.4 million supportive housing project, La Luz, was completed in February of 2000, and was invaluable at assisting to receive the $670,000 HUD grant in order to establish Casa Milagro. As the executive director of The Life Link, she administers grant dollars from city, county, state, and federal sources. While she was starting the organization, she also served as Nursing Director at Los Alamos hospital, where she had worked for years.

She received her Doctorate of Philosophy in counseling from the University of Biblical Studies in Bethany, Oklahoma and her Master of Science-Nursing from UNM.

Carolyn has served as member of the Governor's Mental Health Planning Council since 1997, and as Chairperson since 1998.

Raymond D. Anderson, Ph.D., LPCC, LADAC

Raymond D. Anderson

E-mail: randerson@thelifelink.org and randerson@lltraininginstitute.org

Raymond (Ande) D. Anderson is the Director of Operations and Training at The Life Link. Before he moved into his current position he was the Director of Treatment for 9 years and has seen clients at The Life Link since 1991. He has been training with the Life Link Training Institute since its inception. People from many states have attended his trainings at The Life Link, as well as from New Zealand and Scotland. He has provided technical assistance to many grants locally in Santa Fe, as well as in Arizona and New Zealand, and has trained coast to coast, a well as internationally.

Ande's endeavors include 25 years experience in teaching, counseling, healthcare, and social services programs. At The Life Link he trains staff in the clinical modalities used at the facility such as Community Reinforcement Approach (CRA), Community Reinforcement Approach Family Training (CRAFT) & Motivational Interviewing (MI). He also has trained as part of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT). He also has been a co-investigator in NIDA protocols at The Life Link, as well as a consultant for development of a CRAFT protocol for the Clinical Trial Network of NIDA. He was both a lead and co-supervisor during a SAMHSA demonstration grant in a three year CRAFT project at The Life Link. Ande has ten years of experience in counseling and supervising in CRA. In addition, he serves as the Chief HIPAA Privacy and Security Officer at The Life Link. He still continues to keep a small caseload of clients despite a busy schedule. His clients consist of the severly disabled mentally ill, substance abusing and those struggling with both.

Ande holds a Doctorate of Philosophy in Counseling from the University of Biblical Studies at Bethany, Oklahoma and a Masters of Theology from the International Seminary, Plymouth , Florida. In the State of New Mexico he is a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LPCC) and a Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADAC).

He is a member of the American Counselors Association and the American Association of Christian Counselors. Ande's personal commitment to excellence, combined with his capacity for compassion and fun, continues to motivate and inspire those who attend his trainings as well as staff at The Life Link.

Trainers who have trained more than twice in partnership with Life Link Training Institute include:

Buff, Gary, Ed.D.
Curry, Mary, LISW
DeBernardi, Michael, Psy.D.
Forcehimes, Alyssa, M.S.
Gardin, John, Ph.D.
Hartman, Ingrid, M.Ed., LPCC
Meyers, Robert, Ph.D.
Miller, William R., Ph.D.
Smith, Jane Ellen, Ph.D.