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President/Chief Executive Officer: Denyse Hicks-Ray, Ph.D.,   B.C.E.T.S.

Dr. Denyse Hicks-Ray's professional career has been dedicated to improving the mental health of women and their children, especially minority and underserved families. As a clinical psychologist with a specialty in psychological trauma, she has devoted her career to providing mental health education, to involvement in clinical research, and to the campaigning for local and federal programs directed to services for the underprivileged. 

Dr. Hicks-Ray has received numerous prestigious professional and community awards, including the Extraordinary Woman Award of 2001. Most recently, the DENRAH Foundation created a scholarship in her honor. Two recipients each year will be selected from underprivileged and minority applicants to receive full fellow's scholarships. The first “Hicks-Ray's Scholars” began doctoral studies in fall 2002. Dr. Hicks-Ray is co-author of the Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity.

                                                                                                                                                                                          

Publications

                 ·  Hicks, D. (1997) Women Incarcerated. Where's My Mother?

                 ·  Hicks, D. (1998) Abusive parents of slaves. If Only We Could Ask

                 ·  Hicks, D. (2000) Surgeon General's Report on Mental Health: Race Culture and Ethnicity

                 ·  Hicks, D. (2000) African American Women's Utilization of Mental Health Systems

                 ·  Hicks, D. (2001) Misdiagnosis of Schizophrenia in African Americans. Not Just The Blues

                 ·  Hicks, D. (2002) “Psyched” Monthly column in Philly Word, Hip Hop Magazine

                 ·  Hicks, D. (2003) The Pain Didn't Start Here: Trauma & Violence in the African-American Community

 

Dr. Hicks-Ray Oversees all Training Initiatives and Treatment Programs and is the driving force behind Trauma Services Associates (TSA) Treatment and Training Institute©.  TSAI is an Innovative Behavioral Health Treatment and Training Organization with an Institutional Division – that offers an integrated network of Mental Health Treatment and Training.

Trauma Services Associates consist of a multidisciplinary staff of psychologist, massage therapist, nutritionist, social workers, and other behavioral health professionals working together to provide high-quality care.  The vast majority of the staff is board-certified and one-third have specialty certifications.  Many are recognized by their peers as among the best in their fields.  Created in part to anticipate and meet the needs of the underserved community, TSA represents an integrated continuum of care as well as a network of satellite providers throughout the nation. 

Under the direction of Dr. Hicks-Ray, Trauma Service Associates weaves all programs under a single clinical treatment structure that offers all levels of care for patients of all levels of diagnosis.  Our diversity also makes TSA flexible enough to respond to the rapidly growing minority population in mental health.

 

 

Executive Vice President/Chief Operations Officer: Michael Ray. 

Michael Ray is responsible for training and training-development, operations, and personnel management. 

 As an Army  Officer he managed countless military operations including an assignment as Chief Operations Officer responsible for Current Operations (Korea), Training Sites, Testing Facilities, Materials (including aircraft), and Yearly Budgeting in excess of $22,000,000.00.  His military accomplishments culminated in the Directorship for Training Development, Course Management, and Instructor Certification and Training for a Military Academy .  His legacy at the Academy was the Marketing, Development and Implementation of the first Military Intelligence Academy Technology-Based Leadership Course - bringing the training of sixteen (nine weeks each) courses in-line with 21 st century warfare.

As the Vice President of Operations in a Telecommunications Company with both government and civil contracts he supervised the management of six (6) multi-million dollar voice and data network projects – one directly – while serving as the primary Contracts Manager and Strategic Planner for Marketing and Business Development. 

As Chairman of Camelot Enterprises Inc., Mr. Ray provides Strategic Planning, Critical Thinking, and Problem Solving solutions.  Camelot client-support includes:

  •   Responsible for client support and engineering.  Direct interface with decision-makers and technical staff. 
  •   Grow existing business and develop long-term maintenance strategies
  •   Review new installation estimates, engineering plans, and coordinate transition from “install” to continuous-support client.
  •   Manage “new technology initiatives” – specifically convergence voice-over-IP/frame/ATM/T1 projects. Direct strategic planning and personnel acquisition and training.
  •   Assistant Director/Senior Instructor for Technical Professionals Program.
  •   Develop and promote new courses that include Oracle, MCSE, Certified Internet Webmaster, and Cisco Network   Administrator.
  •   Manage Partner Develop/Inclusion program – encourage businesses to participate (i.e. provide students, resources,  and in-kind donations)
  •   Develop courseware, policies, procedures and reports.
  •   Select, train, and evaluate instructors.
  •   Manage, train, and develop processes for  staff.
  •   Prepare Technical proposal for contract extension/renewal.

 

 
 
 
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