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Timothy Ford, MA, LMFT (He/Him)

Associate Dean of Operations

Timothy Ford is Associate Dean of Operations of the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences, with oversight of the Office of Professional Training, Community Services, the Counseling Center, and other school operational functions. Mr. Ford is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). He received both his bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in counseling psychology at National University. He has over 25 years of experience in managerial and executive leadership roles in the private sector at companies including FedEx and Yahoo, as well as within the mental health field.

Mr. Ford joined John F. Kennedy University (JFKU) as Director of Clinical Operations for JFKU’s Community Counseling Centers in 2017. With the closure of JFKU at the end of 2020, Mr. Ford transitioned to National University, serving as Executive Director of the JFK School of Psychology until assuming the role of Associate Dean for the expanded JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences in 2022. Prior to joining the university, Mr. Ford was the clinical program director for residential treatment centers and Medi-Cal funded school-based mental health programs in the Bay Area, as well as a therapist in private practice since 2009. As a clinical supervisor, Mr. Ford is passionate about training and developing new therapists to meet the demands of the continuously changing mental health profession, especially for historically underserved populations.

To contact Mr. Ford, please email [email protected].

Cassandra Lettenberger-Klein, PhD, LMFT (she/her)

Senior Director of Clinical Training

Dr. Cassandra Lettenberger-Klein (Dr. LK) is the Senior Director of Clinical Training in the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences and oversees the Office of Professional Training. Dr. LK received her master’s degree in marriage and family therapy (MFT) from Purdue University and her doctorate degree in MFT from Florida State University. Prior to working as the Senior Director of Clinical Training, Dr. LK was the Director of MFT Clinical Training at Northcentral University. Dr. LK has held various roles in academia since 2010, including faculty, supervisor, and director. She has also practiced since 2010 and still maintains a small caseload. Dr. LK endeavors to support all those involved in the professional training process with a focus on efficiency, consistency, and accuracy. She is passionate about empowering students to understand and direct their educational experience so that they have the skills needed to achieve their professional goals.

To contact Dr. LK, please email [email protected].

Jes Moniz, LMFT (she/her)

Associate Director of Clinical Services

Jes Moniz, LMFT, is the Associate Director of Clinical Services with extensive experience in mental health care since 2013. She currently oversees the Michael G. Harris and ENLACES Community Counseling Programs, as well as the National University Community Counseling Center at the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at National University. Jes previously served as Clinical Director for the Family Justice Centers in Solano and Contra Costa Counties, supporting survivors of domestic violence, abuse, community violence, and human trafficking. In these leadership roles, she managed both clinical services and program operations for multiple federally, state, and locally funded programs.

Jes’s professional journey has included mentoring at-risk youth, guiding emancipated foster youth in life planning, and working as a preschool teacher to foster early childhood development. She has also served as a family service counselor, helping families navigate grief and loss during critical times. In addition, Jes worked as an academic counselor at Los Medanos Community College, providing support to multilingual learner, Veteran, and general student populations to promote academic success and personal growth. Passionate about personal development and resilience-building, Jes empowers clients and students to recognize their strengths, manage their emotions, and reauthor their life narratives in ways that foster healing, growth and meaningful change.

Amber Pierre, LMFT (she/her)

Clinical Supervisor

Amber M. Pierre, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 11 years of experience working with children, adolescents, adults, and seniors across individual, group, couples, and family therapy formats. She currently serves as a clinical supervisor with the Community Counseling Programs at National University, bringing extensive clinical expertise to the training of emerging mental health professionals. Prior to joining the Community Counseling Programs, Amber worked as a mental health clinician in hospital settings, specializing in trauma-informed and spirituality-based psychotherapy. Her approach is holistic, focusing on supporting clients in building healthy relationships with themselves and fostering emotional well-being. Amber has extensive experience treating trauma, grief, depression, anxiety, substance use, suicidality, personality disorders, and acute psychiatric conditions, with additional expertise in early childhood and adolescent care.

Amber utilizes a psychodynamic foundation while integrating techniques from CBT, DBT, solution-focused therapy, expressive arts, and other evidence-based models to provide flexible, individualized treatment. As a supervisor, she is dedicated to helping new clinicians develop their skills with the same empathy and collaborative spirit they offer to their clients. She fosters a supportive and reflective supervisory environment, encouraging growth in both clinical competence and professional identity.

Donna Ho Lee, PsyD (she/her)

Clinical Supervisor

Dr. Donna Lee is a licensed clinical psychologist in California and Washington with extensive experience in clinical practice and supervision. She has been with the National University Community Counseling Programs since 2019, supporting counseling trainees in their early professional development. Dr. Lee specializes in working with children and young adults impacted by trauma, including child abuse and domestic violence, drawing from her pre-doctoral and post-doctoral work in community mental health and domestic violence programs.

Dr. Lee began supervising associate counselors in 2012 and later served as counseling faculty in Hong Kong for four years, providing individual and group supervision. Since joining National University in 2019, she has supervised MFT, PCC, and PsyD trainees, using a developmental approach tailored to each trainee’s skill level. She integrates her psychodynamic orientation into supervision, emphasizing countertransference awareness and providing practical training in clinical documentation, case conceptualization, and treatment planning.

Jennifer Glick, LMFT (she/her/hers)

Clinical Supervisor

Jennifer Glick is a licensed marriage and family therapist and clinical supervisor with extensive experience across outpatient clinics, intensive programs, hospitals, schools, and private practice. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University and has worked with individuals, couples, families, and groups. Her career began in intensive outpatient programs (IOPs) treating adults with dual diagnoses, followed by hospital-based IOPs for older adults and school-based therapy for adolescents and families in partnership with educators. She has facilitated groups focused on mindfulness, trauma, grief, and process work, informed by over 20 years of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) practice and advanced training in Trauma-Focused CBT. Her integrative approach blends Psychodynamic Therapy, DBT, TF-CBT, MBSR, Humanistic Therapy, Imago, SFBT, trauma-informed care, and Existential Therapy.

Jennifer has held leadership roles as a clinical director and supervisor at a privately funded agency serving youth and families, where she led program development and supervised both associates and licensed clinicians. She now maintains a private practice serving adults and couples and provides clinical supervision and training to pre-licensed clinicians through National University’s Community Counseling Programs. Her work is rooted in trauma-informed, mindfulness-based care and a strong commitment to developing compassionate, competent mental health professionals.

Kellee’ Miles-Maranz (she/her)

Clinical Supervisor

Kellee’ Maranz, LMFT, is a licensed marriage and family therapist with extensive clinical and supervisory experience spanning over a decade. She has been a supervisor with the Community Counseling Programs at National University since 2020, where she is dedicated to supporting the professional growth of pre-licensed clinicians. Licensed since 2009 and supervising since 2011, Kellee’ has held diverse roles in the mental health field, ranging from ownership of a group private practice to transitioning into a solo practice during the pandemic. In addition to her supervisory role at CBCP, she maintains a thriving private practice and supervises peer counselor volunteers in a senior community program, providing a broad perspective on clinical work across age groups and settings.

Kellee’ takes a humanistic and integrative approach to therapy, drawing from family systems, attachment theory, and a variety of clinical models to meet the unique needs of her clients. She has a particular passion for working with transitional-age youth, college students, couples, and older adults. As a clinical supervisor, Kellee’ is deeply committed to fostering a positive, supportive, and educational supervision experience. She focuses on providing a safe space for trainees to develop clinical skills, explore new techniques, and build professional confidence, helping them grow into competent and reflective mental health professionals.

Noelle Vitor, LCSW

Clinical Supervisor

Noelle Vitor is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) and an advanced Certified Drug and Counselor, bringing over a decade of experience to her role as a Clinical Supervisor with the JFK School of Psychology and Social Sciences at National University. Her career has focused on compassionate care to individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health concerns. Her clinical orientation includes both abstinence and harm reduction approaches as well as work with process addictions, depression, anxiety, stress, personality disorders, transition difficulties and professional burnout. She draws from a strong foundation in trauma therapy as a trained EMDR therapist and integrates evidence-based approaches such as CBT, ACT, DBT, and solution-focused therapy into her practice. In addition to maintaining an active private practice caseload, Noelle currently works with healthcare professionals in monitoring services to support provider wellbeing and licensure maintenance.

Her career has included extensive work in both outpatient and residential treatment settings, where she served as a direct provider and clinical supervisor for licensed, paraprofessional staff and pre-licensure staff. She directed aftercare programming and coordinated referrals and screening activities. She has also held a management position in program quality assurance for the County of San Diego, ensuring compliance with clinical standards while advancing compassionate, client-centered care in substance abuse Medi-Cal settings. She has a passion for coaching and mentoring individuals who are coming into the field and is dedicated to her work that fosters professional growth.