The Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide

Dawn Doherty is the Executive Director of the Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide.  She joined SPTS in 2012 and works closely with the Program staff to ensure the successful delivery of suicide prevention training and consultation throughout the United States. Dawn plays an instrumental role in the operations, advocacy, development opportunities and fundraising efforts of SPTS.  She represents SPTS as a member of numerous local collaboratives and is a member of the Monmouth Regional Chamber of Commerce, Junior League of Monmouth County and a current member of the Lead New Jersey class of 2017.

 Phyllis Alongi, SPTS Clinical Director

Phyllis Alongi is a Licensed Professional Counselor and has numerous years of counseling experience with children, adolescents and adults in both Partial Care and Intensive outpatient settings. She is a former educator with over 10 years of teaching experience. Phyllis obtained her Master’s Degree from Monmouth University in Professional Counseling in 2009 and the Advanced Clinical Supervision Certification in 2014. Prior to joining the team at SPTS, Phyllis served as the Clinical Consultant for the Toms River School District, Brick Township School Based Youth Services Program and Program Development Specialist for The Sandy Support and Counseling Project. Phyllis is proud share in the vision of such a meaningful and dynamic organization.