Our W2BW Team Members
Dr. Robin Henderson, PsyD
Chief Executive, Behavioral Health for Providence Oregon and Work2BeWell Chief Clinical Officer
Dr. Robin Henderson, PsyD, is the Chief Executive, Behavioral Health for Providence Oregon where has direct and matrixed responsibility for acute, specialty and ambulatory behavioral health services in a system serving nearly 100,000 individuals each year. She also serves as the Chief Clinical Officer for Work2BeWell, a youth-lead mental health education, activation and advocacy program that creates clinically vetted curriculum for schools and youth groups. In this role she works with our National Student Advisory Council, our grassroots advocacy campaigns (including the new Oregon law giving students Mental Health Days) and hosts the #Talk2BeWell podcast focusing on youth mental health and well-being. She is also an advisory member of the Providence Community Partnership Mental Health Advisory Group, overseeing investments in mental health and substance use disorders and is a Senior Clinical Advisor to Well Being Trust.
Dr. Henderson spends WAY too much time serving on committees and boards, most recently including the Children’s System of Care Council, the Oregon Health Policy Board’s Behavioral Health Metrics and Outcomes Committee, the Governor’s 988 Task Force, the Children and Youth with Special Health Needs Task Force, the Governor’s Behavioral Health Advisory Council, the Confederation of School Administrator’s Social and Emotional Well-Being work group and the Patient Centered Primary Care Collaborative. She is past president of the NAMI Oregon board where she still serves, is on the board of Youth Villages and is past Chair of CCO Oregon. Dr. Henderson is a past president of the Oregon Psychological Association, continues to serve on their Legislative Committee and is a member of Divisions 31, 38 and 55. She has a PsyD from George Fox University and a post-doc in integrated health psychology. She lives in West Linn with her husband, two children (when they aren’t away at college), two cats and a bearded dragon where she practices the art of pie.
Dr. Robin #Works2BeWell by cooking healthy meals for her family and friends! #ArtofPie #ArtofKimchi
Sara Freauf (Nilles), M.Ed
Work2BeWell Co-Founder and Program Director
Sara Freauf (Nilles) is an educational and leadership development consultant with 26 years of experience at the national and international levels. She served as Executive Director of the Oregon Association of Student Councils (OASC) from 2010–2020 and spent ten years teaching math and leadership prior to her role at OASC. She studied math education at Montana State University (Go Bobcats!) and earned her master’s in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis in ESL/ELL from Portland State University.
Work2BeWell was co-founded by her student leaders in 2018, and she is proud to continue walking alongside them as they lead and grow the work.
Sara #Works2BeWell by prioritizing time with friends and family and enjoying long walks with her fur buddies, Jax and Tucker.
Heather S. Ransom, M.Ed
Curriculum Development Director
After growing up in northern Idaho and Alaska, Heather S. Ransom earned her Masters degree, specializing in Curriculum Development and Design from Southern Oregon University, and then began the adventure of teaching in a middle school classroom. For thirty years, besides educating students about science, health, careers, creative writing, and leadership, Heather also coached at middle and high schools, worked with local and state student leadership programs, and created curriculum now used in school districts around the country. She is also the author of the award-winning, Young Adult Sci-Fi Going Green trilogy.
Heather enjoys speaking at workshops and conferences, creating new opportunities to engage students and educators in their passions, and helping her husband, Marv, in their local businesses.
Heather #Works2BeWell by listening to audiobooks every morning as she prepares for her day.
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Anjali Verma
Club Engagement & Community Advocacy
Anjali Verma (she/her) is a first-year Public Policy and Political Science and Coca-Cola Scholar at Stanford University from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. In 2025, she became the inaugural President of the National Student Council, representing millions of students nationwide. Passionate about mental health, school safety, youth leadership, and public health, she mentors student club leaders through Work2BeWell and serves as a Morgan’s Message Ambassador, supporting student-athlete mental health.
Anjali has presented at the U.S. Department of Education, collaborated with White House officials, and addressed the U.S. Senate Youth Program as its student speaker. Over the summer, she co-founded a free college application support service initiative that connects 300 college students with nearly 500 high school seniors nationwide. She is also co-starring in a PBS documentary on mental wellness and social impact with Roadtrip Nation, and her advocacy has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Vox. Anjali is honored to be back with Work2BeWell for a fourth year to support activation efforts and is inspired by the teen changemakers she gets to collaborate with.
Anjali #Works2BeWell by taking digital camera photos, FaceTiming friends, going on sunset runs, and spending time with animals!
Finn Jacobson
National Student Advisory Council (NSAC) Advisor & Special Projects
Finn Jacobson (he/him) is a fourth year student at the University of Oregon, majoring in Linguistics and Chinese with a minor in Global Studies. Born in Portland, OR, Finn began his involvement with Work2BeWell in 2019, when he joined the #BeWell Student Advisory Council, an early iteration of the National Student Advisory Council, helping shape the program’s national expansion. He co-developed the Access, Education, and Activation framework for the National Student Advisory Council, helped finalize the organization’s branding, and led the Activation Team from 2020 to 2022.
At Oregon, Finn served as Student Body Vice President in his sophomore year, advancing sustainability initiatives and securing recurring funding for student food access programs. He is a Wayne Morse Scholar, a member of the Chinese Flagship Program, is active in state and federal-level legislative advocacy, and spends his 9-5 designing no-code AI-integrated systems that streamline wildfire dispatch operations for Dust Busters, a company based in Eugene, Oregon. As advisor to the National Student Advisory Council, Finn mentors high school students nationwide as they develop mental health advocacy initiatives and leadership skills. His responsibilities include providing guidance on projects, facilitating team collaboration, ensuring youth perspectives remain central to Work2BeWell’s decision-making, and providing all other support for student teams in their world-changing work.
Molly Donovan
Administrative Support & Special Projects
Molly Donovan (she/her) is a third-year student at Connecticut College double majoring in Psychology and Hispanic Studies. Molly was a member of Work2BeWell’s first National Student Advisory Council. Residing in Massachusetts, she stumbled upon a virtual Work2BeWell workshop led by Oregon students. She quickly fell in love with the organization’s mission, values, and people, which led to her commitment to the program. She served as a leader of the Access Team during high school and continued to contribute to Work2BeWell in college by assisting with the development of the Hiding in Plain Sight curriculum.
Molly is a scholar in the Center for International Studies and the Liberal Arts at Connecticut College, devoted to internationalizing her psychology major through intensive language study and an integrative research project. Remaining passionate about mental health, she is currently exploring the effectiveness of Spain’s current framework for addressing well-being concerns. Additionally, she is a member of other campus wellness initiatives, such as NAMI and The Hidden Opponent. She is thrilled to be a part of these groups as well as Work2BeWell, to reduce stigma and normalize conversations about mental health.
Molly #Works2BeWell by going for runs, reading, and spending quality time with her teammates!
Orian Blowe
Talk2BeWell Podcasts
Orian Blowe is a 2D Animation and Visual Effects major at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, NM. He wants to use this degree to create animations and media that destigmatize mental health disorders and struggles, providing representation to the world through media. He served on the National Student Advisory Council of Work2BeWell during his senior year in high school, and was the founder of a mental health club and chair member on the Drugs Alcohol Safety and Health board under student council.
Orian #Works2BeWell by journaling, creating art, and spending time with his lovely friends.
Tyra Schaub
Social Media and Marketing
Tyra Schaub (she/her) is a Business Administration/ Marketing major at Portland State University and a former Division I athlete. She brings a creative and people centered approach to social media and marketing, shaped by years of leadership in athletics, academics, and student organizations.
Tyra’s leadership foundation began in high school, where she held multiple Executive Council roles in her high school’s Associated Student Body (ASB), including communications chair and treasurer. She also served as Vice President of the PERIOD Movement Vancouver, where she ran socials, helped fundraise, and donated well over two years’ worth of menstrual supplies to menstruators at the Clark County YWCA. After high school, she continued her leadership efforts as an executive member of Gonzaga University’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee, where she created, collaborated on, and managed social media. After transferring, she then joined Portland State’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee.
Tyra is passionate about social media and marketing, building community, and supporting youth wellness and leadership initiatives. She is excited to contribute to Work2BeWell.
Tyra #Works2BeWell by coaching and mentoring youth volleyball players, creating content, cooking, and trying new restaurants!
Yosalin Arenas
Grant Funding and Community Advocacy
Yosalin Arenas (she/her/ella) is a candidate for her Master of Public Health with a focus in Health Promotion and Health Behavior. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Human Development and Family Science and Psychology from Oregon State University. Her passion for student initiative and advocacy dates back to high school, when she represented her peers as a student representative on the Oregon Board of Education.
During COVID, Yosalin directed her advocacy toward students’ mental health and well-being. As part of this journey, she served as a committee member on the Health Schools Reopening Committee.
Her work with students has never stopped, as she is now also the Site Director at the Philomath Youth Activities Club. Here, she fosters wellness and education for all her students, creating an open and safe environment for after-school care.
Her passion for guiding and mentoring the next generation led her to her work with Work2BeWell. She is grateful and enthusiastic to join such an amazing team.
Yosalin #Works2BeWell by teaching others to use art as a form of meditation and relaxation.