Co-Founder, Board President and Director

Mr. Halpert was a practicing attorney from 1986 to 2017. He served as in-house counsel for Masco Corporation, a building products manufacturer, from 1990 to 2017 doing corporate and contract work and having responsibility for several subject matter areas. Mr. Halpert’s son, Garrett, died by suicide at the age of 23 in 2017, and Mr. Halpert hopes to make a difference for other young adults experiencing significant mental health challenges.

Co-Founder, Board Vice President and Director

Ms. Halpert has been a journalist from 1984 to the present, writing pieces for dozens of prestigious national and local publications, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, covering a wide range of topics. Ms. Halpert also has been a regular Lecturer at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI for over 20 years, teaching a course on environment and science writing. Ms. Halpert’s son, Garrett, died by suicide at the age of 23 in September 2017. She hopes to make a difference for other young adults experiencing mental health challenges.

Vice President/Secretary and Director

Ms. Abelson, MSW, a licensed clinical social worker, is Program Manager for the Curtis Center for Health Equity Research and Training at the U of M School of Social Work, and a Senior Research Associate at the U of M Institute for Social Research Program for Research on Black Americans. She has long-term clinical and research interests in the topics of mental health, the problem of suicide, and health inequities. Ms. Abelson attended Oberlin College, and received her MSW from U of M. From 1983-1996, Ms. Abelson worked for Washtenaw County and the U of M Psychiatric Emergency Services, providing mental health assessment and crisis intervention and caring regularly for suicidal individuals and their families. Ms. Abelson also is a founding and current board member of the Cancer Support Community of Greater Ann Arbor. She’s learned from her involvement there what a difference a non-profit can make. Ms. Abelson was personally touched by the heartbreak of suicide through the loss of her cousin, Richard, and is fully committed to helping Garrett’s Space reach its goals.

CFO, Treasurer, and Director

Ms. Halpert retired at the end of 2023 from her position as Senior Director, Finance and Planning at Tufts University where she was responsible for F&A and fringe benefit rate negotiations with the federal government and service center costing oversight. Additionally, Ms. Halpert designed and managed Tufts’ long-range strategic planning model, used by senior executives and trustees for strategic decision making. Further, she provided financial analyses of initiatives and opportunities across the University’s three campuses. Lisa joined Tufts University in 2006 in the Treasury group and moved to Finance & Planning in 2008. Prior to coming to Tufts, Lisa worked primarily in real estate finance roles at Copley Real Estate Advisors, Inc., Equitable Real Estate Investment Management, Inc. and Goldman Sachs. She earned an MBA and B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Ms. Halpert lost her nephew, Garrett, to suicide in 2017 and is dedicated to supporting Garrett’s Space’ initiative to establish a place of help, healing and connections for young adults in distress.

Director

Mr. Golshteyn is Underwriting Director at Wing Lake Capital Partners. He previously was employed at Masco Corporation where he has worked since 2011 with experience in corporate tax, internal audit and corporate development. He also is a director on the Board of Hebrew Free Loan of Metro Detroit serving on certain financial committees. Mr. Golshteyn is a University of Michigan graduate where he majored in Finance, Financial Accounting & Reporting, Controllership.

Director

Harlena Reed, JD, LCSW, LMSW is the Legal Programs and Clinical Director for Krossroads Integrative Health and Recovery Solutions (KIHRS). Ms. Reed obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of New Mexico School of Law. She earned her Master of Social Work and Bachelor of Sociology Degrees from the University of Michigan. Ms. Reed is a licensed social worker and attorney. Prior to joining KIHRS, she served as the Deputy Director for the Licensing and Certification Authority Bureau for the State of New Mexico. Ms. Reed has worked in a variety of capacities within the mental health and legal fields, with a focus on supporting and advocating for the rights of those experiencing mental health crises.

Director

Dr. Stein, MD, is the Chief Medical Officer for Real Time Medical Systems, a healthcare technology company. Prior to joining Real Time, Dr. Stein was the Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for the Trinity Health Continuing Care Group overseeing the clinical care of their skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), home care agencies, hospices, PACE sites and senior housing. Dr. Stein’s efforts included leading the successful care re-design strategy for Trinity Health’s SNFs in CMS’ Bundled Payment Care Improvement Model 3 initiative, where costs of participants were $4.5 million lower than CMS expected due to low readmission rates and shorter lengths of stay in the nursing home. Just prior to being recruited to Trinity Health, Dr. Stein was the CMO for UnitedHealthcare Community Plan in Michigan serving both the Medicaid population and the dual-eligible (Medicare and Medicaid) population. During most of that time, he also served as UnitedHealthcare’s Midwest Regional CMO. Dr. Stein previously worked at the Oakwood Healthcare System (now Beaumont) as the Corporate Director for their Geriatrics Center of Excellence. Prior to his move to Michigan, he did his geriatrics fellowship at Harvard Medical School where he subsequently served on the faculty. Dr. Stein holds his BA from Columbia where he majored in Computer Science. He received his MD from Cornell and holds a Master’s in Health Services Administration from the Harvard University School of Public Health. Dr. Stein is boarded in internal medicine and has a certificate of added qualifications in geriatrics.

Director

Evan Ufer is the Founder and Managing Partner of HiLand Capital. HiLand is a mission-aligned investment and advisory firm proudly recognized as a Pending Certified B Corporation, committed to balancing purpose and profit in every partnership. With nearly 20 years of private equity and growth equity experience, Evan has held key roles at Plymouth Growth (as a partner for 10 years), Quilvest Capital Partners and Carlyle. He has served as a Board Member and strategic advisor to many companies over his career, including helping leadership teams execute on sustainable growth and successful exits.