Who We Are
Frontline Strong Together (FST5) was created in support of Police Officers, Fire Fighters, EMS, Correctional Officers, 911 Dispatchers, and their immediate families. FST5 is the result of collaboration between mental health professionals and first responders. This project aims to help first responders and their families overcome invisible injuries and stress caused by the difficulties of their professions, and to improve the quality of their life and prosperity.
The state of Michigan provided a grant and selected Wayne State University – Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, to partner with first responder professional unions and other interest groups to address the mental health of our first responders across all 83 Michigan counties.
Meet Our Team:
POAM (Police Officers Association of Michigan)
James Tignanelli
President
jat@poam.net
Jonathan Pignataro
Secretary
jpignataro@poam.net
FOP (Fraternal Order of Police)
Scott Taylor
Vice President, Warren Police Officer Association
State of Michigan Fraternal Order of Police- Officer Wellness Liaison
smtaylor191@gmail.com
MPFFU (Michigan Professional Fire Fighters Union)
Steve Heim
4th District Vice-President
stevenheim@hotmail.com
MiCAL
Karen Everett
MDHHS Departmental Specialist
MiCAL Crisis and Stabilization Services Section
Jill Smith, LMSW, CAADC
Common Ground
Senior Director, MiCAL
jsmith@commongroundhelps.org
James Peyton
Common Ground- Frontline Strong Administrator
jpeyton@commongroundhelps.org
Incident Management Team (IMT)
Dr. Ken Wolf
Incident Management Team, (IMT)
kwolfphd@theimt.org
Marla Gartner
Incident Management Team, (IMT)
mgartner@theimt.org
WSU (Wayne State University)
Ali Amirsadri M.D.
Principal Investigator
aamirsad@med.wayne.edu
Manisha Leary, LMSW
Project Manager
mleary@med.wayne.edu
Dr. Arash Javanbahkt, M.D.
Director of Treatment & Trauma Services
ajavanba@med.wayne.edu
Ed Mischel, LMSW
Project Outreach Manager
emischel@med.wayne.edu