Who We Are

Who We Are

Frontline Strong Together was created in support of Police Officers, Fire Fighters, EMS, Correctional Officers, and their immediate families (FST5). 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 Tiganelli

James Tignanelli
President
jat@poam.net

Jonathan-Pignataro

Jonathan Pignataro
Secretary
jpignataro@poam.net

FOP  (Fraternal Order of Police)

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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

Steve Heim
4th District Vice-President
stevenheim@hotmail.com

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Shaun Abbey
MPFFU Executive Member
shaunabbey@sbcglobal.net

MiCAL

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Krista Hausermann, LMSW, CAADC
DHHS MiCAL Contractor
hausermannk@michigan.gov

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Jill Smith, LMSW
Senior Director of MiCAL
jsmith@commongroundhelps.org

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James Peyton
Common Ground- Frontline Strong Administrator
jpeyton@commongroundhelps.org

Incident Management Team (IMT)

Ken Wolf

Dr. Ken Wolf
Incident Management Team, (IMT)
kwolfphd@theimt.org

Marla-Gartner

Marla Gartner
Incident Management Team, (IMT)
mgartner@theimt.org

WSU (Wayne State University)

Ali-Amirsadri

Ali Amirsadri M.D.
Principal Investigator
aamirsad@med.wayne.edu

Manisha Leary

Manisha Leary, LMSW
Project Manager
mleary@med.wayne.edu

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Dr. Arash Javanbahkt, M.D.
Director of Treatment & Trauma Services
ajavanba@med.wayne.edu

Ed Mischell

Ed Mischel, LMSW
Project Outreach Manager
emischel@med.wayne.edu