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​Moderator:  Jun Reitman

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Ms. Jun is an accomplished educator and expert in early childhood education, with a Master's degree in Business Administration and Psychology, and with credential from the American Montessori Society (AMS). As a respected speaker in the field of selective mutism, Ms. Jun has presented on this topic at both the Selective Mutism Association (SMA) and American Montessori Society (AMS) conferences. Ms. Jun co-authored two books on the topic, The Selective Mutism Workbook for Parents and Professionals: Small Steps, Big Changes” and Supporting your Child with Selective Mutism: A Practical Guide for School, Home, and in the Community.

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Panelist:  Fanghua Jiang

Rosemead Producer

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Fanghua Jiang is a film investor and fundraiser. Ms. Jiang is an

executive producer of “Rosemead,” which stars Lucy Liu, and a co-executive producer on “Lear Rex,” starring Al Pacino and Jessica Chastain. At present, Ms. Jiang is working on a feature film “Black Tuesday” as an Executive Producer, a true story of the man who tried to stop the biggest stock market crash of all time.

 

Ms. Jiang spent 15 years in managing assets and wealth for high net worth individual and families, and institutions at JPMorgan Private Bank, Paloma Partners and Global Endowment Management LP. She then relocated to Shanghai and became an educational entrepreneur where over 5000 students from affluent and high net worth Chinese families benefited from her programs.

 

Ms. Jiang received her B.A. in Economics in 1988 from Fudan University, Shanghai, China and a Master of Science in Business Administration in 1994 from Washington University, St. Louis, Mo. She lives in NYC.

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Panelist:  Jenny Mai

State Coordinator of CAMHOP, National Alliance on Mental Illness NJ

 

Jenny is the Chinese American Mental Health Outreach Program (CAMHOP) State Coordinator for National Alliance on Mental Illness - New Jersey. She is also a Ph.D. student studying Health Communication at Rutgers University, focused on how Asian Americans communicatively process mental health decisions and its effects on their short-term and long-term health. A daughter of Chinese immigrants and an immigrant herself, she grew up in a home where mental health discussions were nonexistent and mental health statuses were kept within the family. Her commitment to mental health advocacy stems from her lived experiences and supporting her networks as they navigate mental health challenges. Jenny believes there is community power and resilience when we openly talk about our mental health. To support her own mental health, Jenny enjoys yoga, reading tarot cards for others, and hiking.

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Panelist:  Mary Clare Semler, LSW

Clinical High Risk for Psychosis (CHR-P) 

CarePlus NJ Coordinated Specialty Care Program

 

Mary Clare (Micki) Semler holds an MA in Social Work from Columbia University and became a Licensed Social Worker in 2013. Micki began her career as an individual and family therapist within an Alternatives to Incarceration program, collaborating with families who were navigating the complex consequences of poverty, the criminal justice system, and under-supported mental health needs.

 

In 2016, Micki moved to Nairobi, Kenya where she worked as a social researcher, exploring the factors that influence individual decision-making and behavior-change as they relate to adolescent, maternal, and child health–including mental health. Her projects investigated a wide range of public health challenges facing people in communities across Africa and Asia, including: how to increase engagement with preventive care among commercial sex workers in urban and peri-urban Kenya, and how to create a safer culture around reporting misconduct experienced by people residing in camps for displaced persons in Kachin, Myanmar. Micki has published work from her research findings and contributed to the submission of various peer-reviewed articles.

 

In 2025, Micki returned to both her home state and to clinical work, joining Care Plus as a Clinician within the EPIC (Early Intervention for Psychosis) Program. Her experience working with families across diverse contexts has strengthened Micki’s belief in the importance of paying particular attention to family systems and values when facilitating therapeutic work. She is committed to playing a part in making the world a more equitable place and views her role as a Clinician as a small way of doing just that.

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Panelist:  John Paul Simon, LMFT, ACS  

Senior Director, CarePlus NJ Clinical Interventions in Schools

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John Paul Simon is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and a School-based mental health strategist. John Paul serves Senior Director of School-Based Services, with over a decade of experience leading mental health programs that bridge individual care and system-wide change. His work spans direct therapy with clients, supervision of clinical teams, and strategic leadership of multi-district partnerships across New Jersey. He specializes in building programs that are clinically strong, financially sustainable, and culturally responsive.

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Panelist:  Yuna Youn, LCSW

Director of Mental Health, Korean Community Services

Yuna is a therapist with over 7 years of experience focusing on anxiety, depression, and relationship issues.  Part of Yuna's work is academic and rooted in the expertise of a Columbia education and a Master's from New York University. The transformation in her client interactions, however, is built on her approach as a self-care collaborator. She aims to create deeper connections and bridges between notions of helper and helped, the privileged and oppressed, and the many ways our understandings of ourselves and others have become increasingly polarized. Yuna provides therapy with sensitivity toward the ways these experiences impact identity and emotional and mental health. Five years of experience as a clinician at Rikers Island has also equipped her to hope and believe in her clients' abilities to rise above their challenges and whatever crises they face.