Tara Lombardo, LMHC, is the executive director, clinical supervisor, and a staff therapist at IHI Therapy Center. Her practice at IHI includes working from psychodynamic and existential perspectives with adults within the LGBTQ+ community. She graduated from Brooklyn College with a Master of Arts Mental Health Counseling degree and was the recipient of the Rasha Shamoon Memorial Scholarship granted by the College’s department of psychology. Tara also received an M.A. from New York University's Gallatin School for Individualized Study in 2006 and a B.S. in Psychology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2001. She ran a quarterly panel discussion on issues related to the lesbian community in New York City from 2008 to 2010.

Tina Sernick Weinstein is an assistant vice-president at Montefiore Medical Center and serves as its claims and risk counsel.  She is responsible for the oversight of Montefiore’s risk management and insurance program.  She has worked in the hospital environment since 2004 developing expertise in patient safety, risk management, and quality infrastructure and programs.  Prior to 2004, Tina worked for one of the big three international accounting/consulting firms where she focused on regulatory health care consulting.  As a litigation attorney, from 1989 to 2004, Tina represented clients in the health care arena.  She has served as a member of the board of directors of the New York Women’s Bar Association Foundation, she is the past chair of the United Hospital Fund’s New Leadership Group, and she currently serves on the Distributing Committee of The United Hospital Fund.  She is a member of the New York Chapter of the Association of Health Care Risk Managers, New York City Bar Association, American Health Lawyers and the Association of Health Care Executives.  Before practicing law, Tina was a registered nurse at New England Medical Center.  She is a 1982 graduate of SUNY Plattsburgh (Nursing) and a 1988 graduate of Brooklyn Law School.

Tina lectures on patient safety, healthcare regulatory issues, and medical malpractice issues and she has lectured on HIPAA privacy for multiple HIPAA Summits throughout the United States.  She has taught courses in healthcare risk management, has served as a guest lecturer at the New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, and has taught a legal nurse consulting course for Pace University.  Tina has authored journal articles on the subject of risk management in healthcare for Risk Management Quarterly, the official journal of The Association for Healthcare Risk Management of New York:

Sernick, T., & Knight, A. (2010). An integrated and forward-looking approach to risk management in healthcare. Risk Management Quarterly, Spring; and

Sernick-Weinstein, T. (2011). A risk manager’s practical guide to bringing a forward-looking approach to a hospital risk management program. Risk Management Quarterly, Winter.

Tina enjoys spending time with her husband and two stepsons.  She is an avid runner and loves skiing, golf, hiking and tennis.

Amelia Trumble is an experienced online marketing strategist living and working in NYC. Having transplanted herself from her native Australia in 2008, Amelia quickly secured the role as executive director of global online for M.A.C Cosmetics - part of Estée Lauder Companies - focused on driving the brand's multi-million dollar e/m-commerce business around the globe. Previously, Amelia managed the online team at meccacosmetica.com.au & kitcosmetics.com.au. She also did a stint in London at Warners Bros., developing online experiences to promote their film and TV properties. 

In addition to her passion for the beauty industry, Amelia loves cooking and entertaining at home, taking spin classes, watching movies, and traveling. Recent trips cover five continents; she’s visited over 25 US states with the aim to see every state before moving back to Australia! Having found volunteering for the M.A.C Aids Fund very rewarding, Amelia is excited to be a part of IHI’s board to support the LGBTQ+ community and raise the profile of its critical work.

Matthew Conley attended the University of Kansas and received his B.A. in African Studies. He moved to New York in 2007 and started working in marketing and events for the Absolut & MillerCoors portfolio focusing on the LGBTQ+ community. He has managed multiple nationwide events and fundraisers ranging from the GLAAD awards to benefits for the Trevor Project.

Since then, Matthew has moved into the fashion industry, producing shoots and shows for high-end brands. He is currently a producer at art + commerce.

Jamie Klassel Weiner, LMHC, is a Brooklyn-based psychotherapist in private practice; a psychological consultant for film, television, and theater; and a supervisor and in-home therapist for Organizational Tutors and Consultants, where she specializes in working with students who are struggling with a complex combination of social, emotional, behavioral, and academic challenges. 

While earning her Master of Mental Health Counseling degree from Brooklyn College, Jamie completed her clinical internship at IHI, after which she continued on working as a staff therapist and outreach coordinator. In her time at IHI, Jamie developed a program offering affordable mental health counseling to LGBTQAI entertainment professionals, produced numerous benefits in service of funding subsidized programs for the LGBTQ+ community, collaborated with Refinery29 to develop the LoveMe series, and fostered relationships with LGBTQ+-affirmative organizations in the NYC area. With a commitment to assuring that there is continued mental health care for the LGBTQ+ community and evolving training in LGBTQ+ clinical skills for our next generation of therapists, Jamie is proud to be a member of the IHI board of directors.