Meet Our Board
MEET THE STAFF
Program Director
Whitney Wiess, LCSW
Medicaid Coordinator
Jen O’Brien joined the Summit County Clubhouse in August of 2023. Her background includes 20+ years of nonprofit experience including project management, budgeting and fiscal oversight, event planning, donor stewardship, board and committee management and community relations.
Jen’s involvement in the Summit County Clubhouse stems from her belief in the links between productive work, meaningful relationships, and mental health. Her priority and passion is to ensure those living with mental illness have the opportunities and support they need to become confident, productive and active members of our community.
Jen is a native of Boston, MA and has lived in Park City with her husband and children since 2019. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoyed traveling and working in 10 different Spanish speaking countries during her early career in international development. Jen received her Masters Degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and her BA from Colorado College.
Jen O’Brien joined the Summit County Clubhouse in August of 2023. Her background includes 20+ years of nonprofit experience including project management, budgeting and fiscal oversight, event planning, donor stewardship, board and committee management and community relations.
Jen’s involvement in the Summit County Clubhouse stems from her belief in the links between productive work, meaningful relationships, and mental health. Her priority and passion is to ensure those living with mental illness have the opportunities and support they need to become confident, productive and active members of our community.
Jen is a native of Boston, MA and has lived in Park City with her husband and children since 2019. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoyed traveling and working in 10 different Spanish speaking countries during her early career in international development. Jen received her Masters Degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and her BA from Colorado College.
Luisa Katoa or “Lu” was born in San Francisco, California and raised on Oahu, Hawaii. She is of Hawaiian and Tongan descent and comes from a large family of nine siblings. She graduated from Brigham Young University Hawaii Campus with her undergraduate degree in Social Work and then later attended University of Hawaii for one year for her graduate studies in Speech Pathology. Luisa was able to be a Research Assistant at BYU for her Social Work Professor who was writing a book on the Diaspora of Pacific Islander Americans. She has been a part of Clubhouse International for six years and was trained at Progress Place Clubhouse located in Toronto Canada. In all her clubhouse experience, Luisa has been fulfilling the capacities of Supported Employment and Education Coordinator at Alliance House in Salt Lake City.
On her off time, Luisa likes to play acoustic guitar and has played for several alternative rock and reggae island bands. She has gone paragliding off of Makapu’u, Oahu and loves the outdoors by going camping, swimming, paddling, rafting and snorkeling. Luisa also likes a good mystery book, cooking and creating art or short stories. She has lived in San Francisco, Hawaii and Canada. Luisa is a Foodie and has travelled to many countries like China, New Zealand, France and Italy.
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Jen O’Brien joined the Summit County Clubhouse in August of 2023. Her background includes 20+ years of nonprofit experience including project management, budgeting and fiscal oversight, event planning, donor stewardship, board and committee management and community relations.
Jen’s involvement in the Summit County Clubhouse stems from her belief in the links between productive work, meaningful relationships, and mental health. Her priority and passion is to ensure those living with mental illness have the opportunities and support they need to become confident, productive and active members of our community.
Jen is a native of Boston, MA and has lived in Park City with her husband and children since 2019. She is fluent in Spanish and enjoyed traveling and working in 10 different Spanish speaking countries during her early career in international development. Jen received her Masters Degree from the Fletcher School at Tufts University and her BA from Colorado College.