Meet Our Team
Backline’s team is made up of mental health practitioners with experience in the music industry — and have made sure that our foundation is both clinically strong and ethically appropriate. The rest of our team comes from the music industry itself. Our approach is based in experiences and a desire to build a sound clinical outlet for a community that so critically needs these services.
OPERATIONS
Hilary Gleason, Co-Founder / Executive Director
Kayla Frimer, Chief of Staff
Maddy Friedman, Program Director
Christian James Potterton, Campaign Coordinator
CLINICAL
Ari Jacobson LCPC, NCC, Clinical Director
Hallie Lincoln, LCSW, MFT, Co-Founder / Director of Case Management
Brad Cole, LPC, Clinical Manager
Pooja Raj, MSW, Clinical Coordinator
ADVISORS
Dr. Charlie Kautz, The Musician’s Physician
Dr. Stacy Cohen, MD
Peter Shapiro, Dayglo Ventures
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Alicia Karlin
Charlie Hellman, Spotify
Chris Keogh, Goldman Sachs
David Niedbalski, DNied Productions
Jason Weinstock
Justin Levy, Conscious Alliance
Joshua Knight, The Team, Backline Co-Founder
Matt Runner, The Team
Matthew Wilson, Arnall, Golden, Gregory LLP, Backline Co-Founder
Michael McDonald, Mick Management Founder
Shira E. Saville, PSY.D, Clinical Psychologist
Stephen Grybowski, Dayglo Presents, Backline Co-Founder
PRESS
Leigh Greaney, Big Hassle, leigh@bighassle.com
CLINICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Christine Martinez, LCSW
Dorian A. Lamis, PhD, ABPP
Dr. George Musgrave, PhD, FRSPH
Dr. William C. Washington, Ph.D., LPCC-S
Kate Noveau, LICSW
Rashida N. Black, LCSW
Sabella “Bella” Reyes, LCSW
Shira E. Saville, PSY.D.
