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
Jessica Beckhart, Operations Coordinator
Kayla Frimer, Program Coordinator
Terra Lopez, Community Manager & Artist Partnerships
CLINICAL
Ari Jacobson LCPC, NCC, Clinical Director
Brad Cole, LPCC, Case Manager, Elevate NYC Program
Hallie Lincoln, LCSW, MFT, Co-Founder / Director of Case Management
Pooja Raj, MSW, Clinical Outreach Representative
ADVISORS
Dr. Charlie Kautz, The Musician’s Physician
Dr. Stacy Cohen, MD
Peter Shapiro, Dayglo Ventures
CLINICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Chayim Newman, PhD
Christine Willis-Martinez, LPCClaudia Mussen, LCSW
Shira E. Saville, PsyD
Rich Williams, PsyD
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Christopher Campbell – Entertainment, Media, & App ConsultantEntertainment, Media & App Consultant
David Niedbalski, Lovely Day Presents
Jennifer Glickman, Co-Founder
Jerry Wonda, The Fugees
Justin Levy, Conscious Alliance
Joshua Knight, Wasserman Music, Co-Founder
Kendall Corso, Co-Founder / Wellness Advisor
Matthew Wilson, Arnall, Golden, Gregory LLP, Co-Founder
Stephen Grybowski, Dayglo Ventures, Co-Founder
PRESS
Leigh Greaney, Big Hassle, leigh@bighassle.com
WELLNESS ADVISORS
Dr. Charlie Cox
Eric Lemasters
Rynda Laurel, The Creative Catalyst Co
Zack Borer, LMFT, Co-Founder / Clinical Advisor