Dr. Morgan Medlock

Morgan Medlock, MD, MPH, MDiv, is the new Behavioral Health Commissioner for the State of Colorado, and a new member of the Governor's Cabinet. She began her role on January 18, 2022. Dr. Medlock previously served as the Chief Medical Officer and Director of Crisis and Emergency Services for the Washington, DC Department of Behavioral Health. Among her many leadership positions, Dr. Medlock served on the American Psychiatric Association’s Council on Minority Mental Health and Health Disparities, including a term as Vice Chair from 2019-2020. She also participated in the District Of Columbia Hospital Association’s Opioid Taskforce, serving as Co-Chair from 2019-2020.

Daniel Lerner

Is there any part of our lives that hasn’t changed over the past few years?  Whether it’s the way we learn, work, connect with each other, even spend our leisure time—it’s clear that pretty much everything has been transformed.  The thing that interests performance coach and positive psychologist Dan Lerner the most is the way the pandemic is changing our perspective on something essential: our well-being. Drawing on real-life stories and examples that come from his class ‘The Science of Happiness’ at New York University, Lerner explores how we can address the unique challenges of isolation, low mood, collective loss, financial hardship—while also making room for new opportunities to thrive in this environment. With his signature high-energy brand of storytelling, Lerner offers us simple yet powerful insights as to how we can make sense of this tragedy, maintain hope, and care for ourselves and each other.