Our Board

MS, LMHC, CDDS (Retired)
Senior Mental Health Consultant & Board Leader

Highly accomplished Mental Health Counselor/Manager, Nonprofit Executive with a 50-year career dedicated to mental health, counseling, supervision, program development, policy, and community advocacy. Currently serving as Board President for Hawaii Meals on Wheels and a Past Board President of the Bobby Benson Center. Legislative Chair in Policy Adviory Board for Elderly Affairs (PABEA), And Honolulu Commity on Aging, plus The Honolulu Subarea Health Planning Council (HONSAC), RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards), and volunteer mediator at Mediation Center of The Pacific. Combining decades of clinical expertise with strategic governance, leadership and a passion for advocacy and community service.

Retired Doctor of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine

Marketing Representative

President/Owner, B. Rich International

Clinical Psychologist, Private Practice Founder

Kristen Whitmore is a clinical psychologist with eight years of experience working in academic medicine and private practice settings with individuals across the lifespan. She has extensive leadership experience including serving as the training director for an APA accredited doctoral internship program and is passionate about training and supervision.

Practice What You Preach Therapeutic Services LLC/Founder

Ashley is the founder of Practice What You Preach Therapeutic Services LLC and a co-founder of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center of Hawaii (CBT Hawaii). She is also a former Clinical Director of both CBT Hawaii and the Bobby Benson Center, where she continues to serve on their Board of Directors as well. She has cultivated a leadership style centered on fostering collaboration, evidence-based practice, and the growth of both staff and clients.