Georgia Clarke, Executive Director - gclarke@teenfamilycounseling.org    Phone: 408-370-9990 x 2#

Georgia Clarke is the Executive Director of TFCC. She reports to the Board of Directors and works closely with the Board, staff, and community organizations and agencies to further the mission of the Teen and Family Counseling Center. As Executive Director she supervises all aspects of TFCC including programs, marketing, fund development, administration and finance.

Georgia has over 30 years of experience as an educator, manager and leader in corporate and educational environments. She has a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Education from Santa Clara University and a BS in Special and Elementary Education from the University of Wisconsin.  She has served as a Santa Clara County Task Force Commissioner and Board President of Project H.E.L.P. in Sunnyvale. She has received local and state recognition for her work with literacy and for various corporate employee programs. Georgia has an extensive history of working with children, adolescents and adults as a teacher, parent, coach and leader.

Marianne Vernacchia, Clinical Director - mvernacchia@teenfamilycounseling.org  Phone: 408-370-9990 x 6#

Marianne Vernacchia, a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, manages TFCC's clinical services and ensures quality supervision of MFT interns and trainees.  In addition to her commitment to TFCC, Marianne maintains her own private practice specializing in addiction, families and mood disorders.  She has a continuing affiliation with the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, the National Eating Disorders Association, and the Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation. 

Marianne earned her M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Santa Clara University.

Angelique Bagley, Supervisor - abagley@teenfamilycounseling.org    Phone: 408-370-9990 x 7#

Angelique Bagley is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who provides clinical training and supervision to MFT interns and trainees who are placed by TFCC at area schools.  In addition to this role at TFCC, she maintains a private practice in San Jose and serves as the 2005 president of the California branch of Association for Play Therapy.  She has a background working in school settings of all grade levels, private practice, and non-profit agencies.  She has a continued affiliation with the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists and Association for Play Therapy. 

Angelique earned her MA in Counseling, marriage and family counseling concentration,  and MA in counseling, Pupil Personnel Services concentration, from California State University, Sonoma.  She earned her BA in psychology and BA in English from California State University, Sonoma.

Nang X. Cao, LCSW, Supervisor - Nang.Cao@hhs.co.santa-clara.ca.us    Phone: 408-370-9990 x 5#

Nang Cao, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, provides clinical supervision to MFT Interns/Trainees and Associate Social Workers who had been placed by TFCC at local schools.  In addition to his role at TFCC, Nang works as a Clinical Supervisor at Santa Clara County Mental Health Department where he specializes in working with Special Education students who have emotional difficulties and Vietnamese-American children/adolescents and their families.  Nang has a deep interest in the area of cultural competency and has done trainings in this area.

Nang earned his MSW (Master in Social Welfare) from the University of California at Berkeley.  He also earned his BS in Computer Engineering and BA in Psychology at Bucknell University.

Harvey Cohen, School Supervisor - hcohen@teenfamilycounseling.org   Phone: 408-370-9990 x 19#

Harvey Cohen, licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, provides clinical supervision to MFT interns and Trainees at TFCC. He is a professor of psychology at John F Kennedy University where he has been a clinical supervisor for 12 years and was Professor of the Year in 2003.

Harvey has been the director of the JFKU Expressive Arts Kids Camp serving the Sunnyvale-Cupertino school district for the past 11 years. His specialty is group psychotherapy using expressive arts or the "counsel process."  Harvey has produced two videos on leading children's therapy groups.  He has taught parenting classes to clinicians as well as parents.  Harvey has had a private practice in Aptos Ca. since 1990.

Susan Heimsoth, Executive Administrator - sheimsoth@teenfamilycounseling.org   Phone: 408-370-9990 x 3#

Susan Heimsoth is TFCC’s Executive Administrator.  She brings 6 years experience in the non-profit sector to her financial and administrative duties.  Educated in England, Susan has continued her studies in accounting and business in the U.S.

Brenda Gabel, Statistics Administrator - bgabel@teenfamilycounseling.org   Phone: 408-370-9990 x 4#

Brenda joined TFCC in the fall of 04’ providing direct support to the executive staff as well as managing the TFCC intern program.  Since the fall of 06’ she has continued to provide grant and statistical administrative duties for the agency.  Brenda holds a B.A. in Social Science with an emphasis in public service and social change from SJSU, as well as an A.A. in humanities from Foothill College.  She plans to further her education by obtaining a master’s in nonprofit management.

Nancy Peterson, Office Assistant - npeterson@teenfamilycounseling.org   Phone: 408-370-9990 x 22#

Nancy joined TFCC in March 2007 and supports the TFCC staff as our Office Assistant.  She has over 15 years experience as an executive assistant, buyer and managed/administered a 401(k) retirement plan in the pharmaceutical industry.