Jeanne E. Manese, Ph.D. received her degree from the University of Maryland, College Park with a specialization in Counseling Psychology. Dr. Manese is a practitioner-scholar-consultant and served as the Director of the University of California Irvine (UCI) Counseling Center for over a decade, retiring in 2018. Currently, Dr. Manese is an independent consultant based in Hawaii. She is one of the national advisors for The Steve Fund. Dr. Manese is published in the areas of multicultural supervision and training, mentoring, and university strengths-based outreach programs. She recently co-edited Cases in Multicultural Clinical Supervision: Models, Lenses and Applications (2019). Dr. Manese has achieved the distinction of Fellow in the American Psychological Association (APA Division 17 and 45) and is a Fellow of the Asian American Psychological Association (AAPA). Dr. Manese has been honored by the Association of Counseling Center Agencies (ACCTA), the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD) in the area of multicultural training. She was awarded the APA Minority Fellowship Program James Jones Lifetime Achievement Award for Service in 2018.