Announcing the recipients and finalists for
2024 Scholarship Program
The Sanville Institute Scholarship Program is a highly competitive program offered to students at the doctoral level of mental health professional training, with the intention of relieving some of the financial burden of pursuing an advanced degree. The Board of Sanville Institute is particularly desirous of encouraging clinical competence in a culturally and racially diverse population of clinicians.
This year, we are pleased to announce that our students Nadeja Wesley and Jaydee Tumambing Hughes have been chosen as scholarship recipients, and students Francesca Cole-Barnes, Hillary Gimpel Wolff and Lori Umemoto have been chosen as top finalists.
We are incredibly proud to be represented by so many talented students – not only the recipients of the scholarship but the top finalists and the other ICSW students who presented their work to the scholarship committee!
Nadeja Wesley, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker who utilizes a treatment modality that emphasizes self-reflection, insight, and empathy to facilitate a restorative and enriching therapeutic experience. She works from a psychodynamic clinical framework which integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Trauma-Informed and Harm Reduction, and EMDR techniques.
Nadeja has nearly 20 years’ experience providing therapeutic treatment to individuals and families across multiple community settings. She is currently an advanced-level doctoral candidate at the Institute for Clinical Social Work and received her MSW from The University of Iowa. Nadeja has a special interest in working with the BIPOC and LGBTQI community and addressing gender, racial, and cultural issues in treatment.
Jaydee Tumambing Hughes, PhD & LMFT is a proud Filipina American, dedicated to communities who have difficulties accessing mental health assistance. As a therapist of almost 20 years, Jaydee has worked with different populations, but her clinical focus has been primarily with survivors of childhood abuse (CPTSD). She is trained in TFCBT and psychodynamic processes, and integrates culturally sensitive approaches in her practice and supervision.
Jaydee has been a clinical supervisor since 2010 and loves to stay abreast of current practices and tools to share with her team. She is extremely excited to be a part of the Ellie Team, to ensure that therapists and clients receive the care that they deserve, and to practice acceptance, authenticity, compassion, creativity, determination, and humor in the San Dimas office… and beyond!