Gerthy Loveday Cohen moved from Lima to New Mexico in 1997. She attended the University of New Mexico and got a master’s degree in Counseling. In 2000 a couple of months after she graduated was hired to work as a Middle School counselor for Albuquerque Public Schools. During the 20 years she worked for APS she was part of the district crisis team. Gerthy has attended numerous trainings and is a Certified Suicide Prevention Trainer. She works as a counselor at Freedom High School and as a Mental Health Commissioner in Contra Costa County. Gerthy is happy and honored to bring her mental health expertise to VCRC  as part of the Board of Directors.  Gerthy is so excited to work with the community.