A sense of belonging ties diversity, equity, and inclusion together. Together we create a safe place where every parent is welcomed, respected, valued and cherished as part of our A Common Voice community.
Who We Are
A Common Voice Community
The People Behind
Our Team
Our lived experience speaks truth into the complexities of parenting a child/youth with complex behavioral health care needs.
Jasmine Martinez
Jasmine Martinez, a former Behavioral Management Specialist and BMS Program Director, has firsthand experience in behavioral health. As a devoted wife and mother of four, including two children with chronic illness and special needs, she became a Certified Peer Counselor after advocating for her own family for over a decade.
Currently, she serves as the Program Manager for A Common Voice | C.O.P.E. Project, offering crucial support to parents statewide. Jasmine’s unwavering dedication is evident through her involvement in various committees and fellowships, where she amplifies the family voice and provides hope to overwhelmed families navigating the behavioral health system.
Program Manager
Sherry Lyons
Sherry Lyons is the Executive Director of A Common Voice with over a decade of direct experience shaping the workforce of Family Peers in WA State.
Sherry herself has the lived experience of parenting a youth accessing the WA State Children’s Behavioral Healthcare System. Sherry specializes in training, coaching, and supporting Parents in the role of Family/Parent Peers. Since 2008, Sherry has prioritized hundreds of hours training the workforce of Family/Parent Peers within the WA “WISe” model of care. A strong believer in the power of positive thinking both personally and professionally, Sherry inspires others to look at “what is and can be” in all situations. Sherry welcomes positive energy from people as equally as she loves the solitude of a walk along the ocean beach. She also recommends aerobic exercise through the practice of a good belly laugh! Nationally certified in 2012 as a Certified Parent Support Provider, Sherry has been a WA State Certified Peer Counselor since 2010. And a Parent Partner since 1999.
Executive Director
Our Lead Parent Support Specialists (LPSS)
Nicole Murphy
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Nicole Murphy is a Certified Peer Counselor located in Spokane Washington, currently working at A Common Voice as Lead Parent Support Specialist for the COPE project.
Nicole is a mother of a child who has struggled with behavioral health challenges from an early age and together they have navigated the children’s behavioral health system. Nicole attributes her success in life to her child who in her words “has been my greatest teacher”.
Nicole’s early work as a Family Peer on a WISe team influenced her passion for working with families and supporting parents to be empowered in their parenthood. Gaining experience working alongside clinicians in WISe, Nicole found a passion for working with individuals experiencing substance use disorder, mental health challenges and supporting family members through the various stages of the recoverybprocess.
In 2018, Nicole won Peer Support Specialist of the Year at Passages Family Support. Nicole is currently working on getting her bachelor’s in psychology so that she can pursue her dream of getting her Master’s in Social work degree.
She is a mother, wife, animal mom, and individual who is in long term recovery. At the basis of Nicole’s beliefs are integrity, honesty and hope.
Lauren Woodbeck
A Passion for Supporting Other Parents
Lead Parent Support Specialist with A Common Voice COPE Project in the Salish, Great Rivers, and Southwest region of WA her children experience special behavioral health care needs.
Enrolled in the WISe program for several years, Lauren met other parents with similar challenges and soon found she had a passion for supporting other parents.
After becoming a WA State Certified Peer Counselor, Lauren launched her career as Parent Partner within the very WISe program her family was supported by. Lauren now serves on her county’s local FYSPRT as a Family Partner Tri- lead. Recently Lauren enrolled in a Bachelor’s program for Human Services. Her heart for working with families is evident within minutes after meeting her.
After becoming a WA State Certified Peer Counselor, Lauren launched her career as Parent Partner within the very WISe program her family was supported by. Lauren now serves on her county’s local FYSPRT as a Family Partner Tri- lead. Recently Lauren enrolled in a Bachelor’s program for Human Services. Her heart for working with families is evident within minutes after meeting her.
Jasmine Martinez, a former Behavioral Management Specialist and BMS Program Director, has firsthand experience in behavioral health. As a devoted wife and mother of four, including two children with chronic illness and special needs, she became a Certified Peer Counselor after advocating for her own family for over a decade. Currently, she serves as the Program Manager for A Common Voice | C.O.P.E. Project, offering crucial support to parents statewide. Jasmine's unwavering dedication is evident through her involvement in various committees and fellowships, where she amplifies the family voice and provides hope to overwhelmed families navigating the behavioral health system.
Jasmine MartinezProgram Manager
Sherry Lyons is the Executive Director of A Common Voice with over a decade of direct experience shaping the workforce of Family Peers in WA State. Sherry herself has the lived experience of parenting a youth accessing the WA State Children’s Behavioral Healthcare System. Sherry specializes in training, coaching, and supporting Parents in the role of Family/Parent Peers. Since 2008, Sherry has prioritized hundreds of hours training the workforce of Family/Parent Peers within the WA “WISe” model of care. A strong believer in the power of positive thinking both personally and professionally, Sherry inspires others to look at “what is and can be” in all situations. Sherry welcomes positive energy from people as equally as she loves the solitude of a walk along the ocean beach. She also recommends aerobic exercise through the practice of a good belly laugh! Nationally certified in 2012 as a Certified Parent Support Provider, Sherry has been a WA State Certified Peer Counselor since 2010. And a Parent Partner since 1999.
Sherry LyonsExecutive Director
Our Lead Parent Support Specialists (LPSS)
Nicole Murphy is a Certified Peer Counselor located in Spokane Washington, currently working at..
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Planting seeds of Hope
Our History
We are a grass roots family organization serving, supporting, and holding the Hope for parents and caregivers since 1995. In 2021, A Common Voice was awarded a contract through Washington State Healthcare Authority expanding our county specific support to statewide accessibility! Now, we are A Common Voice | C.O.P.E. Project (Center of Parent Excellence). Moving towards less barriers and more support!
Who We Are
- Trained parent leaders who have extensive experience in navigating the WA Behavioral Health System
- Consultants and trainers representing parent voice for various state initiatives
- Certified Parent Advocates with lived experience
We Are Not
- We are not a crisis-line! All LPSSs will refer all crises to mental health providers, WISe teams, 988 and / or 911
- Regardless of expertise, experience, or credentials our support is not designed or intended to replace the need or services of mental health providers
- We do not follow a “do-for” approach, but rather a “do-with” approach. LPSS support is always meant to empower parents / caregivers; to advocate WITH rather than advocate FOR.
Holding the Hope
Thousands of Families And Growing
Lead Parent Support Specialists fill the role of “tour guide rather than travel agent” as they go alongside
another parent/caregiver navigating the Washington State Children’s Behavioral Healthcare system.
Thousands of parent/caregivers across Washington State have been connected, supported, and
empowered through the parent to parent support services of A Common Voice and the C.O.P.E. Project.
