Tanya Albornoz, CSW, is the Education Coordinator at USBE for Prevention Programs. In her position, Tanya oversees the implementation of prevention programs such as suicide prevention, substance use prevention, gang prevention, bullying prevention, child sexual abuse and human trafficking prevention, trauma-informed practices in education, school-based mental health screening, and more.  She earned her Masters of Social Work at the University of Utah and is also currently licensed as a Clinical Social Worker. Tanya worked for 20 years in Utah’s Child Welfare system as the State Foster Care and Adoption Program Administrator, prior to joining the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) in January of 2020. Tanya has a passion for all things related to prevention science, evidence-based and research informed prevention practices in schools, increasing student protective factors, and school-based mental or behavioral health. Tanya also practices as a part-time therapist and is the mother of three beautiful daughters.