Ms. Parnell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and supervisor with more than 20 years of experience as a subject matter expert for domestic violence, child maltreatment, and high-risk family concerns. She has provided policy implementation guidance, clinical and administrative oversight, training, and program development support to Army behavioral health and Family Advocacy teams across a large multi-state region.  She earned an M.S.S.W. and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin. Ms. Parnell is currently a FAP Specialist with HQDA, G-1. Her previous positions include Regional Social Work Consultant, for more than 27 Army FAP clinics both CONUS and OCONUS, Child and Family Behavioral Health/School Based Behavioral Health Clinics, Supervisory Social Worker for the Warrior Transition Brigade at Fort Hood, Family Advocacy Program Clinical Social Worker, Combat Stress Social Work Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve, including deployment to Iraq and Slavic Linguist, including deployment in support of the Bosnia Mission. Across these roles, she has led multidisciplinary teams; provided trauma-informed, family-systems-based care; contributed to suicide prevention and resilience initiatives; and helped commands align practice with Department of Defense, MEDCOM, and accreditation standards, with a consistent focus on improving safety, readiness, and outcomes for soldiers and their families.