08/16/2026
🎤✨ MEET OUR SPEAKERS + WELLNESS RESOURCE PROVIDERS!
We’re excited to introduce the amazing community voices and wellness providers joining us for Lynn’s Mental Health Walk & Talk! 💚
🗣️ Our Community Speakers:
🌺 Dr. Brenda Ortiz McGrath — Educational Leader, Social Worker, Author & Lynn School Committee Member
🙌🏽 Antonio Gutierrez — Lynn Outreach Worker, LYSOA Co-Founder & Community Advocate
💚 Kayleigh Burgos — DMH Case Manager & Mental Health Advocate
🧘🏽♂️ Jovani | Stretch Alchemist — Stretch & Flexibility Coach, leading our pre- and post-walk stretch
🌬️ Bree | Bree — Breathwork Practitioner, Yoga Teacher & RN, closing our morning with guided breathwork
➡️ Swipe through to meet each of them and learn more about the people helping us create a space for movement, connection, open conversation, and community.
📍 Red Rock Park, Lynn
🗓️ Saturday, August 22 | 10 AM–12 PM
🎟️ FREE • ALL AGES • ALL ARE WELCOME
Come Walk, Talk, Stretch + Breathe with us! 👟💬
Meet Dr. Brenda Ortiz McGrath 🌺📚
Dr. Brenda Ortiz McGrath, Ed.D., MSW, is an educational leader, social worker, author, community advocate, and elected member of the Lynn School Committee whose work centers on mental health, belonging, equity, and helping young people and families thrive🧠
Beginning her career as a school social worker, Brenda went on to become the first woman and first Latina principal of Waltham High School. Today, she serves as the Director of Social Work, SEL & Specialized Student Supports for Chelsea Public Schools, continuing her commitment to making mental health an essential part of student well-being.
Brenda is also the author of Mami’s Coquí Song, a culturally rooted children’s book exploring love, grief, healing, and Puerto Rican identity. 🇵🇷📖
As a guest speaker for Lynn’s Mental Health Walk & Talk, Brenda brings an important message: resilience doesn’t mean carrying everything alone. It means finding the courage to keep moving forward, reaching for support, and creating spaces where everyone knows they belong. 🌱
Meet Antonio Gutierrez 🙌🏽🏙️
Antonio’s story is one of transformati
