Mr. Lloyd-Lester is the Coordinator of the New York State Suicide Prevention Community and Coalition Initiatives for the NYS Office of Mental Healths Suicide Prevention Center of New York (SPCNY). As Coordinator, he works with State and County partners, local governmental units, local coalitions, and other systems to build capacity to help reduce suicides across the lifespan. This work is accomplished through systems level planning, coalition building, program development and training among other activities. He facilitates the Lethal Means Safety workgroup as part of the Governors Challenge to Prevent Suicide Among Service Members, Veterans and their Families (SMVF). He facilitated a statewide steering committee to address suicide prevention among first responder disciplines and led the statewide taskforce to develop recommendations on addressing suicide prevention among rural communities in NYS. Garra is also a subject matter expert in postvention, having developed tools and resources to support communities and/or organizations to develop a strategy to build a comprehensive and coordinated postvention response. Garra is an instructor for several suicide prevention programs and has developed content to support local suicide prevention coalitions and partner agencies. He has 40+ years of experience in the field of human services including working with the developmentally disabled, working in the child welfare system and within the mental health system. When he is not working, he enjoys family, his pets, spending time outdoors and collecting whimsical socks.