Johnnie Geathers is a black male that gives his all to others. Johnnie has been in the social work and mental health field for seven years. Currently, he is a Mental Health Therapist for Familylinks, Inc. where he is in the Therapeutic Classroom Model working with children in 1st to 3rd grade at Pittsburgh Carmalt PreK-8th. In the school setting, Johnnie provides individual and group therapy to the students in the classroom and guide them to make progress to return back into the mainstream classroom setting. Outside of his work, Johnnie is a member of Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc. and currently holds a chapter, regional and national position in the organization. Johnnie is well involved in the community with his fraternity and advocating for mental health through numerous things such as writing monthly Mental Health Memoirs for his home church, The Church of Christian Compassion in Philadelphia, PA. He is a full supporter of addressing mental health by sharing his story to others especially with being a black male in the field of social work and mental health. He shared that "helping others and giving back has been in me since I was 15 and it will never change." He learned  after a recent health situation that he has to care for himself in order to care for others. Social work is life!