OUR TEAM
Dr. Shazia Siddiqi, PhD, LPC, ATR-BC (Founder & CEO)
Dr. Shazia Siddiqi is a Business Psychologist, Board Certified Art Therapist, Licensed Professional Counselor, and Psychometrician, and the Founder of Let’s Art About It, LLC. Shazia has led corporate trainings and workshops for organizations including Amazon, Google, Accenture, Deloitte, Universal Music Group, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Getty Images, Mitsubishi, Coinbase, Oxy, Hitachi, Major League Baseball Network, Vimeo, Henry Ford Health System, and more. Her clinical background spans inpatient and outpatient individual and group counseling across healthcare, community mental health, and justice-involved settings. Beyond her professional practice, Shazia served as a first responder (EMT) and founded the nonprofit MIST at age 18, which empowered more than 30,000 teens across North America through creativity, empathy, and connection over nearly two decades of leadership. She holds degrees from the University of Houston (B.S. Psychology & Studio Arts, Honors College), Wayne State University (M.A. Clinical Mental Health Counseling & Art Therapy) - where she is an Adjunct Professor - and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology (Ph.D.), where her doctoral research focused on developing and validating a psychometric tool to assess employee support preferences.
Leslie Raymond, MFA (INTERN ART THERAPIST)
Leslie Raymond is the Executive Director of Ann Arbor Film Festival, serving since August 2013, with a leadership role that includes festival programming. Prior to her position with AAFF, as a teaching artist and educator, she founded the New Media Program at University of Texas at San Antonio and served as an assistant professor of art in digital video and new media art at Oakland University, where she was recognized with an Innovations in Teaching award. Raymond is a Film Festival Alliance board member, and a third-generation American of Chinese and Jewish descent. She holds a BFA in film/video from the Rhode Island School of Design, MFA in new genres from the University of Michigan School of Art & Design, and also studied film, video, and new media art at the Art Institute of Chicago. She is currently completing her MA in Art Therapy from Cedar Crest College.
Listen to a 2021 conversation with Raymond on MAKE IT: The Indie Film Podcast
Dr. Shaun Wehle, PsyD, HSPP, LCAC
Dr. Shaun Wehle is a licensed clinical psychologist and addictions counselor whose work operates at the evolving intersection of mental health, organizational transformation, and emerging technology. With over two decades of interdisciplinary experience - spanning clinical care, public safety, and systems-level consulting - he brings an integrative lens to understanding and elevating human potential. He has held leadership and consulting roles across sectors, including psychological assessment, workforce development, and correctional mental health. His prior work has involved directing clinical services in high-stakes environments, supporting large teams of behavioral health professionals, and advising on psychological evaluation standards for public safety personnel. Beyond clinical work, he engages in the development of innovative, human-centered solutions at the nexus of psychology and technology. He offers consultative support to ventures focused on the ethical application of AI and mental health tools, and he contributes to expressive arts and wellness programming through cross-sector collaborations that promote psychological insight and emotional expression. A frequent contributor to professional communities, Dr. Wehle’s insights have been featured by the Association of Test Publishers, Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the Society for Police and Public Safety Psychology, and the Society for Human Resource Management.
Dr. Galen Buckwalter, PhD (Senior Advisor)
Dr. Galen Buckwalter is a clinical and research psychologist who pioneered large-scale psychometric approaches to human connection as the founding scientist at eHarmony. His career spans academia, industry, and emerging neurotechnology, including hands-on involvement in experimental brain–computer interface research focused on functional recovery after spinal cord injury. He has also conducted research at USC’s Institute for Creative Technologies, where he helped develop virtual reality–based resilience training programs for the U.S. Marines. He is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of PsyML, a partner organization of Let’s Art About It that delivers psychological insight at scale to support adoption of AI and modern technology products by helping organizations interpret the mental and emotional signals people express online. Alongside his scientific work, Galen is a songwriter, performer, and the lead vocalist of Siggy, a Los Angeles–based band with roots in psychology and punk-era experimentation. He has written more than 70 songs and performed extensively in underground venues, and is now exploring ways to translate patterns from neural data into sound as a new creative medium.