Center For Sustainable Change

Who We Are


	Roger C. Mills, Ph.D., President, and Co-Founder, 1943-2010 Dr. Mills was one of the pioneers in the development, testing and application of a Principles-based psychology. He received his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering and Physics from Princeton University. He taught in China for three years and completed a multi-disciplinary Ph.D. at the University of Michigan, integrating clinical, organizational, social and community psychology, public health and planning. Dr. Mills has taught at the University of Michigan, U.C. Berkeley, the University of Oregon, San Jose State, Florida International University, the California School of Professional Psychology and the University of Miami. His pilot-demonstration projects have been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the U.S. Department of Justice, the National Institute of Drug Abuse, the California Wellness Foundation, and several major private foundations.
Dr. Mills’ work with inner city schools and communities plagued with drugs, crime, welfare dependence and abuse have resulted in national innovative projects awards, national network and public television coverage, and foundation and corporate produced documentaries on empowerment, resiliency and change, and unleashing the human potential. Dr. Mills was author of Realizing Mental Health (1995), and co-authored other books and publications on the Principles. He published numerous professional journal articles and was an international consultant, speaker and trainer. Dr. Mills was and will remain the only President of the non-profit Center for Sustainable Change. He was a husband, father and doting grandfather, a kind and gentle man. Click here to read a tribute to Roger's Life.

	Ami Chen Naim, Executive Director Ms. Naim is Director of the Center for Sustainable Change, a national and international speaker, and author of the “The Spark Inside: A Special Book for Youth.” She has worked with populations ranging from youth in detention settings to executives and managers for government and private institutions. Before co-founding the CSC, Ms. Naim served as a “Lead Trainer,” Trainer of Trainers and consultant for Santa Clara County’s “3 Principles Services Division” for almost decade. Ami has been instrumental in producing literature and video programs on applications of the Principles with youth, especially “at risk” youth. Through the CSC, Ami works across the country and internationally teaching organizations, parents, educators, staff, and youth. She also works privately with families, individuals and couples. She has worked directly with teenagers for over two decades.
Ms. Naim is also an award-winning freelance writer, poet and journalist (California Newspaper Publishers Association, James Beard Foundation) who has consulted for Ernst & Young and Silicon Graphics, and written for Inc. and Glamour Magazines, Entrepreneur of the Year Magazine (for which she also served as managing editor), the San Francisco Chronicle and Examiner, the Santa Cruz Sentinel and the web-zines Contrary Magazine and Interracial Voice. Publishing under the byline Ami Chen Mills, she was a staff writer for Metro Newspapers (www.metroactive.com) for many years until her research for an in-depth article on medication and depression inspired her to study a Principles-based Psychology. She is a graduate of Northwestern University’s Communications Department, a mother of two and wife of 18 years. She is currently at work on several writing projects on the topics of parenting, relationships and multiculturalism, as well a book for children. You can reach Ami directly at ami@principlespsychology.org.

	Jayme King, Office Manager Jayme King is the Office Manager for Center for Sustainable Change. Having joined the Center in July, 2007, Jayme has enjoyed learning more about The Principles by attending the trainings offered by the Center and reading such books as “The Spark Inside” by Ami Chen Naim and “The Enlightened Gardner” by Sydney Banks. Jayme’s professional background is in Office Administration in the health care & university/academic field. Her past employers include Affiliated Home Calls, Stanford Hospital and Stanford University.
Jayme is currently pursuing her undergrad degree in Sociology and hopes to one day work with youth in the area of mental health/ peer- counseling. You can reach her directly at jayme@principlespsychology.org.

	Clytee Lally-Mills, MSN, RNCS Consultant for Educational and Consulting Services and Intensives Board Member Clytee Mills received her undergraduate degree in nursing from the University of Florida in 1964. The following year she obtained her Master's in Psychiatric Nursing. For the past 30 years she has worked as a clinician and teacher in medical and psychiatric hospitals, outpatient clinics, crisis units and community mental health centers. She also taught at two universities and has presented several continuing education classes. Mrs. Mills is certified as a Clinical Specialist in Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and is registered with the California Board of Nursing as a Clinical Specialist (#911).
Two decades ago she was introduced to this new paradigm in psychology. Over the years Clytee has used this approach as the basis of all of her work. She has been in the unique position of administrating and facilitating classes and groups as this approach spread to community empowerment projects, dual diagnosis populations, partial hospitalization (including geriatric clients), prevention, and training of trainers programs. She has participated in research and conference presentations of this understanding in social rehabilitation, residential and recovery settings. Clytee is always interested in sharing this approach within the nursing community. She is available to organize presentations at conferences and to provide workshops or classes. Clytee has written several papers in honor of the inspiration she has received from family and friends and her respect for the immense contribution that nurses make to the welfare of humanity. You can reach her directly at clytee@principlespsychology.org.