#1377 - Gary Schoener

Gary R. Schoener is a clinical psychologist who has been a staff member of the Walk-In Counseling Center in Minneapolis for 53 years. He served as the center's Executive Director for 37 years. He also testifies in legal matters, especially cases involving professional and/or sexual misconduct. He consults and trains internationally & both he and the center have received a number of awards for contributions in community mental health. He grew up in Phila., did undergraduate studies at Cornell U. in Ithaca, NY, but has been in Minneapolis during his adult life. He authored a series on the JFK assassination which ran for a week in the Minneapolis Star/Tribune in Feb/March 1967 He also authored an article in Ivory Tower Magazine which appeared in May 1967. In addition, he co-authored, with Vincent Salandria and Thomas Katen, a series "The Watchman Waketh But In Vain" which was published in Penn Jones' Midlothian Mirror.