Board of Directors 2011-2012
Mental Health America's Board of Directors represent a wide range of stakeholders, including consumers of mental health services, family members, treatment professionals, business leaders and advocates. The Board of Directors meets four times a year, with committees meeting more frequently. For information on how to join the MHA Board or how to contact specific Board members, please e-mail jkennedy@mentalhealthamerica.net.
Chair of the Board
| Pender McElroy, J.D In 2004 Mr. McElroy was the recipient of the Sandy Brandt Award from Mental Health America as Volunteer of the Year. Read more. |
Officers
| Eric Ashton Executive Committee Member At Large Associate Director, Nonprofit/NGO Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice Pennsylvania | John Morris, M.S.W. Immediate Past Chair of the Board Director of the Human Services Practice Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc. South Carolina | |
Ann Boughtin | Jeanne Rohner Secretary/Treasurer Advocate Colorado | |
| Faye Gary, ED.D. Vice-Chair, Cultural & Linguistic Competency Professor, Case Western Reserve University-Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing Ohio | Richard Van Horn Vice-Chair of Affiliate Relations President Emeritus, Mental Health America of Greater Los Angeles California | |
| Gregg Graham Vice-Chair, Marketing & Development President and CEO, Integrated Health Resources Georgia | Cynthia Wainscott Vice-Chair of Public Policy Mental Health Advocate Georgia | |
| Monty Moeller Vice-Chair, Marketing & Development President V2 Precision Solutions Oklahoma |
Directors
| Jack Akester, PhD Retired research scientist Delaware | Jacki McKinney, MSW | |
| Charlotte Brown, PhD Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pennsylvania | Robert Pope, PhD, MSN, RN John A. Hartford Scholar and SAMHSA MFP Fellow UC-San Francisco School of Nursing California | |
| Jacki Brownstein Executive Director, MHA in Dutchess County, Inc. New York | Clint Rayner Chief, Office of Consumer & Families Affairs, Florida Department of Children & Families Florida | |
| Elaine Crider, DHSc Health Care Consultant Washington, DC | David Reede Executive Director, Healthy Native Communities Partnership Arizona | |
| Robert “Bob” Hendrickson, Ph.D. Retired Social Worker/Volunteer Virginia | Roomana Sheikh, M.D. Pediatric and Adult Psychiatrist Private Practice Pennsylvania | |
| Brenda Lee Mental Health Advocate Maryland | Gail Stuart, Ph.D., APRN, FAAN Dean and Professor, Collage of Nursing Medical University of South Carolina South Carolina | |
| Sherri Luthe Mental Health Advocate Kansas | David Theobald President, Global Growth Investments, LLC New Jersey | |
| James Martin Statewide Youth Engagement Specialist Tennessee Voices For Youth Tennessee | Reggie Williams Director, Avalere Health Washington, DC |












