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Schroeder Stribling


President and CEO

Schroeder Stribling is the President and CEO of Mental Health America, the nation’s leading community-based nonprofit dedicated to addressing the needs of…

Kristen Abell


Director of Website and Digital Projects

Kristen Abell (she/her) is the Director of Website and Digital Projects at Mental Health America, where she provides oversight, strategy, and updates for…

Taylor Adams


Director of Workplace Mental Health

Taylor is the Director of Workplace Mental Health at Mental Health America. She previously served as Manager of Programs and Operations and as Board…

Stuart Allen


Chief Marketing and Advancement Officer

Stuart Allen is the Chief Marketing and Advancement Officer at Mental Health America. She is responsible for leading marketing and fundraising efforts to…

Tyesha Branch


Program Director for the Parent Support Network

Tyesha is the Program Director for the Parent Support Network. She manages the day to day operation of the program, recruits, trains and supports volunteer…

Susan Cairnes


Associate Vice President of Meetings and Events

Susan Cairnes is the Associate Vice President of Meetings and Events at Mental Health America. A Certified Meeting Professional (CMP), Certified Government…

Tim Clement


Vice President of Federal Government Affairs

Tim Clement is the Vice President of Federal Government Affairs at Mental Health America. He works with Congress and the federal agencies to advance…

Elinor Curry


Accounts Officer

Elinor Curry is the Accounts Officer at Mental Health America (MHA). She helps coordinate day-to-day financial operations and general office communications…

Suzi Craig


Vice President of Workplace Mental Health

Suzi Craig is the VP of Workplace Mental Health at Mental Health America. She is responsible for leading the strategic design and future direction of MHA’s…

Sydney Daniello


Public Policy Manager of Projects and Events

Sydney Daniello is the Public Policy Manager of Projects and Events at Mental Health America (MHA). In her role, she researches and writes policy projects…

Kelly Davis


Vice President for Peer and Youth Advocacy

Kelly Davis is the Vice President of Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America, where she works on the expansion of peer support and young adult…

Genevieve DeRose


Executive Office Coordinator

Genevieve is the Executive Office Coordinator at Mental Health America (MHA), supporting MHA's senior team and Board of Directors. She is responsible for…

Sachin Doshi


Senior Director of Finance and Operations

Sachin coordinates day-to-day financial operations and supports the implementation of various digital initiatives across MHA. He has been involved with MHA…

Danielle Fritze


Vice President of Public Education and Design

Danielle Fritze serves as Vice President of Public Education and Design for Mental Health America.  In this capacity, Danielle oversees MHA’s…

Mary Giliberti, J.D.


Chief Public Policy Officer

Mary Giliberti is the Chief Public Policy Officer at Mental Health America. Mary focuses on federal policy to promote prevention, early intervention,…

Lanee Higgins


Senior Content Writer/Editor

Lanee Higgins creates content for Mental Health America's MHA Screening Platform. She writes articles that help readers at the start of their mental health…

Mohamed Hassan


Associate Vice President of Technology Services

Mohamed became Senior Web Developer of Mental Health America in April 2017. As the Web Developer, Mohamed has the responsibility for oversight of the…

Caren Howard


Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy

Caren Howard (she/her) currently serves as the Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy for Mental Health America and has 13 years’ experience in…

Jessica Kennedy


Chief Strategy and Finance Officer

Jessica Kennedy is the Chief Strategy and Finance Officer at Mental Health America, where she has worked for over a decade. An expert in nonprofit…

Michael King


Executive Vice President of Office Services and Human Resources, Executive Assistant to the CEO

Michael has worked with MHA for 27 years in various capacities. He currently directs the national office's day-to-day business operations, including…

Khendra Lucas


Project Coordinator

As a Project Coordinator, Khendra Lucas (she/her) serves as the “glue” to the MHA research team, helping to organize documentation, engage stakeholders…

John Marion


Data Scientist, Center for Research and Innovation

John Marion is the Data Scientist for MHA’s Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) team. In this role, he helps provide quantitative analysis of MHA’s…

Niya McCray-Brown


Director of Community Engagement

Niya McCray-Brown (she/her) is MHA’s Director of Community Engagement. Niya works to develop MHA’s outreach initiatives and partnership opportunities to…

Jackie Menjivar


Manager of Peer and Youth Advocacy

Jackie Menjivar is the Manager of Peer and Youth Advocacy at Mental Health America. She oversees the day-to-day operations of MHA’s youth leadership…

Jennifer Molina


Individual Giving Manager

Jennifer Molina is the Individual Giving Manager at Mental Health America (MHA). She works to manage, cultivate and steward relationships with major donors…

Theresa Nguyen


Chief Research Officer

As MHA’s Chief Research Officer, Theresa (she/her) leads MHA’s Center for Research and Innovation. In this role, Theresa works to improve access to mental…

America Paredes, Ph.D.


Chief Social Impact Officer

Dr. America Paredes (she/her/ella) is MHA’s Chief Social Impact Officer. America leads the implementation of MHA’s forward-thinking equity-focused approach…

Debbie Plotnick


Executive Vice President of State and Federal Advocacy

Debbie F. Plotnick, MSS, MLSP is the Executive Vice President for State and Federal Advocacy at Mental Health America (MHA). Debbie is recognized as a…

Maddy Reinert


Senior Director of Population Health

Maddy Reinert joined Mental Health America (MHA) in 2018, and serves as Senior Director of Population Health. In her role at MHA, Maddy manages the MHA…

Catherine Reynolds


Meeting and Events Manager

Catherine joined the Mental Health America team in 2017. She assists with the Annual Conference, marketing requests, social media, web content, and other…

Kara Rowland


Vice President of Communications

Kara Rowland is Vice President of Communications for Mental Health America, where she leverages her strategic communications chops and insider’s knowledge…

Kevin Rushton


Director of Digital Solutions

Kevin Rushton designs online experiences and platforms to help people understand and take charge of their own mental health. He manages the MHA Screening…

Mika Sakamoto


Research Associate, Center for Research and Innovation

Mika Sakamoto is a research associate for MHA’s Center for Research and Innovation (CRI) team, where she is responsible for working with data collected…

Jenny Sanchez


Senior Director of Grants Management and Affiliate Engagement

Jenny is the Senior Director of Grants Management and Affiliate Engagement at Mental Health America (MHA). In this role, she identifies pathways to enhance…

Edward Schmit


Vice President of Digital Marketing

Edward Schmit is the Vice President of Digital Marketing. He is responsible for building and executing multi-channel marketing strategies and operational…

Valerie H. Sterns


Executive Vice President, Affiliate Network

Valerie is the overall steward of MHA's National Affiliate Network, providing strategic and technical assistance to MHA Affiliates as well as directing…

Nathan Tatro


Vice President of Alliance Development

Nathan Tatro, MA, is Vice President of Alliance Development at Mental Health America. Before coming to MHA, he served for seven years as Deputy Director of…

Jackie Zimmermann


Manager of Public Education Partnerships and E-Learning

Jackie Zimmermann is the Manager of Public Education Partnerships and E-Learning at Mental Health America (MHA). In her role, she coordinates MHA webinars…

Mark J. Heyrman


Pro Bono General Counsel

Mark J. Heyrman recently retired after forty-one years as a Clinical Professor at the University of Chicago Law School.  The primary focus of his work…

Laura Evans


RPC Representative, Vibrant Emotional Health

Laura Evans leads National and State Policy for Vibrant Emotional Health to support innovative community programs including the state-of-the-art 988 Crisis…

Ben Harrington


RPC Representative, MHA East Tennessee

Ben Harrington is the CEO of the Mental Health Association of East Tennessee and has held this position since 1994.   Mr. Harrington is actively…

Barbara Johnston


RPC Representative, MHA New Jersey

Barbara Johnston is the Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Mental Health Association in New Jersey (MHANJ).  Barb has worked in healthcare for…

Shannah Mulvihill


RPC Representative, Mental Health Minnesota

Shannah Mulvihill is the  Executive Director and CEO of Mental Health Minnesota, a position she has held since 2015. Shannah has worked in the non-…