BIPOC Mental Health Month
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…
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…
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…
Em Skehill
Director of Public Awareness and Education
Em Skehill (she/they) is the Director of Public Awareness and Education at Mental Health America (MHA). She develops accessible educational resources for…
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…
Allissa Torres
Director of Mental Health Equity
Allissa Torres (she/her) is the Director of Mental Health Equity at Mental Health America (MHA). Her role ensures that MHA centers equity in every part 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-…