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Paul Gionfriddo
President and CEO
Paul Gionfriddo, President and CEO of Mental Health America (MHA), has worked in a variety of health and mental-health related positions during a career…
Taylor Adams
Manager, Workplace Mental Health
Taylor is the Manager of Workplace Mental Health at Mental Health America. She previously served as Manager of Programs and Operations and as Board Liaison…
Whitney Ball
Marketing and Outreach Manager
Whitney is the Marketing and Outreach Manager at Mental Health America. She helps manage the organization’s associate membership program as well as…
Shani Banks
Programs and Operations Manager
Shani Banks joined Mental Health America in July of 2019 as the Programs and Operations Associate. In this role, Shani works to support the administrative…
Kristina Benoist
Manager of IDONTMIND Program
Kristina Benoist is the Manager of the IDONTMIND program. She creates and manages content for the IDONTMIND Journal, as well as assisting in event …
Jennifer Cheang
Director of Digital Marketing
Jennifer develops and implements online marketing strategies to promote Mental Health America's programs, web-based resources and website. She curates…
Nathaniel Counts
Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Innovation
Nathaniel Counts, JD is the Senior Vice President of Behavioral Health Innovation for Mental Health America (MHA). At MHA, Nathaniel leads policy research…
Kelly Davis
Director of Peer Advocacy, Support, and Services
Kelly’s lived experience with mental health diagnoses and trauma are at the center of her passion for transforming how we support individuals and change…
Sachin Doshi
Director of Finance and Operations
Sachin develops and implements strategic alliances and business development opportunities with corporations, foundations, and public-sector…
Danielle Fritze
Associate Vice President of Public Education and Design
Danielle Fritze serves as Director of Public Education and Visual Communications for Mental Health America. In this capacity, Danielle oversees MHA’s…
Mary Giliberti, J.D.
Executive Vice President of Policy
Mary Giliberti is the Executive Vice President of Policy at Mental Health America. Mary focuses on federal policy to promote prevention, early…
Mohamed Hassan
Senior Web Developer
Mohamed became Senior Web Developer of Mental Health America in April 2017. As the Web Developer, Mohamed has the responsibility for oversight of the…
Patrick Hendry
Vice President of Peer Advocacy, Supports, and Services
Patrick has worked as a mental health advocate for the past 29 years. His areas of expertise include peer provided services, self-directed care, recovery…
Caren Howard
Advocacy Manager
Caren Howard currently serves as the Advocacy Manager for Mental Health America under the Vice President of Mental Health Systems and Advocacy, and she has…
Jessica Kennedy
Chief of Staff
Jessica Kennedy is the Chief of Staff at Mental Health America, where she has worked for over a decade. An expert in nonprofit management, she began her…
Michael King
Vice President of Office Services and Human Resources, Executive Assistant to the CEO
Michael has worked with MHA for 24 years. He is responsible for the day-to-day business operations of MHA. Additionally, he works with MHA staff…
Theresa Nguyen
Chief Program Officer and Vice President of Research and Innovation
As MHA’s Chief Program Officer and Vice President of Research and Innovation, Theresa works to improve access to mental health care through data and…
America Paredes
Associate Vice President of Partnerships & Community Outreach
America oversees Mental Health America's outreach and partnership efforts. In this role, she works to educate the community about MHA…
Debbie Plotnick
Vice President of State and Federal Advocacy
Debbie F. Plotnick, MSS, MLSP is the Vice President for Mental Health and Systems Advocacy at Mental Health America (MHA). Previously, she was the Director…
Maddy Reinert
Manager of Population Health
Maddy Reinert joined Mental Health America (MHA) in 2018, and serves as Program Manager of Population Health. In her role at MHA, Maddy manages the MHA…
Victoria R. Renard, MPA
Vice President of Development
Victoria directs all aspects of development efforts at Mental Health America working with corporations, foundations, and individual partners and represents…
Catherine Reynolds
Marketing and Public Education Associate
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
Program Manager of Digital Solutions
Kevin Rushton manages content for Mental Health America’s Screening 2 Supports platform. He writes and edits articles designed to help readers understand…
Edward Schmit
Director of the IDONTMIND program
Edward co-founded IDONTMIND in 2017, a mental health awareness campaign and lifestyle brand working to defeat stigma and inspire conversations about…
Emily Skehill
Program Manager of Public Education and Awareness
Emily Skehill is the Program Manager of Public Education and Awareness at Mental Health America (MHA). She develops digital content to support individuals…
Valerie H. Sterns
Vice President of Affiliate Services
Valerie H. Sterns serves as MHA’s Vice President of Affiliate Services and is tasked with strengthening MHA’s relationship with its 200+ affiliated…
Erin Wallace
Vice President of Communications and Marketing and Chief Communications Officer
Erin directs the MHA’s internal and external communications and marketing efforts, including the organization’s overall messaging, branding, and public…
Joseph N. de Raismes III, JD
Pro Bono General Counsel
A former Board member who is nearly unrivaled in his dedication to the organization, Joseph has been involved with mental health issues as a…
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…
Moe Keller
RPC Representative, MHA Colorado
Moe Keller is Vice President of Public Policy and Strategic Initiatives for Mental Health Colorado since 2010.
Before her work with MHAC, Moe served…
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-…