Board of Directors 2012-2013
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 kroth@mentalhealthamerica.net.
Chair of the Board
| Ann Boughtin Ann has worked in executive healthcare positions in the public and private sectors designing, implementing and managing health care businesses and services. Ann Boughtin has her MS and MPA from the State University of New York at Brockport. Currently, Ann is a Principal of Boughtin and Orndoff Consulting (http://www.boughtinandorndoff.com/) focused on heath care systems management & interim executive leadership for Health Plans and Government.
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Officers
| Eric Ashton Vice-Chair, Cultural and Linguistic Competency Associate Director, Nonprofit/NGO Leadership Program, University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy & Practice Pennsylvania | David Theobald President, Global Growth Investments, LLC New Jersey | |
Elaine Crider | Richard Van Horn Vice-Chair of Affiliate Relations President Emeritus, Mental Health America of Greater Los Angeles California | |
| Brenda Lee Mental Health Advocate Maryland | Cynthia Wainscott Vice-Chair of Public Policy Mental Health Advocate Georgia | |
| Sherri Luthe Mental Health Advocate Kansas | Reggie Williams Director, Avalere Health Washington, DC | |
| Pender McElroy Attorney/Mental Health Advocate North Carolina |
Directors
| Jack Akester, PhD Retired research scientist Delaware | Monty Moeller | |
| Jacki Brownstein Mental Health Advocate New York | Debbie Plotnick Mental Health Advocate Pennsylvania | |
| Sheldon Jones S Jones Communications, LLC Pennsylvania | Robert Pope, PhD, MSN, RN John A. Hartford Scholar and SAMHSA MFP Fellow UC-San Francisco School of Nursing California | |
| James Martin Statewide Youth Engagement Specialist Tennessee Voices For Youth Tennessee | David Reede Executive Director, Healthy Native Communities Partnership Arizona | |
Jacki McKinney, MSW | Roomana Sheikh, M.D. Pediatric and Adult Psychiatrist Private Practice Pennsylvania | |












