The Mental Health Association of Alameda County (MHAAC) has been serving people with mental illness and their families throughout Alameda County since 1958. The MHAAC is a non-profit agency governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

Board Officers:

President
Frances Joe - San Francisco

Vice Presidents
Patty Espeseth - Oakland

Garrett S. Murphy - Oakland 

Ronald Tauber - Berkeley

Secretary
Liz Rebensdorf - Oakland

Treasurer
Patrice Shiluk - Castro Valley

Members
Milly Alvarez - Oakland

Manpreet Singh Bassi - Union City

Austra Gauger - Oakland

Betty Henry - Berkeley

Sarina Huerta - San Jose

Edgar Pacheco - Fremont

Markeet'a Parker - Oakland

Gregory Redmond - Oakland

Millie Swafford - Oakland

Jean Zika - Oakland

Funding:

MHAAC's current fiscal year budget is $3,070,000; of this, 90% comes from contracts with Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services and San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and the remainder from special events revenue and individual contributions.

Staff members:

MHAAC employs 42 staff members; several are part-time. Management staff members are:

Executive Director: Steve Bischoff

Patients' Rights Advocacy (PRA) Director: Francesca Tenenbaum

Mental Health Advocates (MHA)  Director: Janellen O'Hara

Family Education and Resource Center (FERC) Director: Annie Kim

Prevention & Recovery in Early Psychosis (PREP) Coordinator/Family Support Specialist: Stella Allison

MHAAC is an independent local affiliate of the Mental Health Association in California, which is based in Sacramento, and Mental Health America with offices in Alexandria, Virgina.