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:
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President:
Frances Joe - San Francisco
Vice Presidents:
Patty Espeseth – Oakland
Garrett S. Murphy – Oakland
Ronald Tauber - Berkeley
Secretary:
Liz Rebensdorf - Oakland
Treasurer:
Gregory Redmond - Oakland
Members:
Milly Alvarez – Oakland
Manpreet Singh Bassi - Union City
Austra Gauger - Oakland
Betty Henry – Berkeley
Edgar Pacheco - Fremont
Markeet'a Parker - Oakland
Millie Swafford - Oakland
Fareed Wardak – Pleasanton
Funding:
MHAAC's current fiscal year budget is $4,200,000; of this, 95% 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
Family Education and Resource Center (FERC) Director: Annie Kim
Family Partner Program (FPP) Director: Allison Massey
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.
