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

• Ronald Tauber

Vice Presidents

• Valerie Roxanne Edwards,
• Patty Espeseth
• Garrett S. Murphy

Secretary

• Liz Rebensdorf

Treasurer

• Isabel Zardor

Other Board Members

• Ramona Davis
• Hilary Dias
• Austra Gauger
• Robert Hogan
• Bryan Jewell
• Madlynn Johnson
• Linda Lara
• Albert Lieu
• Joe Rose
• Patrice Shiluk
• Barbara Shulgold
• Michelle Wms-Smith

Funding
MHAAC's current fiscal year budget is $2,950,000; 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 Director: Francesca Tenenbaum

Mental Health Advocates Director: Janellen O'Hara

Family Education and Resource Center Director: Karina Foote

PREP Outreach Coordinator: Fanya McDaniel

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