Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing represents the membership and is committed to promoting excellence in mental health and addictions treatment. The board is composed entirely of elected volunteers from the staff and community boards of National Council member organizations. Board members are elected by National Council member organizations in each of 10 regions covering the entire U.S.

Board Officers and Leadership

  • Vitka Eisen
    Vitka Eisen Board Chair HealthRIGHT360 San Francisco, CA
  • Heather Gates
    Heather Gates First Vice Chair Community Health Resources Windsor, CT
  • Shauna Reitmeier
    Shauna Reitmeier Second Vice Chair Alluma Crookston, MN
  • Kyle Kessler
    Kyle Kessler Secretary/Treasurer Association of Community Mental Health Centers of Kansas Topeka, KS
  • Edward Woods
    Edward Woods Immediate Past Chair LifeWays Jackson, MI
  • Jin Lee (Jinny) Palen
    Jin Lee (Jinny) Palen Chair, Association Executives Committee Minnesota Association of Community Mental Health Programs (MACMHP) and Convergence Integrated Care St. Paul, MN
  • Lydia Conley
    Lydia Conley Chair, Public Policy Committee Association for Behavioral Healthcare Framingham, MA

At-Large Directors

Regional Directors

Region 1

Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont

Region 2

New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands

Region 3

District of Columbia, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Region 4

Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee

Region 5

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin

Region 6

Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas

Region 7

Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska

Region 8

Arizona, Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming

Region 9

California, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada

Region 10

Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington