About MHA-A
MHA Board of Directors
| Officers: | |
| President: | Mickey DeCarr, MH Residential Supervisor VCSB |
| 1st Vice President: | Dorothy Vailes White, ABR, CRS, GRI, Realtor, Augusta Realty Group |
| 2nd Vice President: | Douglas L. Hawpe, CPA Douglas L. Hawpe Associates PC. |
| Secretary: | Mary R. Huerth, Financial Assistant. UWGA |
| Treasurer: | Mary R. Huerth, Financial Assistant. UWGA |
| Delegate Director | Jane A. Desper Retired Case Manager |
| Delegate at Large | Jane A. Desper Retired Case Manager |
| Past President: | John F. Savides, C,S,A,C, Addictions Counselor, Program Director |
| Directors: |
| Hal Aaslestad; Retired College Professor | |
| Elaine Almarode; Curriculum Supervisor, Augusta County Schools | |
| The Rev. Louis H. Fracher; Retired Clergyman | |
| Emilie S. Friedland, LMFT; Psychotherapist and Training Director, Valley Pastoral Counseling | |
| Kirsten F. Hawkis; Personal Financial Advisor Sun Trust Securities | |
| Teresa G. Kennedy; Family Preservation Services, Inc. | |
| Elizabeth S. Leech; Homemaker | |
| Ann-Marie Matthews; Homemaker | |
| Cindy H. Packer, CNS; Psychiarist Nurse at Western State Hospital | |
| Valerie S. Payne; Lead Clinician Valley Community Services Board Children's Day Treatment Program | |
| Daniel Schorosch.; Attorney | |
| Martin P. Tanner | |
| Dr. Russell Waldrop, D.Min. LPC Chaplin Western State Hospital | |
| Rev. Joseph E. Walker, Sr.; Clergy |
| Consultants: | |
| Douglas L. Davis; Waynesboro Police Chief | |
| Del. A. R. "Pete" Giesen, ret.; Legislative Lobbyist | |
| Paul D. Harmon, M.A. (Resident in Counseling); Valley Community Services Board | |
| Roderic D. Jones; 26th District Court Services Unit Supervisor | |
| Nadia B. Kuley, Ph.D; Clinical Psychologist with Kuley, Ryan, & Associates | |
| Carl G. Lind, C.F.P.; Principal with Diveley Lind & Associates, L.L.C. | |
| Thomas V. Ryan, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.; Clinical Neuropsychologist with Kuley, Ryan, & Associates | |
| Sidney M. Supple, ABR; Realtor with Real Estate III | |
| William J. Thomas; Executive Director of Valley Community Services Board | |
| James E. Williams; Staunton Police Chief | |
Our Staff
| Administrator | |
| Donna H. Gum, Executive Director Waynesboro, VA 22980 886 - 7181 or 949 - 0169 e-mail mhaa@ntelos.net Employed at MHA-A since 1991 |
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| Donna represents the MHA-A Board serving on these Boards / Committees | |
| Board Member and Public Policy Chairperson Commonwealth for Children and Adolescents | |
| Community Health Forum | |
| Advisory Council Mental Health America of Virginia | |
| Regional Planners for Prevention Services | |
| Western State Hospital Volunteer Services Council |
History of MHA-A The Mental Health Association of Augusta was established May 10, 1954, as the Staunton Chapter, an affiliate of the Virginia Association for Mental Health, Inc., and a Division of the National Association for Mental Health. The Rev. J. Lewis Gibbs was its first president. The MHA has been a leader in our community assessing needs, advocating, and initiating services, many of which have been parent organizations to today's human service agencies. The Chapter's original objective was to secure a mental health clinic in this area. Members were successful in obtaining state and local funds to establish Valley Mental Health Clinic in 1956. Other programs and services established by the Mental Health Association and then spun off were the Western State Hospital the Volunteer Services Council, which is now an outstanding program of the hospital itself; Shenandoah Clubhouse; Valley Pastoral Counseling Center; Parents Without Partners; Alternatives for Abused Adults now known as New Directions; and Big Brothers/Big Sisters. In 1990, the Mental Health Association of Staunton - West Augusta merged with the Mental Health Association of Waynesboro - East Augusta to provide an even wider range of programs and services. The information and Referral office is located in the Professional Building, Staunton. |
Mental Health Association
Mission
"TO WORK FOR AMERICA'S MENTAL HEALTH AND VICTORY
OVER MENTAL ILLNESS"
Our Logo -- The Bell
The Bell-with-Profile is the logo for the National Mental Health
Association.
The actual Mental Health Bell, a symbol of the NMHA since 1953
and made from melted down chains and shackles from mental institutions
across the country, stands in Alexandria, Virginia, and is recognized
throughout the nation as the symbol of mental health movement.
Today, the "bell" remains central in the logo.
The "profile" looks forward toward the future --
reflecting the MHA's continued leadership
in pursuing the vision described by the bell's inscription:
"Cast from shackles which bound them, the
bell shall ring out for the mentally ill
and victory over mental illness."
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