NDBH Board

Vijay Ganju, Ph.D

NDBH Board President, Consultant, Behavioral Health Knowledge Management

vkganju@gmail.com Texas

Kelly Breland

NDBH Board Co-Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer, Mississippi Department of Mental Health

Mary E. Smith, Ph.D.

NDBH Board Member , Senior Policy Analyst; Consultant The Behavioral Health Crisis Hub@ The Center for Social Policy and Research Jane Addams College of Social Work University of Illinois Chicago

Deborah Westvold, LISW

NDBH Board Member - Secretary, Consultant

Jacqueline A. Fleming, LCSW

NDBH Board Co-Treasurer, Consultant

Brian M. Hepburn, M.D.

NDBH Board Member , NASMHPD Executive Director, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

Debra Kupfer, MHS

NDBH Board Member , Consultant, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Behavioral Health Program

Melanie Norwood, MS, LPC

NDBH Board Member , Psychologist I, Mississippi State Hospital

Meighan B. Haupt

NDBH Board Member , NASMHPD Chief of Staff, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

Stephen W. Phillippi, Jr. PhD, LCSW, CCFC

NDBH Board Member , Program Chair- Community Health Science & Policy at the Louisiana State University School of Public Health

Jonah Cunningham

NDBH Board Member, CEO, Executive Director, National Assn of County Behavioral Health and Disability Directors; National Assn for Rural Mental Health

Jonah C. Cunningham currently serves as President and CEO of the National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD). In this capacity he also serves as Executive Director of the National Association for Rural Mental Health. Jonah has received numerous awards and recognition for his commitment to the field of behavioral health and those served by the nation’s behavioral health system. Jonah has a Bachelor of Science in Political Science from the University of Utah and a Master of Public Policy from The George Washington University. In his free time, he enjoys learning how to cook and is an avid Jiu-Jitsu practitioner.

Carrie Slatton-Hodges

NDBH Board Member, Executive Director, National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute

Rosanna DiChiro, Psy.D.

NDBH Board Member, Executive Director, Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority

Vanessa Roup, MPH

NDBH Board Member, Technical Assistance Associate, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education Behavioral Health Program