Get to Know Someone Living With a Mental Health Condition

Ruth White
Clinical Associate Professor, University of Southern California School of Social Work
Living with bipolar disorder

Brandon Staglin
President, One Mind; Marketing Communications Director, Staglin Family Vineyard
Living with schizophrenia

Stacy Thrall
Mastery Level, Transformational Health and Wellness Coach
Living with bipolar 1 disorder

Susan Fox
Semi-Retired Non-Profit Executive; Certified Recovery Specialist; Recovery Coach/Mentor
Living with alcohol addiction, panic disorder, and major depressive disorder

Thai Nguyen
Program Coordinator, Mental Health and Addiction Services, Harborview Medical Center
Living with bipolar disorder

Geralyn Giorgio
Human Resources Director, Johnson & Johnson
Living in recovery from an eating disorder

Robert Boorstin
Consultant and Commentator; Former Director, Public Policy, Google; Former Official, The White House
Living with bipolar disorder

Elyn Saks
Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Psychology, Psychiatry, and the Behavioral Sciences at the University of Southern California; Author
Living with schizophrenia

Barbara Ricci
Senior Advisor, Behavioral Health, University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact Philanthropy
Living with bipolar 2 disorder

Eric Prescott
Computer Consultant;
President, International Vegan Association
Living with bipolar disorder

Mary Beth Anderson
Director of Court Operations, Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES)
Living with anxiety and depression

Haley Lowe
Executive Director, WSU Behavioral Health Workforce Collaborative
Living with anxiety and substance use disorder

Kelly Rentzel
General Counsel and
Executive Vice President,
Texas Capital Bank
Living with bipolar 1 disorder

Christina Sparrock
CPA, CFE, CGMA, Finance Consultant, Peak Fiscal Management Inc.
Living with bipolar disorder and PTSD

Sam Wineburg
Professor of Education and History at Stanford University; Author
Living with depression

Michael Herman
Partner and General Counsel, Gowling WLG LLP
Living with anxiety and depression

Margaret Stutt
Associate Director, Donor Stewardship, UC Berkeley
Living with bipolar disorder

Roberta Payne
Artist; Author; Teacher of Greek, Adjunct Latin Professor
Living with paranoid schizophrenia, depression, anxiety and alcoholism

Meadow Johnson
Independent Political Strategist, Meadow Johnson Consulting
Living with anxiety, depression, ADHD, and panic disorder

Topher Jerome
Informed Senior Project Manager, Evidence Based Practice Institute, LLC
Living with substance use disorder, depression, anxiety, and PTSD

Brad Feld
Managing Director and Co-founder, Foundry Group
Living with depression

Carol Kivler
President of Kivler Communications, Founder and President of Courageous Recovery
Living with major depressive disorder and anxiety

Nate Levin
Peer Support Specialist
Living with bipolar disorder

Marya Hornbacher
Bestselling Author, Houghton Mifflin Publishers
Living with bipolar disorder and addiction

Rachel Kohler
Religious Exploration Associate, Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
Living with bipolar 2 disorder

Robert Marin
Associate Director, Center for Public Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh Medical School
Living with ADHD, anxiety, and depression

Kristen Lee
Lead Faculty Behavioral Science, Clinician, Northeastern University; Author; Speaker and Activist
Living with anxiety and depression

Katherine Ponte
Founder, ForLikeMinds;
Faculty Member, Department
of Psychiatry, Yale University;
BipolarThriving and Psych Ward Greeting Cards
Living with bipolar 1 disorder with psychosis

Cameron G. Stout
CEO and Founder, Stout Heart, Inc.; Principal of Stout Mediation Services; Counsel, Thurman Legal
Living with major depressive disorder and anxiety

Angela Rodriguez
Executive Director, SC Spinal Cord Injury Association
Living with bipolar 1 disorder

Jason Insalaco
Hillside Dept of Public Works Employee; Creative Director, Instinctive Bird
Living with bipolar disorder and addiction

Francie Likis
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health
Living with bipolar disorder

Scott Stossel
Editor, The Atlantic magazine; Author
Living with anxiety disorder

Avra Fainer
High Performance and Leadership Coach; HR Program Manager, Bank of Montreal Living with ADHD and bipolar 2 disorder

Emily Grossman
Organizational Development Specialist, Martha K. Selig Educational Institute, The Jewish Board, New York City
Living with bipolar 2 disorder

Donna Hardaker
Program Manager, Workplace Mental Health and Peer Engagement, Sutter Health
Living with depression, anxiety, and addiction

Jennie Shortridge
Novelist; Speaker; Teacher; Co-Founder of Seattle7Writers
Living with anxiety disorder and depression

Andrew Dubowec
Strategy Lead, League
Living with depression

Patricia Mullen
Clinical Supervisor, Chesterfield Mental Health; Psychotherapist, Private Practice
Living with PTSD and panic attacks

Nancy Dow
Peer Specialist, Peer Bridger Program, Harborview Medical Center
Living with bipolar disorder

Audrey Fang
Sr. Analytic Solutions and Insights Consultant
Living with bipolar 2 disorder and anxiety

Deb Arnold
Global Learning Awards Expert and Principal, Deb Arnold, Ink
Living with depression

Gayathri Ramprasad
Founder and President, ASHA International; Author
Living with depression, anxiety, and panic disorder

Clare Miller
Mental Health Program Manager, Facebook
Living with depression

John Graham
Senior Professional Services Consultant, Flexera
Living with anxiety and PTSD

Carlos Larrauri
Lecturer at the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies; Secretary for NAMI
Living with schizophrenia

Caroline Garry
Healthcare Consultant; Owner and Principal, Caroline Garry Branding
Living with OCD, anxiety, and postpartum depression

Steve Murphy
Semi-Retired Independent Management Consultant; In Our Own Voice presenter
Living with bipolar disorder

Karen Polanchek
Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner; Hairstylist
Living in recovery from substance use, sugar addiction, depression, and CPTSD

Bartholemew (Bart) Hugh Campbell
Mental Health Educator
Living with depression, anxiety, and panic attacks

Toni Bator
Director, Viability, Inc. and Founder, Infuse Leadership
Living with depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorder

Jess Fritz
Behavioral Health Clinician
Living with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, CPTSD, and in recovery for substance use

Joanna Grace Farmer
Founder and Director, Building Community Capacity, LLC
Living with bipolar disorder with psychosis

Zachary Burton
Co-Founder of The Manic Monologues; Mental Health Board Member; Geologist
Living with bipolar disorder and psychosis