New Directors Elected to the Board of the Association For Mental Health And Wellness

The Association for Mental Health and Wellness (MHAW), a not-for-profit based in Ronkonkoma, NY, is pleased to announce the following additions to their board of directors:

Thomas F. McOlvin, Jr., of Holbrook, NY, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Mr. McOlvin recently retired from the New York State Department of Mental Health as Executive Director and C.E.O. of Sagamore Children’s Psychiatric Center in Dix Hills. He previously served in a similar role at the Queens Children’s Psychiatric Center. A Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Mr. McOlvin received a Master of Social Work and a Bachelor of Science from Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.

Deborah Mayo, of Stony Brook, NY, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Ms. Mayo is retired from St. Catherine’s Medical Center in Smithtown, NY where she was a Registered Nurse. She is president of the Central Suffolk Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) as well as a former First Vice President of New York State NAMI. Ms. Mayo, who was appointed in 2013 by Governor Andrew Cuomo to the New York State Behavioral Health Services Advisory Council, received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Molloy College, Rockville Centre, NY.

Lonnie L. Mathis, of West Babylon, NY, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Ms. Mathis is co-founder and Group Facilitator at Transitions to Freedom. She received a Master of Science in Education and Community Mental Health & School Counseling from Brockport State College as well as certification from the Life Coaching Institute in Orange County, California.

Silas W. Kelly, of Copiague, NY, been named to the board of directors of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Mr. Kelly is a Social Worker at Concern for Independent Living, a not-for-profit based in Medford, NY. He currently serves as Suffolk County Chapter President for the National Association of Social Work (NASW). He received a Master of Social Work from Adelphi University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Broadcast Journalism and a Bachelor of Arts in Public Communications from Brooklyn College, City University of New York.

William Scott Bradley, of Sound Beach, NY, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Mr. Bradley is a Senior IT Project Manager at Cablevision, Inc., in Bethpage, NY. He has a Master of Science in Information and Telecommunications Systems from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.

Carl J. Baldini, of Manorville, NY, has been named to the board of directors of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. Mr. Baldini is a School Psychologist and Chair of the Committee on Special Education at the Wyandanch School District. He received a Master of Science in Education from Brooklyn College and a Bachelor’s from the University of Maryland, College Park.

“Each of these new board members bring with them a wealth of experience, knowledge, and compassion,” commented Cynthia Mason, Board President of the Association for Mental Health and Wellness. “We are excited to move forward into 2016 with these very talented people as part of our leadership team.” Ms. Mason added that growing and diversifying the board of directors was a key goal of the work the agency carried out with the guidance of the Center for Nonprofit Leadership at Adelphi University as part of the 2014 merger that created MHAW.

About the Association for Mental Health and Wellness

The Association for Mental Health and Wellness, a not-for-profit corporation based in Ronkonkoma, NY, provides programs, services, and advocacy for people facing mental health challenges with an enhanced focus on serving military Veterans.

The organization’s roots go back to 1955 with the incorporation of the Mental Health Association in Suffolk County (MHA Suffolk). In 1990, Clubhouse of Suffolk was launched, providing a wide array of vocational rehabilitation services and recovery programs. With the growing need to provide services for Veterans with PTSD and other battle-related brain injuries, Clubhouse merged with MHA Suffolk and Suffolk County United Veterans in 2014 to form the Association for Mental Health and Wellness.

For more information, go to www.mhaw.org.