Board of Directors

Angela Brand (she/her) is a dedicated behavioral health professional with experience in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors.  She has extensive experience in providing team leadership, community engagement, coalition building, programming, advocacy, and training with a focus on working across systems and structures between the state and local level.

As a parent and consumer advocate, her passion includes working with individuals, families, and youth to support dynamic and meaningful involvement in all aspects and levels of decision-making to improve access to care through community-based and recovery-focused programs that are reflective of and responsive to the needs of diverse populations.

She is currently the Associate Project Director with the Crisis and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) TA Center with the Center for Applied Research Solutions. She has previously held positions at NAMI California, Mental Health America California, the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and United Advocates for Children and Families. She holds a degree in Sociology from Arizona State University, with emphasis on how the intersection of race, class, sexuality, and gender impact social justice issues.