Founded in 1947 by local citizens, Mental Health America of Roanoke Valley (MHARV) is our community's oldest nonprofit mental health organization. For more than six decades, MHARV has educated people about mental health and mental illness and connected them with community resources for treatment and support.

Today, we continue to work for America's mental health and for victory over mental illnesses right here in the Roanoke Valley. Through advocacy, education, and community services, MHARV:

• reduces the stigma surrounding mental illness;
• increases public knowledge of mental health issues;
• offers resources for children and families; and
• provides access to quality mental health treatment.

Strong financial support and volunteer involvement from our Board of Directors and our members enable us to make a difference in the lives of many individuals in the Roanoke Valley.

2012  Board of Directors
Leigh A. Frazier, President 
Dave Nuckolls, President-Elect
Andi Wright, Secretary
Ken Robison, Treasurer
Mark Derbyshire, Immediate Past President

Andrew B. Agee
Chris H. Bryant
R. Webb Burns
Stephen P. Clinton
Jud Cowling
Janet M. Crawford
Lyn Day, Ph.D.
V. Anne Edenfield
Ann M. Ferguson
Charles H. Holland, Ph.D.
Anne G. Kidd
Kate Marshall
Kathy Murphy-Stephenson
C. A. Nottingham, III, M.D.
David Nuckolls
Danna Owen
Enrique Perez, M.D.
Richard Robbins
Kenneth O. Robinson, II
Carol Rowan, Ph.D.
Tim Steller
Patsy Testerman
Kathryn Van Patten
Ellen S. Weinman
Hugh B. Wellons
Andrea C. Wright

Staff
V. Diane Kelly, Executive Director
Jeff Knighton, Administrative Assistant