We are a very committed group of volunteers, and we always welcome hearing from you. To start the WISE process for your congregation, click here or email us at wise@mhn-ucc.org.
Current Mental Health Network Board of Directors & Officers
A student at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities studying Social Transformation and seeking ordination in the UCC, Abbie began serving on the MHN board in 2022. They bring to the table an eclectic set of skills and passions, and have professional experience in the realms of ministry, music, social services, technology, and youth development. Abbie currently resides in Iowa with their husband and two cats.
Averyn began their first year in Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School in fall 2020, the same time they joined the Board. Averyn is curious about the ways faith communities can be places of transformation and radical welcoming to those with mental health challenges and seeks to combine their experience as a counselor with their passion for God and justice.
Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund serves as the Minister for Disabilities and Mental Health Justice for the national setting of the United Church of Christ. She is the author of Blessed Are The Crazy: Breaking the Silence About Mental Illness, Family and Church. She is also a former UCC MHN board member.
In 2009, Alan was asked to be the chair of the UCC Mental Illness Network and began the reformation of what has become the UCC Mental Health Network. Since then, he had been the coordinator and then chair of the UCC MHN until 2020. Alan is a retired UCC clergy, a volunteer mental health advocate, and a church member, which developed the WISE program.
Past Board Members
- Dr. Vicki Kaye Harvey
- Pastor Izzy Harbin
- Rev. Dr. Rachael A. Keefe
- Rev. Hannah Campbell Gustafson
- R. Jeffrey Pollock
- Karl Shallowhorn
- Anne Weiher
- Thomas Coates
- Judy Johnson
- Alison Bess
- Rev. Carrie Bail
- Devin Shmueli
- Johari Sharp
- Gabrielle Bychowski
- Salome As-Salaam
- Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund
- Rev. Angela Whitenhill
- Kerrie Hein
- Rev. Amy Petré-Hill, J.D.
- Rev. Shernell Edney Stilley
- Ms. Robin Kempster, R.N.
- Rev. Dr. Jan Remer-Osborn
- Rev. Jon Gilbert Martinez
- Rev. Megan Osborn Snell, MDiv.
- Rev. Jack Abel