The Washington State Mental Health Summit Advisory Council is a dedicated group of people passionate about improving mental health care in our state. They represent leadership in intersecting worlds of mental health in Washington State and provide guidance on summit activities.

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• Lisa Callan, Representative, Washington State Legislature, co-Chair, Children & Youth Behavioral Health Work Group

• Laura Crooks, OTR, MHA, FACHE, CEO, Yakima Children's Village and Co-Founder, Chad's Legacy Project

• Todd Crooks, Executive Director/Co-Founder, Chad’s Legacy Project

• Manka Dhingra, Senator, Deputy Maj. Leader - Washington State Senate, Chair - Senate Law & Justice Committee

• Roger Dowdy, LICSW, MHA, COO, Providence’s Well Being Trust; VP, Mental Health Population Health Management

• David Johnson, EdD, LMHC, CEO, retired - MultiCare-Navos, current private practitioner

• Teesha Kirschbaum, Division Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery, Washington State Healthcare Authority

• Stephanie Lane, Chief Workforce Development Officer, Peer Washington

• Susan McGlaughlin, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, King County

• Jim Polo, MD, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, retired, at Carelon Healthcare Services

• Mike Schindler, CEO, Operation Military Family Cares

• Jürgen Unützer, MD, MPH, MA, Chair of the UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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