Bethany Collins serves as the StrongMinds Development officer for Individual Giving. She is also co-chair of the board of Chicago Fair Trade, a grassroots coalition promoting workers’ rights and fair trade in Chicago and around the world. Bethany grew up in Southwest Michigan and moved to Chicago to study Communication at Loyola University. In her…
Holly Elliott serves as our Media and Engagement Manager, providing her 10+ years of media relations and communications experience to the team. Holly has previously worked in public relations at Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) and most recently managed the marketing and communications strategy for six different museums in Savannah, GA. She has…
Prior to joining StrongMinds, Hanna worked for 20 years in public health, mainly with Population Services International country programs. Hanna has developed and led projects and partnerships, introduced new technical areas, developed systems, and managed organizational change. She is comfortable working with field staff, technical experts, executive management, boards of directors, donors, and government agencies.…
Rasa Dawson is an experienced campaign manager with a keen interest in empowering women in Africa. She brings to StrongMinds extensive experience in working with influential supporters, increasing constituency and elevating brand awareness, most recently at Oxfam America. Previously, she was Development Manager at Physicians for Social Responsibility. Rasa holds a Master’s of Science in…
Jennifer Bass is passionate about the intersection of mental health and sustainable development. Before joining StrongMinds, she led the North American communications team for the Rainforest Alliance and served as the communications manager at Worldwide Orphans. She holds a BA in Anthropology from Tufts University and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Yale University,…
Kim Valente spent over twenty years in the finance industry in various capacities, but helping start-ups and small businesses grow and expand was most rewarding to her. Using her business, non-profit board and volunteer experiences, Kim transitioned to a non-profit career in 2010 where she developed and managed programs related to entrepreneurship and self-employment. She…
Sean Mayberry is a former diplomat and social marketer who believes that treating depression in women in Africa is the most simple and cost-effective way to address systemic poverty. Sean implemented successful HIV/AIDS and malaria programs in Africa for years, and saw firsthand how undetected, untreated depression negatively affected people’s lives. As a result, in 2013,…