Meet Our Executive Director

Benjamin Waxman

Benjamin Waxman has worked in the field of communications and community development for not-for-profit organizations for nearly two decades. He has worked primarily in the health and mental health sectors developing needs assessments, fundraising strategies, case statements and proposals. As a marketing and fundraising consultant, Mr. Waxman's clients include healthcare and hospital systems as well as mental health advocacy and treatment organizations.

His experience spans health- and mental health-related projects supporting national policy development and advocacy, raising public awareness, expanding physician referral networks and increasing the use of quality assessment tools. Mr. Waxman has specific experience developing institutional fund raising strategies, incorporating technology into behavioral health initiatives, producing annual reports for not-for-profit institutions and writing health and wellness newsletters, among other consumer education materials.

He has produced a range of technical proposals to private institutions, state and federal agencies seeking support for health- and mental health-related initiatives on topics including: clinical services to low-income individuals, victim assistance, substance abuse treatment, youth violence reduction and post-traumatic stress disorder in children, medical research, medication compliance, HIV/AIDS treatment, healthcare quality assessment tools, Medicaid and other reimbursement issues, and corporate sector compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act.

Mr. Waxman earned a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Northeastern University.

Meet Our Community Manager

Laura Matheos

Laura Matheos has been an active mental health advocate for several years. When family members were affected by obsessive-compulsive disorder and other neuropsychiatric issues, her journey led her to find her voice. She has presented her experiences as a speaker at national conferences for Autism One and the International OCD Foundation and in publications such as The Autism File. She is currently involved with several non-profit organizations supporting these issues.

Ms. Matheos earned a BA in Communications from Wake Forest University and an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her past experience has been in financial management and operations in the printing, legal and advertising industries.

Meet our Board of Directors.