Kathy Chamberlain
Kathy Chamberlain is the Deputy Director of Development & Special Projects for the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, using her background in organization development, knowledge management, and communications to promote and connect the work of the Bazelon Center to funders, donors, and the public. Before joining the Bazelon Center, Kathy was a communications and organizational strategy consultant and mentor to nonprofits, social enterprises, and small businesses. She was also a communications and data specialist at the Social Innovation Fund of the Corporation for National and Community Service and spent nine years at Mental Health America (MHA), first as the manager of its public awareness initiative, Campaign for America’s Mental Health, and then as the Director of Affiliate Services, providing peer networking opportunities, organizational capacity trainings and technical assistance for its more than 200-member non-profit organizations. Her years at MHA kindled her passion and commitment to furthering the goals of the mental health movement. Kathy graduated with a BA in Liberal Studies from American University and an MS in Organization Development and Knowledge Management from George Mason University. She is a member of the Chesapeake Bay Organization Development Network and a board member of Rising Organizers, which trains people who are new to organizing work and social change to harness their power, story, and community to create impact.
