Anna Chinappi
Director of Strategic Communications
Anna is a communications strategist with more than 35 years of experience in journalism, organizational and leadership communications, community outreach, media relations and marketing and public relations expertise in government, non-profit and private sectors, especially in the behavioral health care space. At the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health as communications director for 15 years, Anna used her expertise to raise the voices of individuals and families living with serious mental health conditions. She is passionate about preventing suicide and in 2001, was an original founding member of the Massachusetts Coalition for Suicide Prevention. Through her work and in her personal life, she champions tolerance and social justice for individuals marginalized by trauma, psychiatric and substance use conditions.