Boynton Beach 
Mental Health Committee

Click here to edit subtitle

Get in touch with us.

Thank you for contacting us. We will get back to you as soon as possible
Oops. An error occurred.
Click here to try again.

Committee Members:

Woodrow Hay, Committee Chair,  Former Mayor 

“It is time we work together as one community to improve the quality of life for everyone by breaking the stigma around mental illness that prevents people from getting the support and treatment they need.”

Gerda Klein,  The co-founder and chair of the Boynton Beach Mental Health Initiative,,  a tireless mental health advocate and a member of the Palm Beach County Action Alliance for Mental Health, a coalition working to address mental health issues countywide.

other members of the BBMHC are:

Detective Ray DeLosRios of the Boynton Beach Police Department

Charlee Brown, RN, a life coach specializing in drug addiction and mental illness

Margaret Newton, a retired middle school teacher and multicultural education administrator with the Palm Beach County School District

Mary McClory, RN, MSHL, LHRM, CPHQ, Vice President of Quality and Organizational Effectiveness at Bethesda Hospital, Inc.


Sherry Johnson, Executive Director of the Community Caring Center of Greater Boynton Beach, Inc. d/b/a Secret Garden Cafe, a Culinary Incubator Program 

Cynthia Shulman, RN, board certified psychiatric nurse

Jerry Taylor, Former Mayor of Boynton Beach advocated for the creation of the BBHMC 

Jeannie Taylor, Library Liaison

Howard Williams, Mental Health Tech, Social Media Specialist