
Our vision is that all children and adolescents are healthy and achieving at their fullest potential.
Founded in 1995, the School-Based Health Alliance (SBHA) is a nonprofit organization that advances and informs more than 2,500 school-based health care programs, enabling them to provide high-quality care to the nation’s most vulnerable children. SBHA also supports a network of 22 state affiliates, collaborates with partner organizations in the school health field, and serves as a resource to policymakers in the education and health sectors.
Meet Our Team and Supporters

Karyl Patten, DDS, MPH, JM, FACD
Board Chair, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE EMORY UNIVERSITY, DENTAL DIRECTOR, WHITEFOORD, INC.

Beth Mattey, MSN, RN, NCSN, FNASN
Executive Committee, Secretary, Coordinator of School Health Services, Brandywine School District

Mark Masselli
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE, TREASURER, CEO, AND FOUNDER, COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC.

Gillian Barclay, DDS, MPH, DrPH
VP, Global Public Health & Scientific Affairs at Colgate Palmolive

Amanda Fitzgerald, MA, EdD
Assistant Deputy Executive Director, American School Counselor Association

Sharon A. Hoover, PhD
Co-Director, National Center for School Mental Health; Director, NCTSN Center for Safe Supportive Schools
