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Mary Russo, new Mental Health Association leader wants to "help others as I was helped"

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The Mental Health Association of Rochester and Monroe County has a new leader.

Mary Russo was recently appointed president and CEO of the organization that promotes mental wellness through a spectrum of services and programs including job support, peer support, education, and training.  MHA stresses cultural competence as it carries out this mission to serve clients who have a wide array of backgrounds, feelings, and beliefs.

Click on the LISTEN link above to hear Russo talk about how her own family history inspired her to take this role and will likely inform her vision for the organization.