RADY CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL LEADER HONORED
MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY SALUTED KATHLEEN A. SELLICK

SAN DIEGO – Kathleen A. Sellick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego, was honored Tuesday, May 4 at a celebratory luncheon presented by Mental Health America of San Diego County.

Under the banner of “Healthy Minds Luncheon,” the sixth annual event held at the U.S. Grant Hotel (Presidential Ballroom) in downtown San Diego, from 11:30 am to 1 pm. Ms. Sellick will receive the “Leadership in Action” award, personally presented to her by the hospital’s benefactor, San Diego-based philanthropist Ernest Rady.

The organization, which has been active in San Diego since 1942, is dedicated to promoting mental health, preventing mental and substance abuse conditions and achieving victory over mental illnesses and addictions through advocacy, education, research and service. The annual event recognizes the contributions to this mission by San Diego business and community leaders.

“We are very proud to salute Kathleen for her personal commitment, along with Rady Children’s Hospital, to sustaining the mental health of our community’s children,” said Richard Conklin, president of the board of directors for Mental Health America of San Diego County. “Her devotion to our children’s healthy minds and bodies represents all that is life-affirming about our organization and our on-going mission.”

Under Ms. Sellick’s leadership, Rady Children’s Hospital ranks among the nation’s finest children’s hospitals. The facility provides comprehensive mental health and psychosocial services to several thousand San Diego children and their families, as part of its full-service pediatric medical facility in Kearny Mesa.

Ms. Sellick has been President/CEO at Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego since 2006. Prior to joining the healthcare institution, she served five years as Executive Director of the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle, WA.

Carol LeBeau, former news anchor at KGTV/Channel 10 and a long-time healthy living advocate, served as Master of Ceremonies. Past “Leadership in Action” award honorees include San Diego-based developer/charity leader Morgan Dene Oliver, Paul Hering of Barney & Barney, Sharp HealthCare president Michael Murphy, California legislator Darrel Steinberg and Dr. Ruth Covell of the UCSD School of Medicine.

ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY: THE MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA (MHA) OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY WAS FOUNDED IN 1942 AS THE FIRST MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY ORGANIZATION IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. MHA BRINGS TOGETHER CLIENTS, FAMILIES, PROFESSIONALS, PROVIDERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS AND THE PUBLIC TO COLLABORATE, COOPERATE AND ENSURE AVAILABLE, AFFORDABLE CARE TO ALL CITIZENS. OVER THE YEARS, MHA HAS OFFERED NUMEROUS PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOCUSED ON ADVOCACY, EDUCATION, SERVICES AND RESEARCH.

MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF SAN DIEGO COUNTY (MHASD) IS THE COUNTY’S OLDEST NONPROFIT DEDICATED TO HELPING ALL PEOPLE LIVE MENTALLY HEALTHIER LIVES. AS PART OF A NATIONAL ORGANIZATION WITH MORE THAN 320 AFFILIATES NATIONWIDE, WE REPRESENT A GROWING MOVEMENT OF AMERICANS WHO PROMOTE MENTAL WELLNESS FOR THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE NATION – EVERYDAY AND IN TIMES OF CRISIS. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MHASD, PLEASE VISIT WWW.MHASD.ORG OR CALL 619.543.0412.