Johanna Bergan

Johanna serves as the Executive Director and Director of Member Services and her work keeps her in close contact with YM Chapter Member Network, spread across the United States. Ms. Bergan is a youth advocate and a voice for young people in systems, with a special focus on the mental health system.

Experience as a young adult and young mother has allowed her to see the need for positive systems change. Through her past work as a board member, Vice President and Membership Committee Chair of Youth M.O.V.E. National, Inc., Ms. Bergan has found that the most effective change stems from conversation and dialog with individuals with lived experience.

Through work with Youth M.O.V.E., she has become an experienced speaker and presenter on the importance of youth voice and input throughout all levels of system change. Johanna's philosophy is that of a whole-being wellness outlook to life for herself, her family, and the community.