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Rules Committee recommends Lena Miller to Mental Health Board
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced Lena Miller, founder of Hunters Point Family, to the Mental Health Board and agreed to forward a letter recommending Terrence Patterson for a related seat; public commenters from Bayview Hunters Point strongly supported Miller’s appointment.
The Rules Committee on July 28 voted to send the nomination of Lena Miller to the Board of Supervisors for appointment to the San Francisco Mental Health Board.
Miller, founder and co-executive director of Hunters Point Family, described long-term community work focused on trauma and youth services in Bayview Hunters Point and cited early research linking high rates of post-traumatic stress in local young people. She told the committee her organization runs after-school and workforce programs and community gardens and is expanding into social enterprise.
Terrence Patterson, a graduate psychology faculty member at the University of San Francisco, described experience integrating programs across agencies and providing culturally appropriate services. Several public commenters from Bayview Hunters Point and colleagues urged the committee to appoint Miller and highlighted her community track record.
Supervisor Ellsberg moved to appoint Lena Miller and to send a letter to Supervisor Campos recommending Terrence Patterson for a related vacancy; the motion was carried and Miller’s nomination was forwarded without recorded opposition. The transcript records public testimony emphasizing community trauma and the need for coordinated mental-health services in Bayview Hunters Point.
Next steps: The committee’s recommendation will be transmitted to the full Board of Supervisors for confirmation.
