Keris Jan Myrick

Keris Jän Myrick is the Chief, Peer Services for the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. Ms. Myrick was formerly the Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs for the Center for Mental Health Services of the United States Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Ms. Myrick is a leading mental health advocate and executive, known for her innovative and inclusive approach to mental health reform and the public disclosure of her personal story. Ms. Myrick has over 15 years of experience in mental health services innovations, transformation, and peer workforce development. Ms. Myrick was recently selected to serve on the American Psychiatric Association’s App Advisor Panel. Ms. Myrick was previously President and CEO of Project Return Peer Support Network, a Los Angeles-based, peer-run nonprofit, the President of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), and served as a consultant to the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Office of Minority and National Affairs.

Ms. Myrick is featured in the CalMHSA documentary A New State of Mind: Ending the Stigma of Mental Illness and her personal story was featured in the New York Times series: Lives Restored, which told the personal narratives of several professionals living with mental health issues.  

Ms. Myrick has a Master of Science degree in organizational psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology of Alliant International University. Her Master of Business Administration degree is from Case Western University’s Weatherhead school of Management.