Edward Woods, LifeWays Board member, has been named chair of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. Woods was first elected to the National Council board as Regional Director for Region 5 in 2013 and was re-elected for two additional 3-year terms from 2014 until 2020. He was then appointed Secretary-Treasurer in 2020, Second Vice Chair in 2021, and first Vice Chair in 2022. He will become the Board Chair effective July 1, 2023.
Woods has served on the Mid-State Health Network (MSHN) board since its inception in 2014 and is in his third term as its chair, also serving on the MSHN Substance Use Disorder Oversight Policy Board. He was president of Community Mental Health Association of Michigan - CMHA (then Michigan Association of Community Mental Health Boards – MACMHB) in 2010, chair of the CMHA Cultural Diversity Committee, and continues to be on its executive committee.
Woods was appointed to the LifeWays Board in January 1989. During the 13 terms, he has held every board officer position and chaired all board standing committees at least once.
Wood’s community involvement includes service on boards of the Jackson Chamber of Commerce, Jackson County Community Foundation, The Enterprise Group, Jackson Area Manufacturers Association, Jackson County Foster Care Review Board, National Association of Foster Care Reviewers, Allegiance Health Quality Council, Trustee Emeritus on Jackson Community Foundation board, Henry Ford Allegiance Health Systems, and Catholic Charities.
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