Advisory Board Liaison to the Workgroup:

Susan Boehrer

Susan Boehrer is the Executive Director of the Oklahoma Federation of Families for Youth and Children’s Mental Health, a non-profit organization promoting advocacy, family support, and technical assistance for Oklahoma Systems of Care.  Ms. Boehrer serves by Governor’s appointment to the Partnership for Children’s Behavioral Health and the Governor’s Transformation Advisory Board.  She is Co-Chair for the Oklahoma Systems of Care State Team and serves on the Behavioral Health Development Team.  Ms. Boehrer is a state-wide trainer for Oklahoma Systems of Care and trains nationally for VROON VanDenBerg, LLP.  Susan graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies.  She represented the state of Oklahoma as Mrs. Oklahoma in 1999 and has spoken at numerous national conferences.  Susan and her husband, Terry, are the parents of two adopted children with complex behavioral health needs and serve as surrogate parents to many other teenagers.