Adam Swanson, MPP
Swanson speaking at the National Council for Mental Wellbeing conference, 2016.
Swanson testifying at a DC City Council meeting, 2016.
Swanson at the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology, 2023.
Experience
Suicide Prevention Resource Center
Education Development Center
Washington, D.C. • 2016–Present
The College for Behavioral Health Leadership
Mesa, AZ • 2022–Present
Sitka Center for Art and Ecology
Otis, OR • 2024–Present
National Council for Mental Wellbeing
Washington, D.C. • 2013–2016
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. • 2012–2013
Mental Health America
Alexandria, VA • 2012
George Mason University
Department of Communications
Fairfax, VA • 2010–2012
Northern Virginia Mediation Service
Fairfax, VA • 2012
Postcards to the President
Los Angeles, CA • 2009–2010
Memberships & Committees
Lived Experience Advisory Committee
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline • 2016–2023
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee
Education Development Center • 2017–2021
Emergency Department Transitions of Care Expert Panel
National Quality Forum • 2016–2017
National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Standards Advisory Committee
U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Office of Minority Health
National Committee for Quality Assurance • 2016
Mental Health First Aid for LGBT Populations
University of Melbourne • 2015–2016
Education
Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing
Emerson College • 2025
Writing, Literature and Publishing
LGBT Health Policy and Practice Graduate Certificate
George Washington University • 2018
Colombian College of Arts and Sciences
Master of Public Policy
George Mason University • 2012
Schar School of Policy and Government
Focus: Social Policy
Bachelor of Arts
Western Kentucky University • 2010
Sociology, Gender and Women’s Studies, Sexuality Studies