Sue Grace has spent the last 18 years working and advocating for Arizona’s behavioral health system. From 1991 to 1996 she served in the Arizona House of Representatives and served as a State Senator from 1997 to 2000. She focused much of her attention on improving the level of behavioral health care for Arizona’s citizens and spearheaded funding for construction of the new Civil Unit at the Arizona State Hospital, and, in her last year, successfully sponsored funding for Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) teams across Arizona. Sue served for several years as a board member and President of MIKID (Mentally Ill Kids in Distress) and also was an Ex-Officio Member of the AZ State Hospital Advisory Board.
Sue worked from 2005 to 2007 as Family Involvement Specialist for ValueOptions, where she provided technical support to family mentors, served as primary trainer for Family Essentials Trainings, researched and developed recommendations for family support programs, analyzed demographic trends and developed reports that helped identify service recipient and family member needs in our service system.
Currently, Sue works as the Peer Specialist Training and Evaluation Coordinator for Magellan Health Services, where she partners with community members and providers and other department members to develop peer specialist programs aimed at promoting recovery and resiliency.
Sue earned a BA in Journalism from Marquette University and a Masters in Public Administration from ASU. She has lived in Arizona since 1983, and has been married to Vic for 28 years. She has 2 daughters, Elizabeth and Irene. Sue’s first grandchild, Valencia Grace Bergeron, was born in May.
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