Deidra Somerville

Deidra Somerville, PhD, MSW, currently serves as the Executive Director at the YMCA of San Francisco, where leadership responsibilities include establishing the nation's first mental health services branch and managing a team of licensed therapists and support staff. In addition, Deidra is an Adjunct Faculty member in the Psychology Department at DePaul University. Previous experience includes serving as the Executive Director at Alchemy Community Therapy Center, overseeing strategic planning and organizational activities, and as the Director of Sponsored Programs and Research Services at Roosevelt University, where extensive work was done in grant administration and compliance. Deidra's background also includes a significant tenure at the Chicago Housing Authority as a Senior Grant Developer, successfully raising over $100 million. Educational qualifications consist of a BA in Politics and a BA in Sociology from the University of California, Santa Cruz; an MSW from Boston University; and a PhD in Community Psychology from National Louis University.