Melinda Freemon, MS, LPC, CCS

Executive Director

Melinda Freemon has been in health-related leadership positions in Alaska for over 30 years.  She has worked as an Executive Director in the behavioral health and health care fields overseeing comprehensive substance abuse and mental health treatment programs, programs for women in transition, permanent supportive housing programs and public health programs with an emphasis on vulnerable populations.  Ms. Freemon has worked extensively in rural and urban Alaska to address health and social service disparities. Ms. Freemon has served as the Executive Director of the Salvation Army Clitheroe Center, the Director of the Supportive Housing Division for RurAL CAP and the Director of the Anchorage Health Department.  She has served on local task forces and statewide commissions working to improve access to health care for all Alaskans. Ms. Freemon began her position at Anchorage Project Access in August 2018. 

Ms. Freemon is a recipient of the 2012 YWCA BP Exploration’s Woman of Achievement Award as well as the 2012 Hard-Won Victory Award by the American Planning Association Alaska Chapter. Ms. Freemon has a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology and is a licensed Professional Counselor and a Certified Clinical Supervisor.