Elaine Peng is the founder of Mental Health Association for Chinese Communities (MHACC), She is a leader and developer of multiple mental health programs for the Chinese community. As a consumer and family member, she helps to promote mental health services and provide peer support to the underserved Chinese community. Her only purpose was to help those who desperately need help; hoping that through programs what the MHACC provide, they do not have to experience the despair she went through. She was the recipient of the 2016 NAMI National's Multicultural Outreach Award, and the 2017 NAMI California's Multicultural Outreach Award.

NAMI Family To Family Class Teacher/State Teacher Trainer

NAMI Family Support Group Facilitator/State Trainer

NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group Facilitator

NAMI Peer to Peer Mentor

NAMI Basics Class Teacher

NAMI In Our Own Voice Presenter

NAMI California Mental Health 101 Program Presenter

Wellness Recovery Action Plan® (WRAP®) Facilitator

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Adult Instructor

Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Youth Instructor

Former Member of the Cultural and Linguistic Competence Committee (CLCC) of the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)

Former NAMI California Family Stakeholder Advisory Group Member 

NAMI Alameda County Board Member

Alameda County Mental Health Services Act(MHSA) Stakeholder Group member

10x10 Wellness for Alameda County Advisory Board Member

Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health Patient Advisory Council Member 

Service Employees International Union (SEIU) 2015 Executive Board Member

Alameda County Labor Council Member 

Oakland Chinatown Improvement Council(OCIC) Board Member

United Chinese Americans(UCA) WAVES program Director of Training