Who We Are
Our Members
Our members are representatives of their local advocacy groups.
The Florida Mental Health Advocacy Coalition is mostly composed of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) or Mental Health America (MHA). affiliates, but welcomes other mental health advocacy group representatives with a shared mission. For more information, contact Gayle Giese, FLMHAC Administrator: gayle@flmhac.org
board members
Gayle Giese, FLMHAC Coalition Leader and Board President
Amy McClellan, Board Vice-President
Co-Leader, Advocates for Mental Health South Florida
Board President, Key Clubhouse of South Florida
Carali McLean, LCSW, Board Secretary
President, NAMI Marion County
Dawn Steward, Board Treasurer
Florida PTA; Mental Health Association Central Florida
Marsha Martino, Board Member
Former Executive Director, NAMI Palm Beach County
Kimberly Comer, Board Member
Peer Mentor Program Manager, NAMI Palm Beach County
Patrick Heidemann, Board Member
Advocate-Investigator, Disability Rights Florida
Caren Howard, Board Member
Policy Director, Mental Health America (MHA)
Colleen Thayer, Board Member
Executive Director, NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Communication and NAMI Smarts training
Robby Holroyd, Lobbyist/Government Relations
TSE Consulting
NAMI Smarts Advocacy Training
NAMI Smarts Advocacy Training Information
Jo Dee Nicosia at NAMI Florida Programdirector@namiflorida.org
Advocacy Groups and Leader Contacts
(no particular order)
Advocates for Mental Health South Florida (includes Miami-Dade & Monroe)
Amy McClellan, amyjmcclellan@gmail.com
Florida Addiction Treatment Coalition
Bob Lehmann, Vice-President; rj258@aol.com
Florida Recovery Advocacy Project
Khristia Piacente, khristialynns@gmail.com
Susan Nyamora, South Florida Wellness Network, susan@sfwn.org
Hillsborough Recovery Coalition
David Braughton, dbraughton@outlook.com
Inspiring My Generation, Broward County
Fran Reicherter, francesca@inspiringmygeneration.com
League of Women Voters, Palm Beach
Marilyn Ricci, riccird64@gmail.com
Mental Health America of Palm Beach
Andy McAusland, amcausland@mhapbc.org
Mental Health Association Central Florida
Dawn Steward, stu2130@aol.com
Marni Stahlman, ED, MStahlman@mhacf.org
MHA Southeast Florida (located in Broward County)
Laura Diaz de Arce, laura@mhasefl.org
MHA Ft. Walton Beach/Okaloosa Advocacy Group
Contact: Marietta Scheer (MHA), mscheer@mhaow.org
NAMI Advocacy Group (NAGs), Broward County
Donna Linn, dlinn@aol.com
Marilyn Lieberman, marilynml1215@gmail.com
Dr. Sandra Cumper Boynton, sandra@namibroward.org
NAMI/MHA Palm Beach Mental Health Advocacy Group
Marsha Martino, marshamartino@namipbc.org
Katherine Murphy, katherinemurphy@namipbc.org
NAMI Brevard Advocacy Group
Natalie Hussein, nataliehussein@gmail.com
NAMI Florida
Ashley Grimes, President, ash31bull@gmail.com
Jarrod Strickland, Executive Director, executivedirector@namiflorida.org
Gayle Giese, Board Director, gayle@flmhac.org
NAMI Hernando Advocacy Group
Tina Kinney, ED, hope@namihernando.org
Joanne Gillespie, Advocacy Chair, joanne.gillespie@yahoo.com
NAMI Hillsborough Advocacy Group
Contacts: Emily Pedone, Emily.pedone@gmail.com
Demetric Watkins, President: president@namihillsborough.org
NAMI Jacksonville
Suzanne Mailloux, ED, s.mailloux@namijax.org
Christina Troope, cmtroope@gmail.com
Cheryl Virta, cvirta@aol.com
NAMI Marion County
Carali McLean, President, carali.mclean@myhfhc.org
NAMI Martin County
Janice Greller, ED, Janice.greller@namimartincounty.org
Sandi Caimi, sand.lola2014@gmail.com
NAMI Miami-Dade County
Jackie Fernandez, jackie@namimiami.org
NAMI Greater Orlando Advocacy Group
Ron Hoag, ronhoag73@gmail.com
Freddy Morello, Jr., Executive Director, freddy.morello@namigo.org
NAMI Pasco County
Debbie Proulx, Executive Director, executivedirector@namipasco.org
NAMI Pensacola
Linda Finkelstein, namipensacola@gmail.com
NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Colleen Thayer, ED, colleen@namisarasotamanatee.org
Giselle Stolper, Giselle.Stolper@centerstone.org
NAMI Tallahassee
Nancy O'Farrell, Executive Director nancyofarrell047@gmail.com
NAMI Volusia/Flagler/St. John
Khristia Piacente, khristialynns@gmail.com
NAMI FL Peer Leadership Council Rep/Recovery Advocacy Project Florida
Owner, Ceeport Health LLC, a mental health peer support organization in Vero Beach, FL.
Contact: Kimberly Comer, CRPS, kimberlyc64@att.net
Patients Not Prisoners
Lisa Taliaferro, patientsnotprisonersfl@gmail.com
Southeast Florida Recovery Advocates (Palm Beach)
Maureen Kielian, maureen@sefra.org
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