Who We Are
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
Leader, Advocates for Mental Health South Florida
Board President, Key Clubhouse of South Florida
Carali McLean, LCSW, Board Secretary
Executive Director, NAMI Florida
Member, NAMI Marion County
Dawn Steward, Board Treasurer
Mental Health Association Central Florida
Julie Alexander, Board Director
Board Treasurer, NAMI Tallahassee
Emil Caron, CTP, CRPS-VETERAN, Board Director
La Amistad Behavioral Health Services, Orlando, FL
Kimberly Comer, Board Director CRPS
Owner, Ceeport Health, LLC
Patrick Heidemann, Board Director
Member, NAMI Palm Beach County
Susan Holtzman, Board Director
President and CEO, NAMI Miami-Dade County
Katherine Murphy, Board Director
CEO, NAMI Palm Beach County
Cheryl Virta, Board Director
Operations Director and Advocacy Liaison, NAMI Jacksonville
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
Advocacy Groups and Leader Contacts
(no particular order)
Advocates for Mental Health South Florida (includes Miami-Dade & Monroe)
Amy McClellan
Florida Addiction Treatment Coalition
Karyn Hurley, Secretary
Florida Recovery Advocacy Project
Khristia Piacente
Susan Nyamora, South Florida Wellness Network
Hillsborough Recovery Coalition
David Braughton
Inspiring My Generation, Broward County
Fran Reicherter
League of Women Voters, Palm Beach
Marilyn Ricci
Mental Health America of the Palm Beaches
Jennifer Sellars, COO
Mental Health Association Central Florida
Dawn Steward
Marni Stahlman, Exec. Director
MHA Southeast Florida (located in Broward County)
Laura Diaz de Arce
Paul Jacquith, CEO
MHA Ft. Walton Beach/Okaloosa Advocacy Group
Marietta Scheer (MHA)
NAMI Advocacy Group (NAGs), Broward County
Dr. Joe Oravecz, CEO
Gayle Giese, Marilyn Lieberman
NAMI/MHA Palm Beach Mental Health Advocacy Group
Katherine Murphy, CEO
NAMI Brevard Advocacy Group
Natalie Hussein, Exec. Director
NAMI Citrus County
Cindi Fein, Exec. Director
NAMI Collier County (Naples)
Beth Hatch, CEO
NAMI Emerald Coast
Linda Finkelstein, Exec. Director
Dr. Twanna House, Programs Director
NAMI Florida
Carali McLean, Exec. Director
NAMI Hernando Advocacy Group
Tina Kinney, Exec. Director
Joanne Gillespie, Advocacy Chair
Cherity Juergensmeyer
NAMI Hillsborough Advocacy Group
Emily Pedone
Demetric Watkins, Board President
NAMI Lee, Charlotte, and Hendry Counties
Vacharee Howard, Executive Vice President
Gina Britton, Program Director
NAMI Jacksonville
Suzanne Mailloux, Exec. Director
Cheryl Virta, Advocacy Liaison
NAMI Marion County
Deborah Cooper, Exec. Director
Joe Moia
NAMI Martin County
Janice Greller, ED
Sandi Caimi
NAMI Miami-Dade County
Jackie Fernandez
Gainesville and Alachua County Advocacy Group
Leanne Hibbitts, Board President
NAMI Greater Orlando Advocacy Group
Ron Hoag
Freddy Morello, Jr., Exec. Director
NAMI Pasco County
Debbie Proulx, Exec. Director
NAMI Pensacola
Linda Finkelstein
NAMI Pinellas County
Carali McLean, Exec. Director
NAMI Sarasota and Manatee Counties
Colleen Thayer, Exec. Director
Giselle Stolper
NAMI Tallahassee
Nancy O'Farrell, Executive Director
NAMI Treasure Coast
Janice Greller, Exec. Director
Sandi Caimi
NAMI Volusia/Flagler/St. John Counties
Michael Jones, Jr., President
NAMI FL Peer Leadership Council Rep/Recovery Advocacy Project Florida
Owner, Ceeport Health LLC, a mental health peer support organization in Vero Beach, FL
Kimberly Comer, CRPS
Patients Not Prisoners
Lisa Taliaferro
Southeast Florida Recovery Advocates (Palm Beach)
Maureen Kielian
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