Our Mission
NAMI Champaign County (IL) seeks to improve the lives of individuals who live with mental illness, as well as all those who love them through public awareness, support, education, and advocacy. We were founded in 1983 as Supportive Families of the Mentally Ill and later joined the NAMI alliance. We share the National Alliance on Mental Illness’s values, mission, and passion for mental health.
NAMI Champaign Board
President…… Carolyn Thompson
carolynt@namichampaign.org
Vice President……. Marz Carranza
marz@namichampaign.org
Secretary……. Alicia Jones
alicia@namichampaign.org
Treasurer……. Pat Brown
patbrown@namichampaign.org
Assistant Treasurer…….. Jennifer Buoy
Jen@namichampaign.org
Peer Representative……. Pierce Thompson
pierce.thompson@namichampaign.org
Family Representative……. Georgiana Schuster
georgiana@namichampaign.org
At-Large Member……. Richard Bowles
richard@namichampaign.org
At-Large Member……. Keisha Taylor
NAMI Champaign Committees
- Art for Health – Nancy Carter
- Communications – Carolyn, Teklii
- Community Education - Georgiana
- Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) - Richard Brandt
- Deflection Initiative - Diane Zell
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - seeking a committee chair
- Family Programs - Nancy Carter
- Finance – Jennifer, Pat
- Legislative Advocacy – Georgiana
- Library - Bev Schweighart
- Marketing - Richard
- Membership - Carolyn, Jennifer
- Mulligans - Lyndon Goodly, Nancy Carter
- NAMI on Campus - Diane Zell
- Outreach - Carolyn Thompson
- Peer Programs - Carolyn Thompson
- Spanish language programs - Marz
- Strides Against Stigma - Carolyn Thompson
- Warm line - Dennis Cockrum
- Web designer - Alison Rehm