Board Leadership
NAMI Dane County is governed by an active 12-member volunteer Board of Directors that includes people living with mental illness, family members, mental health professionals, business professionals, and educators. The board is responsible for setting the budget and priorities of NAMI Dane County as well as developing the organization’s strategic plan.
At our Annual Meeting on May 20th, we welcomed two new members to our Board of Directors for a 3-year term. Welcome to Rachel Post, L.C.S.W. and Chelsey Tubbs!
We thank the following outgoing Board Members for their service on our board: Nadine Nehls, Bailey Dvorak, and Dr. Nakia Wiley
executive committee
Kenneth Herrmann, MD, President (Principal and Chief Financial Officer, Psychiatric Services)
Caitlyn Liu, Vice President (Director, Product Analytics at American Family Insurance)
Brian Russell, Treasurer (Senior Advance Business Process Manager, Operational Governance, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB))
Patrick Taylor, Secretary (Attorney)
DIRECTORS
Paco Bonnin (Paramedic, Madison Fire Department, C.A.R.E.S. Team)
Juliana Brandt (Data Scientist, Gen Digital)
Nikyra McCann (Mental Health Advocate & Founder, Still Standing Enterprise)
Rachel Post, L.C.S.W. (Senior Consultant, Technical Assistance Collaborative, Inc.)
Coty Roberts (Social Worker)
Shyamal Sharma (Research Scholar, Institute on Healthcare Systems, Brandeis University)
Chelsey Tubbs (Associate Superintendent of Elementary Schools, Madison Metropolitan School District)
Benita Walker (Retired Social Worker)
Contact: president@namidanecounty.org
