Board Leadership

NAMI Dane County is governed by an active 13-member volunteer Board of Directors that includes people living with mental illness, family members, mental health 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.

executive committee

  • Kenneth Herrmann, MD, President (Principal and Chief Financial Officer, Psychiatric Services)

  • Nikyra McCann, Vice President (Mental Health Activist/Founder, Still Standing Enterprise)

  • Brian Russell, Treasurer (Senior Advance Business Process Manager, Operational Governance, State of Wisconsin Investment Board (SWIB))

  • Caitlyn Liu, Secretary (Manager of Business Intelligence & Analytics, Optum)

DIRECTORS

  • Paco Bonnin (Paramedic, Madison Fire Department, C.A.R.E.S. Team)

  • Juliana Brandt (Data Scientist, Gen Digital)

  • Bailey Dvorak (Advanced Program and Policy Analyst, Department of Health Service, State of Wisconsin)

  • Nadine Nehls (Retired School of Nursing Professor and Associate Dean, University of Wisconsin - Madison)

  • Coty Roberts (Social Worker)

  • Shyamal Sharma (Research Scholar, Institute on Healthcare Systems, Brandeis University)

  • Patrick Taylor (Attorney)

  • Benita Walker (Retired Social Worker)

  • Nakia Wiley, Ed.D (Coordinator of SEA Professional Learning and Anti-Racist Initiatives, Madison Metropolitan School District)

Contact: president@namidanecounty.org