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On
September 20, 2003, Kelsey Batchelder, Judith Beyer, Roy
Neville, Denise Reed and
Sandra Walters were elected to three-year terms on the
Board of Directors of NAMI-NYS.
 Kelsey
Batchelder
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My
primary concern and focus is to press the New York
State Administration to develop and implement a
comprehensive, integrated system of care for those
citizens who have a serious and persistent mental
illness.
A
member of NAMI since 1991, this is Kelsey Batchelder’s
first term as a Director of NAMINYS. He is also
a member of the Board of Directors of NAMI - New
York City Metro, and has testified before an Assembly
hearing on adult homes and represented NAMI-Metro
in the New York/New York III housing campaign.
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Judith
Beyer |
Emphasizing
Research, Rehabilitation and Vocational Training.
Judith Beyer is Founding Vice President of NAMI-NYS,
co-founder of Schenectady NAMI, NAMI-NYS Research
Co-Chair, and have served on the NAMI-NYS Nominating,
Bylaws and Personnel committees. Last year, she served
on the Conference, Government Affairs and
Research committees. |
Roy
Neville |
I’m
committed to the cause -- I wanted to return to
the board because there is so much not done yet.
Roy
Neville has served several terms on the NAMI-NYS
Board of Directors since 1986 and was its president
for three years in 1989 and the early 1990s. Last
year, although he was not on the Board, he served
on the NAMI-NYS Government Relations and Insurance
committees.
In Schenectady he has served as president or board
member of his affiliate most years since our incorporation
in 1988. |
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In
1986 my 29-year-old younger sister was found dancing
barefoot in the streets of Harlem. She was taken
to a nearby hospital and discharged the next morning.
She leapt from the 14th-story window of her apartment
a few hours later.
Denise
Reed has worked as program director and manager
for a state health care financing agency, vice president
of a managed care consulting firm, and executive
director of a community based, primary care network.
She is currently the principle of a health care
consulting
practice. This will be her first term as a NAMI-NYS
Director. |
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My
brother's illness has showed me the importance of
family
involvement, non-stop advocacy, fighting against
the stigma that surrounds mental illness and increasing
public understanding.
This
will be Sandra Walter’s second term as Director
of NAMI-NYS. Last year, she served as a member of
the Finance Committee and participated in many important
advocacy initiatives directed at the Albany officialdom.
She has also served as a Director of NAMI-New York
City Metro but has since relocated to Albany, which
enables her to be even more involved inthe work
of NAMI-NYS, particularly in its advocacy efforts. |
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