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David Delawder

CRSS, CPRP
Southern Arizona Board President

David Delawder, CRSS, CPRP
NAMI Southern Arizona Board President

In January of 2016 Dave Delawder accepted the position of Instruction Specialist, Sr. at the University of Arizona’s College of Family and Community Medicine Integrated Healthcare Recovery Support Specialist Institute-Workforce Development Program.  He also was elected to the NAMI Southern Arizona Board of Directors in early 2016 where he advocates on the public policy committee.
Dave says that one of his greatest pleasures—along with photography and music—is helping others discover their strengths, negotiate successfully the complex human services system, and move forward on their own recovery journey.

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Marsi Quigley

NAMI Southern Arizona Vice President

Marsi Quigley, NAMI Southern Arizona Vice President

Marsi Quigley slowly moved West by way of New York, Washington, D.C. and Chicago. After 45 years in the public sector as a budget/fiscal analyst and Village Administrator, she recently retired from the U of A Budget Office.

Marsi got involved with NAMISA after taking the Family to Family class and realizing how beneficial it would have been years earlier. She joined the Board to help promote the mission of NAMISA in any way she can. She feels that public awareness through education is key to understanding mental health conditions and reducing the stigma surrounding them.

Marsi is a presenter for two NAMI programs: Ending the Silence and Parents and Teachers as Allies. She participates in the Heart to Heart program and attends a Family and Friends Support Group. She was also one of the top individual and team fundraisers for the 2016 NAMI Walk. Marsi also volunteers as Chair of a Community Justice Board and for Tihan.

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Heather McGovern

NAMI Southern Arizona Treasurer

Heather McGover, NAMI Southern Arizona, Treasurer

Heather McGovern, MPA is currently the Director of Outpatient Operations for Palo Verde Behavioral Health in Tucson, AZ and identifies as a peer and family member and a proud part of the LGBTQ community. Heather has worked in various leadership roles within the behavioral health field for the last 12 1/2 years. Specifically working for the public behavioral health system has allowed Heather to deal with many non-traditional business situations. She has addressed these situations by utilizing her educational background, a Master’s in Public Administration and her experience in nonprofit management along with a vast network of individuals who work in public and private entities, to gain knowledge and maintain best practices related to employee relations, business operations, finance and management. Heather also has a unique advantage in that she worked her way up at agencies from the ground level. Heather’s career highlights include:

  • Joining the NAMI Board of Directors
  • Asserting multiple agency's presence in the behavioral health community, in order to reduce stigma around peer- and family-run organizations
  • Visioning multiple agency's financial growth plan and acquiring funding streams though grants, contracts and partnerships to diversify funding over my tenure.
  • Employing strong agency-wide financial internal control systems
  • Hiring diverse and experienced staff
  • Implementing rigorous data measurement tools to highlight accountability and efficiency with multiple departments in multiple agencies
  • Creating a consultation company to assist smaller community organizations in infrastructure development
  • Teaching at the University of Arizona School for Government and Public Policy for 5 years in their undergraduate public administration program

Recovery Support Specialist Institute-Workforce Development Program.  He also was elected to the NAMI Southern Arizona Board of Directors in early 2016 where he advocates on the public policy committee.
Dave says that one of his greatest pleasures—along with photography and music—is helping others discover their strengths, negotiate successfully the complex human services system, and move forward on their own recovery journey.

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Julia Jameson

Alkermes

Julia Jameson, Alkermes

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Debbie Nicholson

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

Matthew Pate, LMSW, NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

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Matthew Pate

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

Matthew Pate, LMSW, NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

Matt Pate, LMSW, is a Licensed Social Worker with professional experience in the fields of mental health, substance use and housing. In his current position with the Pima County Administrator’s Criminal Justice Reform Unit, he serves as the Program Manager for the Housing First, Permanent Supportive Housing Pilot Project.This project aims to provide permanent supportive housing to persons experiencing a mental health and/or substance use condition with multiple jail bookings in the previous 12 months. In his previous position with the City of Tucson’s Ward 5 Council Office, he collaborated in the creation and implementation of the Tucson Homeless Coalition, Tucson Homeless Work Program, and Tucson Change Movement, which were recognized at the 13th Annual Metropolitan Pima Alliance Common Ground Awards Ceremony. Matt has worked in community behavioral health and has experience in case management, title-36 care coordination, housing program administration, program management and social security applications/appeals.

Matt has served on the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Community Collaborative, working to reduce the jail bed census and improve care for persons experiencing mental health issues. He is a current board member for the National Alliance on Mental illness of Southern Arizona. In 2017, Matt received the “40 Under 40” award presented by the Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, and his accomplishments in the field of social work have also been recognized through the receipt of the Gabe Zimmerman Memorial Scholarship, FBI Community Service Award, and LULAC Silver Award. Matt received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Arizona and a Master’s Degree in Social Work with an emphasis in Policy, Administration and Community Development from Arizona State University.

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Eric Stark, JD, MSW

Eric Stark, JD, MSW| NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

Eric D. Stark is the Community Resources Liaison for Banner University Family Care’s Office of Individual and Family Affairs. He serves as mentor helping members and their families to learn how to more effectively advocate and navigate the behavioral health system. He also helps members find the community resources to help them meet their recovery goals and move forward on their own journey of discovery. Eric came to sunny Arizona by way of the wilds of New Jersey. He holds a law degree from the Dickinson School of Law and is a graduate of the Masters of Social Work program at ASU School of Social Work Tucson Campus. He is a Certified Recovery Support Specialist with over 13 years’ experience working in the behavioral health field including serving as Customer Service Specialist for La Fonterra and a Health Mentor with the University of Arizona’s Camp Wellness and as the Community Outreach Coordinator for HOPE Inc. In addition, he is a public speaker who shares his own inspirational story of overcoming mental health challenges to not only survive but also thrive. In his copious amounts of spare time, Eric enjoys juggling and balloon twisting, though he would prefer to teach others these very learnable skills instead of just being the recipient of praise and accolades.  

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Barbara Zimmerman

Barbara Zimmerman

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ADVISORY COUNCIL

NAME TITLE EMAIL
Lesley Abrams Pastor, St John on the Desert Presbyterian Church
Dr Margie Balfour, MD Chief of Quality & Clinical Innovation, Connections Health Solutions (CRC); Asst. Professor of Psychiatry, University of Arizona; former Board Member
Michael Barr Director, Mobile Assessment Team, Sonora Behavioral Health Hospital
Amelia Cramer Deputy Pima County Attorney, Pima County Attorney's Office
Derek Derrick Principal Systems Engineer, Raytheon Missile Systems, Past President, Raytheon Alliance for Diverse Abilities
Dr. Francisco Garcia, MD Assistant County Administrator, Pima County, College of Public Health, University of Arizona
Tamara Hille Coordinator, School Counseling Dept., TUSD
David Iaconis CPA, Executive Vice-President, Beach Fleischman
Marcia Isbell Enterprise Change Process Leader, Tucson Electric Power
Steve Kozachik Member, Ward 6 Tucson City Council
Edmund Marquez Agent/Principal, Allstate Insurance
Dr. Christian Moher, MD President/CEO Escalera Health
Paula Perrera Director, Pima County Behavioral Health Dept.
Judge Christopher Staring Vice-Chief Justice, Arizona Court of Appeals
Supervisor Ramon Valadez County Supervisor, District 2, Pima County
Sgt. Jason Winsky Mental Health Support Team, Tucson Police Department
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