NAMI Sonoma County

Dave House, Molin Malicay, Doug Stevens, Peter Lloyd, Marlene Mahan, Corinne Muelrath, Courtney Puckett, Esther Lemus, Ron Shaw and Mary Thompson-Jaqua are our current Directors.

Please call our office at 707-527-6655 to learn more. Our Board meets at varying times and days. Please call our office for the meeting schedule. We meet in our classroom at 1717 Yulupa Ave, Santa Rosa. You are invited! A time is set aside, after Board business is transacted, for public input.

Our staff includes Rosemary Milbrath, Executive Director, an Office Manager, Volunteer Coordinator and Consumer Programs Leaders. We are also served by many invaluable volunteers, including consumers, family members and members of the community.

conducts support groups and education courses throughout Sonoma County.
provides information and referrals.
maintains a speakers bureau of clients, family members and advocates.
conducts monthly general meetings that address a wide range of topics, including research, medications, financial planning, disability benefits, and recovery.
publishes a newsletter with news from our community and from both state and national.
provides community presentations and representation at health fairs and community events.
holds large community education events to increase understanding and reduce stigma. We have featured authors, films, art events, lectures and physicians.

NAMI Sonoma County is an affiliate of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and of NAMI California. We were founded over 25 years ago. We operate as a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible nonprofit organization in Sonoma County. Our nonprofit tax number is 68-0041644. NAMI Sonoma County's membership includes people with mental health challenges; their family members, relatives, friends, partners and caregivers; mental health professionals; and all who share NAMI's vision and mission.

NAMI Sonoma County offers understanding, support, education and advocacy to anyone concerned about mental illness. We work with public agencies, private businesses and the media to increase knowledge and awareness, while advocating for improved services in the field.

NAMI was founded in 1979 by 254 caring people and now has grown to more than 210,000 members in over 1,200 affiliate groups in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico , the U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa and Guam. NAMI is getting stronger every day. In fact, Worth Magazine recently ranked NAMI in its "Top 100 charities most likely to change the world".

NAMI must represent the community in which we exist. Achieving a diversity that genuinely reflects the community requires purposeful effort, including seeking and identifying emerging leaders, membership recruitment and retention efforts, and development of culturally appropriate resources and materials. In speaking of diversity, we include race, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, disability, families with children with a serious mental illness, and the unique needs of rural communities. We will pay particular attention to providing culturally competent and linguistically appropriate programs and resources in African-American, Asian- American/ Pacific Islander, Native American, and Hispanic/Latino communities.

NAMI Sonoma County relies on volunteers to provide leadership and capacity to accomplish our mission. Volunteers include consumers/clients, family members, friends, mental health professionals, interns, students, and professionals in related fields who wish to make a difference. Volunteers provide many important functions, as teachers, group facilitators, Board members, information specialists, newsletter assistants and more. For information on becoming a volunteer, please call the NAMI Sonoma County office at 707-527-6655.