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Michael J. Fitzpatrick, MSW

Michael Fitzpatrick is Executive Director of NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness.   Prior to January of 2004, he served both as the Director of NAMI’s Policy Research Institute and as NAMI’s National Director of Policy.

Mr. Fitzpatrick has served on numerous community, government and non-profit boards and expert panels.  He has served as the President of the Board of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in his home state of Maine, and he presently serves as the Chair of the Campaign for Mental Health Reform.  He also serves on the Board of REACH (Resource for Advancing Children’s Health) Institute (2006).

Prior to joining NAMI in 1999, Mr. Fitzpatrick held senior management positions in state government, non-profit agencies, and the private sector where he developed successful education, employment, housing, outreach and rehabilitation programs.

Mr. Fitzpatrick has an MSW in Administration and Planning from Boston College.  He also served in the Maine State Legislature, and from 1994-1996, he served as the House Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.

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