NAMI Board Of Directors 2025–2026
This board is made up of:
- 12 directors elected by NAMI membership (4 directors annually)
- One director elected from the Peer Leadership Council
- One director elected from the Executive Directors Council
- One director elected from the Affiliate Presidents Council
- Up to three At-Large directors (who provide additional skills, expertise, and knowledge to strengthen the Alliance and fill strategic needs)
- Two Next Gen directors (nominated by NextGen staff and elected by the Board)
Voting Members can submit bylaw amendments to be considered each year during the elections leading up to the Annual Business Meeting.
Executive Committee
Jeff Fladen
President
Devika Bhushan
First Vice President
Laklieshia Izzard
Second Vice President
Barbara Ricci
Treasurer
Mary Kay Battaglia
Secretary
Shirley J. Holloway
President Emerita
**It is the President’s discretion to have an Immediate Past President, who is a non-voting director.
**The Executive Committee may appoint one Past President as a non-voting President Emeritus.
Directors
Elise Banks-Lovely
Director
Richard A Callahan
Director
Kerry Graves
Director
Victoria Harris
Director
Rebecca Kiessling
Director
Ray Charles Lay
Director
Babu George Mathew
Director
Benjamin McAfee
Director
Linh Preston
Director
Jeremiah Rainville
Director
Sukhi Sahni
Director
Dhanu Sannesy
Director
Glenda Wrenn Gordon
Director
Ruth-Ann Huvane
At-Large Director
Darien Wright
At-Large Director
Imaan Siddiqi
NextGen Director
Davy Yue
NextGen Director
The minutes from meetings of the Board of Directors are made publicly available to ensure transparency.
If you would like to raise an issue or bring a question to the NAMI Board of Directors, please contact them at [email protected]. This email address will route to NAMI staff who will make sure the information is passed to the relevant Board member, committee chair or staff person if staff is better equipped to provide a faster response.