Carol Zuniga

Board Treasurer

Carol Zuniga, President and CEO of Hegira Health, Inc., has 40 years of experience in the behavioral healthcare industry.  In her three decades of commitment to Hegira Health, she has been instrumental in the organization’s development into one of the largest, most comprehensive, free-standing, non-profit, certified community behavioral health clinics in the region.

Distinguished as a community leader, her recognitions include: selection as one of Crain’s Detroit 2020 Leading Woman in Healthcare, appointment to Governor Whitmer’s Commission on Suicide Prevention in 2022,  the Southern Wayne County Regional Chamber’s 2023 Kyle F. Stack Women of Achievement Leadership Award, the City of Westland’s Compassionate Leaders Improving Lives Award in 2024 and in 2025, WJR- AM Detroit recognized Carol as one of 12 Women from across the state Who Lead the way in business, civics, and humanity.

In addition to opportunities to express her passion for behavioral health wellness through conferences and keynotes, Carol is frequently called upon as an expert for local news appearances, and her monthly column, which covers a broad range of behavioral health-related topics, appears regularly in several local metro Detroit newspapers. Originally from St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Ms. Zuniga is an alumna of University Liggett School in Grosse Pointe Woods.  She graduated from Radford University (Radford, VA), where she completed her MS in Clinical Psychology, and from Macalester College (St. Paul, MN), where she received her BS in Psychology.

Throughout her career, Carol has been driven by her commitment to ensure access to high-quality care for persons with serious behavioral health conditions in Wayne County’s communities.  As a NAMI-MI Board member, Carol is committed to engaging in opportunities to use her knowledge and passions to contribute on a larger stage across the state of Michigan.