I want to take just one more opportunity to thank and congratulate everyone who made our 2019 NAMI Michigan Honors Black-Tie Gala a success, especially our nominees and winners. As I have said many times before, I consider us all WINNERS; those nominated, those who took home awards, those in attendance, and most importantly all of us who in any way work to build better lives for everyone affected by mental illness.
NAMI Michigan Honors is more than an awards event, it’s a time for us to appreciate and celebrate each other for all we do throughout the year. So, if you have not taken the opportunity to attend in the past, I encourage you to plan to attend March 14, 2020.
Administrator of the Year, Ben Robinson, President/CEO, Rose Hill Center
Advocate of the Year, Malkia Newman, Team Supervisor, CNS Healthcare Anti Stigma Program
Clinical Professionals of the Year, Christine Mary and Laurin Jozlin, Oakland Community Health Network
Educator of the Year, Amy Gee, Davis Hicks Elementary
Hospital/Managed Healthcare Organization of the Year, McLaren Greater Lansing
Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, Sheriff Jerry Clayton, Washtenaw County
Media Organization of the Year Pat & AJ in the Morning, CARZ 108, Town Square Media
Nurse of the Year Susan Stevens, Oakland County Health Network
Peer Support of the Year Hodari Brown, NAMI Metro Detroit
Physician/Psychiatrists of the Year Dr. Michele Reid, CNS Healthcare
NAMI Michigan Volunteers of the Year Barb & Bill Lane, NAMI Livingston
NAMI Michigan Affiliate of the Year, NAMI Lansing
2019 Special Honorees: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
2019 Special Honoree: Waltraud E. “Wally” Prechter, Founder of the Heinz C. Prechter Bipolar Research Program
2019 Special Honoree: Mark Reinstein, PhD, Mental Health Association of Michigan
