Marcie Timmerman , MHA is the Executive Director of Mental Health America of Kentucky, a Mental Health First Aid Adult & Youth trainer, a QPR Trainer, and has over 15 years of experience in mental health advocacy. She spent several years managing NAMIWalks Lexington and worked at UK Psychiatry in the past. She is an active member of many groups including the Kentucky Mental Health Coalition where she is Vice-Chair, Bluegrass CIT, and the 988 Planning Committee. Dr. Tiffany Arrows earned her PhD in Counselor Education and Supervision in 2017, her Master’s in Professional Counseling in 2013, and her BA in Psychology in 2002. She has worked in the mental health field for 22 years in multiple roles including two state psychiatric hospitals, residential youth, case management, clinical services and administration in the criminal justice system, and most recently serving as the Regional Director for Specialty and Outreach Services for the community mental health center, New Vista.
Ashley Wells – Has worked for LifeSkills as a Peer Support Specialist for 6 years. Ashley has been a vital member to the Peer Support Team at LifeSkills. Ashley has worked in programs with adults with severe mental illness and substance use disorders. She has worked with women in the domestic violence shelter. She is Chair person of our CFAC council. Ashley is also a peer support curriculum trainer for LifeSkills. Amy Hinton has worked for LifeSkills for 27 years as a case manager and peer support supervisor. In those 26 years I have supported individual through Targeted Case Management for 20 years by helping individuals maintain and grow in their community. For the past 6 years I have supervised the Peer Support Team at LifeSkills, working to grow a program of support not only for individuals but peers supports working in the Community Mental Health system.
Jean Lafky has been a Peer Support Specialist since 2013 and has been a DTR facilitator since 2011.She is currently employed by Kentucky STARS as the Dual Diagnosis State Coordinator. Jean also holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of River Falls, WI and an MA from the University of Alabama.
Frances Howard, an Occupational Therapist, Director of Psych Rehab Therapy and Coordinator of the Recovery Center at the ARH Psychiatric Center in Hazard, KY. She has been employed by ARH for the past 12 years. Susan Turner is the Manager for the Bridgehaven Center for Peer Excellence. She has worked as a consumer advocate and mental health provider for over 29 years. Susan is a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner (CPRP) and Adult Peer Support Specialist. She has made recovery for all her life’s work .
Tamara McNabb has an Associates of Science degree in Medical Assisting but is far happier in her position as an Adult Peer Support Specialist at Eastern State Hospital. She has been employed with NAMI Lexington and has served at the hospital since 2014. Tamara lives in Lexington with her beloved Shih Tzu Buddy.
Lori Norton is the IPS (Individual Placement and Support) Supported Employment Project Director for the University of Kentucky-Human Development Institute. Lori has over 30 years of experience working with and as an advocate for people with significant disabilities in gaining employment. First as a teacher’s assistant, eight years as an employment specialist for a non-profit agency and a community mental health center as well as one of the first Supported Employment Consultants for Vocational Rehabilitation. She was the first IPS Supported Employment Trainer when Kentucky began implementing IPS in 2010. She believes everyone who wants to work should have the opportunity to do so and believes whole heartedly in the principle of zero exclusion! Kevin Haggarty is a certified Peer Support Specialist who runs a successful Schizophrenia Alliance Group at Participation Station. Kevin is also on the NAMI Lexington Peer Support Team at Eastern State Hospital.
David Riggsby is employed by NAMI-Lexington as program Director for KYSTARS (Kentucky System Transformation Advocating Recovery Support). He has been in this position since retiring from Eastern State Hospital in August 2011 where he served as the hospital’s Director of Quality Management. In his 27 years at the hospital he has a wealth of experience with performance measurement, program evaluation and outcomes, indicator development and survey coordination as well as clinical rehabilitation for individuals dealing with serious mental illness. David was also instrumental in the planning and implementation of the innovative Recovery Mall at Eastern State Hospital and was a member of the Bluegrass MH/MR Board’s SMI Task Force. In addition, David worked for 15 years in the hospital’s Rehabilitation Services department and has been a staunch advocate for Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Recovery-based services. He has worked on numerous state-wide initiatives centering around transformation to a Recovery-based system of care and implementation of Peer Support services in Kentucky. David currently provides training and technical assistance to Peer Operated centers around the state and helps organize the annual Kentucky Consumer Conference and the annual Peer Excellence Awards which recognizes the wonderful things that are being done in our state with Peer Support and provides administrative and service support to NAMI Lexington’s Peer Support Team at Eastern State Hospital. Kenna's Creative Canvas - Kenna Spears offers mobile paint parties in Eastern and central Eastern Ky. Fundraisers, parties, team events. She has her own painting studios in Prestonsburg and Pikeville. Kenna's love for art and creating began as soon as she could hold a crayon. Her talents really blossomed when she took art class in high school. From there Kenna has created a business out of her passion.
Jesse Dillow (TAYLRD State Level Youth Coordinator) TAYLRD=Transition Aged Youth Launching Realized Dreams: Jesse is from Ashland KY. Jesse has been working at KPFC (Kentucky Partnership for Families and Children) going on four years. Jesse came from an education background before starting at KPFC, jesse was a 3rd-5th grade math interventionist and taught 4th grade drug prevention (Too Good for Drugs). Jesse was hired based on his lived experience in behavioral health. Jesse has been using his voice to make a change for TAY all over Kentucky. Jesse is working on getting a degree to become a school psychologist so he can achieve his ultimate goal in helping end the stigma around mental health.
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Andrea Jones is an Adult Peer Support Specialist and an Advanced Level WRAP Facilitator. She earned an undergraduate degree in Journalism at Indiana University and a Master of Arts in Teaching at Bellarmine University. Andrea is the Peer Support Program Manager for Adult Services at Seven Counties in Louisville, Kentucky. She enjoys seeing people recover from serious mental illnesses and turn their lives around. WRAP has been important to her recovery and she believes it is something that can help anyone who wants to make positive changes in their life to reach their full potential.
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