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Rebecca King

Becca King

NAMI Southern Arizona Board President

Becca King Board Secretary

Becca King is the Chief Operating Officer for HOPE, Inc., another nonprofit in the community.  She has over 10 years of experience working in the public behavioral health system in both program and operations roles.  She has extensive leadership experience and knowledge in nonprofit management and healthcare administration, with a passion for advocacy of recovery services in an integrated healthcare system.  Becca is a certified Recovery Support Specialist and facilitator of the training, identifying as a peer and family member in recovery herself.  While working for HOPE, she obtained her Bachelor’s in Psychology and Master’s in Public Administration from the University of Arizona. She remains an active alumna and Wildcat fan!

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Jennifer Janzen

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Vice President

Jennifer Janzen is the Serious Mental Illness (SMI) Eligibility Education and Training Coordinator at Solari Crisis & Human Services, an award-winning nonprofit that operates data-driven crisis and human services programs and contact centers throughout Arizona. Solari’s Community Support Network’s Eligibility and Care Services Team administers the SMI Eligibility Determination program for the state of Arizona and Jennifer provides state-wide training, coaching, and clarification on all things SMI-related, working directly with Arizona’s Healthcare Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), the Tribal and Regional Behavioral Health Authorities, the Arizona Complete Care Health Plans and Behavioral Health Providers as well as community members, and community partners (like NAMI!) with her ultimate goals of improving public access to care, making sure everyone is treated with respect and dignity, and connecting Arizonans to services and programs that will inspire hope and lead them to recovery.

 

Jennifer’s other passions include cooking and crafting, often tying the two together by hosting themed dinner parties for friends featuring five course meals and handmade decorations. Jennifer also loves photographing nature, often taking sightseeing day trips with a picnic basket and camera. Her love of animals is also apparent as she’s done house and pet sitting for the last 10 years!

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Karl Wagner

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Secretary

Karl Wagner is a native Tucsonan, and a second-generation employee and proud 14-year member of USW Local 937; he, his wife Jen, and their two children participated in the 2019 strike for fair wages, workers’ protections, and benefits at the local mining operation where he worked. That experience confirmed his commitment to local advocacy; a commitment he now brings to NAMI Southern Arizona.

After leaving the mine (instead of crossing a picket line), Karl refocused his energy into community social service work, a long-time dream. He became employed with Pima County Workforce development and co-manages a shelter for those who have been recently evicted from pandemic lay-offs and rising housing costs, providing them with resources from job training services and behavioral health support. Karl feels strongly that everyone needs help at some point in their life.

Karl identifies as a family member of someone living with a mental illness.  His love for Tucson and our community has guided him to volunteer with NAMI and Karl wants his role with NAMI SA to be an opportunity to give back to a community that has given him so much.

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Heather McGovern

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Treasurer

Heather McGover, NAMI Southern Arizona, Treasurer

Heather McGovern, MPA is the Epidemiology Program Manager for the Pima County Health Department and identifies as a peer and family member and a proud part of the LGBTQ community. Heather has worked in various leadership roles within the behavioral health field for the last 12 1/2 years. Specifically working for the public behavioral health system has allowed Heather to deal with many non-traditional business situations. She has addressed these situations by utilizing her educational background, a Master’s in Public Administration and her experience in nonprofit management along with a vast network of individuals who work in public and private entities, to gain knowledge and maintain best practices related to employee relations, business operations, finance and management. Heather also has a unique advantage in that she worked her way up at agencies from the ground level. Heather’s career highlights include:

  • Joining the NAMI Board of Directors
  • Asserting multiple agency's presence in the behavioral health community, in order to reduce stigma around peer- and family-run organizations
  • Visioning multiple agency's financial growth plan and acquiring funding streams though grants, contracts and partnerships to diversify funding over my tenure.
  • Employing strong agency-wide financial internal control systems
  • Hiring diverse and experienced staff
  • Implementing rigorous data measurement tools to highlight accountability and efficiency with multiple departments in multiple agencies
  • Creating a consultation company to assist smaller community organizations in infrastructure development
  • Teaching at the University of Arizona School for Government and Public Policy for 5 years in their undergraduate public administration program
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Julie Jameson

Julia Jameson

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

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Julie has been in the pharmaceutical industry for 30 years, the last 18 with a focus on psychiatric illness. Her passion to help patients stems from seeing friends and family affected by mental illness and suicide.

Julie has been married for over 30 years and has “an amazing 22 year old son!”  She loves to volunteer and has been involved with 4-H, helped friends start a Horse rescue, and been involved with NAMI for many years. She is dedicated to helping NAMI continue to provide great services for those that need it most!

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Allana Lloyd-Hills

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

I am a pharmacist with over 25 years' experience. The past 6 years were spent collaborating with providers in assisting patients with mental health issues within in-patient hospital and outpatient clinic care. My goal is to continue that work, assisting patients to receive the help needed.
Joining the NAMI Board will provide an additional resource for me to make a difference.
I have been married for 26 years and as the parent of two young adults, I am aware of the struggles that young people face on a daily basis.
Together, we can all help for a brighter tomorrow.

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Natalia Molina

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

The daughter of Guatemalan immigrants who settled in the industrial city of Bethlehem, PA, Natalia Molina never dreamed that she would have such a robust career in politics, health education, and health promotion. “Going to school was always a part of the plan and a means to an end to getting a good job.” I graduated from St. Joseph’s University with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and an advanced degree in Public Health.

The breadth and depth of her career has spanned managing programs in the realms of HIV/AIDS education and prevention, workforce development, mental health access to service to Latino seniors, food banking, breast cancer awareness and education to Latinas, volunteer retention, recruitment, and management. Additionally, Natalia has served on a variety of boards and commissions serving community colleges, affordable housing, and those that are unhoused.

“Through all of this work, I was blessed to work shoulder to shoulder with Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) who guided my work and opened my mind to the impact of approaching work through the lens of mental health compassion.” She is inspired to serve on the NAMI SA Board because of the personal experience that she has within her immediate family. “One of the greatest gifts that we can offer our families and communities in the face of mental illness is to face it and talk about it. " inspired to be a part of the NAMI board.”

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Angel Rivers

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

Angel Rivers MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a practitioner of family practice and medication assisted treatment (MAT). She currently works at a rural community health facility as a primary care provider and substance abuse treatment specialist. Angel has a private practice where she provides services to the local community. She is passionate about helping those that suffer from mental illness and addictions. She wants to continue to contribute towards the efforts in battling the "Opioid Crisis".

 

Angel is a proud member of the LGBT community and is looking forward to getting married this fall! She loves to travel and learn about different cultures. She is most at peace when by the water or snuggling with her golden retrievers "there is nothing like it" lol! 

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Faith T. Smith

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

Faith Smith is a paralegal in the Pima County Public Defender’s adult felony unit. She is also a law student at the University of Dayton School of Law. Prior to her work with the PD’s Office, Faith was employed at an estate and elder law firm that specialized in fiduciary work. As a point of contact for fiduciary clients, she often worked with clients managing mental illness and the overwhelming complexity of assets, finances, benefits, and personal care and health.

As a passionate advocate for decarceration efforts, Faith interned with Women’s Justice Institute and Ascend Justice, non-profit organizations based in Chicago. Through Ascend Justice’s Incarcerated Survivors Project, she assisted in providing holistic civil legal services for incarcerated survivors of gender-based violence. After the internships ended, Faith stayed on as a volunteer. In her role as a NAMI Southern AZ Board Member, she will further the work in destigmatizing mental illness and promoting mental health management in her community. 

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David Zynda II

NAMI Southern Arizona Board Member

David Zynda works in the public sector for the Greater Tucson region, engaging in issues surrounding transportation and mobility, economic development, and sustainability. In addition to his service on the NAMI Southern Arizona Board, he also frequently volunteers with the humanitarian aid group Tucson Samaritans and holds board positions in other religious organizations as well. A proud member of the LGBTQ community, David and his partner have lived in Tucson since 2018. As a family member and peer to those experiencing mental illness, David is committed to advancing the mission, vision, and values of NAMI Southern Arizona. 

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