Treasurer

Steven Wade, CPA, CA (Canada) MBA, joined NAMI-Santa Clara County’s Board in November 2013 as Treasurer. Impressed by the tireless work the Board Members do, he was eager to help them manage their financial resources and reporting. Steve has been active for many years in helping underserved communities in the Bay Area. He is currently Dean’s Executive Professor of Finance and Accounting at Santa Clara University.

Consultant

Kathy Forward, Consultant, is a family member with several family members who have been diagnosed with mental illness. In 1997, she was fortunate to be in the first Family to Family, the Keys to Understanding, class for families in Santa Clara County dealing with mental illness…

Administrative Manager

Stacy Badgis, Administrative Manager, grew up in the Bay Area and graduated from San Diego State University. She has more than 15 years of experience in marketing including, branding, advertising, promotions, media relations, strategic planning, event production, and team leadership…

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President

Uday Kapoor, M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle 1972, retired as an Engineering Director from Oracle Corporation in 2018. He has over 45 years of experience in several Silicon Valley companies. His adult son has developmental disabilities as well as schizoaffective disorder. Uday’s association with NAMI-SCC started with the Family-to-Family class and intensified when his son…

Programs Manager

Sarah Prabhu began volunteering at NAMI Santa Clara County by teaching NAMI Basics classes, facilitating the Transition Age Youth family support group, a faith-based parent support group called Parents of Vision, and volunteering one day a week at Helpline Help Desk. Now, as the Programs Manager…

Helpline Coordinator

Jeanette Langdell joined NAMI as a volunteer on the Helpline following a career as a program manager with NOVA and the City of Sunnyvale. She now oversees NAMI’s team of Helpline volunteers and staff who provide caring, compassionate support and referrals to resources for individuals …

Media Coordinator

John has created visual designs for consumer, training, education and sales & marketing projects with Apple, United Airlines, SGI and NASA. He has experience with innovative interactive prototypes for web & mobile devices. John’s specialties are user interface and interaction design, 3D and 2D graphics and animation, branding and identity, technical and editorial art, illustration,…

Education Manager

Adela Arce grew up in Santa Clara County. Born to parents who emigrated from Mexico, Adela was raised in a wonderful Mexican community. Adela has been fortunate to give back to her community in varied ways, volunteering at family shelters, food pantries, church events, and as an ESL instructor. Adela also has over 25 years of broad experience in Administration and Management Support.

Peer-to-Peer Class Coordinator

Barbara and her team are responsible for organizing and mentoring the Peer-to-Peer Recovery Education classes. She also participates in the In Our Own Voice Program, Consumer Advisory Council, and is a NAMIWalks Team Captain. Barbara strives to provide people with mental health challenges access to services and empowers them to manage their illnesses…

Provider Course Coordinator

Greg Osborn grew up in Santa Clara County. He worked at several high tech companies including IBM and Intel Corporation in technical customer marketing. At the age of 35, he had his first psychotic break and was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder I. Greg has been the Provider Course Coordinator (and part of the teaching team) for the past seven years…