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…
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…
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…
Rovina Nimbalkar, Executive Director, brings an expertise in nonprofit leadership and a passion for mental health advocacy. Before coming to NAMI Santa Clara County, Rovina led diverse non-profit organizations that worked with vulnerable women, children, and families from different religious, socio-economic, and ethnic backgrounds.
Juan Perez holds a BA in Human Resource Administration from UNAM. He was a Professor of Social Studies and Art Education in Mexico City and a chemical coordinator at IBM. He is Maestro de Familia a Familia at NAMI-Santa Clara County, a Member of the Office of Family Affairs of the Santa Clara County Mental Health Department and chairman of the Mexican Cultural Diffusion Group. Juan is passionate about the help NAMI provides the Spanish-speaking community.
Beverly Hersh Lozoff is a freelance editor and writer, having spent many years in curriculum development and more recently as an editor of nonfiction trade books. Beverly became involved in NAMI-Santa Clara County in 2008, wanting to learn more about mental health issues, given a family history of depression and anxiety. While she continues to edit the monthly newsletter and various office documents, she added Board Member to her involvement and currently serves as Co-President.
Navah Statman has been a member of NAMI Santa Clara County since 1990. Navah volunteered with NAMI in several Capacities. She had also served as president of our affiliate from 2002 to 2006, and again in 2015.
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…
Alan Cade is a retired senior executive from Hitachi Data Systems where he most recently served as their Vice President of Technical Services. At Hitachi Alan served on their Corporate Donations Committee.
Gerry Larvey is a retired educator originally from Boston, MA. He was a teacher and administrator for 38 years, mostly in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Like many families, he and his wife came to NAMI in crisis in 2008 when his daughter Kate was ill with schizo-affective disorder. Kate took her life in…