The mission of NAMI Santa Clara County is to help people with a lived experience of mental illness and families by providing support, education and advocacy; to promote research; to reduce stigma and discrimination in the community; and to improve services by working with mental health professionals and families.
Victor Ojakian, a retired project manager, works tirelessly on mental health and suicide prevention efforts. He is the NAMI-Santa Clara County Board Co-President and participates in several local, regional, California, and national organizations, including the Santa Clara County Behavioral Health Board and Suicide Prevention Oversight Committee, and SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Resource Center Advisory Committee. He became active in NAMI-Santa Clara County shortly after his son took his own life in 2004.
Karen Deloumi joined the NAMI Santa Clara board in late 2019. Karen has been interested in the mental health services including health, financial implications, gaps and unmet needs within the Santa Clara county community since 2014. During this time..
Frank holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Belmont Abbey College In North Carolina.
He began his career as an on-air television and radio broadcaster, then as an executive in commercial broadcasting.
Moryt Milo is a veteran journalist and editor, whose opinion pieces appeared in newspapers nationwide. She was a reporter and editor for the Silicon Valley Community Newspaper, and the Editor of the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
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.
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.
Harold Brown is a retired information technology manager with a career starting in the USAF, including Department Head at El Camino Hospital, Senior Project Manager with IBM, and ending as President and CEO of DRC, a successful health information services company. Harold has a long family history of severe depression and suicide, and he and his wife benefitted greatly from the NAMI Family-to-Family class. He is a key member of the NAMIWalks Silicon Valley organizing committee, which achieves national recognition for fundraising.
Peter Newman, PhD, is an engineer in the high-tech industry designing the data plumbing devices that live inside data centers. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at the age of 17. He joined NAMI-Santa Clara County in 2003 because of his own experience of the importance of education in overcoming mental illness and because of the limited availability of education in the healthcare system. Peter serves as Secretary on the Board.
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.
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…