Calendar items should be sent to calendar@namiwnc.org.
Online resource suggestions should be sent to resources@namiwnc.org

NAMI Western Carolina Board Members

President: Dr. Jim Pitts, 258-5359, jimpitts1@mac.com
First Vice President: Jerri Hoy, 236-5956, hoyvay1@aol.com
Treasurer: Ron Kellis, 670,8521, pronkel2@aol.com
Recording Secretary: Pam Jaillet, 684-7605, pamelajaillet@bellsouth.net
Corresponding Secretary: Christine Smith, 258-1832, cijp1860@yahoo.com
Bob Carey: rcarey@yancey.main.nc.us
Ex-officio: Mona Cornwell, 687-9624, monacornwell@yahoo.com
Lynn Wood, 768-2401, lynnmcgearywood@msn.com


Legislative contact: Bob Carey, 675-5271, rcarey@yancey.main.nc.us


NAMI-WC Representative to NAMI NC Consumer Council:

Betty Hall, b.i.hall@charter.net
Dave Rowe, alternate, djro778@msn.com


Broughton Hospital

Broughton Hospital in Morganton serves the 37 Western counties. The direct number for Patient Advocacy at Broughton is 1-828-433-2100. Ask for either Advocate Karen Mikeal or Advocate Jennifer Terry. Weekends and after hours, call 1-828-433-2111 and ask for either the advocate on-call to be paged or ask to speak to the in-house supervisor.

Patient Advocates at NC Psychiatric Hospitals: Call the NAMI NC HELPLINE at 800-451-9682 for phone numbers of advocates at the other state psychiatric hospitals.

Human Rights Committee of Broughton Hospital: Elizabeth Smith, 738-0238, Committee Chair, lsmith123@earthlink.net.