People

Executive Director

Sheri Moore, Executive Director

Sheri is a Purdue graduate majoring in Psychology and Law & Society. Sheri has worked in the mental health field, serving the greater Lafayette Community, for more than 17 years. She has assisted with development and implementation of various programs for persons experiencing mental illness or homelessness. Sheri was part of the team in developing the Projects for Assistance to Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program in Lafayette and then creating a program  to assist people to maintain their housing. Sheri is an active member of Tippecanoe County’s Drug Free Coalition, Opioid Taskforce, Homelessness Prevention and Intervention Network, and the Mental Health Collaborative Network.

Staff

Joy has been a member of NAMI since 2015. She is a Peer-to-Peer mentor, Connections Recovery Support Group facilitator, and trained presenter for In Our Own Voice, Parents and Teachers as Allies, Ending the Silence, and Stigmafree Company. She is also a Community Navigator at the Tippecanoe County Jail and a presenter at the NAMI Indiana training for state corrections officers. Joy is a 2017 graduate of the Peer Union Counseling Class. Her previous experiences include VP of Customer Relations Bank One, and Recruiting Manager Krannert School of Management Masters’ Programs. Since 2017 Joy serves as NAMI-WCI’s program director, overseeing 13 education courses, support groups, and outreach presentations.

 Gail Huff, Community Engagement Coordinator

Gail joined the NAMI team in July 2017. She graduated from Purdue University in 2009 with her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Special Education. She married her husband Richard in 1993 and they have three sons. She served an 18 month mission in New Mexico with the Navajo Indians. She loves all animals. She has had ferrets, rabbits, turtles, hamsters and dogs. She has rescued several dogs. Previously she has been a special education teacher, paraprofessional, substitute teacher, waitress trainer, security officer, and team building instructor.

Nettie Haab, Accounts Specialist

At NAMI-WCI, Nettie is responsible for all financial data entries. Nettie received her BSBA from Indiana Wesleyan University. Throughout her career, she was the Administrative Assistant to the President at Rostone Corporation, worked in Human Resources at Subaru-Isuzu Automotive, and served as department secretary for Construction Engineering and Management for the College of Engineering at Purdue University. She is recently retired and enjoys reading, traveling, and volunteering.

Pat Hall, Receptionist

Pat (James) Hall was born in Iramagua, Honshu, Japan at Johnston Air Base where his father was stationed. Pat attended Florida Military Academy where he graduated in 1969. In 1975 he enlisted in the Air Force and served our great country for 14 ½ years. He was stationed at Torjon Spain, Edwards AF Base in California, Ramstien AF Base in Vogeweh Germany and finally Fairchild AF Base in Spokane Washington. Pat spent most of his free time travelling to, France, Germany, Holland, England, Scotland, and Demark. After Pat left the military, he and his wife returned to Lafayette, IN. He began working for NAMI in October of 2017. Pat is our postmaster, receptionist, filing specialist, and assembler of NAMI-WCI's print material and outreach folders.

Interns

Selena Amador, President of NAMI on Campus Purdue/Blue Iris Chronicles Editor

Selena Amador is currently an undergraduate at Purdue studying Psychological Sciences. After graduation, she plans to move onto a PhD program in Clinical Psychology and ultimately pursue a career in academia as a professor and research psychologist. As such, she is passionate about mental illness advocacy, as well as how to better the diagnostic process for improved treatment outcomes. She is currently involved in Ending the Silence, Mental Health America, Crisis Text Line, and the YWCA Domestic Violence Intervention and Prevention Program Shelter. She believes NAMI on Campus can hold a much more central role at Purdue and would love to help realize this goal as President.

Lindsey Macdonald, Blue Iris Chronicles Editor

Lindsey Macdonald is a PhD candidate in the English department at Purdue University where she studies professional/technical writing, healthcare communication, and community engagement. Her dissertation examines the role of public policy and professional writing in health advocacy. She teaches healthcare writing and business writing in addition to tutoring at Purdue’s Writing Lab. Lindsey received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Virginia Tech, and she was a technical writer at a computer manufacturing company in Virginia before entering graduate school. Lindsey is in charge of NAMI-WCI’s monthly newsletter and performs clerical tasks as needed at the office.

Volunteer Coordinators

Board Members

Dr. Nick Piotrowski is Medical Director of Addictions at Valley Oaks Health. He is especially passionate about the treatment of substance use disorders, and their interaction with other mental health concerns. He is also a member of the Drug Free Coalition of Tippecanoe County and the Tippecanoe County Opioid Taskforce.

Pam Weaver has been a nurse at St. Elizabeth Hospital since 1971, with the last 20 years as a case manager for the Behavior Health Unit at St. Elizabeth. Pam has been involved with NAMI for four years. She has completed the Peer-to-Peer class and is now also a CRS.  She is married with one daughter and 3 grandchildren.

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