ABOUT US

REACH Board of Directors

Michael Fitzpatrick, CEO and Director

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness), Arlington, VA

Michael Fitzpatrick is Executive Director of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness).  Michael, until January of 2004, served both as the Director of NAMI’s Policy Research Institute and as NAMI’s National Director of Policy.  Mr. Fitzpatrick has an MSW in Administration and Planning from Boston College.  He has also served in the Maine Legislature.  From 1994-1996, he served as the House Chair of the Health and Human Services Committee.

Prior to being employed by NAMI in 1999, Mr. Fitzpatrick was employed by the Spurwink Institute.  Mr. Fitzpatrick has also been employed in senior management positions in state government, with non-profit agencies and in the private sector.  He has developed successful education, employment, housing, outreach and rehabilitation programs.

He has served on numerous community, government and non-profit boards and expert panels.  He has served as the President of the Board of the Long Term Care Ombudsman Program in his home state of Maine.  He presently serves as the Chair of the Campaign for Mental Health Reform (2006).  He also serves on the Board of REACH (Resource for Advancing Children’s Health) Institute (2006).