About Us
NAMI Dubuque, the (National Alliance on Mental Illness), is an affiliate of NAMI National, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by lived experiences. Locally, our community minded approach to brain health services allows us to be approachable, accessible, and equitable in care for our peers, their families, our loved ones, the community and the tri-state area.
Contact Us
225 W 6th Street
Dubuque, Iowa 52001
Additional Locations:
(563) 557-6264
Personnel
Administration
Britni Farber
President/CEO
president@namidubuque.org
Peer Support
Family Support
Barb Otting
Director of Adult Family
Programming
barb@namidubuque.org
Mark Otting
Family Facilitator
Coordinators
Elizabeth Marner
Epworth Program
Coordinator
elizabeth@namidubuque.org
Volunteer Support Facilitators & NAMI Advocates
Board of Dirctors
Dubuque County
Cathy Ahrens
MaryAnn Barton
Kellie Cook
Tom Derr
Carolyn Gottschalk
Kristi Howes
John Meinert
Pam Meinert
Meredith Lahey
Justin Otting
David Pelton
Jami Schadler
Mary Beth Vansteenburg
Deb Wessels
Theresa Wilson
Jones County
Nancy Edwards
Molli Hunter
Kelli Naylor
In Loving Memory
Kat Liebold,
Volunteer Facilitator
Chairman: Kellie Cook
Vice-Chair: Sarah Carlson
Secretary: Megan Gloss
Treasurer: Tom Wagner
At Large
Jeff Walters
Amy Jenkins
Past Presidents
Immediate Past, Britni Farber
Diane Bucko
Susan Ruden
Dee Mosiman (In loving memory)
Past Legacy Building Leadership
Kathryn Beecher-Kolck, VP
Daryl Brufoldt, Program Support
Jim Norman, Peer Programs
Katie Potter, Secretary
Advisory Council
Kathryn Beecher-Kolck, Dubuque
Dustin Farber, Dubuque
Nicole Gantz, Dubuque
Jodi Ehlers, Delaware County
Donna Boss, Delaware County
Mark Otting, Jones County
More leadership coming soon...
About NAMI Dubuque
Welcome to NAMI Dubuque (National Alliance on Mental Illness).
Our mission is to bring stigma-free brain and mental health efforts to the forefront allowing our expanding service areas to be compassionate communities where those with lived and shared experience, can thrive. We focus on education, support and advocacy for peers (people with lived mental health experiences) and their families.
We believe in advocating for those who cannot advocate for themselves and
work collectively to live and build a stigma free community where
mental/brain health services are equitable and sustainable.
We believe in community support, as all of our programs and services are free of charge.
NAMI Dubuque provides interim care (non-clinical) by way of support groups, education classes, materials, presentations and programming using evidence based models.
We strive to be an approachable, accessible nonprofit organization that meets the needs of other agencies through resource sharing and providing emotional support and complementary care
for peers and their families that live within Dubuque, Jones and Delaware counties and surrounding areas.
NAMI Dubuque has been incorporated since 1996 and we are a 501(c)(3).