Nami Sarasota County Names Thayer Executive Director

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NAMI Sarasota County (National Alliance on Mental Illness), the nation’s largest organization for individuals and families affected by mental illness, has hired Colleen Thayer as its first executive director. As executive director, Thayer will provide leadership for NAMI Sarasota County’s mission and for the management of all programs and activities of the organization. Thayer brings more than twenty years of management and advocacy to the position, including extensive experience in legislative and governmental affairs as well as communications and management work in nonprofit behavioral health.  Thayer has a Masters in Management and Leadership and holds her accreditation in Public Relations and is a Certified Public Relations Counselor.  She is currently a board member for Centerstone Florida and The Circus Arts Conservatory. 

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