Staff Members
NAMI Multnomah is a grassroots, volunteer-driven organization that offers free community mental health programs and services. Our volunteers facilitate weekly support groups, teach mental health classes, give presentations to educate the community about mental health, and promote our programs at community events. Our staff support our volunteers and coordinate a variety of programs to fulfill our mission, including providing one-to-one peer support to Veterans, families, and patients in hospital emergency rooms.
Feel free to contact us for information about our programs and other community resources.
Community Programs
The Community Programs team develops and coordinates support groups, classes, and community events dedicated to our mission of Support, Education, and Advocacy. If you would like to get involved with one of our programs, send us an email using the form below.
Drew Deutsch (she/her)
Community Programs Coordinator
Drew coordinates our new volunteer orientations, peer support groups, and Veteran Peer-to-Peer classes.
Lily Brodrick (she/her)
Communications and Programs Coordinator
Lily runs our social media and coordinates our youth and young adult programs, Ending the Silence, and Peer-to-Peer classes. Contact her to request an Ending the Silence presentation at your middle or high school.
Jaime Johnston (she/her)
Director of Community Programs
Jaime oversees our community programs and coordinates our support groups and classes for families. Contact her for inquiries about community collaborations or questions about our family programs.
Peer Training Team
Nichole Hedinger
Peer Support Specialist Training Manager
Taylor Roberts
Program and Data Manager
Administration
Kerri Melda
Executive Director
Kerri brings 30 years of policy, program, and research leadership to NAMI Multnomah. At the core of her non-profit work is the core value of honoring and respecting the lived experience of peers and families, and how that experience can influence better services, supports, and policies in the disability and mental health fields. Prior to NAMI Multnomah, Kerri worked with the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL), supporting efforts to assure best practices in developmental disability and mental health services. She also spent two decades with the Human Services Research Institute (HSRI), where she was distinguished as a national leader in family support policy and evaluation. Kerri has a Bachelor's degree in Special Education from Indiana University and a Master's degree in Public Affairs/Policy & Management from the University of Oregon.
Melinda Larson
Operations Manager
Rhonda Rodriguez
Director of Operations
Peer-Delivered Services
Our free Peer-Delivered Services provide peer-based mental health support to Veterans seeking guidance and support on their journey to mental health recovery, as well as to families involved in the Multnomah County Wraparound program. These services offer understanding from peers with similar experiences and help with navigating systems, connecting to essential resources, and creating personalized care plans.
Adam Johnston
Veteran Peer Support Specialist
AJ Berg
Wraparound & Agile Family Partner
Jennifer Salkoski
Wraparound Family Partner
JoLynn Thompson
Director of Peer-Delivered Services
June Halcomb
Wraparound Family Partner
Katrina Kountz
Wraparound Family Partner
Maddy Perez
Wraparound Family Partner
Tammy Davis
Veteran Peer Support Specialist
Taylor Roberts
Program and Data Manager
Wendy Lopez
Wraparound Family Partner