In Brief
[naviga:h3]NAMI names Lamison as new executive director[/naviga:h3]
Donna Lamison has been named the new executive director of the Butler County Chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
Jennifer McConnell, NAMI’s Butler County board president, said Lamison is an experienced administrator with strong communication skills who will be helpful in expanding programming options for county residents with mental illness.
Lamison was the founding executive director of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders in Pittsburgh and assistant director of administrative affairs for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and its sister organization, the National Board for Certification of Hospice and Palliative Nurses, both in Pittsburgh.
Lamison will manage the Butler NAMI office at the Center for Community Resources on Main Street, coordinate the annual NAMI Walk, and oversee various programs.
Lamison replaces Kathy McDonnell Perkins, who served as NAMI Butler’s director since 2016.
In January, NAMI Butler announced new support groups at Community Alliance Church on Mercer Road and Saxonburg’s ABBA House.
NAMI Butler plans to begin offering Family-to-Family Education Classes, a free 12-session program for those affected by a loved one’s mental illness.
[naviga:h3]Butler-Freeport Trail board to host quarterly meeting[/naviga:h3]
The quarterly meeting of the Butler-Freeport Community Trail’s board of directors will begin at 7 p.m. Monday at Concordia Lutheran Ministries, 134 Marwood Road, Cabot.
Those attending should use Entrance 4 to access the board room.
Chris Ziegler, trail board president, reminds trail users that cross pipes and ditching work is underway between the Marwood and Great Belt accesses, so caution should be exercised in that area.
The trail board is also looking for Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts to work on the many projects that will start in the spring.
Scouts interested in a trail project can call Ziegler at 724-968-6852.
