A chapter of USPRA Officers: April 2006-April 2007 President: Margaret F. Jordan Margaret is Director of Mental Health Services for Human Resources Unlimited, a 36 year old not-for-profit agency in Springfield. She oversees the mental health division, which consists of four psychosocial rehabilitation clubhouses: Forum House in Westfield, Lighthouse in Springfield, Star Light Center in Florence and Tradewinds in Southbridge, all of which are ICCD certified. She oversees supported housing contracts through HUD, DTA employment contracts and contracts to provide employment services to people with mental illness who are homeless. Margaret has held her current position for the past 14 years. Previously she was founding director of Forum House for 4 years, and Director of Westfield Enterprises, a supported employment program in Westfield. Margaret is a Certified Psych Rehabilitation Practitioner, is a surveyor for CARF and serves on numerous task forces and working groups in the areas of homelessness, employment and other areas. She has been a member of the MassPRA board since its inception in 2000, first serving as Secretary and then President-Elect.
Deborah Delman serves as the Executive Coordinator of M-POWER and the Acting Director of The Transformation Center. She credits the beginning of her recovery process to participation in M-POWER. As an early staff member, Ms. Delman helped to found M-POWER and its Boston Chapter in 1987. From 1990 to 1995 she opened and directed a Rehabilitation and Recovery day service for Greater Lynn Mental Health serving people that were being discharged from Danvers State Hospital during its closure. She returned to M-POWER in 1995 as Executive Coordinator, adopting “best practice” training curricula including a Peer Advocacy curriculum by Advocacy Unlimited and the nationally recognized Leadership Academy curriculum. Ms Delman has served as a member of the MassPRA Board of Directors since 2000. She was the recipient of the NAMI – Mass Consumer of the Year Award in 2001 and the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Corporations of Massachusetts Excellence Award in 2001. Deborah holds a BS in Foods & Nutrition from the University of Maine.
Brian currently serves as the Director of Rehabilitation Services for the Metro Boston Area of DMH and has been a board member of the Massachusetts Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association since September 2002. He is a Certified Psychosocial Rehabilitation Practitioner whose interest in providing rehabilitative services to seriously mentally ill individuals dates back to the 1980’s. Prior to beginning his career, Brian obtained a BA in Psychology from UMass Amherst in 1985. he began his career as an Inpatient Mental Health Worker at the Westwood Lodge Psychiatric Hospital. Brian also worked in the Activities Department of Westwood Lodge prior to becoming a DMH Case Manager in the Metro Suburban Area. Brian has supervised Case Management teams in the Metro Suburban Area as, well as Metro Boston. He has obtained a Masters in Human Services Administration from the UMass Boston College of Public & Community Service, and became a Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioner in June of 2003.
Kerri is currently a Program Director for Vinfen Corporation. She oversees two Residential Programs and Supported Housing for the Cambridge/Somerville area. Kerri joined the MassPRA board in March of 2003. Since then she has been an active participant of the Conference committee, and has been responsible for registration at MassPRA’s annual conference. Previously, she worked at the Boston University Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation for 5 years as the Coordinator of Services. She is a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, and holds a Masters in Psychiatric Rehabilitation from Boston University.
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