Connecting across faiths in mental health ministry

Meet our Board of Directors 
2023-2024 Program Year
As of 6/3/2023
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Chair:
Kim McCahan Batson, MBA
Retired Executive Assistant
Chapel Hill, NC

Vice-Chair
Barbara C. Hall, RCC, RAI, AGM, RAA
Research Administrator, Duke University School
Durham, NC

Treasurer:
Nancye Bryan, BA
Retired, Community Volunteer
Durham, NC
 
Co-Treasurer:
Hugh A. Tilson, PhD
Deacon and Retired Neurobiologist
Chapel Hill, NC
 
Secretary:
Elizabeth Barber, PhD
Executive Director, Durham’s Threshold Clubhouse
Hillsborough, NC

​Cynthia Bucy, BSN, M.Div., M.Ed., RN-BC
Retired Mental Health RN
 
Paul Burgess, BA, M. Div, D. Min
Minister
Chapel Hill, NC
 
Deby Dihoff, MA
Retired Executive Director NAMI NC
Retired LME (Local Management Entity) Director
Chapel Hill, NC
 
Anne Kelly, EdD, BSN
Healthcare Consultant
Adult Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Chapel Hill, NC

Krisha Miller, BS
Community Volunteer
Durham, NC
 
Marianne Mitchell, EdD; MA in Counseling and School Psychology
Youth Mental Health First Aid Instructor
Pittsboro, NC
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Mary Tripp, MA
Mental Health Program Manager
Garner, NC
 
Julie Worth, MS
Retired Science/Environmental Educator
Chapel Hill, NC
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FCMI Annual Meeting and Board Retreat
Personal Summary and Observations
These are not minutes,but are Kim Batson’s reflections on the 6/3/23 meeting in an attempt to memorialize/capture the flavor and spirit of the day. ​

The FCMI Annual Meeting and Board Retreat was held on Saturday, June 3, 2023, from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in the St. Theresa of Calcutta Room at The Catholic Community of St. Thomas More, Chapel Hill, NC.
 
With all but one board member present, it was a glorious first full in-person gathering after nearly 3 ½ years of Covid-driven Zoom meetings. The allotted four hours flew, bookended by joyful greetings/a timetable busting ice breaker at the start and tabled agenda items for next time at the end.  Read the Essay

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