03/23/2026
We are still reeling with excitement from our NBHP 2nd Annual ACT for Mental Health Symposium & Inaugural Houston Community Impact Awards Banquet, two-day event on March 4-5, 2026, at the Harris County Department of Education.
Check out our event photos here: https://christinaeymanphotography.pixieset.com/nbhpbanquet/
We are especially grateful to our Board of Directors and NBHP member organizations and attendees, our outstanding planning committee, our excellent presenters, City of Houston Mayor John Whitmire for providing opening remarks at our Awards Banquet, our sponsors, the fabulous Christina Eyman at Dahlia Events& Co. for coordinating the event, photography and florals, (https://www.dahliaeventsandco.com/), the delicious food prepared by Sophisticated Delights (https://www.sophisticateddelights.com/), and everyone else who helped make this event a great success!
Board of Directors:
-Chair: Wayne Young, Chief Executive Officer, The Harris Center for Mental Health and IDD
-Vice-Chair: Nadine Scamp - Chief Executive Officer - Northwest Assistance Ministries
-Treasurer and Finance Committee Chair: Armando Colombo, President & CEO at Menninger Clinic
-Secretary: Erin Orzeck - Chief Executive Officer - Inner Wisdom
-Governance Committee Chair: George Youngblood, CEO, Teen and Family Services
-Development Committee Chair: Anna Coffey, CEO, The Women's Home
-Projects Committee Chair: Charlie McMurray-Horton, Administrative Director, Nursing Strategic Initiatives, Harris Health System
-Public Policy Committee Chair: Bill Bailey, President & CEO, Cenikor Foundation
-Membership Committee Chair: Kerry McCracken, JD, Executive Director, The Children's Assessment Center
-At-Large Member: Cynthia Colbert, President & CEO, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
-Lisa Albert, NBHP Executive Director
Planning Committee:
Charlie McMurray-Horton, Harris Health System
Tanja van Dam, Family Houston
Tej Singh, Communities In Schools of Houston
Angelina Hudson, NAMI Greater Houston
Adrian Lira, Menninger Clinic
Deborah Wilson, Texas Southern University
Staci Sewell, The Women's Home
Christina Eyman, Houston Area Su***de Prevention Coalition
Bridget McCauley, The Council on Recovery
Lisa Albert, NBHP Executive Director
Sydney Carter, NBHP WREDI Program Manager
Presenters:
-Laura Zavala-Membreno, LPC-S, Jhonny Argumedo
-Komeh Freeman, MA, LPC-S, RPT-S, NCC, Amber Vargas, LMFT-S, Kaitlyn Mancha, MA, LPC, and Maria Chavez-Berry, MA, LCSW-S
-Rozella Haydee White, MA
-Angela Cummings, DrPH, Christina Eyman, DBH, MHA, Diane Kaulen, MS, CCLS, Janelle Robinette-Long, LPC-S
-Cynthia Conner, LCSW-S, Ana Cappello, LCSW-S, Martha Lipovac-Dew, LCSW-S, Elexis Pantoja, LPC
-Kara Hill, DHCA, MHA, BSSW
-Janice Stahl (Keynote Speaker)
-Andrew Warren, LPC, LCDC, George Youngblood, LCDC, CCS
-Kamilah Thomas, LCSW
-Jessica Davison, Assistant Vice President of Mission & Strategy, United Way of Greater Houston
-Richard Simonds, Ed.D., MSW, BCC
-Michael Simmons, MPH, Hope Pamplin, PhD
-Damien Kelly, EdD, Chakema Carmack, PhD
-Trevor George, ND
-Jamie Freeny, DrPH, MPH, Michelle Patrquin, PhD, ABPP, Lokesh Shahani, MD, PhD, Lawrence Thompson Jr., PhD
- St. Germain, UTHealth Houston John S. Dunn (Panel Moderator)
-Tracey Burnett-Greenup, LPC, PhD Candidate
-Leigh H. Kent, PhD, LSP, Michael D. Cook, PhD, LMFT, Amanda Ford, PhD, MSW, MAC
-Megan Garzaglass, PhD, LPC-S, RPT-S, Mikayla Williams, MA, LPC, NCC
Sponsors:
Photo collection by Christina Eyman Photography
