March 14, 2024
NJAMHAA Is excited to present the following awards during the Annual Champions of Courage and Compassion Awards Reception. The ceremony will be held at the end of the first day of the Spring Conference, Advancing Opportunities, Improving Lives, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on April 9, 2024 at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Somerset, NJ.
Champions from across the Nation and State
The Honorable John K. Fetterman
U.S. Senator
Champion in Overcoming Stigma Awar
The Honorable Carol Murphy
New Jersey General Assembly
State Legislative Champion Awar
The Honorable Christine Norbut Beyer, MSW
Commissioner, New Jersey Department of Children and Families
State Leader Champion Award
Jacques Hryshko, LPC, ACS
Chief Executive Officer, Family Connections
NJAMHAA Board Chair
Leadership in DEI Award
Roy Leitstein, MS
Chief Executive Officer
Legacy Treatment Services
Inspiring Behavioral Healthcare Leader Award
Gene Myers
Reporter
Bergen Record
Truth in Media Award
NJAMHAA's Own Champions of Courage and Compassion
Integrity House
Champion Provider of the Year Award
Delia Burgos
CPRS Supervisor
Maryville, Inc.
Champion Peer Leader Award
Claudio Lijo
Education Outreach Coordinator
New Jersey Center for Tourette Syndrome and Associated
Disorders
Champion of Direct Care Services Award
Katelyn Baker
ANWI Instructor, Head Trainer and Co-founder
Attitudes In Reverse®
Innovative Champion of Children's Mental Health
Award
Buddy Garfinkle, MSW
Executive Vice President and Chief Program Officer
Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services Champion of Adult
Services Award (tie
Therese V. Carlson, RN, BSN
Licensed Clinician, Community Support Services Program
Community Hope, Inc.
Champion of Adult Services Award (tie)
Darian Eletto, MEd, LPC, LCADC, NCC, ACS
Chief Clinical Officer - Behavioral Heath
Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Champion of Children's Services Award
These awards will be presented during the Annual Champions of Courage and Compassion Awards Reception at the end of the first day of NJAMHAA's Spring Conference, Advancing Opportunities, Improving Lives, April 9, 2024 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the Delta Hotels by Marriott in Somerset, NJ. Attendance at the reception is included in Day 1 registration.
Click here for conference details and to register.
