Dave Slusher
Nominated by NAMI Southwest Ohio
Member, NAMI Southwest Ohio

Listen to Dave's Candidate Speech

Program Leader Experience:

• NAMI Family-to-Family, NAMI Ending the Silence, NAMI Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement

Additional NAMI Involvement:

• CIT & NAMI STIGMAFREE WORKPLACE

Public Service:

• NEWPORT KY LUNCH BUDDY (3 years 2015 - 2018) SEM VILLA (7 YEARS 2006 - 2012)

Relationship to Mental Health:

• Family member or direct support of someone with mental illness

Candidate Strengths Assessment

The candidate indicated they have experience in the following areas that will help NAMI achieve its mission and strategic goals:

• Advocacy, Business/Nonprofit Administration, Business/Nonprofit Leadership, Mental Health Service/Support

The candidate indicated they have connections and networks in the following areas:

• Corporate Responsibility, Marketing/Public Relations, Philanthropy

Candidate Leadership Style

The candidate indicated the following descriptors represent their leadership style:

• Action-oriented, Consensus Builder, Data Driven, Decisive, Innovator, Process Thinker, Team Player

Candidate Narrative

The candidate indicated specific skill areas identified as high priority for the 2025-2026 Board where they excel and additional skill areas that would be an asset to the NAMI Board:

Members of faith community as I attend Living Word Church in Vandalia Ohio. I am also a Patron Member of Seed Planter Ministry, Patron members provide guidance, leadership, and financial support for the furtherance of the ministry.

Prior to retirement in January of 2021, I was VP of Sales with 105 associates reporting up to me, with annual sales goals of 1.3 billion. Responsible for sales strategies, sales budgets, employee reviews, data analysis, team building events coordinated with HR.
 

I personally have helped advance the NAMI mission in my community by...

I have guided / facilitated around 300 families through NAMI Family-to-Family across 25 sessions since 2016 offering them hope and a strong sense of community. 10 of my graduates have trained to become leaders themselves. I have also taught / facilitated 119 NAMI Ending the Silence sessions, all 3 modules: since 2021, 23 CIT sessions since 2021, 5 NAMI StigmaFree presentations as well as 8 community engagement sessions.

I work well in coordination with other leaders to accomplish goals as evidenced by...

The recommendation of Katie Harper, Executive Director of NAMI Southwest Ohio.

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