Dedicated individuals with a passion for mental health.
Office of the CEO/Executive Director
Marie Wenzel
CEO/Executive Director
Marie Wenzel
CEO/Executive Director
Marie Wenzel has joined the NAMI Delaware team as CEO/Executive Director in October 2024.
Carla Moore
Senior Director of Finance
Carla Moore
Director of Finance
Carla is a dedicated accounting professional who has been meeting the accounting needs of both for-profit and non-profit organizations for over 30 years. As the Director of Finance, Carla is responsible for all finance, accounting and reporting activities as well as human resources oversight. Carla is experienced in all aspects of finance and accounting management, including financial reporting, budgeting, financial modeling and analysis, business planning, and process improvement. Carla enjoys working closely with other members of the NAMI Delaware team to explore how the finance function can support program operations, NAMI Delaware’s mission and those we serve.
Center for Housing & Facilities Team
Merton Briggs
Senior Director of Housing & Facilities
Merton Briggs
Senior Director of Housing & Facilities
Merton worked in multiple facets of the construction field prior to joining NAMI Delaware as a property manager. With a love for numbers and the opportunity to take on more responsibilities he moved into the role of Senior Director of Housing and Facilities. He currently oversees our housing portfolio of 76 properties and takes care of all the finances associated with the daily operations. On top of working directly with HUD, DSHA and the various municipalities statewide, he also is a staunch advocate with lived experience concerning mental health. His commitment to NAMI Delaware’s mission is steadfast along with his loyalty starting his career with NAMI Delaware in 2000.
Doug Culton
Property Manager
Doug Culton
Property Manager
Doug has worked for NAMI Delaware two different times, the first time being from 2009-2011 and he returned in 2018. The thing that motivates Doug the most is being proud of the homes we have to offer to our tenants or hearing the way tenants react when they are shown our homes for the first time. What Doug likes most about his role here is that he’s able to split his time between working in the office and being in the homes with the tenants so he can see the people that we’re affecting on a day to day basis and see people taking advantage of the situation that we’ve been able to offer them. It’s in those faces that Doug is able to see the amazing work NAMI Delaware is doing.
Neshon Love
Property Manager
Neshon Love
Property Manager
Neshon Love has joined NAMI Delaware as a Property Manager in the Housing Department in September 2024.
Steven C. Shute Center for Advocacy, Education & Support Team
Jenn Ford
Director of Programs
Jenn Ford
Director of Programs
Jenn Ford joined the NAMI Delaware team in September 2017. Jenn helps to coordinate support groups, NAMI signature education programs, volunteer recruitment, planning CIT and VRT, and HelpLine. Jenn finds her role to be very rewarding as she helps those who reach out to NAMI Delaware for support and get the support, resources for themselves and their loved ones. Jenn ends each interaction with encouragement that they aren’t alone because NAMI Delaware is here!
Kay-Dean Hayden
Director of Outreach and Community Engagement
Kay-Dean Hayden
Director of Outreach and Community Engagement
Kay-Dean Hayden is NAMI Delaware’s new Director of Outreach and Community Engagement. She has joined the staff in September 2024.
Jacqueline Saldana
Southern Delaware Coordinator
Bilingual – English/Spanish
Jacqueline Contreras
Jacqueline has been serving the Sussex and Kent community since June of 2020 as NAMI’s Multicultural Engagement Coordinator. For over eight years she has been an advocate for Latinos in the community and relishes building relationships with the families she serves. Jacqueline mostly loves the opportunity to learn from the community while at the same time bringing light to the conversation of mental health. Jacqueline is fluent in English and Spanish and offers programs, outreach and training in both languages.
Jim Trojan
Programs Facilitator
Jim Trojan
Jim has volunteered for NAMI organizations off and on for 13 years. His family has been involved for 20 years. As a volunteer, he has contributed in many areas, including NAMI In Our Own Voice, NAMI Peer to Peer and NAMI Connections support group leader. He has shared at police CIT training and was featured in a newspaper article. Jim finds this work very satisfying and thinks it helps people better understand mental health. In his spare time, he enjoys working for his father-in-law in the pest control industry, caring for his son, playing the trumpet and exercising. He enjoys meeting new people and is grateful for the opportunity to be part of the NAMI Delaware team.
Interns
2024 Fall Session
The internship program is under the leadership of Jenn Ford, Director of Programs at NAMI Delaware.