NAMI Johnston County, NC is the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
Marilyn J. Lundin founded it on June 10, 2007, while she was earning her master's in Social Work at UNC Chapel Hill.
Richard A. Callahan, the President of NAMI Johnston County, NC since June of 2014, is a retired licensed dispensing optician formerly of Eyecarecenter in Smithfield.
Richard and Marilyn are former members of the NAMI North Carolina Board of Directors.
Richard currently serves on the NAMI National Board of Directors.
Richard is a member of the Johnston-Harnett Counties Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Leadership Council.