Announcing BlackWellness Network’s Black Tie Affair Fundraising Event
Saturday, August 17, 6 to 8:30 p.m.
Radisson Plaza Hotel & Suites, Kalamazoo
Announcing BlackWellness Network’s Black Tie Affair Fundraising Event
Welcome to the BlackWellness Network’s Black Tie Affair Fundraising Event: This fundraiser will be a night of elegance and sophistication, all while networking with Black and Brown wellness professionals from around the state.”
BWN’s mission is to increase access to Black and Brown wellness providers through virtual resources.
BWN’s vision is to reduce racial disparities by breaking stigmas, bridging gaps, and building stronger Black and Brown communities.
Keynote Speaker: Kevin Fischer, NAMI Michigan
Kevin Fischer will be the keynotes speaker at the BlackWellness Network Gala Fundraising Event.
Fischer is the Executive Director of NAMI Michigan. NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness.
A retired businessman, Kevin joined NAMI as a volunteer in 2011 after his oldest son Dominique was diagnosed with a mental illness in late 2007 and was lost to suicide in 2010. After serving on the NAMI Michigan Board of Directors as the NAMIWalks Chairperson for two years, and as Board Vice-President for two years, Kevin accepted the role of Executive Director in 2014.
A mental health and suicide prevention advocate, Kevin is the Founder and Director of The Dominique Fischer Memorial Foundation and CEO of EVERYBODY -VS- STIGMA.com, Immediate Past-President of Crisis Intervention Team International (CITI), a member of Governor Whitmer’s Suicide Prevention Commission, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) Mental Health Diversion Council and Behavioral Health Advisory Council (BHAC), Co-Executive Producer of the Mind Matters with Dr. Michele Show and recipient of NAMI’s 2022 Vicki Cottrell Award.
Quoted as saying “this is his last job; his last fight,” Kevin is dedicated to eliminating the stigma of mental illness, which he considers the leading barrier to the early diagnoses and treatment, which leads to better outcomes for all.
Schedule of Events
- 8:30 a.m. Welcome
- 8:40 a.m. Keynote
- 9:30 a.m. Networking/Vendors
- 9:50-10:50 a.m. Session I
- 11 a.m.-Noon Session II
- Noon-1 p.m. Lunch
- 1-2:20 p.m. Afternoon Keynote
- 2:30-3:30 p.m. Session III
- 3:30-4 p.m. Conclusion
Registration Fees
- Social Work, Nursing and McBap CEU’s available
- CEUs (in person or virtual) $99
- Non-CEU registration $80
- Discounted student rate $60
