Maryalyce Poole
Public Speaker, Advocate, and Author
Maryalyce's Accomplishments
Organized the first Bipolar Support group in Richmond, 1989 and served as president for 7 years. This organization continues to meet the first Tuesday of each month
1993-1996 Severed on a panel for VCU department of Rehabilitations Counseling
“Life long disability” “people first disability second”
Employee of the Year Chesterfield Mental Health Support Services 2003
6 Service Above the Rest Award’s Chesterfield Mental Health Support Services
5 Service of Excellent Cadmus Communications
2005 Lay speaking Ministries United Methodist Church
2006 NAMI distinguish award of service
Key note speaker Henrico Mental Health conference.
Work shops at Chesterfield Mental Health yearly conferences.
WRAP facilitator and have graduated over 240 consumers from the program.
2000 Bishop Sullivan bi continual award for service.
Volunteering Interests
1993-2004 St Mary’s Hospital Behavioral Health floor and Pastoral Care department
Speaker once a year to the VA General Assembly
National Depression Screening day/ Tucker Pavilion.
2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 coordinated Christmas for a group home, donations from St. Olaf Catholic Church in Norge, VA to Totty House assisted living in Ettrick
Memberships
NAMI National Alliance for Mental Illness
VOCAL
FACES-Family Advocates Creates Education Service
Richmond CURSILLO Community - I have been on 11 teams and team leader twice.
St. Paul’s Catholic Church Richmond, VA. Minister to the sick and Eucharist Minister.
St. Elizabeth Anne Seton Catholic Church New Kent, VA.
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