The National Alliance on Mental Illness Delaware recently welcomed three community leaders to its board of directors.

Mary Allen Anderson, Vaughn Bond Jr. and Wade G. Jones were appointed to three-year terms to bolster the agency’s mission to support, educate and advocate for people affected by mental illness.

Ms. Allen Anderson, of Middletown, is the executive director of communications for Widener University and oversees internal and external communications for its three campuses. She is a former award-winning reporter for The News Journal, Wilmington, and The Capital, Annapolis, Maryland. She earned a bachelor’s degree from St. John Fisher University, Rochester, New York, and a Master of Public Administration from Wilmington University, where she is also an adjunct faculty member. Before joining the alliance’s board of directors, she served for three years on its Advisory Board.

Mr. Bond, of Bear, retired in 2021 as chief of police of the New Castle County Police Department after 30 years there. He is currently the New Castle County director of public safety. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Delaware State University and is a member of the Delaware chapter of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and of Connecting Families 4 Justice. He previously served on NAMI Delaware’s Advisory Board.

Mr. Jones, of Seaford, is the executive director of the Alternative Solutions Consulting Group and is a Bank of America Employee Assistance Program specialist. He is a licensed professional counselor of mental health, a licensed chemical dependency professional, a national certified counselor, a certified advanced alcohol and drug counselor, a certified co-occurring disorder professional, a certified prevention specialist, an HIV/AIDS counselor and tester, a certified clinical supervisor and a certified mental health screener. He is the clinical lead for the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services’ system of care. Mr. Jones earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wilmington University, as well as certificates in child and family counseling and mental health.

To learn more, visit namidelaware.org.