Linda Robinson to receive Lyn Smith Award

I am deeply honored to be the recipient of the Bert Nash 2020 Lyn Smith Award. It means so very much to me to think that my friends and colleagues at Bert Nash find me worthy of this prestigious award.

It was my great fortune to join the Bert Nash Endowment Board at a time of growth and innovation, at a time when resources were becoming more and more scarce. It was a time when we envisioned a new way of articulating and sharing the mental health needs in Douglas County. It was a time when we needed to talk about mental illness, about removing the stigma, and about Bert Nash. It was a time when I personally had the opportunity to become a part of a working team to help people Discover, Celebrate and Build Bert Nash. I cherish and value my years on the Board during which time we saw the reinstatement of WRAP in our schools and the passing of the bond issue to build the Mental Health Crisis Intervention Center. I couldn’t have worked with a better team of professionals and volunteers, or for a better cause.

Linda Robinson, former Bert Nash Endowment Board member