Trillium Drop-In Center, a non-profit in Woodbridge that assists individuals with mental illness, has announced Shannon Shy as their new president for the Board of Directors.
Read more about Trillium in our earlier story.
More on Shy, from a release:
Shy succeeds Ann Gurtler who held the role since Trillium’s inception in 2007. Shy is an attorney for the Department of the Navy, a retired Marine Corps Reserve Lieutenant Colonel, the President of the International Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Foundation Board of Directors, and the author of two books about OCD, “It’ll be Okay”: How I Kept OCD from Ruining My Life, and Hope Is on Your Side: A Motivational Journal for Those Affected by OCD. He joined the Trillium board in 2012 and served as a member-at-large. An advocate on OCD issues and a certified peer recovery specialist, Shy is uniquely positioned to both bring insight and compassion to the board as well as substantial experience in non-profit leadership and organizational governance.
“I am extremely honored to have been asked by the board to serve in the role as President. The Trillium staff, volunteers, and my colleagues on the board are tremendously talented and dedicated. Trillium is an important resource for those in our community who struggle with mental illness. I am proud to be associated with them,” Shy said.
“Shannon has proven to be a valuable leader in the mental health community. I’m looking forward to seeing how he can be a part of taking our organization to the next level,” stated Trillium’s Executive Director Cynthia Dudley in a release.
Shy will begin his role immediately.
