Executive Director: Tracy Levine, MSW, LCSW
Tracy Levine (she/her) is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who joined NRCI in June, 2021 with over 30 years of experience in behavioral health and direct services. Tracy earned both a bachelor’s degree and her Master of Social Work from the University of Michigan. She also has a certificate in Non-Profit Executive Leadership.
Her passion for service and dedication to improving the lives of others is proven through years of leading programs focused on building resilience, strengthening family relationships, and supporting children, families, and emerging adults. Her experience includes serving in senior leadership roles at Chicago agencies providing child and family services, clinical services, and substance use disorders treatment. Additionally, Tracy served as an adjunct faculty in The Chicago School’s Master of Counseling Psychology Program and is a certified instructor for Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) and Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) suicide prevention gatekeeper trainings.
Tracy is a skilled educator, trainer and presenter and an adept advocate for the coordination and implementation of trauma-informed community-based programming, fostering inclusivity, and meeting the needs of the under resourced. Tracy is the Board President of Mental Health America of the Northern Suburbs (MHANS).
Training Coordinator: Tunisha Potter
Tunisha Potter (she/her) is a committed educator and mental health advocate with over a decade of experience in academic advising, counseling, and educational program delivery. She holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and Guidance from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and has consistently dedicated her career to empowering individuals from diverse cultural, socioeconomic, and educational backgrounds.
Before joining the NRCI, Tunisha served as a STEM Scholar Academy Academic Instructor with the CPASS Foundation, where she designed and delivered college prep and digital literacy courses for students from underserved communities. Her efforts equipped students with the skills necessary for college admissions and responsible digital citizenship. Additionally, in her role as a College Advisor at the City Colleges of Chicago, she played a pivotal role in improving enrollment, retention, and completion rates, particularly for first-generation college students. Tunisha’s expertise was also showcased at the “Colleges Changes Everything” conference, where she presented on overcoming community barriers through higher education.
Tunisha is a passionate advocate for mental health awareness, educational equity, and inclusivity. At NRCI, she continues her work by coordinating and delivering mental health education and training to diverse communities, ensuring that all individuals have access to the resources they need to thrive.
Training Coordinator: Casey Curtin
Casey (she/her) graduated with her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology with a concentration in Latinx Mental Health from The Chicago School. She completed Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology and Spanish at Worcester State University. Casey recently completed a clinical internship at a community mental health facility working with survivors of sexual violence. She has been working with NRCI since 2022 as a Graduate Assistant and is happy to continue her work coordinating and assisting with trainings, planning conferences, supporting our social media presence, and destigmatizing mental health challenges in the community with NRCI as a Training Coordinator. Casey is certified in Adult Mental Health First Aid/Higher Education.
Doctoral Fellows:
Amber Greviskes
Amber (she/her) is a second-year student in the Clinical Psychology department where she is working toward her PsyD. Previously, she earned degrees in news-editorial journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Having spent years working with those affected by sexual assault and domestic violence, her research interests include trauma, especially as it relates to crime victims’ experiences, and vicarious trauma in first responders. She is also interested in policies that support the decriminalization of mental illness. This passion led her to NRCI, where she is one of the team’s Mental Health First Aid instructors in addition to researching, developing and presenting other mental health education programs.