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Christine Suniti Bhat (she/her), PhD, LPC, LSC (OH)</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Professor, Department of Counseling & Higher Education</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">The Patton College of Education</span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Former
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">President of the American Counseling Association (2024-2025)</span></i><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<a href="mailto:bhatc@ohio.edu">bhatc@ohio.edu</a><br>
Website: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc">https://www.ohio.edu/education/bhatc</a><br>
Media: <a href="https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat">https://www.ohio.edu/experts/expert/christine-suniti-bhat</a></span><span style="mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Jordan Pepper <jordan.pepper@namisoutheastohio.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, October 20, 2026 10:50 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Jordan Pepper <jordan.pepper@namiathensohio.org><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Harrison, Laura <harrisol@ohio.edu>; Agha, Hibbah <hagha@ohio.edu>; Bhat, Christine <bhatc@ohio.edu>; Chamberlain, Kristin <chamberlain@ohio.edu>; Foreman, Tamarine <foremant@ohio.edu>; Hall, Alicia <ahall@ohio.edu>; Howard, Leah <howardl2@ohio.edu>;
Lu, Huan-Tang <luh1@ohio.edu>; Mather, Peter <matherp@ohio.edu>; Nguyen, David <nguyend4@ohio.edu>; Pillay, Yegan <pillay@ohio.edu>; Stroup, Nicholas <nstroup@ohio.edu>; Urkmez, Bilal <urkmezbi@ohio.edu>; Williford, Michael <willifor@ohio.edu>; Yang, Lijing
<yangl@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] NAMI Speaker Series<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Counseling and Higher Ed Faculty,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I am the Executive Director of NAMI Southeast Ohio and a Patton Alum. I graduated in 2011 with my degree in Community Mental Health Counseling. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">NAMI Speaker Series has been happening in Athens for a long time. I wanted to reach out personally and invite your and your students to our next event, happening November 9th. I have heard this author and local community member speak a
few times. As a mom and practicing clinician, I find her story fascinating.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Please feel free to share with your students. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thanks so much,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jordan<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Jordan Pepper, LPCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#888888">NAMI Southeast Ohio<br>
17 Blue Line Dr.<br>
Athens, OH 45701<br>
TEL: (740) 593-7424<br>
<a href="mailto:jordan.pepper@namiathensohio.org" target="_blank">jordan.pepper@namisoutheastohio.org</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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