Courtney joined the staff of NAMI Fox Valley in 2020 as a Peer Companion for the Iris Place program, and became the Iris Place Assistant  Program Director in 2022. Courtney enjoys sewing, baking, day trips, cats and laughing at her own jokes. Courtney works at Iris Place so that maybe someday her story can be one of the many building blocks for someone else’s recovery. “Healing is not linear.” is her favorite quote.