Writer. Mental Health Advocate. VP of NAMI Ramsey County

Liz Fiedorow Sjaastad is an award-winning writer and the VP President of NAMI Ramsey County.

She received the Loft Literary Center’s Mentor Series Fellowship in 2021. Her memoir, You’re Too Young to Understand, received Honorable Mention in the Memoir Prize for Books and “2025 Top Notable Indies” from Shelf Unbound.

As a mental health advocate, Liz spent seven years on the board of Touchstone Mental Health. She continues to build awareness of schizophrenia to help end the stigma that prevents understanding, research, and important changes for those suffering.

You can find Liz in St. Paul, Minnesota, on a tennis court, pickleball court, or walking her dogs with her hubby. If not, she’ll be in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area paddling and hiking about.