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National Association of State Mental Health
Program Directors
Annual 2017 Meeting
July 30 – August 1, 2017
PARTICIPANT LIST
Renaissance Capital View Hotel
2800 S. Potomac Avenue,
Arlington, Virginia 22202
(703) 413-1300
1 *presenter
Alabama
Lynn T. Beshear
Commissioner
Alabama Department of Mental Health
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1410
Phone: 334-242-3640
Email: lynn.beshear@mh.alabama.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Gayla Caddell
Coordinator
Child & Adolescent Services, Alabama Department
of Mental Health
100 N. Union Street
P.O. Box 301410
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Phone: 334-353-7832
Email: Gayla.Caddell@Mh.alabama.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Thomas Klinner
General Counsel
Alabama Department of Mental Health
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Phone: 334-242-3038
Email: tommy.klinner@mh.alabama.gov
Legal Division
Lorna Bland, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility, Forensic
Psychiatry
11 N Water St., #10290
Mobile, Alabama 36602
Phone: 251-455-9952
Email: lorna.bland@hardin.mh.alabama.gov
Forensic Division
Zelda Diane Baugher, M.B.A., C.P.A.
Associate Commissioner for Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
Alabama Department of Mental Health
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Phone: 334-242-3642
Email: diane.baugher@mh.alabama.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Michael Autrey
Director
Office of Consumer Relations, Alabama Department
of Mental Health
100 North Union Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36130
Phone: 334-242-3642
Email: michael.autrey@mh.alabama.gov
NAC/SMHA
Alaska
Randall Burns
Director
Alaska Division of Behavioral Health
3601 C Street, Suite 878
Anchorage, Alaska 99503
Phone: 907-269-5948
Email: randall.burns@alaska.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Arizona
Thomas J. Betlach *
Director
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System,
Department of Health Services
801 E. Jefferson Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85034
Phone: 602-417-4711
Email: tom.betlach@azahcccs.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
2 *presenter
Leon Boyko
Chief Administrative Officer
RI International
2701 N. 16th Street, Suite #316
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
Phone: 866-481-5361
Email: Leon.Boyko@riinternational.com
David Covington, L.P.C., M.B.A.
CEO and President
RI International
2701 N. 16th Street, Suite #316
Phoenix, Arizona 85006
Phone: 866-481-5361
Email: David.Covington@riinternational.com
Leslie Schwalbe
Senior Vice President
Optum Government Solutions
1909 East Jeanine Drive
Tempe, Arizona 85284
Phone: 480-766-6479
Email: Leslie.Schwalbe@optum.com
Arkansas
Pamela Dodson
Assistant Director for Adult Services
Division of Behavioral Health Services, Arkansas
Department of Human Services
305 South Palm Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone: 501-686-9411
Email: pamela.dodson@dhs.arkansas.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner (proxy)
Lisa Kessler
System of Care Director
Arkansas Division of Behavioral Health Services,
Children's Mental Health Services
4800 West 7th Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72205
Phone: 501-683-0956
Email: lisa.kessler@dhs.arkansas.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
California
Pam Ahlin
Director
California Health and Human Services Agency,
Department of State Hospitals
1600 9th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: 916-654-2309
Email: pam.ahlin@dsh.ca.gov
Bruce Bronzan
President
Trilogy Integrated Resources/Network of Care
1101 5th Ave Suite 250
San Rafael, California 94901
Phone: 415-458-5900
Email: bbronzan@trilogyir.com
Stephanie Clendenin
Chief Deputy Director
California Health and Human Services Agency,
Department of State Hospitals
1600 9th Street, Rm. 151
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: 916-654-2309
Email: stephanie.clendenin@dsh.ca.gov
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Adriana Furuzawa, L.M.F.T., C.P.R.P.*
Division Director
Felton Institute
711 Van Ness Ave, Suite 550
San Francisco, California 94102
Phone: 415-474-7310, ext. 314
Email: afuruzawa@felton.org
Phillip Hershon*
Peer Support Specialist
Felton Institute, Family Service Agency of San
Francisco
1108 S. El Camino Real
San Mateo, California 94402
Phone: 650-619-2252
Email: phershon@felton.org
3 *presenter
Laysha Ostrow, Ph.D., M.P.P *
Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Live & Learn, Inc.
785 Quintana Rd. #219
Morro Bay, California 93442
Phone: 213-373-3850
Email: laysha@livelearninc.net
Katherine Warburton, D.O.
Acting Medical Director/Deputy Director of Clinical
Operations California Department of State Hospitals
1600 9th Street
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: 916-654-3602
Email: katherine.warburton@dsh.ca.gov
Medical Directors Council
Colorado
Nancy VanDeMark
Director
Colorado Department of Human Services, Office of
Behavioral Health
3824 W. Princeton Circle, Bldg. 15
Denver, Colorado 80236
Phone: 303-866-7434
Email: nancy.vandemark@state.co.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Kimberly Nordstrom, M.D., J.D.
Division Director
Mental Health Institutes, Office of Behavioral
Health, Colorado Department of Human Services
3824 W Princeton Circle
Denver, Colorado 80236
Phone: 303-866-7097
Email: kimberly.nordstrom@state.co.us
Forensic Division, Medical Directors Council
Connecticut
Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon, Ph.D.
Commissioner
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services
410 Capitol Avenue
PO Box 341431
Hartford, Connecticut 6134
Phone: 860-418-6676
Email: miriam.delphin-rittmon@ct.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Tim Marshall
Director of Mental Health
Connecticut Department of Children and Families,
Behavioral Health
505 Hudson Street
Hartford, Connecticut 6104
Phone: 860-550-6531
Email: timmarshall@ct.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Michael Norko
Director of Forensic Services
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and
Addiction Services
45 Green Lane
Durham, Connecticut 6422
Phone: 860-262-6733
Email: michael.norko@ct.gov
Forensic Division
Delaware
Melissa A. Smith, M.A.*
Planner
Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of
Services for Aging and Adults with Physical
Disabilities
1901 N. DuPont Highway
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Phone: 302-255-9380
Email: melissa.a.smith@state.de.us
4 *presenter
Alexia Wolf
Quality Outcomes Review Manager
Delaware Health and Social Services, Division of
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
1901 North Dupont Highway
Springer Building, Room 446
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Phone: 302-255-2701
Email: alexia.wolf@state.de.us
NAC/SMHA
District of Columbia
Denise Dunbar
Director
Child and Youth Services Division, DC Department
of Behavioral Health
64 New York Avenue NE
2nd Floor, Washington DC 20002
Phone: 202-673-7126
Email: denise.dunbar@dc.gov
Children, Youth and Families Division
Merrill Friedman
Senior Director
Disability Policy Engagement, Anthem, Inc.
1001 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 710
Washington, District of Columbia 20009
Phone: 757-518-3664
Email: merrill.frieddman@anthem.com
Constance Garner
Policy Director
Foley Hoag, LLP
1717 K St. NW
Washington, District of Columbia 20006
Phone: 202-261-7347
Email: cgarner@foleyhoag.com
Al Guida, J.D. *
Principal
Guide Consulting Services
440 First St, NW Suite 430
Washington, District of Columbia 20009
Phone: 202-331-1120
Email: aguida@guidelobby.com
Jim Wotring
Senior Deputy Director
DC Department of Behavioral Health
64 New York Avenue N.E
Washington, District of Columbia 20002
Phone: 202-671-3180
Email: wotring.jamesR@dc.gov
Financing & Medicaid Division
Florida
John Bryant
Assistant Secretary for Substance Abuse and Mental
Health
Department of Children and Families
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Bldg. 6, Room 291
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
Phone: 850-717-4416
Email: john.bryant@myflfamilies.com
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Laurie Blades
Deputy Director for Substance Abuse and Mental
Health
Florida Department of Children and Families
1317 Winewood Blvd.
Bldg. 6, Room 280
Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700
Phone: 850-717-4283
Email: laurie.blades@myflfamilies.com
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Judge Steve Leifman*
Associate Administrative Judge
Miami Dade County Court, 11th Judicial Circuit
Court
1351 N.W. 12th St., Rm. 617
Miami, Florida 33125
Phone: 305-548-5394
Email: sleifman@jud11.flcourts.org
5 *presenter
Katharine Lyon*
Principal
Mercer
168 Rosehill Drive W
Tallahassee, Florida 32312
Phone: 813-249-0481
Email: kate.lyon@mercer.com
Georgia
Judith Fitzgerald
Commissioner
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street SW, 24-290
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-463-7945
Email: judy.fitzgerald@dbhdd.ga.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Karen Bailey, Ph.D.
Director of Forensic Services
State of Georgia Department of Behavioral Health &
Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 23-393
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Phone: 404-657-2384
Email: karen.bailey@dbhdd.ga.gov
Forensic Division
Wendy Farmer, L.P.C.
CEO
Behavioral Health Link
233 Peachtree St. NE Suite 500
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-420-3202
Email: wfarmer@ihrcorp.com
Richard Fields
President and Senior Consultant
Fields & Associates, Inc.
150 St. Marks Dr., Suite 202
Stockbridge, Georgia 30281
Phone: 770-389-3800
Email: RFieldsMD@fieldsinc.com
Amy Howell
Assistant Commissioner/General Counsel
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree St, NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-232-1216
Email: amy.howell@dbhdd.ga.gov
Legal Division
Dante McKay
Director
Office of Children, Young Adults & Families,
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health &
Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street NW
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-615-8204
Email: dante.mckay@dbhdd.ga.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Emile Risby
Medical Director
State of Georgia Department of Behavioral Health &
Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 24-492
Atlanta, Georgia 30058
Phone: 404-558-8835
Email: emile.risby@dbhdd.ga.gov
Medical Directors Council
Tony Sanchez, C.A.R.E.S., C.A.D.C.
Director
Office of Recovery Transformation, Department of
Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, N.W., Suite 23-101
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Phone: 404-463-7361
Email: tony.sanchez@dbhdd.ga.gov
NAC/SMHA
6 *presenter
Melissa Sperbeck
Director
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities, Division of
Performance Management and Quality Improvement
2 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-561-2474
Email: melissa.sperbeck@dbhdd.ga.gov
Wendy White Tiegreen, M.S.W.
Director of Medicaid & Health Systems Innovation
State of Georgia Department of Behavioral Health &
Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street, NW, Suite 23-392
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-463-2468
Email: wendy.tiegreen@dbhdd.ga.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Terri Timberlake
Director of Adult Mental Health
Georgia Department of Behavioral Health
2 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30303
Phone: 404-576-5507
Email: terri.timberlake@dbhdd,ga.gov
Older Persons Division
Brenda King Woodard, Esq.
Director
Legal Services, Georgia Department of Behavioral
Health and Developmental Disabilities
2 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 22.220
Atlanta, Georgia 30303-3142
Phone: 404-232-1937
Email: Brenda.Woodard@dbhdd.ga.gov
Legal Division
Guam
Rey Vega
Director
Guam Behavioral Health & Wellness Center
790 Governor Carlos G. Camacho Road
Tamuning, Guam 96913
Phone: 671-647-1901
Email: rey.vega@gbhwc.guam.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Hawaii
Lynn Fallin*
Deputy Director
State of Hawaii Behavioral Health Administration,
Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street, #325, Director's Office
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: 808-586-4416
Email: lynn.fallin@doh.hawaii.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Mark Fridovich, Ph.D., M.P.A.
Administrator
Adult Mental Health Division, Hawaii Department
of Health
1250 Punchbowl St., #256
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: 808-586-4770
Email: mark.fridovich@doh.hawaii.gov
Forensic Division, Older Persons Division
Lorrin Kim
Chief
Office of Planning, Policy and Program
Development, Hawaii Department of Health
1250 Punchbowl Street, Room 120
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: 808-586-4187
Email: lorrin.kim@doh.hawaii.gov
7 *presenter
Edie Mayeshiro
Medical Assistance Program Officer
State of Hawaii Department of Human Services
601 Kamokila Blvd., Room 518
Kapolei, Hawaii 96707
Phone: 808-692-8134
Email: emayeshiro@dhs.hawaii.gov
M. Stanton Michels, M.D.
Administrator
Hawaii Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Division
3627 Kilauea Avenue Room 101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone: 808-733-9339
Email: stanton.michels@doh.hawaii.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Michelle Nakata
Deputy Attorney General
Hawaii Health and Human Services Division,
Department of the Attorney General
3627 Kilauea Avenue Room 101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816
Phone: 808-587-3050
Email: Michelle.E.Nakata@hawaii.gov
Legal Division
Debbie Tanakaya
Deputy Attorney General
Health & Human Services Division, Attorney
General's Office, Hawaii Department of Health /
Hawaii State Hospital
1250 Punchbowl St., #256
Honolulu, Hawaii 96813
Phone: 808-587-3050 Email: Debbie.L.Tanakaya@hawaii.gov
Legal Division
Illinois
Diana Knaebe
Director
Division of Mental Health, Illinois Department of
Human Services
600 East Ash Street, Building 500
Springfield, Illinois 62703
Phone: 217-782-0071
Email: diana.knaebe@illinois.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Randall Autry
Director
Navigant
150 No. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone: 312-583-3741
Email: randall.autry@navigant.com
Lisa Betz
Deputy Director
Division of Mental Health, Child and Adolescent
Services, Illinois Department of Human Services
401 S. Clinton, Second Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone: 312-793-1372
Email: Lisa.J.Betz@illinois.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Sharon Coleman, Psy.D.
Deputy Director of Forensic & Justice Services
Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of
Mental Health
401 S. Clinton Street, 2nd floor
Chicago, Illinois 60607
Phone: 773-354-1719
Email: sharon.coleman@illinois.gov
Forensic Division
Catherine Sreckovich
Managing Director
Navigant
150 No. Riverside Plaza, Suite 2100
Chicago, Illinois 60606
Phone: 312-583-5747
Email: csreckovich@navigant.com
8 *presenter
Indiana
Kevin Moore
Director
Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction
402 W. Washington St, Room W353
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232-7860
Email: kevin.moore@fssa.in.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Sirrilla Blackmon
Deputy Director of Youth Services
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration,
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
402 West Washington Street, Room W-353
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232- 7843
Email: sirrilla.blackmon@fssa.in.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Angela Boarman
Forensic Treatment Services Program Manager,
Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction
402 W Washington Street, Room W353
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232-7865
Email: angela.boarman@fssa.in.gov
Forensic Division
Amy Brinkley
Bureau Chief
Office of Family and Consumer Affairs, Indiana
State Family and Social Services Administration,
Division of Mental Health and Addictions
176 Point West
West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Phone: 765-430-7283
Email: amy.brinkley@fssa.in.gov
Gina Eckart*
Managing Principal
Health Management Associates
9000 Keystone Crossing, Suite 550
Indianapolis, Indiana 46240
Phone: 317-9753035
Email: geckart@healthmanagement.com
Katherine Gregory
Chief Counsel
Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Indiana
Family and Social Services Administration, Office
of General Counsel
402 W. Washington St., Rm. W451
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232-7856
Email: Kathy.gregory@fssa.in.gov
Legal Division
Debbie Herrmann
Deputy Director
Adult Mental Health and Medicaid Initiatives,
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration,
Division of Mental Health and Addiction
402 W. Washington Street Room W353
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-690-3923
Email: debra.herrmann@fssa.in.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Older Persons Division
Jerry Sheward, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Indiana Family and Social Services Administration,
Division of Mental Health and Addictions
402 West Washington Street, Room W461
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-995-5352
Email: jerry.sheward@fssa.in.gov
Medical Directors Council
Kansas
Susan Fout
Commissioner
Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services,
Behavioral Health Services
503 S Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Phone: 785-296-3471
Email: diana.marsh@ks.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
9 *presenter
Michelle Sweeney
Behavioral Health Services Director
Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services,
Behavioral Health Services
503 S Kansas Ave
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Phone: 785-296-3471
Email: michelle.sweeney@ks.gov
Chris Bush
Adult Inpatient Manager
Kansas Department for Aging & Disability Services,
Behavioral Health Services
503 S Kansas Ave
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Phone: 785-296-3471
Email: chris.bush@ks.gov
Kimberly Lynch
Chief Counsel
Kansas Department for Aging and Disability
Services, Legal Division
503 South Kansas Avenue
Topeka, Kansas 66603
Phone: 785-296-0237
Email: kimberly.lynch@ks.gov
Legal Division
Kentucky
Wendy Morris
Commissioner
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services,
Behavioral Health, Developmental & Intellectual
Disabilities
275 E. Main Street 4WG
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Phone: 502-782-6253
Email: wendy.morris@ky.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Beth Jordan
Children's Branch Manager
Kentucky Department of Behavioral Health,
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities
275 East Main Street, 4W-G
Frankfort, Kentucky 40621
Phone: 502-782-6172
Email: beth.jordan@ky.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Allison Paul
Program Administrator
Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services,
Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental
and Intellectual Disabilities
275 East Main Street 4G-W
Frankfort, Kentucky 40065
Phone: 502-782-5497
Email: Allison.Paul@ky.gov
Louisiana
James Hussey, M.D.
Assistant Secretary
Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Department
of Health
P.O. Box 4049
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821-4049
Phone: 225-342-8916
Email: james.hussey@la.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Medical Directors Council
Ann Darling
Program Manager 2
Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Department
of Health
628 N 4th Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Phone: 225-342-2540
Email: ann.darling@la.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
10 *presenter
Leila Miller
Psychologist 3
Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Department
of Health
628 N. 4th Street
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802
Phone: 225-342-2540
Email: leila.miller@la.gov
Forensic Division
Janice Petersen
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Behavioral Health, Louisiana Department
of Health
628 N. 4th St, Suite 469
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821
Phone: 225-3429532
Email: janice.petersen@la.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Maine
Sheldon Wheeler
Director
Department of Health and Human Services
41 Anthony Ave
Augusta, Maine 04333
Phone: 207-287-2595
Email: sheldon.wheeler@maine.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Maryland
Barbara Bazron, Ph.D. Deputy Secretary for Behavioral Health
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene,
Behavioral Health Administration
55 Wade Avenue, Dix Building
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Phone: 410-402-8452
Email: barbara.bazron@maryland.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Brian Altman*
Division of Policy Innovation (DPI); Acting
Director of Legislation, Office of Policy Planning
and Innovations (OPPI), SAMHSA,
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: brian.altman@samhsa.hhs.gov
Mirtha Beadle, M.P.H.*
Acting Director
Office of Policy Planning & Innovation (OPPI)
Director, Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy
SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: mirtha.beadle@samhsa.hhs.gov
Cyntrice Bellamy, M.S., M.Ed.
Director, Division of State and Community Systems
Development (DSCSD)
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
5600 Fishers Lane, 14E30
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-1100
Email: Cyntrice.Bellamy@samhsa.hhs.gov
Gary M. Blau, Ph.D.*
Chief
Child, Adolescent and Family Branch, Center for
Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane, Room 14N01
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-1980
E-mail: gary.blau@samhsa.hhs.gov
Kim Leah Bright, M.D.
Medical Director
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene,
Behavioral Health Administration
55 Wade Avenue-Dix Building
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Phone: 410-402-8446
Email: kim.bright@maryland.gov
11 *presenter
Christopher Carroll*
Director, Health Care Financing and Systems Inte-
gration, Office of Policy Planning and Innovations
(OPPI), SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: chris.carroll@samhsa.gov
Charlie Curie
Principal
The Curie Group
18508 Fontana Lane
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20879
Phone: 301-519-8961
Email: curie@curiegroup.com
Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W.*
Director
SAMHSA Center for Mental Health Services
5600 Fishers Lane, Office # 14E41
Rockville, Maryland 20857
Phone: 240-276-1310
Email: Paolo.Delvecchio@SAMHSA.hhs.gov
Kana Enomoto*
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary
SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone: 240-276-2000
Email: kana.enomoto@samhsa.hhs.gov
Dr. Anita Everett*
Chief Medical Officer; Director, Office of Policy
Planning and Innovations (OPPI), SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: anita.everett@samhsa.hss.gov
Suzanne C. Fields, M.S.W.*
Senior Advisor for Health Care Policy & Financing
University of Maryland School of Social Work
306 W. Redwood Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
Phone: 443-610-8770
Email: sfields@ssw.umaryland.edu
W. Lawrence Fitch, J.D. *
Adjunct Professor
University of Maryland Law School and Medical
School
500 W. Baltimore Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1786
Phone: 410-507-4356
Email: fitchwillard@gmail.com
Fran Harding*
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
(CSAP), SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: fran.harding@samhsa.hhs.gov
Robert K. Heinssen, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.*
Director
NIMH Division of Services and Intervention
Research
6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 7141, MSC 9629
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-9663
Phone: 301-435-0371
Email: rheinsse@mail.nih.gov
Marla Hendriksson M.P.M.*
Director, Office of Communications, SAMHSA,
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: marla.hendriksson@samhsa.hhs.gov
Larke Huang, Ph.D.*
Director, Office of Behavioral Health Equity, Office
of Policy Planning and Innovations (OPPI),
SAMHSA
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
Email: larke.huang@samhsa.hhs.gov
Garrett E. Moran, Ph.D.
Vice President
Westat
1600 Research Blvd.
Rockville, Maryland 20850
Phone: 301-294-3821
Email: GarrettMoran@Westat.com
12 *presenter
Erik Roskes
Director
Maryland Department of Health & Mental Hygiene,
Behavioral Health Administration, Office of
Forensic Services
55 Wade Avenue, Mitchell Bldg.
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Phone: 410-834-1646
Email: erik.roskes@maryland.gov
Forensic Division
Timothy Santoni, M.A. *
Administrator
University of Maryland School of Medicine,
Systems Evaluation Center
1501 So. Edgewood St. Suite L
Baltimore, Maryland 21227
Phone: 410-646-3892
Email: tsantoni.sec@gmail.com
Edgar Wiggins, M.H.S.*
Executive Director
Baltimore Crisis Response, Inc.
5124 Greenwich Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21229
Phone: 410-433-5255
Email: ewiggins@bcresponse.org
Albert Zachik, M.D.
Director, Child & Adolescent Services
Maryland Department of Health, Behavioral Health
Administration
55 Wade Ave., Mitchell Building
Catonsville, Maryland 21228
Phone: 410-402-8401
Email: albert.zachik@maryland.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Massachusetts
Joan Mikula
Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston, Massachusetts 2114
Phone: 617-626-8123
Email: Joan.mikula@massmail.state.ma.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Lester Blumberg
General Counsel
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford St.
Boston, Massachusetts 2114
Phone: 617-626-8233
Email: lester.blumberg@state.ma.us
Legal Division
Richard G. Frank, Ph.D.*
Margaret T. Morris Professor of Health Economics
Department of Health Care Policy, Harvard Medical
School
180 Longwood Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115-5899
Phone: 617-432-0178
Email: frank@hcp.med.harvard.edu
Kevin Martone, L.S.W.*
Executive Director
Technical Assistance Collaborative
31 Saint James Ave, Suite 950
Boston, Massachusetts 2116
Phone: 617-266-5657 x 133
Email: kmartone@tacinc.org
Carol Bianco-Miller, B.A.
Co-Director
Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., Center for
Technical Assistance
490-B Boston Post Rd
Boston, Massachusetts 1776
Phone: 978-443-0055
Email: pembree@ahpnet.com
Emily Sherwood, M.P.A.
Deputy Commissioner, Children Youth and Families
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford St.
Boston, Massachusetts 2114
Phone: 617-429-8239
Email: Emily.Sherwood@massmail.state.ma.us
Children, Youth, and Families Division
13 *presenter
Kathy Sanders, M.D.
Deputy Commissioner
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health
25 Staniford Street
Boston, Massachusetts 2114
Phone: 617-626-8059
Email: kathy.sanders@massmail.state.ma.us
Medical Directors Council
Robert Walker
Consumer Engagement Liaison
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health, Office
of Recovery and Empowerment
25 Staniford Street
Boston, Massachusetts 2114
Phone: 617-626-8275
Email: robert.walker@state.ma.us
NAC/SMHA
Michigan
Lynda Zeller*
Deputy Director
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services,
Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities
Administration
Lewis Cass Building, 320 South Walnut
Lansing, Michigan 48910
Phone: 517-335-0196
Email: ZellerL2@michigan.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Sheri Falvay
Director
Michigan Department of Health and Human
Services, Mental Health Services to Children and
Families
235 S. Grand Ave., Suite 1103
Lansing, Michigan 48909
Phone: 517-241-5762
Email: falvays@michigan.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Colleen Jasper
Administrator
Office of Consumer Relations, Michigan Behavioral
Health and Developmental Disabilities
Administration
320 S. Walnut Street
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Phone: 517- 383-1255
Email: jasper@michigan.gov
NAC/SMHA
Cynthia Kelly
Bureau Director
Michigan Department of Health & Human Services,
Bureau of Hospitals and Administrative Operations
320 S. Walnut Street
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Phone: 517-335-0263
Email: Kellyc@michigan.gov
Forensic Division
Debra Pinals, M.D.*
Medical Director of Behavioral Health and Forensic
Programs,Michigan Behavioral Health and
Developmental Disabilities Administration
320 S. Walnut St
Lansing, Michigan 48933
Phone: 517-256-4115
Email: Pinalsd@michigan.gov
Forensic Division, Medical Directors Council
Thomas Renwick
Director
Bureau of Community Based Services, Michigan
Department of Health and Human Services
Lewis Cass Bldg., 320 South Walnut
Lansing, Michigan 48913
Phone: 517-373-2568
Email: RenwickT@michigan.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Older Persons Division
14 *presenter
Minnesota
Claire Wilson
Assistant Commissioner
Minnesota Department of Human Services,
Community Supports Administration
P.O. Box 64988
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0988
Phone: 651-431-2323
Email: claire.wilson@state.mn.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Rebecca Geist
Senior Business Analyst
Optum State Government Solutions
11000 Optum Circle
Eden Prairie, Minnesota 55344
Phone: 763-361-6626
Email: Rebecca.Geist@optum.com
Soniya Hirachan
Forensic Director, Direct Care and Treatment
Forensic Treatment Services, Minnesota Department
of Human Services
100 Freeman Drive
St. Peter, Minnesota 56082
Phone: 507-985-2009
Email: Soniya.X.Hirachan@state.mn.us
Medical Directors Council
Carol LaBine, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W.
Deputy Director
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Mental
Health Division
540 Cedar Street
St. Paul, Minnesota 55101
Phone: 651-431-4871
Email: carol.labine@state.mn.us
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Carol Olson
Chief Executive Officer
Forensic Treatment Services, Minnesota Department
of Human Services
100 Freeman Drive
St. Peter, Minnesota 56082
Phone: 507-985-3128
Email: carol.olson@state.mn.us
Forensic Division
Marshall E. Smith
Health Systems CEO
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Direct
Care and Treatment
444 Lafayette Road
St. Paul, Minnesota 55155
Phone: 573-821-0686
Email: marshall.e.smith@state.mn.us
KyleeAnn Stevens, M.D.
Psychiatrist
Minnesota Department of Human Services,
PO Box 64894
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164
Phone: 651-431-3684
Email: kyleeann.s.stevens@state.mn.us
Forensic Division, Medical Directors Council
Bill Wyss
Manager/SOC Project Director
Minnesota Department of Human Services, Mental
Health Division
P.0. Box 64981
St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0981
Phone: 651-431-2364
Email: bill.wyss@state.mn.us
Children, Youth, and Families Division
15 *presenter
Mississippi
Diana Mikula
Executive Director
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
239 North Lamar Street, 1101 Robert E. Lee
Building
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Phone: 601-359-6260
Email: diana.mikula@dmh.ms.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Sandra Parks
Director of Children & Youth Division
Mississippi Department of Mental Health
239 North Lamar Street
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
Phone: 601-359-6285
Email: sandra.parks@dmh.ms.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Missouri
Rick Gowdy, Ph.D.
Division Director
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of
Behavioral Health
1706 East Elm Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Phone: 573-751-9499
Email: Rick.Gowdy@dmh.mo.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Connie Cahalan
Children's Director
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of
Behavioral Health
1706 East Elm Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Phone: 573-526-8197
Email: Connie.Cahalan@dmh.mo.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Jeanette Simmons, Psy.D.
Director of Forensic Services
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of
Behavioral Health
1706 East Elm Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Phone: 573-751-9647
Email: Jeanette.Simmons@dmh.mo.gov
Forensic Division
Angeline Stanislaus, M.D.
Chief Medical Directors Council-Adult Services
Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of
Behavioral Health
1706 East Elm Street
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Phone: 573-751-2794
Email: Angeline.Stanislaus@dmh.mo.gov
Medical Directors Council
Nebraska
Sheri Dawson, R.N.
Director
Nebraska Department of Health and Human
Services, Division of Behavioral Health
301 Centennial Mall South, NSOB 3rd Floor
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 402-471-8553
Email: sheri.dawson@nebraska.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Craig Christenson
CMO
H4 Technology, LLC
14217 Dayton Circle, Suite 7
Omaha, Nebraska 68137
Phone: 402-819-4441 x103
Email: Craig@h4-technology.com
16 *presenter
Cynthia Harris
Program Specialist
Division of Behavioral Health, Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall, South 3rd Floor
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 402-471-7766
Email: cynthia.harris@nebraska.gov
NAC/SMHA
Christopher Henkenius
CEO
H4 Technology, LLC
14217 Dayton Circle, Suite 7
Omaha, Nebraska 68137
Phone: 402-819-4441 x102
Email: Chris@h4-technology.com
Linda Wittmuss *
Deputy Director, Systems Integration
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South - 3rd Floor
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
Phone: 402-471-7714
Email: Linda.Wittmuss@nebraska.gov
Nevada
Amy Roukie
Deputy Administrator
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services,
Division of Public & Behavioral Health
4150 Technology Way #301
Carson City, Nevada 89701
Phone: 775-684-3735
Email: amyroukie@health.nv.gov
Older Persons Division
Leon Ravin, M.D.
Statewide Psychiatric Medical Director
Nevada Statewide Psychiatric Medical Directors
Council, Division of Public & Behavioral Health
2423 Cordoba Bluff Ct.
Las Vegas, Nevada 89135
Phone: 702-238-4967
Email: lravin@health.nv.gov
Medical Directors Council
Elizabeth Neighbors, Ph.D.,A.B.P.P.
Immediate Past Chair
NASMHPD Forensic Division
1345 Coupler Court
Sparks, Nevada 89434
Phone: 775-843-5449
Email: eneighbors@health.nv.gov
Forensic Division
Kelly Wooldridge
Administrator
Nevada Division of Child and Family Services
4126 Technology Way, 3rd Floor
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone: 775-684-4459
Email: kwooldridge@dcfs.nv.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
New Hampshire
Julianne Carbin
Director
New Hampshire Department of Health & Human
Services, Bureau of Mental Health Services
105 Pleasant St
Concord, New Hampshire 3301
Phone: 603-271-5000
Email: Julianne.Carbin@dhhs.nh.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Thomas Grinley
Office of Consumer and Family Affairs, New
Hampshire Department of Health and Human
Services, Division for Behavioral Health,
Bureau of Mental Health Services
105 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-3861
Phone: 603- 271-5045
Email: thomas.grinley@dhhs.nh.gov
NAC/SMHA
17 *presenter
Jeffrey Meyers
Commissioner
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human
Services
Commissioner's Office, 129 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire 3301
Phone: 603-271-9446
Email: Jeffrey.Meyers@dhhs.nh.gov
Erica Ungarelli
Director
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human
Services, Bureau for Children's Behavioral Health
105 Pleasant St
Concord, New Hampshire 3301
Phone: 603-271-5006
Email: erica.ungarelli@dhhs.nh.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
New Jersey
Valerie Mielke
Assistant Commissioner
Division of Mental Health & Addiction Services,
New Jersey Department of Human Services
222 South Warren Street, PO Box 700
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: 609-777-0702
Email: valerie.mielke@dhs.state.nj.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
George H. Brice, Jr., M.S.W.*
Assistant Professor and Trainer, Supported
Employment and Education Specialist, Coordinated
Care
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
School of Health Professions, Department of
Psychiatric Rehabilitation & Counseling
200 College Drive, Jefferson Hall- Room 204,
Blackwood, New Jersey 08012
Phone: 908-581-8053
Email: bricejgh@shp.rutgers.edu
Lisa Ciaston, Esq.
Legal Liaison
Mental Health & Addiction Services, New Jersey
Department of Human Services
222 South Warren Street, P.O. Box 700
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: 609-777-0694
Email: Lisa.Ciaston@dhs.state.nj.us
Legal Division
Nicosia Domenica, M.S.
Research Scientist
Office of Olmstead, Compliance, Planning and
Evaluation, New Jersey Division of Mental Health
and Addiction Services
222 South Warren Street, 3rd floor
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: 609-777-0726
Email: Domenica.Nicosia@dhs.state.nj.us
Robert Eilers, M.D.*
Medical Director
New Jersey Division of Mental Health and
Addiction Services, Department of Human Services
222 South Warren Street, 3rd Fl.
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: 609-777-0686
Email: robert.eilers@dhs.state.nj.us
Medical Directors Council
Donna Migliorino, R.N., N.E.-B.C., M.P.H.*
Deputy Assistant Division Director
Office of Olmstead, Compliance, Planning and
Evaluation, New Jersey Division of Mental Health
and Addiction Services
222 South Warren Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: 609-777-0669
Email: Donna.Migliorino@dhs.state.nj.us
18 *presenter
Elizabeth Manley
Assistant Commissioner
New Jersey’s Children's System of Care,
Department of Children and Families
50 East State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625
Phone: 609-888-7200
Email: Elizabeth.Manley@dcf.state.nj.us
Children, Youth, and Families Division
New Mexico
Wayne Lindstrom, Ph.D.Director
Behavioral Health Services Division, New Mexico
Human Services Department
37 Plaza la Prensa
Santa Fe, New Mexico 87507
Phone: 505-476-9295
Email: Wayne.Lindstrom@state.nm.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Caroline Bonham, M.D.
Director, Center for Rural and Community
Psychiatry
New Mexico Behavioral Health Collaborative
MSC09 5030
1 University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131
Phone: 505-272-6238
Email: cbonham@salud.unm.edu
Medical Directors Council
New York
Ann Sullivan, M.D.
Commissioner
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue, 8th Floor
Albany, New York 12229
Phone: 518-474-4403
Email: ann.sullivan@omh.ny.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
John Allen
Special Assistant to Commissioner
New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Ave
Albany, New York 12229
Phone: 518-473-6579
Email: john.allen@omh.ny.gov
NAC/SMHA
Barbara Leadholm
Principal
Health Management Associates
1133 Avenue of the Americas, Suite 620
New York, New York 10036
Phone: 646-590-0237
Email: bleadholm@healthmanagement.com
Li-Wen Lee, MD
Medical Director/Assistant Commissioner
New York Office of Mental Health, Division of
Forensic Services
330 Fifth Ave., 9th Floor
New York, New York 10001
Phone: (212) 330-6389
Email: li-wen.lee@omh.ny.gov
Forensic Division
Shari Sinwelski, M.S./Ed.S., L.P.C.C.
Associate Project Director
Mental Health Association of New York City
50 Broadway
New York, New York 10004
Phone: 212-614-6394
Email: ssinwelski@mhaofnyc.org
Joseph Swinford
Deputy Director
New York State Office of Mental Health, Office of
Consumer Affairs
44 Holland Ave
Albany, New York 12229
Phone: 518-473-6579
Email: joseph.swinford@omh.ny.gov
NAC/SMHA
19 *presenter
Gary Weiskopf
Associate Commissioner
New York State Office of Mental Health, Division
of Managed Care
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, New York 12229
Phone: 518-402-2822
Email: gary.weiskopf@omh.ny.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
North Carolina
Jason Vogler
Interim Senior Director
North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse
Services
3001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-3001
Phone: 919-715-2019
Email: jason.vogler@dhhs.nc.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Peter Barboriak, M.D., Ph.D.
Unit Clinical Director
Central Regional Hospital, Forensic Services Unit
300 Veazey Road
Butner, North Carolina 27509-1626
Phone: 919-764-2000
Email: peter.barboriak@dhhs.nc.gov
Forensic Division
Lisa Corbett
General Counsel
North Carolina Department of Health and Human
Services, General Counsel's Office
2001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699
Phone: 919-855-4800
Email: lisa.corbett@dhhs.nc.gov
Legal Division
Carol Duncan Clayton, Ph.D.
Translational Neuroscientist
Relias Learning
111 Corning Rd. Suite 250
Cary, North Carolina 27518
Phone: 919-491-0819
Email: clayton@cmthealthcare.com
Lisa Haire
Assistant Director
North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Services
3001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-3001
Phone: 919-715-2100
Email: lisa.haire@dhhs.nc.gov
Venkata (Amba) Jonnalagadda
Medical Director
North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Services
3001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-3001
Phone: 919-715-2021
Email: venkata.jonnalagadda@ddhhs.nc.gov
Medical Directors Council
Dan Venedam
Account Executive
Relias Learning, Relias Analytics
111 Corning Rd. Suite 250
Cary, North Carolina 27518
Phone: 717-759-8573
Email: dvenedam@reliaslearning.com
Debbie Webster
Mental Health Program Manager, Chair, OPD
North Carolina Division of Mental Health,
Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse
Services
3004 Mail Service Center, 306 N. Wilmington St.
Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-3004
Phone: 919-715-2373
Email: debbie.webster@dhhs.nc.gov
Older Persons Division
20 *presenter
Ohio
Tracy Plouck*
Director
Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction
Services
30 East Broad Street, 36th floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-2337
Email: Tracy.Plouck@mha.ohio.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Financing and Medicaid Division
Mark Hurst, M.D. *
Medical Director
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services
30 E. Broad Street, 36th Floor
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-6890
Email: Mark.Hurst@mha.ohio.gov
Medical Directors Council
Holly Jones
Project Director
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services, Bureau of Children & Families
30 East Broad Street, 8th floor
Columbus, Ohio 43123
Phone: 614-644-8559
Email: holly.jones@mha.ohio.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Grace Kolliesuah
Chief
Bureau of Children and Families, Ohio Mental
Health and Addiction Services, Office of Prevention
& Wellness
30 E. Broad St., 8th Fl.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-6386
Email: Grace.kolliesuah@mha.ohio.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Terry Watts
Bureau Chief
Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction
Services
30 East Broad Street
Columbus, Ohio 43215
Phone: 614-466-9796
Email: terry.watts@mha.ohio.gov
Older Persons Division
Oklahoma
Terri White, M.S.W. Commissioner
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health &
Substance Abuse Services
2000 N. Classen Blvd., Ste. E600
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106
Phone: 405-248-9201
Email: tlwhite@odmhsas.org
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Carrie Slatton-Hodges *
Deputy Commissioner
Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
2000 North Classen, Suite E600
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106
Phone: 405-248-9202
Email: Chodges@odmhsas.org
Financing and Medicaid Division
Oregon
Royce Bowlin, M.S., C.P.R.P.
Behavioral Health Director
Oregon Health Authority
421 SW Oak St., Suite 775
Portland, Oregon 97204
Phone: 503-367-0479
Email: royce.a.bowlin@state.or.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
21 *presenter
Kathleen Burns
Program Analyst
Oregon Health Authority, Integrated Health
Programs
500 Summer St. NE E-86
Salem, Oregon 97301
Phone: 503-510-2662
Email: Kathleen.M.Burns@state.or.us
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Tyler Jones, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Oregon State Hospital
2600 Center St NE
Salem, Oregon 97301
Phone: 541-680-2522
Email: tyler.jones@state.or.us
Medical Directors Council
Pennsylvania
Dale Adair, M.D.
Acting Deputy Secretary
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health & Substance
Abuse Services, Department of Human Services
303 Walnut Street, Commonwealth Tower 11th
Floor
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Phone: 717-772-7424
Email: dadair@pa.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner,
Medical Directors Council
Shannon Fagan
Director
Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance
Abuse Services, Children's Bureau
303 Walnut Street
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101
Phone: 717-772-7763
Email: shafagan@pa.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Paul M. Grant, Ph.D.*
Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at
the Aaron T. Beck Psychopathology Research
Center, University of Pennsylvania
616 S Front Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147
Phone: 267-257-7681
Email: pgrant@aaronbeckcenter.org
Diane Marciano
Vice President, General Manager
Magellan Health
1 West Broad St., Suite 210
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018
Phone: 610-814-8050
Email: demarciano@magellanhealth.com
Peter J. Thompson, J.D.*
The Law Offices of Peter J. Thompson
1500 Walnut Street, 21st Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
Phone: 215-525-9155
Email: peter@thompsonlawoffices.org
Michael Wolfe
National Policy and Advocacy Director
Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies
2260 Sunrise Way
Jamison, Pennsylvania 18929
Phone: 215-287-3057
Email: Mwolfe2@its.jnj.com
Quebec
Kathy Langlois
USA Liaison
International Institute for Mental Health Leadership
34 rue de la Chimere
Gatineau, Quebec, Canada J9A 3L2
Phone: 819-770-8927
Email: langloiskathy@gmail.com
22 *presenter
Rhode Island
Rebecca Boss
Director
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare,
Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
14 Harrington Rd
Cranston, Rhode Island 2920
Phone: 401-462-0917
Email: Rebecca.Boss@bhddh.ri.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Susan Lindberg
Associate Director for Child Welfare
Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and
Families
101 Friendship St
Providence, Rhode Island 2903
Phone: 401-528-3756
Email: Susan.Lindberg@dcyf.ri.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Gail Theriault
Administrative and Legal Support Services
Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare,
Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
Legal Services
14 Harrington Road
Cranston, Rhode Island 2920
Phone: 401-462-2339
Email: gail.theriault@ohhs.ri.gov
South Carolina
Louise Johnson
Director
Division of Children, Adolescents & Families, South
Carolina Department of Mental Health
Children, Adolescents and Their Families
18 Cedar Edge Court, Columbia, S.C. 29201
2414 Bull Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
Phone: 803-898-8346
Email: louise.johnson@scdmh.org
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Allyson Sipes
Bryan Psych Hospital- Assistant Director
SC Dept. of Mental Health
220 Faison Drive
Columbia, South Carolina 29203
Phone: 803-935-7368
Email: allyson.sipes@scdmh.org
Forensic Division
South Dakota
Tiffany Wolfgang
Director
South Dakota Division of Behavioral Health,
Department of Social Services
811 E. 10th Street, Department 9
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103
Phone: 605-367-5236
Email: Tiffany.Wolfgang@state.sd.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Legal Division
Tennessee
Marie Williams
Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick Street, 6th Floor, Andrew Jackson
Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-532-6503
Email: Marie.Williams@tn.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Jeff Feix, Ph.D.
Director
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Office of Forensic and
Juvenile Court Service
Andrew Jackson Building, 500 Deaderick Street, 5th
Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-770-1787
Email: jeff.feix@tn.gov
Forensic Division
23 *presenter
Stephen Loyd
Assistant Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services, Division of Substance
Abuse Services
500 Deaderick St., Andrew Jackson Building, 5th
Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-532-1225
Email: stephen.loyd@tn.gov
Lisa Ragan
Director
Office of Consumer Affairs and Peer Recovery
Services, Tennessee Department of Mental Health
and Substance Abuse Services
Andrew Jackson Building
500 Deaderick St., 5th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-532-6732
Email: lisa.ragan@tn.gov
NAC/SMHA
William E. Turner
Assistant Commissioner of Hospital Services
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick Street
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-532-5006
Email: Bo.Turner@tn.gov
Sejal West
Deputy Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick Street, 6th Floor, Andrew Jackson
Building
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-253-6748
Email: Sejal.West@tn.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Marthagem Whitlock, M.S.W.
Assistant Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick Street, 5th Floor, Andrew Jackson
Bldg.
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-532-6744
Email: Marthagem.Whitlock@tn.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Matt Yancey
Assistant Commissioner
Tennessee Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services
500 Deaderick Street
Andrew Jackson Bldg. 5th Floor
Nashville, Tennessee 37243
Phone: 615-253-3051
Email: matt.yancey@tn.gov
Texas
Lauren Lacefield Lewis
Deputy Associate Commissioner
Texas Health and Human Services, Behavioral
Health Services
909 West 45th Street
Austin, Texas 78751
Phone: 512-206-5345
Email: Lauren.Lacefieldlewis@hhsc.state.tx.us
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Marisol Acosta, M.Ed., L.P.C.S.
Project Director
Texas Children Recovering From Trauma
Child and Adolescent Services Unit, Behavioral
Health Services Section, Texas Health and Human
Services Commission
8317 Cross Park Drive, Ste 350 -MC2091
Austin, Texas 78754
Phone: (512) 838-4329
Email: Marisol.Acosta@hhsc.state.tx.us
Children, Youth, and Families Division
24 *presenter
Dena Stoner
Senior Policy Advisor
Texas Health and Human Services Commission,
Behavioral Health Services
909 West 45th (PO Box 149347), Mail Code 2053
Austin, Texas 78714-9347
Phone: 512-206-5253
Email: dena.stoner@hhsc.state.tx.us
Financing and Medicaid Division
Utah
Kyle Larson
Administrative Services Director
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Utah Department of Human Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-538-9844
Email: kblarson@Utah.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Financing and Medicaid Division
Dallas Earnshaw
Superintendent
Utah State Hospital
1300 East Center Street
Provo, Utah 84606
Phone: 801-344-4215
Email: dearnshaw@utah.gov
Madhumathy Gundlapalli
Clinical Director
Utah State Hospital
P O Box 270
Provo, Utah 84603
Phone: 801-344-4215
Email: mgundlap@gmail.com
Don Rosenbaum
Assistant. Superintendent
Utah State Hospital
P O Box 270
Provo, Utah 84603
Phone: 801-344-4215
Email: drosenbaum@gmail.com
Cami Roundy
Recovery Resiliency and Peer Support Program
Manager
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health,
Utah Department of Human Services
195 N 1950 W
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-538-4378
Email: camiroundy@utah.gov
NAC/SMHA
Robert Snarr M.P.A., L.C.M.H.C.
State Adult Programs Administrator
Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health,
Utah Department of Human Services
195 North 1950 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-647-5756
Email: rsnarr@utah.gov
Older Persons Division
Laura Thompson
Assistant Attorney General
Office of Utah Attorney General, Utah Department
of Human Services
195 N. 1950 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-538-4128
Email: lathomps@utah.gov
Legal Division
Ruth Wilson L.C.S.W., M.B.A.
Children's Behavioral Health Assistant Director
Department of Human Services, Division of
Substance Abuse & Mental Health
195 N 1950 W
Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 801-989-7217
Email: ruthwilson@utah.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
25 *presenter
Vermont
Laurel Omland
Operations Chief
Vermont Department of Mental Health, Child,
Adolescent & Family Unit
280 State Drive, NOB 2 North
Waterbury, Vermont 05671-2010
Phone: 802-241-0090
Email: laurel.omland@vermont.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Virginia
Daniel Herr
Assistant Commissioner
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services, Behavioral Health
1220 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23218-1797
Phone: 804-786-3921
Email: daniel.herr@dbhds.virginia.gov
Manuel Arisso
Vice-President
Anthem, Inc., Specialty Product
Behavioral Health and Foster Care
4425 Corporation Lane
Virginia Beach, Virginia 23462
Email: Manuel.Arisso@anthem.com
Yilkal Abebe
President
Eagle Technologies, Inc.
1655 No. Fort Myer Dr. # 700
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Phone: 703-735-4374
Email: yilkal.abebe@eagletechva.com
Braden Curtis
Assistant Attorney General
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23112
Phone: 804-786-0144
Email: bcurtis@oag.state.va.us
Legal Division
Don Darr
Assistant Commissioner for Finance, Administration
and Technology
Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services
1220 Bank Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-786-1131
Email: don.darr@dbhds.virginia.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Doris A. Fuller, M.F.A.*
Chief of Research and Public Affairs
Treatment Advocacy Center
200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 801
Arlington, Virginia 20007
Phone: 703-346-7902
Email: fullerd@treatmentadvocacycenter.org
Michael Schaefer
Assistant Commissioner, Forensic Services
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and
Developmental Services
P.O. Box 1797
Richmond, Virginia 23218
Phone: 804-786-2615
Email: Michael.schaefer@dbhds.virginia.gov
Forensic Division
Beth Stroul, M.Ed.President
Management & Training Innovations
7417 Seneca Ridge Drive
McLean, Virginia 22102
Phone: 703-448-7570
Email: bstroul@mtiworld.com
Karen Taylor
Senior Assistant Attorney General
Virginia Office of the Attorney General
202 North 9th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-225-3219
Email: kataylor@oag.state.va.us
Legal Division
26 *presenter
Allyson Tysinger, J.D.
Senior Assistant Attorney General/Chief
Virginia Office of the Attorney General, Health
Services Section
202 N. 9th Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219
Phone: 804-786-1927
Email: atysinger@oag.state.va.us
Legal Division
Claire Winiarek
Senior Director, Public Policy
Magellan Health
619 Shirley Ave
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
Phone: 860-507-1918
Email: cwulfwiniarek@magellanhealth.com
Washington
Carla Reyes *
Assistant Secretary
Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services
4500 10th Ave. SE
Olympia, Washington 95804-5330
Phone: 360-725-2260
Email: reyescm@dshs.wa.gov
Jennifer Bliss
Office of Consumer Partnerships, Behavioral Health
Administration
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery,
Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services
P.O. Box 45330
Olympia, Washington 98504
Phone: 360-725-3709
Email: jennifer.bliss@dshs.wa.gov
NAC/SMHA
Diana Cockrell
Children & Family Behavioral Health Supervisor
Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery
Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services
4500 10th Ave SE
Lacey, Washington 98504-5330
Phone: 360-725-3732
Email: Diana.Cockrell@dshs.wa.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Rachel Dreon
Community Budget Manager
Washington State Department of Social and Health
Services, Behavioral Health Administration, Budget
and Finance
4500 10th Avenue SE
Lacey, Washington 98503
Phone: 360-725-3749
Email: dreonra@dshs.wa.gov
Financing and Medicaid Division
Nicholas A. Williamson
Assistant Attorney General
Washington State Attorney General Office
Social and Health Services Division
P.O. Box 40124
Olympia, Washington 98504-0124
Phone: 360-584-4060
Email: nicholas.williamson@atg.wa.gov
West Virginia
Nancy Sullivan
Acting Commissioner
West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health
Facilities
350 Capitol Street, Room 350
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: 304-356-4538
Email: Nancy.J.Sullivan@wv.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
27 *presenter
Beth Morrison
Office Director
West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health
Facilities
350 Capitol Street, Suite 350
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: 304-356-4976
Email: beth.j.morrison@wv.gov
NAC/SMHA
Nikki Tennis
Office Director III
West Virginia Department of Health and Human
Resources, Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health
Facilities
350 Capitol Street, Suite 350
Charleston, West Virginia 25301
Phone: 304 356 4796
Email: nikki.tessis@wv.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Wisconsin
Joyce Allen
Director
Bureau of Prevention Treatment & Recovery
Wisconsin Department of Health Services
1 W. Wilson St., Room 850
Madison, Wisconsin 53703-3445
Phone: 608-266-1351
Email: Joyce.Allen@wisconsin.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Financing and Medicaid Division
Beth Dodsworth
Bureau Director of Community Forensic Services
Wisonsin Department of Health Services
1 West Wilson
Madison, Wisconsin 53707
Phone: 608-628-8560
Email: beth.dodsworth@dhs.wisconsin.gov
Forensic Division
Wyoming
Mary Christine Newman
Senior Administrator
Wyoming Department of Health, Behavioral Health
Division
6101 Yellowstone Rd, Suite 220
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-777-5817
Email: chris.newman@wyo.gov
SMHA Director/Commissioner
Brenda Stout
Medicaid Behavioral Health Program Manager
Wyoming Department of Health
6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 210
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-777-2896
Email: brenda.stout1@wyo.gov
Children, Youth, and Families Division
Financing and Medicaid Division
28 *presenter
NRI Staff:
Tim Knettler, M.B.A., C.A.E.*
Executive Director/CEO, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8164
Email: adorisca@nri-inc.org
Marisa Peacock
Chief Strategist, The Strategic Peacock
2803 Arlington Blvd Ste 202
Arlington, Va 22201
Phone: 571-228-5571
Email: marisa@strategicpeacock.com
Amanda Blatnik
Research Associate, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8180
Email: ablatnik@nri-inc.org
Rick Dietz
Web Developer, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: webdevel@nri-inc.org
Alex Dorisca, Jr.
Operations Administrator, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8169
Email: ADorisca@nri-inc.org
Mirriam Ekam
Quality Improvement Specialist, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8173
Email: mekam@nri-inc.org
Azeb Berhane, M.A.
Associate Director of Government Programs, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8167
Email: ABerhane@nri-inc.org
Scot Adams, Ph. D.
Senior Consultant, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: scot.adams@hotmail.com
Will Fisher, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: William_Fisher@uml.edu
Nigussie Gemechu, M.S.
Data Analyst, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8179
Email: NGemechu@nri-inc.org
JoAnne Hoesel
Senior Analyst, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: JDHsolutions@bektel.com
Vera Hollen, M.A.*
Senior Director of Research & Consulting, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8165
Email: vhollen@nri-inc.org
Sharon Jackson
Administrative Assistant, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: sjackson@nri-inc.org
29 *presenter
Mihran Kazandjian, M.A.*
Research Associate, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8166
Email: Mihran.Kazandjian@nri-inc.org
Ted Lutterman
Senior Director of Governmental & Commercial
Research, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: TLutterman@nri-inc.org
Kristin Neylon, M.A.*
Research Associate, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8174
Email: KNeylon@nri-inc.org
Glorimar Ortiz, M.S.
Senior Researcher/Statistician, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8168
Email: GOrtiz@nri-inc.org
Christopher Prince
Meeting Planner, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-788-8186
Email: cprince@nri-inc.org
Missy Rand, L.P.C., C.S.A.C.*
Clinical Quality Educator, NRI
BHPMS
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8172
Email: mrand@nri-inc.org
Robert Shaw, M.A.
Senior Research Analyst, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8171
Email: RShaw@nri-inc.org
Mary Smith, Ph.D.
Senior Consultant, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: MaryESmith48@gmail.com
Alexis Tyson
Quality Improvement Specialist, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8176
Email: atyson@nri-inc.org
Amanda Wik, M.A.
Research Assistant, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8178
Email: awik@nri-inc.org
Ping Wu
Data Technician II, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8175
Email: pwu@nri-inc.org
Stephen Baron, M.S.W.
Executive Director
Maryland Behavioral Health Network
8003 Corporate Drive
Nottingham, MD 21236
Phone: 410-499-7604
Email: stevetbaron@gmail.com
30 *presenter
Lisa Clements, Ph.D.
Vice President of Transformation
Beacon Health Options
7150 Campus Drive, Suite 300
Colorado Springs, CO 80920
Phone: 719-540-5596
E-mail: Lisa.Clements@beaconhealthoptions.com
Ron Manderscheid, Ph.D.*
Executive Director
National Association of County Behavioral Health
and Developmental Disabilities Directors
(NACBHDD)
25 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-942-4296
E-Mail: rmanderscheid@nacbhd.org
Melanie Harrison
Chief Information Officer
Alabama Department of Mental Health
100 N. Union St.
Montgomery, AL 36130
Phone: 334-242-3315
E-mail: melanie.harrison@mh.alabama.gov
Joseph Parks, M.D.*
Senior Medical Director
National Council for Behavioral Health
1400 K Street NW, Suite 400
Washington DC, 20005
Phone: 202-684-7457
Email: JoeP@thenationalcouncil.org
Matt Salo
Executive Director
National Association of Medicaid Directors
(NAMD)
444 North Capitol Street, Suite 309
Washington, D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-403-8621
E-mail: matt.salo@medicaiddirectors.org
Lorrie Rickman Jones, Ph.D.*
Board Member – President , NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: NRI@nri-inc.org
David Shern, Ph.D.
Senior Public Health Advisor, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703-682-5188
E-mail: david.shern@nasmhpd.org
Lucille Schacht, Ph.D. *
Senior Director of Performance & Quality
Improvement, NRI
3141 Fairview Park Dr. #650
Falls Church, Virginia 22042
Phone: 703-738-8160
Email: Lucille.Schacht@nri-inc.org
NASMHPD Staff:
Brian Hepburn, M.D.*
Executive Director, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-739-9333
Email: brian.hepburn@nasmhpd.org
Genna Bloomer
Communications and Program Specialist (PT),
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5180
Email: genna.bloomer@nasmhpd.org
Shina Animasahun
Network Manager, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5193
Email: shina.animasahun@nasmhpd.org
Joan Gillece, Ph.D.
Director of NASMHPD's Center for Innovation in
Trauma Informed Approaches
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-6825195
Email: joan.gillece@nasmhpd.org
31 *presenter
Robert Glover, Ph.D.
Former Executive Director, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-739-9333
Email: bob.glover@nasmhpd.org
Stuart Gordon, J.D.
Director of Policy and Communications,
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-7552
Email: stuart.gordon@nasmhpd.org
Meighan Haupt, M.S.
Chief of Staff, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5181
Email: meighan.haupt@nasmhpd.org
Leah Harris, M.A.
Peer Integration Strategist, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5196
Email: leah.harris@nasmhpd.org
Leah Holmes-Bonilla, M.A.
Senior Training and Technical Assistance Advisor,
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5196
Email: leah.holmes-bonilla@nasmhpd.org
Christy Malik, M.S.W.
Senior Policy Associate, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5184
Email: christy.malik@nasmhpd.org
Jeremy McShan
Program Manager, Center for Innovation in Trauma-
Informed Approaches, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-7555
Email: jeremy.mcshan@nasmhpd.org
Kelle Masten
Senior Program Associate, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5187
Email: kelle.masten@nasmhpd.org
David Miller, M.P.A.
Project Director, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5194
Email: david.miller@nasmhpd.org
Yaryna Onufrey
Program Specialist, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-7561
Email: yaryna.onufrey@nasmhpd.org
Brian R. Sims, M.D.
Senior Medical Directors Council/Behavioral
Health, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5185
Email: brian.sims@nasmhpd.org
Pat Shea, M.S.W.
Deputy Director, Technical Assistance and
Prevention, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5191
Email: pat.shea@nasmhpd.org
32 *presenter
Timothy Tunner, Ph.D.
Senior Training and Technical Assistance Advisor,
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5197
Email: timothy.tunner@nasmhpd.org
Jenifer E. Urff, J.D.
Project Director, Training & Technical Assistance,
NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-7558
Email: jenifer.urff@nasmhpd.org
Aaron J. Walker, M.P.A.
Senior Policy Associate, NASMHPD
66 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 302
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
Phone: 703-682-5182
Email: aaron.walker@nasmhpd.org
33 *presenter
NASMHPD Division Participants (As Identified by Registration)
Children, Youth and Families Division:
Chairperson: Sandra Parks
NASMHPD Division Administrator: David Miller
Marisol Acosta, M.Ed., L.P.C.S.
Gayla Caddell - Alabama
Lisa Kessler – Arkansas
Tim Marshall – Connecticut
Denise Dunbar – District of Columbia
Laurie Blades – Florida
Dante McKay – Georgia
M. Stanton Michels, M.D. – Hawaii
Lisa Betz – Illinois
Sirilla Blackmon – Indiana
Wendy Morris – Kentucky
Beth Jordan – Kentucky
Ann Darling – Lousiana
Janice Petersen – Louisiana
Albert Zachik – Maryland
Emily Sherwood, M.P.A. – Massachusetts
Sheri Falvay – Michigan
Carol LaBine, M.S.W., L.I.C.S.W. – Minnesota
Bill Wyss – Minnesota
Sandra Parks – Mississippi
Connie Cahalan – Missouri
Kelly Wooldridge – Nevada
Erica Ungarelli – New Hampshire
Elizabeth Manley – New Jersey
Holly Jones – Ohio
Grace Kolliesuah – Ohio
Kathleen Burns – Oregon
Shannon Fagan – Pennsylvania
Susan Lindberg – Rhode Island
Louise Johnson – South Carolina
Sejal West – Tennessee
Marisol Acosta – Texas
Ruth Wilson, L.C.S.W., M.B.A. – Utah
Laurel Omland – Vermont
Diana Cockrell – Washington
Nikki Tennis – West Virginia
Brenda Stout - Wyoming
Financing and Medicaid Division:
Chairperson: Dena Stoner
NASMHPD Division Administrator: Stuart Gordon, Christy Malik
Zelda Diane Baugher, M.B.A., C.P.A. – Alabama
Jim Wotring – District of Columbua
Wendy White Tiegreen, M.S.W. – Georgia
Debbie Herrmann – Indiana
Thomas Renwick – Michigan
Gary Weiskopf – New York
Tracy Plouck – Ohio
Carrie Slatton-Hodges – Oklahoma
Marthagem Whitlock, M.S.W. – Tennessee
Dena Stoner – Texas
Kyle Larson – Utah
Don Darr – Virginia
Rachel Dreon – Washington
Joyce Allen – Wisconsin
Brenda Stout - Wyoming
34 *presenter
Forensic Division:
Chairperson: Mike Norko
NASMHPD Division Administrator: Kelle Masten and Brian Sims, M.D.
Lorna Bland – Alabama
Kimberly Nordstrom, M.D., J.D. – Colorado
Michael Norko – Connecticut
Karen Bailey – Georgia
Mark Fridovich, Ph.D., M.P.A. – Hawaii
Sharon Coleman, Psy.D. – Illinois
Angela Boarman – Indiana
Leila Miller – Lousiana
Erik Roskes – Maryland
Cynthia Kelly – Michigan
Debra Pinals, M.D. – Michigan
Carol Olson – Minnesota
KyleeAnn Stevens, M.D. – Minnesota
Jeanette Simmons, Psy.D. – Missouri
Li-Wen Lee, MD – New York
Elizabeth Neighbors, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. – Nevada
Peter Barboriak, M.D., Ph.D. – North Carolina
Allison Sipes, Ph.D. – South Carolina
Jeff Feiz, Ph.D. – Tennessee
Michael Schaefer – Virginia
Beth Dodsworth – Wisconsin
Legal Division:
Chairperson: Allyson Tysinger, J.D
NASMHPD Division Administrator: David Miller
Thomas Klinner – Alabama
Amy Howell – Georgia
Brenda King Woodard, Esq. – Georgia
Michelle Nakata – Hawaii
Debbie Tanakaya – Hawaii
Katherine Gregory – Indiana
Kimberly Lynch – Kansas
Lester Blumberg – Massachusetts
Lisa Ciaston, Esq. – New Jersey
Lisa Corbett –North Carolina
Gail Theriault – Rhode Island
Tiffany Wolfgang – South Dakota
Laura Thompson – Utah
Braden Curtis – Virginia
Karen Taylor – Virginia
Allyson Tysinger, J.D. – Virginia
35 *presenter
Medical Directors Council:
Chairperson: Kathy Sanders, M.D.
NASMHPD Division Administrator: Kelle Masten, Brian Hepburn, M.D., and Brian Sims, M.D.
Katherine Warburton, D.O. – California
Kimberly Nordstom, M.D., J.D. – Colorado
Emile Risby – Georgia
Jerry Sheward, M.D. – Indiana
James Huseey, M.D. – Louisiana
Kathy Sanders, M.D. – Massachusetts
Debra Pinals, M.D. – Michigan
Soniya Hirachan – Minnesota
KyleeAnn Stevens, M.D. – Minnesota
Angeline Stanislaus, M.D. – Missouri
Leon Ravin, M.D. – Nevada
Robert Eilers, M.D. – New Jersey
Caroline Bonham, M.D. – New Mexico
Vanketa (Amba) Jonnalagadda – North Carolina
Mark Hurst, M.D. – Ohio
Tyler Jones, M.D. – Oregon
Dale Adair, M.D. – Pennsylvania
Older Persons Division:
Chairperson: Debbie Webster
NASMHPD Division Administrator: Christy Malik
Terri Timberlake – Georgia
Mark Fridovich, Ph.D., M.P.A. – Hawaii
Debbie Herrmann – Indiana
Thomas Renwick – Michigan
Amy Roukie – Nevada
Debbie Webster – North Carolina
Terry Watts – Ohio
Robert Snarr, M.P.A., L.C.M.H.C. – Utah
National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators (NAC/SMHA):
Chairperson: John Allen
Michael Autrey – Alabama
Alexia Wolf – Delaware
Tony Sanchez, C.A.R.E.S., C.A.D.C. – Georgia
Robert Walker – Massachusetts
Colleen Jasper – Michigan
Cynthia Harris – Nebraska
Thomas Grinley – New Hampshire
John Allen – New York (Chairperson)
Joseph Swinford – New York
Lisa Ragan – Tennessee
Cami Roundy – Utah
Jennifer Bliss – Washington
Beth Morrison – West Virginia