National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) Children, Youth, and Families Division June 2018 ROSTER Alabama Gayla Caddell Coordinator, Child and Adolescent Mental Illness Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Alabama Department of Mental Health PO Box 301410 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1410 Phone: (334) 353-7832 Fax: (334) 242-3025 E-mail: Gayla.Caddell@mh.alabama.gov Alabama Kim Hammack Director, Mental Illness Community Programs Department of Mental Illness/Substance Abuse Alabama Department of Mental Health PO Box 301410 Montgomery, Alabama 36130-1410 Phone: (334) 242-3209 Fax: (334) 242-3025 Email: kim.hammack@mh.alabama.gov Alaska Brita Bishop DBH Quality Assurance Section Administrator Alaska Division of Behavioral Health P.O.B. 110620 Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601 Phone: (907) 465-4994 Fax (907) 465-2185 Email: brita.bishop@alaska.gov American Samoa Celestine Faumuina-Nix Assistant Director, Children and Family Division American Samoa Government Department of Human and Social Pago Pago, American Samoa 96799 Phone: (684) 633-2696 Fax: (684) 633-7449 Email: cfaumuina@dhss.as; celfau@yahoo.com Arizona Kevin Flynn Implementation Manager AHCCCS 801 E Jefferson St. Phoenix, Arizona 85034 Phone: (602) 364-4677 Email: Kevin.Flynn@azahcccs.gov Arkansas Pam Dodson Assistant Director for Adult Division of Behavioral Health - Central Administration 305 South Palm St. Little Rock, AR 72205 Phone: (501) 686-9411 Email: Pamela.dodson@dhs.arkansas.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 1
California Dina Kokkos-Gonzales Chief, Mental Health Division Department of Health Care PO Box 997425 Sacramento, California 95899-7425 Phone: (916) 440-7947 Fax: (916) 440-5671 Email: dina.kokkos-gonzales@dhcs.ca.gov California Erika Cristo Chief, Program Policy and Quality Assurance Branch Mental Health Division Department of Health Care 1500 Capitol Ave., MS 2702 Sacramento, California 95814 Phone: (916) 552-9055 Fax: (916) 440-7620 Email: erika.cristo@dhcs.ca.gov Colorado Claudia Zundel Director of Workforce Development and Innovation Office of Behavioral Health Office of Children, Youth, and Families Colorado Department of Human 3824 West Princeton Circle Denver, Colorado 80236 Phone: (303) 866-7528 Fax: (303) 866-7470 Email: claudia.zundel@state.co.us Connecticut Tim Marshall Director, Office of Children s Mental Health Department of Children & Families 505 Hudson Street Hartford, Connecticut 06106 Phone: (860) 550-6531 Fax: (860) 560-7066 Email: tim.marshall@ct.gov Connecticut Michelle Sarofin Superintendent, Albert J. Solnit Children's Center South 915 River Road PO Box 2797 Middletown, Connecticut 06457-2797 Phone: 860-704-4090 Email: michelle.sarofin@ct.gov Delaware Robert Dunleavy Division Director (DPBHS) Delaware Department of for Children, Youth and their Families (DSCYF), Division of Prevention & Behavioral Health (DPBHS) 1825 Faulkland Road, Wilmington, DE 19805 Phone: (302) 633-2600 Fax: (302) 622-4475 Email: Robert.Dunleavy@state.de.us District of Columbia Patrina Anderson Director, Linkage and Assessment Division, Community Administration Department of Behavioral Health 64 New York Avenue, N.E. Washington, District of Columbia 20002 Phone: (202) 671-2910 Fax: (202) 645-8426 Email: patrina.anderson@dc.gov Florida Laurie Blades Deputy Director, Substance Abuse Mental Health Program Office Florida Department of Children and Families 1317 Winewood Blvd. Tallahassee, Florida 32399 Phone: (850) 717-4283 Email: laurie.blades@myflfamilies.com NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 2
Georgia Dante McKay Director, Office of Children, Young Adults & Families Division of Behavioral Health Georgia Department of Behavioral Health & Development Disabilities 2 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 23.227 Atlanta, Georgia 30303 Phone: (404) 656-3972 Email: dante.mckay@dbhdd.ga.gov Guam Annie F.B. Unpingco Administrator, Child and Adolescent Division Guam Behavioral Health and Wellness Center 790 Governor Carlos G. Camacho Road Tamuning, Guam 96913 Phone: (671) 477-5338 Fax: (671) 477-5330 Email: annie.unpingco@gbhwc.guam.gov Hawaii M. Stanton Michels Administrator, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division Hawaii Department of Health 3627 Kilauea Avenue, Room 101 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Phone: (808) 733-9339 Fax: (808) 733-9357 E-mail: stanton.michels@doh.hawaii.gov Hawaii Scott Shimabukuro Program Development Chief Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division State of Hawaii Department of Health 3627 Kilauea Avenue Room 101 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 Phone: (808) 733-9339 Fax: (808) 733-9357 Email: scott.shimabukuro@doh.hawaii.gov Idaho Cindy Day Project Manager II, Division of Behavioral Health Department of Health &Welfare 450 West State Street, 3rd Floor Boise, Idaho 83720-0036 Phone: (208) 332-7237 Fax: (208) 334-5998 Email: cindy.day@dhw.idaho.gov Illinois Lisa Betz Deputy Director, Child & Adolescent Division of Mental Health Illinois Department of Human 401 S. Clinton, 2 nd Floor Chicago, IL 60607 Phone: (312) 793-1372 Email: lisa.j.betz@illinois.gov Indiana Sirrilla Blackmon Deputy Director, FSSA/Division of Mental Health and Addiction 402 W. Washington Street, Room W353 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Phone: (317) 232-7843 E-mail: Sirrilla.Blackmon@fssa.IN.gov Indiana Gina Doyle Assistant Deputy Director, Youth, Cultural Competence and Critical Populations FSSA-Division of Mental Health and Addiction 402 W. Washington Street, Room W353 Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 Phone: (317) 232-7800 Email: gina.doyle@ fssa.in.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 3
Iowa Theresa Armstrong Bureau Chief, Division of Mental Health and Disability Department of Human 1305 East Walnut Des Moines, Iowa 50319-0114 Phone: (515) 281-3780 Fax: (515) 242-6036 E-mail: tarmstr1@dhs.state.ia.us Kansas Susan Fout Commissioner Behavioral Health Kansas Department for Aging and Disability New England Building 503 S. Kansas Ave. Topeka, Kansas 66603-3404 Phone: (785) 368-7229 Fax: (785) 296-0256 Email: susan.fout@ks.gov Kansas Gary Henault Children's Mental Health Program Manager, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Behavioral Health, New England Building 503 S. Kansas Ave. Topeka, Kansas 66603-3404 Phone: (785) 296-8840 Fax: (785) 296-0256 Email:gary.henault@ks.gov Kentucky Beth Jordan Branch Manager, Division of Behavioral Health Children's Behavioral Health and Recovery Branch 275 E. Main Street Frankfort, Kentucky 40621 Phone: (502) 782-6172 Fax: (502) 564-9010 E-mail: beth.jordan@ky.gov Louisiana Janice Petersen Deputy Assistant Secretary, Adult, Child, and Family Operations Office of Behavioral Health Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals 628 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802-4049 Phone: (225) 342-9532 Fax: (225) 342-3875 E-mail: janice.petersen@la.gov Louisiana Kristin Savicki Psychologist Office of Behavioral Health Louisiana Department of Health & Hospitals 628 N. 4th Street, 4th Floor Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 Phone: (225) 342-9252 Email: Kristin.savicki@la.gov Louisiana Ashley R. Jefferson Office of Behavioral Health Louisiana Department of Health 628 N. Fourth Street (Bienville Building, 4 th Floor) Baton Rouge, LA 70802 P.O. Box 4049 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4049 Phone: (225) 342-8966 (desk) Phone: (225) 342-3931 Email: Ashley.Jefferson@la.gov Maine Kirsten Capeless Acting Director Office of Child and Family State House Station 11 2 Anthony Avenue Augusta, Maine 04330 Phone: (207) 624-7957 Fax: (207) 287-5282 Email: Kirsten.Capeless@maine.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 4
Maryland Tom Merrick (Through June 2018) Deputy Director Child, Adolescent & Young Adult, Behavioral Health Administration 55 Wade Ave, Mitchell Bldg Catonsville, MD 21228 Phone (410) 402-8489 Email: thomas.merrick@maryland.gov Massachusetts Christina Fluet Director of Planning and Policy Development Child and Adolescent Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Phone: (617) 626-8188 Fax: (617) 626-8225 Email: Christina.Fluet@massmail.state.ma.uss Massachusetts Emily Sherwood Deputy Commissioner Child, Youth, and Family Department of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston, Massachusetts 02114 Phone: (617) 626-8086 Fax: (617) 626-8225 Email: emily.sherwood@massmail.state.ma.us Michigan Sherida Falvay Director, Mental Health to Children and Families Division Children s Agency Department of Health and Human Lewis Cass Building Lansing, Michigan 48913 Phone: (517) 241-5762 Fax: (517) 241-5777 E-mail: falvays@michigan.gov Minnesota Maisha Giles Behavioral Health Director Mental Health & Alcohol and Drug Divisions Minnesota Department of Human PO Box 64981 St. Paul, MN 55164-0981 Phone: (651) 431-2326 Fax: (651) 431-7566 E-mail: maisha.giles@state.mn.us Minnesota Carol LaBine Deputy Director Mental Health Division Minnesota Department of Human PO Box 64981 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0981 Phone: (651) 431-4871 Fax: (651) 431-7418 Email: carol.labine@state.mn.us Minnesota Bill Wyss Deputy Director, Children s Mental Health Division Minnesota Department of Human PO Box 64985 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0985 Phone: (651) 431-2364 Fax: (651) 431-7418 Minnesota Jim Koppel Assistant Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Human PO Box 64244 St. Paul, Minnesota 55164-0244 Phone: (651) 431-3835 Fax: (651) 431-7528 E-mail: jim.koppel@state.mn.us NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 5
Mississippi Sandra Parks Director, Division of Children & Youth Department of Mental Health 239 N. Lamar St. Jackson, Mississippi 39201 Phone: (601) 359-6285 Fax: (601) 576-4040 E-mail: sandra.parks@dmh.ms.gov Missouri Connie Cahalan Director of Children s, Behavioral Health Division Department of Mental Health 1706 East Elm Street Jefferson City, Missouri 65102 Phone: (573) 751-4942 Fax: (573) 526-7814 Email: connie.cahalan@dmh.mo.gov Montana Meghan Peel Chief, Children s Mental Health Bureau 111 N. Sanders, Room 307 P.O. Box 4210 Helena, MT 59620-4210 Phone: (406) 444-1290 Email: MPeel@mt.gov Nebraska Tamara Gavin Deputy Director, Division of Behavioral Health Nebraska Department of Health and Human 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, Nebraska 68509 Phone: (402) 471-7732 Fax: (402) 471-7859 Email: tamara.gavin@nebraska.gov Nevada Kelly Wooldridge Administrator, Children s Mental Health Division of Child and Family Nevada Department of Health and Human 4126 Technology Way, 3 rd Floor Carson City, Nevada 89701 Phone: (775) 684-4405 Fax: (775) 688-1616 E-mail: Kwooldridge@dcfs.nv.gov New Hampshire Erica Ungarelli Director of Children's Behavioral Health New Hampshire Department of Health and Human 105 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Phone: (603) 271-7298 Fax: (603) 271-5040 Email: erica.ungarelli@dhhs.nh.gov New Hampshire Adele Gallant Children s Director, Bureau of Behavioral Health New Hampshire Department of Health and Human 105 Pleasant Street Concord, New Hampshire 03301 Phone: (603) 271-5042 Fax: (603) 271-5040 Email: adele.c.gallant@dhhs.state.nh.us New Jersey Ruby Goyal-Carkeek Acting Director, Children s System of Care Department of Children and Families 50 East State St. 3rd Floor PO Box 717 Trenton, NJ 08625 Phone: (609) 888-7200 Email: Ruby.Goyal-Carkeek@dcf.state.nj.us NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 6
New Jersey Kathryn Way Assistant Commissioner, Children s System of Care NJ Department of Children and Families 50 East State Street, 3rd Floor PO Box 717 Trenton, NJ 08625-0717 Phone: (609) 888-7200 Email: Kathi.Way@dcf.nj.gov New Mexico Bryce Pittenger State Children's Behavioral Health Director State of New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department PO Drawer 5160 PERA building Room 209 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87502 Phone: (505) 280-4370 Email: Bryce.Pittenger@state.nm.us New York Donna Bradbury Associate Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health Division of Integrated Community for Children & Families 44 Holland Avenue Albany, New York 12229 Phone: (518) 473-6328 Fax: (518) 473-4690 E-mail: donna.bradbury@omh.ny.gov North Carolina Eric Harbour Child Mental Health and Substance Abuse Lead Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Abuse 3004 Mail Service Center Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-3004 Phone: (919) 715-2774 Fax: (919) 508-0962 Email: eric.harbour@dhhs.nc.gov North Dakota Kelli Ulberg Children s Behavioral Health Program Administrator North Dakota Department of Human Behavioral Health Division 1237 W Divide Avenue, Suite 1C Bismarck ND 58501 Phone: (701)328-8730 Email: kulberg@nd.gov Ohio Grace Kolliesuah Chief, Bureau of Children and Families Office of Prevention & Wellness Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction 30 E. Broad St., 8th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: (614) 644-1506 Fax: (614) 728-0170 E-mail: Grace.Kolliesuah@mha.ohio.gov Ohio Chad Hibbs Director, Ohio Family and Children First 30 E. Broad St., 11 th Floor Columbus, Ohio 43215-3430 Phone: (614) 902-4117 Fax: (614) 485-9741 Email: chad.hibbs@mha.ohio.gov Ohio Holly Jones Youth Program Administrator Bureau of Children and Families Office of Prevention and Wellness Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction 30 E. Broad St. Columbus, Ohio 43215 Phone: (614) 644-8559 Email: holly.jones@mha.ohio.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 7
Oklahoma Jackie Shipp Director of Community Based Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse 1200 N.E. 13 th Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117 Phone: (405) 522-4142 Fax: (405) 522-6809 Email: jshipp@odmhsas.org Oklahoma Sheamekah Williams-Dixon State Project Director, Oklahoma Systems of Care Oklahoma Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse 1200 N.E. 13 th Street Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73117 Phone: (405)-522-4152 Email: sxwilliams@odmhsas.org Oregon Chelsea Holcomb Child and Family Behavioral Health Manager Oregon Health Authority 500 Summer St. NE, Salem, OR 97301 Phone: (503) 949-8535 Email: chelsea.holcomb@dhsoha.state.or.us Pennsylvania Shannon Fagan Director, Children s Bureau Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Department of Human 303 Walnut Street, 11 th Floor Commonwealth Towers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Phone: (717) 772-7763 Email: shafagan@pa.gov Pennsylvania Sherry Peters Director, Policy, Planning & Program Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse 303 Walnut Street, 11 th Floor Commonwealth Towers Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101 Phone: (717) 705-8167 Email: shepeters@pa.gov Puerto Rico Wilmayra Villafane-Ramos Coordinator Assistant Administration for Treatment Mental Health & Anti-Addiction Service Administration P.O. Box 607087 Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00960-7087 Phone: (787) 763-7575 Fax: (787) 765-7104 Email: wilmayra.villafae@assmca.pr.gov Rhode Island Susan Lindberg Associate Director, Permanency Division Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth & Families 101 Friendship Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: (401) 528-3756 Fax: (401) 528-3760 Email: Susan.Lindberg@dcyf.ri.gov Rhode Island Chris Strnad Administrator, Permanency Division Department of Children, Youth & Families 101 Friendship St. 3rd Floor Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: (401) 528-3766 Email: christopher.strnad@dcyf.ri.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 8
Rhode Island Trista Piccola Director Children's Behavioral Health Department of Children, Youth & Families 101 Friendship Street Providence, Rhode Island 02903 Phone: (401) 528-3540 Fax: (401) 528-3580 Email: trista.piccola@dcyf.ri.gov South Carolina Louise Johnson Director, Division of Children, Adolescents & Families South Carolina Department of Mental Health 2414 Bull Street Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Phone: (803) 898-8346 Fax: (803) 898-8335 Email: louise.johnson@scdmh.org South Dakota Jennifer Humphrey Division of Behavioral Health Department of Social 700 Governors Drive Pierre, South Dakota 57501-2291 Phone: (605) 773-4806 Fax: (605) 773-7076 Email: Jennifer.humphrey@state.sd.us South Dakota Melanie Boetel Assistant Director of Behavioral Health Department of Social 811 E. 10th Street, Dept. 9 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103 Phone: (605) 367-5236 Fax: (605) 367-5239 Email: melanie.boetel@state.sd.us South Dakota Tiffany Wolfgang Director, Division of Behavioral Health Department of Social 811 E. 10th Street, Dept. 9 Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103 Phone: (605) 367-5078 Fax: (605) 367-5239 Email: tiffany.wolfgang@state.sd.us Tennessee Heather Taylor Director, Office of Children and Youth Mental Health Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse 500 Deaderick Street, Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Phone: (615) 829-3495 Email: Heather.Taylor.Griffith@tn.gov Tennessee Matt Yancey Assistant Commissioner for Mental Health Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Andrew Jackson Building 500 Deaderick St., 5th Floor Nashville, Tennessee 37243 Phone: (615) 253-5443 Fax: 615-532-6514 Email: matt.yancey@tn.gov Texas Marisol Acosta Project Director -Texas Children Recovering From Trauma Child and Adolescent, Behavioral Health Section Texas Health and Human Commission 8317 Cross Park Drive, Suite 350 -MC2091 Austin, Texas 78754 Phone: (512) 838-4329 Email: Marisol.Acosta@hhsc.state.tx.us NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 9
Texas Lillian Nguyen Project Director, Texas System of Care Office of Mental Health Coordination Texas Health and Human Commission Brown Heatly Building 4900 North Lamar Blvd., MC-1155 Austin, Texas 78751 Phone: (512) 487-3312 Email: lillian.nguyen@hhsc.state.tx.us US Virgin Islands Barbara Mactavious Psychologist, Division of Mental Health, Alcoholism & Drug Dependency Virgin Islands Department of Health 1303 Hospital Ground Knud Hansen Complex Suite 10 St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, US Virgin Islands 00802 Phone: (340) 774-7700 2108 Fax: (340) 774-4701 Email: barbara.mactavious@doh.vi.gov Utah Ruth Wilson Children's Behavioral Health Assistant Director Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Department of Human 195 North 1950 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 Phone (801) 989-7217 Email: ruthwilson@utah.gov Vermont Laurel Omland Assistant Director Child, Adolescent & Family Unit Department of Mental Health 280 State Drive, NOB 2 North Waterbury, VT 05671-2090 Phone: (802) 241-0162 Email: laurel.omland@vermont.gov Virginia Pamela Fisher Child and Family Program Specialist Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental 1220 Bank Street Richmond, Virginia 23218-1797 Phone: (804) 786-0158 Email: pamela.fisher@dbhds.virginia.gov Washington Michael Langer Program Administrator, Behavioral Health and Service Integration Administration Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Department of Social and Health PO Box 45330 Olympia, Washington 98504 Phone: (360) 725-3740 Fax: (360) 725-2280 Email: Michael.langer@dshs.wa.gov Washington Diana Cockrell Children, Youth, and Family Behavioral Health Team Supervisor Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Behavioral Health Administration PO Box 45330 Olympia, Washington 98504-5330 Phone: (360) 725-3732 Fax: (360) 725-2280 Email: Diana.Cockrell@dshs.wa.gov Washington Tina Burrell Children s Behavioral Health Administrator Children and Youth Behavioral Health Unit Division of Behavioral Health and Recovery Behavioral Health Administration Department of Social and Health PO Box 45330 Olympia, Washington 98504 Phone: (360) 725-3796 Fax: (360) 725-2280 Email: tina.burrell@dshs.wa.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 10
West Virginia Nikki Tennis Director, Office of Children, Youth, and Families West Virginia Bureau for Behavioral Health and Health Facilities 350 Capitol St., Suite 350 Charleston, WV 25305 Phone: (304) 356-4796 Email: Nikki.A.Tennis@wv.gov Wisconsin Elizabeth Hudson Director, Office of Children's Mental Health 1 W. Wilson Street Madison, Wisconsin 53707 Phone: (608) 266-2771 E-mail: Elizabeth.Hudson@wisconsin.gov Wyoming Carol Day Community Unit Manager Behavioral Health Division Wyoming Department of Health 6101 Yellowstone Road, Suite 220 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 Phone: (307) 777-7110 Fax: (307) 777-5849 Email: carol.day3@wyo.gov Wisconsin Teresa Steinmetz Supervisor, Children, Youth, and Families Unit, Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Department of Health 1 W. Wilson St, Room 951 Madison, Wisconsin 53707 Phone: (608) 266-2861 Fax: (608) 267-4865 Email: teresaj.steinmetz@wisconsin.gov Wyoming Brenda Stout Medicaid Behavioral Health Manager Division of Healthcare Financing (Medicaid) 6101 Yellowstone Rd., Suite 210 Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002 Phone: (307) 777-2896 Fax: (307) 777-6964 Email: Brenda.stout1@wyo.gov NASMHPD Children, Youth, and Families Division Roster P a g e 11