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Officers

President

Hon. Mary F. Foster

Vice Presidents

Jeanette L. Fairhurst

Jennifer L. Kasoff

Ann Mandel Laitman, M.D.

Tracey Wilmot

Treasurer

Meryl A. Allison

Secretary

Gerald Stern

 

Board of Directors

  • Mary Jo Bramson
  • David Carlucci
  • David Flemister
  • Greg Frisoli
  • David Gerber, M.Ed. CASAC
  • Patrice Ingrassia
  • Sean Mayer
  • Zyggi Nemzer
  • Nicholas R. Pirrotta
  • Steven Rabinowitz
  • Jason M. Rimland
  • Yvonne Tropp-Epstein

CEO

Charlotte Ostman, LCSW-R

Charlotte Ostman, LCSW-R

Chief Executive Officer
ostmanc@mhawestchester.org

As Chief Executive Officer, Ms. Ostman is responsible for the overall leadership and management of the organization, corporate development, business operations and strategy. She earned her BS from Cornell University and an MSW from New York University. She has extensive administrative and clinical experience developing and delivering Behavioral Healthcare in various community based medical settings. Special areas of interest include crisis intervention, integration of medical and behavioral health, value based reimbursement and telehealth.   

Stacey Roberts, LCSW

Chief Operating Officer
robertss@mhawestchester.org

As the Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Roberts helps oversee the welfare and health of the organization while executing strategic initiatives to ensure ongoing corporate stability and growth in response to the dynamic healthcare environment. She has extensive operations and clinical experience across a wide variety of settings. She maintains executive oversight of all program operations and has been instrumental in the development, expansion, and implementation of all services and programs. Ms. Roberts, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, has spent the last 20 years in progressively more administrative roles with experience running direct services. She currently serves on the Mid Hudson Regional Planning Consortium Board, Healthfirst's Westchester Behavioral Health Advisory Board and the Advisory Panel for the Pace University Lubin School of Business Design Thinking Certificate Program. She earned her MSW from Columbia University School of Social Work and a post graduate certificate in the treatment of interpersonal trauma from Fordham University.

Vicki Penino, CPA

Chief Financial Officer
peninov@mhawestchester.org

Courtney Beach

Chief Digital, Compliance and Privacy Officer
beachc@mhawestchester.org

As Chief Digital, Compliance and Privacy Officer, Ms. Beach ensures that digital initiatives support MHA's strategic priorities and utilizes digital innovation as a catalyst for agency growth. Responsible for establishing new ways of working in support of these values, Ms. Beach also leverages digital advancements in other industries to drive innovation in health care. Ms. Beach has worked in healthcare for more than 15 years and has extensive expertise in practice and operations management, compliance, workflow redesign and implementing and optimizing functionality within Electronic Health Records. She earned a BS from LeMoyne College.

Dottie Ann Stevenson, Ed.D., sHRBP

Chief Human Resources Officer
stevensd@mhawestchester.org

As Chief Human Resources Officer, Dr. Stevenson oversees all aspects of human resources operations, from talent recruitment, payroll, benefits, compensation, retention, employee relations, employee engagement, diversity, inclusion and equity, and developing and implementing HR strategies in alignment with MHA’s mission and vision.  Dr. Stevenson is responsible for ensuring compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations, as well as MHA’s policies and contractual obligations. With over 25 years of experience in the Human Resources field, Dr. Stevenson has worked in corporate, non-profit and union environments. Dr. Stevenson holds a Bachelor’s of Science in Human Services from Audrey C. Cohen College, a Master’s of Science in Education from Fordham University and a Doctorate of Education with an emphasis on executive leadership from St. John’s Fisher College.

Jim Adasek

Chief Technology Officer
adasekj@mhawestchester.org

 

Ruthanne Becker, MA

Senior Vice-President of Rehabilitation Services
beckerr@mhawestchester.org

Caryl Blackwood, LCSW-R

Director, Yonkers Clinic
blackwoc@mhawestchester.org

Kathleen Bonistall, MAT

Director, Home and Community-Based Services
bonistak@mhawestchester.org

Dillon Browne, LMSW

Program Director, Psychosocial Supports and Services
browned@mhawestchester.org

Shannon Catauro

Senior Director of Development
catauros@mhawestchester.org

Kate Duffy, LCSW

Program Coordinator, Single Homeless Assessment Center
duffyk@mhawestchester.org

Scott Edwards

Senior Vice President, Facilities and Business Operations
edwardss@mhawestchester.org

Simone Felix

Human Resources Director
felixs@mhawestchester.org

Laura Ferrelli, LMHC

Director, Driving Towards Resilience
ferrellil@mhawestchester.org

Nellana Flores, LMSW

Project Director of MCRT-Greenburgh and Postvention Specialist
floresn@mhawestchester.org

Brian Gens, LCSW

Senior Director of Training and Community Engagement
gensb@mhawestchester.org

Allyson Good, LMHC

Program Coordinator, Children's Services
gooda@mhawestchester.org

 

Lora Grillo-DeSalvo, LCSW

Coordinator, Third Party Review
grillodl@mhawestchester.org

Karlyn Jackson, MSED

Director, Supported Housing
jacksonk@mhawestchester.org

Cathy Karpowicz, LMSW

Senior Director, Compliance and Risk Management
karpowic@mhawestchester.org

Anona King, LCSW

Team Leader/Program Director, OnTrackNY @ MHA
kinga@mhawestchester.org

 

Marianne LaCalamito, LCSW

Team Leader, Youth ACT
lacalamm@mhawestchester.org

Donna Mandel, Ed.D, LMHC

Senior Director, Care Management
mandeld@mhawestchester.org

Angelica Marmanillo, BSN, RN

Director of Nursing
marmania@mhawestchester.org

Dwayne J. Mayes

Director, Recovery Network and Peer Training
mayesd@mhawestchester.org

Michaele McIlnay

Program Director, Children’s Advocacy Services
mcilnaym@mhawestchester.org

Jaclyn McKenna

Vice President of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Humility
mckennaj@mhawestchester.org

Matt Mikaelian, LMSW

Senior Director of Quality Assurance
mikaelim@MHAWestchester.org

Gayane Minasian, Ph.D.

Director, Adult Sex Offender Program
minasiag@mhawestchester.org

Kathleen Moccio, LCSW

Children's Clinical Coordinator
mocciok@mhawestchester.org

Patrice Monaghan, LCSW-R

Director, Clinical Supervision and Internship Program
monaghap@mhawestchester.org

Paula Nocca, LMHC

Site Coordinator, Sterling Community Center
noccap@mhawestchester.org

Eva Nunez-Paulino, LCSW

Vice President of Clinic Operations
paulinoe@mhawestchester.org

Bethany Pacia

Director, Data Analytics
paciab@mhawestchester.org

Jacqueline Peretz, LMSW

Director, Mount Kisco Clinic
peretzj@mhawestchester.org

Danielle Ramachandran, M.S.Ed., CRC

Director of Employment Services
ramachad@mhawestchester.org

Tara Roggensinger, LCSW

Director, Upper Nyack Clinic
roggenst@mhawestchester.org

Amelia Ruppman, LMHC, PhD

Team Leader, Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
ruppmana@mhawestchester.org

Bibi Salim

Program Director, Apartment Treatment and Planned Respite Program
salimb@mhawestchester.org

 

Deirdre Sferrazza, LMSW

Vice-President of Care Management and Children’s Services
sferrazd@mhawestchester.org

Echo Shumaker-Pruitt, MSW

Senior Vice-President of Innovation
shumakee@mhawestchester.org

Allashia Smith-Harris, LMHC, CASAC-T

Vice President of Community Programs
smithhaa@mhawestchester.org

 

Rosemarie Spencer, MS, LMSW

Senior Director, SUD Services
spencerr@mhawestchester.org

Melissa Wall

Director, Billing
wallm@mhawestchester.org

Michael Went

Coordinator, Adult Care Management
wentm@mhawestchester.org

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