NYS
Office of
Mental Health


OMH Directory

NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, New York 12229



Commissioner's Office Executive Deputy Commissioner's Office
OMH Facility Directory NYS County Mental Health Agencies


COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

COMMISSIONER
James L. Stone, MSW, CSW
Telephone: (518) 474-4403
FAX: (518) 474-2149


EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

Sharon Carpinello, R.N., Ph.D.
Telephone: (518) 474-8323
FAX: (518) 474-1332

PUBLIC INFORMATION
Roger F. Klingman, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-6540
FAX: (518) 473-3456

INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Leesa J. Rademacher, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-4403
FAX: (518) 474-2149

RECIPIENT AFFAIRS
Darby Penney, Director
Telephone: (518) 473-6579
FAX: (518) 473-7926

FAMILY LIAISON
Rami Kaminski, M.D.
Commissioner's Liaison to Families
Medical Director for Operations
Telephone: (518) 474-4888
FAX: (518) 473-3456

DIVERSITY PLANNING
Marisol Nunez-Rodrigues, Director
Telephone: (518) 473-4144
FAX: (518) 473-3456

COUNSEL
John Tauriello, Deputy Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-1331
FAX: (518) 473-7863

        BUREAU OF INSPECTION & CERTIFICATION
        Larry Chase, Director
        Telephone: (518) 474-5570
        FAX: (518) 486-5587

CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
John Oldham, M.D.
Telephone: (518) 474-8472
FAX: (518) 473-3456

PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
William Tucker, M.D.
Telephone: (518) 486-4302
FAX: (518) 473-3456

EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE

EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
Sharon Carpinello, R.N., Ph.D.
Telephone: (518) 474-8323
FAX: (518) 474-2179

CLINICAL SERVICES
Beatrice Kovasznay, M.D., Director
Telephone: (518) 474-4888
FAX: (518) 473-3456

        BUREAU OF QUALITY ASSURANCE/RISK MANAGEMENT
        Jayne VanBramer, Director
        Telephone: (518) 474-3619
        FAX: (518) 473-8845

RESEARCH DIVISION
Lewis Opler, M.D., Director
Telephone: (718) 884-5502
FAX: (718) 548-1890

INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Michael Mittleman, PhD, Associate Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-1558
FAX: (518) 473-2778

INVESTIGATION & AUDIT
Michael W. Dufresne, Director
Telephone: (518) 473-5940
FAX: (518) 473-7926

HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Robert C. Cafarelli, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-7952
FAX: (518) 402-4086

        TRAINING
        Deborah Wagoner, Director
        Telephone: (518) 474-2578
        FAX: (518) 473-0373

George Delamar, Director of Central Office Personnel
Telephone: (518) 474-1261
FAX: (518) 486-3897

Joseph Salamack, Director of Employee Relations & Workforce Planning
Telephone: (518) 473-7910
FAX: (518) 474 - 7536

MANAGED CARE DIVISION
Keith Simons, Associate Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-7056
FAX: (518) 474-2149

ADULT SPECIAL NEEDS PLANS
Keith Simons, Associate Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 473-6036
FAX: (518) 474-8998

CHILDREN'S SPECIAL NEEDS PLANS
Marcia Fazio, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-1704
FAX: (518) 474-8998

FINANCIAL PLANNING
Barry Brauth, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-6911
FAX: (518) 474-8998

PERFORMANCE & OUTCOMES MANAGEMENT
Chip Felton, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-7359
FAX: (518) 474-8998

COMMUNITY & PROVIDER RELATIONS
Fred Volpe, Director
Telephone: (518) 402-4233
FAX: (518) 473-3456


STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AND PLANNING DIVISION

Mederic McLaughlin, Deputy Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-6567
FAX: (518) 473-4690

PLANNING
Paul Moore, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-6502
FAX: (518) 486-7988

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
Al Volo, Acting Director
Telephone: (518) 474-9911
FAX: (518) 486-7988

STRATEGIC INITIATIVES
Joe Murphy, Director
Telephone: (518) 474-2094
FAX: (518) 486-7988


ADMINISTRATION DIVISION
Peter C. Brown, Deputy Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-3631
FAX: (518) 473-4690


OPERATIONS DIVISION
Linda Rosenberg, CSW, Senior Deputy Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 486-4327
FAX: (518) 473-7926

Gary Spielmann, Special Assistant to the Senior Deputy Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-0121
FAX: (518) 473-7926

OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY DIRECTORY

BINGHAMTON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Margaret Dugan, Executive Director
425 Robinson Street
Binghamton, NY 13901-4199
Telephone: (607) 724-1391
FAX: (607) 773-4387

BRONX CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Mark Bienstock, Executive Director
1000 Waters place
Bronx, NY 10461-2799
Telephone: (718) 892-0808
FAX: (718) 430-7282

BRONX PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
LeRoy Carmichael, Executive Director
1500 Waters Place
Bronx, NY 10461-2796
Telephone: (718) 931-0600
FAX: (718) 597-8015

BROOKLYN CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Mark Bienstock, Executive Director
1819 Bergen Street
Brooklyn, NY 11233
Telephone: (718) 221-4500
FAX: (718) 221-4581

BUFFALO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
George Molnar, M.D., Executive Director
400 Forest Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14213-1298
Telephone: (716) 885-2261
FAX: (716) 885-4852

CAPITAL DISTRICT PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Jesse Nixon, Ph.D., Executive Director
75 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208-3474
Telephone: (518) 447-9611
FAX: (518) 434-0041

CENTRAL NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Harold Smith, Executive Director
P.O. Box 300
Marcy, NY 13404-0300
Telephone: (315) 736-8271
FAX: (315) 768-7210

CREEDMOOR PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Charlotte Seltzer, Executive Director
80 - 45 Winchester Boulevard
Queens Village, NY 11427-2199
Telephone: (718) 464-7500
FAX: (718) 264-3850

ELMIRA PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
George A. Roets, Acting Executive Director
100 Washington Street
Elmira, NY 14902-1527
Telephone: (607) 737-4711 FAX: (607) 737-9080

HUDSON RIVER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
James Regan, Executive Director
Branch B
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601-1197
Telephone: (914) 452-8000
FAX: (914) 452-8040

HUTCHINGS PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Bryan Rudes, Executive Director
620 Madison Street
Syracuse, NY 13210-2319
Telephone: (315) 473-4980
FAX: (315) 473-4984

KINGSBORO PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Dean Weinstock, Acting Executive Director
681 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203-2199
Telephone: (718) 221-7700
FAX: (718) 221-7206

KIRBY FORENSIC PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Veena Garyali, M.D., Executive Director
600 East 125th Street
Wards Island, NY 10035
Telephone: (212) 427-9003
FAX: (212) 427-9484

MANHATTAN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Eileen Consilvio, Acting Executive Director
Wards Island
New York, NY 10035-6098
Telephone: (212) 369-0500
FAX: (212) 831-3616

MIDDLETOWN PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
James Bopp, Executive Director
122 Dorothea Dix Drive
Middletown, NY 10940-6198
Telephone: (914) 342-5511
FAX: (914) 342-4975

MID-HUDSON PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Richard Bennett, Executive Director
Box 158, Route 17-M
New Hampton, NY 10958
Telephone: (914) 374-3171
FAX: (914) 374-3961

MOHAWK VALLEY PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Sarah Rudes, Executive Director
1400 Noyes at York
Utica, NY 13502-3802
Telephone: (315) 797-6800
FAX: (315) 738-4412

NATHAN S. KLINE INSTITUTE
Robert Cancro, M.D., Executive Director
Orangeburg, NY 10952-1197
Telephone: (914) 365-2007
FAX: (914) 359-7029

NEW YORK PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE
John Oldham, M.D., Executive Director
722 West 168th Street
New York, NY 10032-2695
Telephone: (212) 543-5000
FAX: (212) 543-6012

PILGRIM PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Kathleen Kelly, Executive Director
998 Crooked Hill Road
West Brentwood, NY 11717-1087
Telephone: (516) 761-3500
FAX: (516) 761-2600
TDD: (516) 761-3458

QUEENS CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Robert Schweitzer, M.D., Executive Director
74 - 03 Commonwealth Boulevard
Bellerose, NY 11426-1890
Telephone: (718) 264-4505
FAX: (718) 264-4954

ROCHESTER PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Bryan Rudes, Executive Director
1111 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620-3972
Telephone: (716) 473-3230
FAX: (716) 473-3183

ROCKLAND CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
David Woodlock, Executive Director
Convent Road
Orangeburg, NY 10962-1199
Telephone: (914) 359-7400
FAX: (914) 359-3117

ROCKLAND PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
James Bopp, Executive Director
140 Old Orangeburg Road
Orangeburg, NY 10962-1196
Telephone: (914) 359-1000
FAX: (914) 359-2104

SAGAMORE CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Robert Schweitzer, Ed.D., Executive Director
197 Half Hollow Road
Dix Hills, NY 11746
Telephone: (516) 673-7700
FAX: (516) 673-7770

ST. LAWRENCE PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
John Scott, Executive Director
1 Chimney Point Drive
Ogdensburg, NY 13669-2291
Telephone: (315) 393-3000
FAX: (315) 393-0041

SOUTH BEACH PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Lucy Sarkis, M.D., Executive Director
777 Seaview Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10305-3499
Telephone: (718) 667-2300
FAX: (718) 667-2344

WESTERN NY CHILDREN'S PSYCHIATRIC CENTER
Jed Cohen, Executive Director
1010 East & West Road
West Seneca, NY 14224-3699
Telephone: (716) 674-6300
FAX: (716) 675-6455


NYS COUNTY MENTAL HEALTH AGENCIES

Albany County Community Services
Robin Siegal, Ph.D., Executive Director
175 Green Street
PO Box 678
Albany NY 12202
(518) 447-4538

Allegany County Community ServicesAgency
Robert W. Anderson, Ph.D., Director
Counseling Center
45 North Broad Street
Wellsville NY 14895
(716) 539-1991

Broome County Community Mental Health Services
Arthur R. Johnson, Commissioner
One Hawley St - 3rd Floor, Admin
Binghamton NY 13901
(607) 778-1152

Cattaraugus County Mental Health Services
Michael L. Anderson, Acting Director
1701 Lincoln Avenue - Suite 4308
Olean NY 14760
(716) 373-8040

Cayuga County Dept Mental Health
David A. Blair, Director
146 North Street
Auburn NY 13021
(315) 253-2746

Chautauqua County Dept Mental Health
William Serafin, CSW-R, Commissioner
Hall R. Clother Bldg. -1st Floor
7 North Erie Street
Mayville NY 14757
(716) 753-4319

Chemung County Community & Health Related Services
Thomas A. Wallace, CSW, Director
425 Pennsylvania Avenue
PO Box 588
Elmira NY 14901
(607) 737-5501

Chenango County Community Services
Mary Ann Spryn, MSW ACSW, Director
Suite 42, Chenango County Office Building
Norwich NY 13815
(607) 337-1600

Clinton County Community Mental Health Services
John E. Johnson, CSW, Director
18 Ampersand Drive
Plattsburgh NY 12901
(518) 566-0100

Columbia County Dept. of Human Services
Michael O'Leary, DSW, Director
71 N Third Street
Hudson NY 12534
(518) 828-9446

Cortland Community Services
Charles T. Capanzano Ph.D., Director
Cortland Community Services
7 Clayton Avenue
Cortland NY 13045
(607) 758-6100

Delaware County Community Mental Health Services
Patricia Thomson, Director
One Hospital Road
Box 266
Walton NY 13856
(607) 865-6522

Dutchess County Dept. of Mental Hygiene
Kenneth M. Glatt Ph.D., Commissioner
Dutchess Co. Dept. of Mental Hygiene
230 North Road
Poughkeepsie NY 12601
(914) 486-2750

Erie County Dept of Mental Health
Ellen Grant-Bishop Ph.D., Commissioner
Rath Bldg - Rm 1237
95 Franklin Street
Buffalo NY 14202
(716) 858-8530

Essex County Community Services
Nicole P. Bryant, CSW, Director
Court Street
PO Box 8
Elizabethtown NY 12932
(518) 873-6370

Franklin County Community Mental Health Services
Susan Delehanty, CSW, Director
10 Main Street
Saranac Lake NY 12983
(518) 891-2280

Fulton County Mental Health Services
Stephen E. Jacobs, Director
57 E Fulton Street
Gloversville NY 12078
(518) 773-8231

Genesee County Community Mental Health Services
Ted C. Miller, CSW, Director
211 East Main Street
Batavia NY 14020-2261
(716) 344-1421

Greene County Mental Health Center
Edward J. Gunn, CSW, Director
County Office Building
Rte. 3 - Box 905
Cairo NY 12413
(518) 622-9163

Hamilton County Community Services
Robert Kleppang, Director
83 White Birch Lane
Indian Lake NY 12842
(518) 648-5355

Herkimer County Mental Health & Chemical Dependence Services
Edgar Scudder, Director
301 N. Washington St.
Herkimer NY 13350
(315) 866-3910

Jefferson County Community Services
Larry Tingley, CSW, Director
Human Services Bldg., Lower Level
175 Arsenal Street
Watertown NY 13601
(315) 785-3283

Lewis County Community Services
Philip McDowell MSW, Director
7550 S State Street
Lowville Common
Lowville NY 13367
(315) 376-5450

Livingston County Community Services
Mark S. Brown, CSW, Director
4223 Lakeville Road
Geneseo NY 14454
(716) 243-7250

Madison County MH Department
James Yonai Ph.D., Director
County Office Building
PO Box 608
Wampsville NY 13163
(315) 366-2327

Monroe County Dept of Mental Health
Stephen L. Dungan, Director
4117 City Place
Rochester NY 14614
(716) 274-6182

Montgomery County Community Services
James Gumaer, Director
427 Guy Park Avenue
Amsterdam NY 12010
(518) 842-1900 ext. 470

Nassau Co DMH MR & Dev Disabilities
Howard Sovronsky, Acting Commissioner
240 Old Country Road
Mineola NY 11501
(516) 571-3359

Niagara County Mental Health Services
Antoinette Lech, Director
Shaw Bldg., Mt. View Complex
5467 Upper Mountain Road
Lockport NY 14094-1899
(716) 439-7410

NYC DMH, MR & Alcoholism Services
Neal L. Cohen, M.D., Commissioner
93 Worth Street
New York NY 10013
(212) 219-5400

NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors, Inc.
Sheri Sanduski, Director
150 State Street
Albany NY 12207

Niagara County Department of Mental Health
Antoinette Lech, Director
Shaw Building, Mt. View Complex
5467 Upper Mountain Road
Lockport, NY 14094

Oneida County Department of Mental Health
Phillip Endress, ACSW, Commissioner
287 Genesee Street
Utica NY 13501
(315) 798-5903

Onondaga County Dept of Mental Health
David Brownell, ACSW, Commissioner
Civic Center
421 Montgomery St -10th Fl
Syracuse NY 13202
(315) 435-3355

Ontario County Community Mental Health Services
William Swingley CSW, Director
County Office Bldg. #2, Room 246
3907 County Road 46 - Rm 246
Canandaigua NY 14424
(716) 396-4363

Orange County Department of Mental Health
Chris Ashman, MS, Commissioner
30 Harriman Drive
Goshen NY 10924
(914) 291-2600

Orleans County Community Services
Donald Metzger, MSW, CSW, Director
14014 Route 31 West
Albion NY 14411
(716) 589-7066

Oswego County Health Department
Joette Deane, Director
Mental Health Division
70 Bunner Street
Oswego NY 13126
(315) 349-3591

Otsego County Community Services
Patricia Gambitta, Ph.D., Director
242 Main Street
Oneonta NY 13820
(607) 433-2334

Putnam County Mental Health
Michael J. Piazza, Jr., CSW, Commissioner
110 Old Rt. 6
Carmel NY 10512
(914) 225-7040 ext. 201

Rensselaer County Mental Health Dept
Lorraine Chesin ACSW, Commissioner
County Office Bldg.
1600 Seventh Avenue
Troy NY 12180
(518) 270-2807

Rockland County Dept. of Mental Health
Mary Ann Walsh-Tozer, Commissioner
Sanatorium Road - Bldg F
Summit Park Complex
Pomona NY 10970
(914) 364-2374

St. Lawrence County Community Services
M. Juliana DeGone, CSW, Director
PO Box 229
Potsdam NY 13676
(315) 265-6190

Saratoga County Mental Health Center
Dale R. Angstadt ACSW, Director
Cramer House
211 Church Street
Saratoga Springs NY 12866
(518) 584-9030

Schenectady County Community Services
John Cadalso, Jr., DCS, Director
Schaffer Heights
107 Nott Terrace - 2nd Floor
Schenectady NY 12308
(518) 386-2218

Schoharie County Community Mental Health Services
Timothy Donovan CSW, ACSW, Director
County Office Bldg.
PO Box 160
Schoharie NY 12157
(518) 295-8336

Schuyler County Community Services
Duane Spilde, CSW, Director
Mill Creek Center
106 South Perry St., Suite 4
Watkins Glen NY 14891
(607) 535-8282

Seneca County Community Services
Mary Grace & Philip C. Yorke, Joint Acting Directors
Community Counseling Center
31 Thurber Street
Waterloo NY 13165-9499
(315) 539-5043

Steuben County Community Services
Robert W. Anderson, Ph.D., Director
Doris Peltz Steuben County Community Services
115 Liberty Street
Bath NY 14810
(607) 776-1600

Suffolk County Community Mental Health Services
Thomas O. MacGilvray, CSW, CSAC, Director
225 Rabro Drive East
Hauppauge NY 11788
(516) 853-3115

Sullivan County Dept Community Services
Gary Werner, Acting Director
Sullivan County Government Center
100 North Street
Monticello, NY 12701
(914) 794-3000 ext. 5025

Tioga County Mental Health Services
Paul LeBlanc, Director
Washington-Gladden Bldg.
1277 Taylor Road
Owego NY 13827
(607) 687-0200

Tompkins County Mental Health Services
Anthony B. DeLuca CSW, Commissioner
201 E Green St - 6th Floor
Ithaca NY 14850
(607) 274-6300

Ulster County Mental Health Services
Ernest J. Townsend, A.C.S.W., Director
239 Golden Hill Lane
Kingston NY 12401
(914) 340-4174

Washington & WarrenCounty Community Services
Janet Talley MSW, Director
172 Ridge Street
Glens Falls NY 12801
(518) 792-7143

Wayne County Community Services
Joseph L. Mabon III, Ph.D., Director
7328 Route 31
Lyons NY 14489
(315) 946-5722

Westchester Co Dept Community Mental Health
Steven J. Friedman, Commissioner
112 East Post Road -2nd Floor
White Plains NY 10601
(914) 285-5236

Wyoming County Dept. of Mental Health
Kathleen Plum, Ph.D., Director
3388 North Main Street
Warsaw NY 14569
(716) 786-8871

Yates County Community Services
Pamela Larnard, CSW, Director
431 Liberty Street
Penn Yan NY 14527
(315) 536-4461