STATE CONTACTS
State leads include employees in the state Medicaid office, the state intellectual disability authority, and the state mental health authority that are involved with the state's PASRR program. The contact information for the PASRR state leads (below) was last updated on December 17, 2020.

Click on your region in the legend below for more information
Eastern Region PASRR Contacts
Connecticut
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Cheryl Janes
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Erin Leavitt-Smith
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860-262-6966
Delaware
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Lisa Zimmerman (Chief - Division of Medicaid & Medicare Services),
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lisa.zimmerman@state.de.us
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302-368-6610
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Kimberly Pettyjohn (Division of Medicaid & Medicare Services)
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302-515-3169
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Wynne Hewitt (Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health)
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302-391-3500
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Kamin Giglio (Division of Developmental Disability Services)
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302-933-3410
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Catherine Boudah
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302-933-3104
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Michelle Singletary-Twyman
District of Columbia
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Pamela Hodge (PASRR Representative)
Maine
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Derek Fales (Department of Health and Human Services)
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207-287-6656
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Ricker Hamilton (OADS Director, Department of Health and Human Services)
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207-287-9200
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Allegra Boyd
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Karen Mason
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207-287-9200
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Heidi Bechard
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Nicole Rooney (Department of Health and Human Services)
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207-287-9200
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Paul Saucier (OADS Director)
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207-287-9200
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Thomas Leet (Policy Director)
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207-624-4068
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Kathryn Temple (Social Services Manager)
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207-287-259
Maryland
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Steven Reeder (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Director, Office of Adult Services)
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410-402-8476
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Stefani O'Dea (Director, Office of Older Adults and Long Term Services and Supports, Behavioral Health Administration)
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Ramona Bradley (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Eastern Shore Region Health Service Liaison RN )
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443-235-8569
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Michelle Howell (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Southern Region Health Service Liaison RN )
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301-523-2363
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Kelly Jones (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Central Region Health Service Liaison RN)
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443-253-9963-
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Beth Laisure (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Western Region Health Service Liaison RN)
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667-301-8669
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Jane Sacco (Chief, Division of Long Term Care Services)
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410-767-6771
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Jarrod C. Terry, Assistance Director, Office of Long Term Services and Supports
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(410) 767-6764
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Susan Panek (Deputy Director, Division of Long Term Care Services)
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410-767-6764
Massachusetts
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Elizabeth Goodman (Assistant Director of Day and Residential Programs, MassHealth Office of Long Term Services and Supports)
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617-222-7487
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Brooke Doyle (MA Department of Mental Health)
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617-626-8097
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Kim Clougherty (MA Department of Mental Health)
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617-626-8164
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Lorraine Young (MassHealth Office of Long Term Services and Supports)
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617-222-7413
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Nancy Weston (MA Department of Developmental Disabilities)
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617-624-7820
New Hampshire
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Kristina Ickes (Division of Client Services)
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Holly Wentworth (Division of Client Services)
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Mickie Grimes
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Cheryl D.Bergeron (Division of Community Based Care Services)
New Jersey
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Irina Stuchinsky (New Jersey State Division of Aging Services (DoAS)
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Joseph Bongiovanni (New Jersey State DoAS)
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Leah Rogers (New Jersey State DoAS)
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Elizabeth Brennan (New Jersey State DoAS)
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Dr. Robert Eilers (New Jersey Department of Human Services),
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James Schiralli
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Bolanle Popoola (PASRR Administrator, New Jersey Department of Human Services)
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Carol Jones
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Elizabeth Brenna
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Brian M. Brennan
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609-588-2548
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Chinyela Makachi (New Jersey State Mental Health Authority)
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Kelly Friedman (New Jersey State Intellectual Disability Authority- Division of Developmental Disabilities)
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Alisa Rosa (New Jersey State Intellectual Disability Authority- Division of Developmental Disabilities
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Sherin Kuruvilla
New York
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Michael Compton (New York State Office Mental Health (OMH))
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Barbara Burditt (Statewide PASRR Coordinator)
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518-388-0694
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Eileen Zibell (New York State OPWDD)
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518-474-7700
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Rebecca Briney (NYS OMH)
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Carol Rodat (New York State Department of Health (DOH) Director)
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(518) 485-8781
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Heidi Seney (New York State Medicaid Agency)
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Cathleen Bobrick (NYS DOH Manager)
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518-485-8781
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Maxine Smalling (NYS OMH)
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518-473-3570
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Julie Burton (NNYS OMH)
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Maria Copperwheat (New York State Medicaid Agency)
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Anie Cyriac (New York State Medicaid Agency)
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Susan Prendergast (OPWDD)
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Shelly Glock (NYS DOH Director)
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518-408-1267
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Tarrah Quinlan (NYS DOH)
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518-408-1267
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Leslie Ruth (NYS DOH Director
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518-402-1004
Pennsylvania
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Ruth Anne Barnard (State PASRR Coordinator)
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717-214-3736
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Rhonda Gengler (PASRR Lead, Office of Developmental Programs ODP)
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412-770-1278
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Trisha Mader (Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services)
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717-346-9937
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Rachel Sink (Office of LTCORC Prog. Coordinator)
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717-783-7378
Rhode Island
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Audra DiChiaro
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Karen Lowell
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Lori Lombardi-Burns (Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and HospitalsConsultant Public Health Nurse)
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(401) 462-0089
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Joanna Ambrosio (Division of Behavioral Health)
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(401) 462-1558
- Mary Fennessey (EOHHS, Office of Medical Review)
- Mary.Fennessey@ohhs.ri.gov
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401-574-8083
Vermont
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Carol Rooke (Agency of Human Services)
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802-244-1104
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Amy Roth
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Nicole (Nikki) Marabella (DD Services Specialist)
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Melanie Feddersen (DD Services Specialist)
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Patricia Singer
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Patricia.Singer@vermont.gov
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Virginia
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Ramona Schaeffer (DMAS)
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804.225.3007
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Lisa Rogers, RN, BSN (Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services, Registered Nurse Community Integration Consultant and PASRR Team Lead)
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lisa.rogers@dbhds.virginia.gov
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804-347-5260
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West Virginia
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Kelley Johnson
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304-356-4886
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Terry McGee (Program Manager)
Southern Region PASRR Contacts
Alabama
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Angela Howard (Director, Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, OBRA-PASRR)
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(334) 242-3946
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Carolyn Perdue (Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, OBRA-PASRR)
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(334) 242-3946
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Deborah Goodman ( Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, OBRA-PASRR)
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(334) 242-3946
Arkansas
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Lori Rose (Department of Human Services)
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Sandrae Nicholson (Department of Human Services)
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Kathleen Nurhomad (Department of Human Services)
Florida
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Linda Long-Miller (CMAT/Social Services Consultant, Department of Health)
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(850) 245-4200, ext. 2219
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Lori Gephart (Registered Nurse Consultant, Agency for Persons with Disabilities)
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(850)921-3786
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Diana McLendon (Program Specialist, Department of Education)
Georgia
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Shardae Brooks (DBHDD)
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404-657-2681
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Jill Mays (Department of Human Resources (DHR)/ Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Addictive Diseases)
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404-657-2140
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Heather Nix (DD PASRR Liaison)
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404-657-2141
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Marcey Alter (Deputy Director, DCH Medicaid Policy)
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404.657.5467
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Linda McCall (Unit Manager, DCH Medicaid Policy)
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404-657-5463
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Wendy Tiegreen (Department of Community Health)
Kentucky
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Michelle Fulner (Department for Medicaid Services, Division of Policy and Operations)
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Lindsey Hensley (PASRR Nurse Coordinator, Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities)
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Crystal Adams (Community Supports Branch Manager, Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities)
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502-782-8883
Louisiana
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Mary Norris (Medicaid Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Health)
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225-342-2768
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Summer Chaves (Louisiana Department of Health)
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(225) 342-4344
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Ann Darling (Louisiana Department of Health)
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Carole Brunner (Louisiana Department of Health)
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Karen Sheridan (Psychologist, Louisiana Department of Health)
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Tanya Murphy (Louisiana Department of Health)
Mississippi
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LaShunda Woods, PASRR Director, Division of Medicaid
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601-359-5251
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Craig Kittrell (PASRR State Lead for MS Department of Mental Health (DMH) )
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(601) 359-5780
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Ruth Gilliam (DMH State Coordinator for MI services)
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ruth.gilliam.msh.state.ms.gov
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601-351-8267
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Willis Garrison, State Coordinator for IDD Services
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601-359-6527
New Mexico
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Sandyeva Martinez (PASRR Administrator, New Mexico Department of Health)
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Jacqueline Romero (New Mexico Human Services Department)
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Melanie Buenviaje (HSD - Medicaid)
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Jewel Kessler (HSD- BH)
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Teresa Larson (New Mexico Department of Health)
North Carolina
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Audrey Karriker (PASRR Unit Lead Nurse Consultant, Long Term Services and Supports, Division of Health Benefits)
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919-85 5-4389
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Johnnie McManus (PASRR Coordinator, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services)
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919-715-2174
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Laurael Robichaud (PASRR Team Supervisor, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services)
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984-236-5294
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Dean Smith (Unit Manager, Long Term Services and Supports, Division of Health Benefits)
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919-713-3436
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Jennifer Moore (Program Operations Manager, Long Term Services and Supports, Division of Health Benefits)
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919-855-4354
Oklahoma
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Joe Wingbermuehle (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)
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Ken Jones (Coordinator, Aging and LongTerm Care, Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse)
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405-522-0013
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Tanesha Hooks (Oklahoma Department of Healthcare Authority (Medicaid Authority))
South Carolina
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Brian Hawkins (Department of Disability and Special Needs)
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803-935-6709
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Nicole Mitchell Threatt (Department of Health and Human Services-Community and Facility Services)
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803-898-2590
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Susan Bolt
Tennessee
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Carmelita Hillsman (PASRR/MH/IDD Program Director – PASRR/ECF for Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD))
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Kristeena Ashby (Division of TennCare - Long Term Services and Supports)
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Kaye Swindell
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Alicia Robeson (Assistant Director of PASRR & Older Adult Programs)
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615-253-2794
Texas
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Judy Southall (Director, IDD Services, PASRR Unit, IDD and Behavioral Health Services)
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512-438-3159
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Valerie Krueger (Manager, PASRR Policy and Specialized Services, IDD and Behavioral Health Services)
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512-438-3597
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Hayley Turner
Central Region PASRR Contacts
Colorado
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Obi Agomoh (PASRR Administrator, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)
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Office: 303-866-6873
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Tricia Stone (IDD PASRR, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)
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Office: 303-866-2504
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Michelle Voss (OBRA-PASRR Program Manager, Colorado Department of Human Services)
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Cell: 720-646-2881
Illinois
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Roberta Allen (Project Manager, Department of Human Services)
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312-814-6893
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Kelly Cunningham (SMA LTC Director, Department of Healthcare & Family Services)
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217-524-7245
Indiana
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Vanessa Convard (Director of Long-Term Care Transitions, Family & Social Services Administration)
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317-232-4355
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Holly Wimsatt (Director of Client Services, Family & Social Services Administration)
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812-283-1040
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Kelsi Linville (Adults with MHI Program Director, Family & Social Services Administration)
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317-234-6795
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Iowa
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Lila Starr (Iowa Department of Human Services)
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515-281-5318
Kansas
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Dawne Stevenson (PASRR Program Manager, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)
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785-368-7323
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Anne Yeakley (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)
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Susan Cunningham (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)
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F Seymour Hunter
Michigan
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Belinda Hawks
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Michelle DeRose
Minnesota
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Sherray Greene (OBRA Level II policy lead, DHS, Behavioral Health Division)
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Rachel Hulsizer (Preadmission screening product manager, DHS, Aging and Adult Services Division)
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Beth Siewert (OBRA Level II policy lead, DHS, Disability Division)
Missouri
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Jesse Crum (Dept. of Mental Health)
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Amanda Ott (Dept. of Health and Senior Services)
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573-526-3632
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Julie Wilson (Dept. of Health and Senior Services)
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Angela Brenner (Dept. of Mental Health)
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Kathy Schafer (Dept. of Mental Health)
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573-751-8080
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Rosie Anderson-Harper (Dept. of Mental Health)
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573-526-5890
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Dawne Votra (Family Support Division)
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573-522-1267
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Vera Brown (Family Support Division)
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573-751-9792
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Shawn Brice (MO HealthNet)
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573-751-5767
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Tara Shahangain (DSS)
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Cassandra Jones (Missouri Medicaid)
Montana
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Jennifer Fox
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Cathy Murphy (Program Support Bureau Chief, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services)
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406-444-1716
Nebraska
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Susan Adams
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Greg Carlson (NF Program Specialist)
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Mikayla Johnson (Division of Behavioral Health)
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Heather Leschinsky
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Dawn Sybrant
North Dakota
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Debbie Baier (North Dakota Department of Human Services)
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Leann Thiel (Medicaid Payment and Reimbursement Services, Medical Services Division., North Dakota Department of Human Services)
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701-328-4893
Ohio
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Terry Watts (Chief, Bureau of PASRR, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services)
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614-466-9796
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Julie Davis (PASRR Program, Department of Medicaid)
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Heidi Clarke (Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities)
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614-466-6187
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Michael Hampton (PASRR Policy Manager, Department of Medicaid)
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Norma Tirado (PASRR Program, Department of Medicaid)
South Dakota
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Jana Doherty
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Michelle Hudecek (Division of Long Term Services and Supports)
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Emily Johnson (PASRR Program Manager, South Dakota Medicaid)
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Andrea Heronimus (Division of Behavioral Health)
Utah
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Pam Bennett, State MH PASRR office
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801-819-9450
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Geri Jardine, State MH PASRR office
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801-538-3918
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Erin Lloyd (Utah Department of Health)
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801-538-6979
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Amanda Barr
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435-429-5162
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Amanda Marin, State ID/RC PASRR office
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801-786-9055
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Brian Roach, Utah Medicaid
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801-538-6051
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Josip Ambrenac, Utah Medicaid
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801-538-6090
Wisconsin
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Donna Riemer [Mental Health Section Nurse Consultant (PASRR Specialized Services Subject Matter Expert)]
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Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services, Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery, Mental Health Section
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Joanette Robertson [Mental Health Section Supervisor (Oversees PASRR Lead and Mental Health Nurse)]
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Department of Health Services, Division of Care and Treatment Services, Bureau of Prevention, Treatment and Recovery, Mental Health Section
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608-266-0907
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Marina Olivencia (Department of Health Services, Division of Medicaid Services)
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608-267-7378
Wyoming
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Sara Rogers (Facilities Manager, Wyoming Department Of Health , Division of Healthcare Financing)
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307-777-7257
Western Region PASRR Contacts
Alaska
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Jetta Whittaker (Manager, Policy and Program Development Unit, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services)
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Caroline Hogan (Division of Senior and Disabilities Services)
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Moli Atanoa (Division of Senior and Disabilities Services)
Arizona
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Jenna Girdosky (Interm PASRR Coordinator Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS))
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602-417-4503
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Alice Plaxco (PASRR Coordinator, AHCCCS)
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602-364-4645
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Mark Tucker (PASRR Coordinator, AHCCCS)
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602-417-4028
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Patrillya Stemmons DDD PASRR Coordinator
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480-404-3769
California
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Doug Robins (California Department of Health Care Services)
Hawaii
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Stephanie Guieb
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Kathleen Ishihara (Nurse Consultant, MedQUEST Division)
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808-692-8159
Idaho
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Candace Falsetti
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Arthur Evans
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Michael Case (Program Specialist, Quality Assurance Unit)
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Alexandra Fernandez
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Wayne Nubile
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Annette Wilkinson
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Michelle Schildhauer
Nevada
Oregon
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Nirmala Dhar (Older Adult Behavioral Health Coordinator)
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503-945-9715
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Kathryn Nunley (Medicaid Long Term care Mental Health Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Human Services-Aging and People with Disabilities)
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503-947-2309
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Chris Pascual (DHS/OHA/CMS Liaison, Oregon Health Authority)
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503-572-0470
Washington
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Heidi Johnston
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Washington State Developmental Disabilities Administration
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564-999-0214
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Beth Loska (Beahvioral Health PASRR Program Manager Medicaid Compliance Review and Analytics Medicaid Program Operations and Integrity)
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360-725-1478