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STATE CONTACTS

State leads include employees in the state Medicaid agency (SMA), the state intellectual disability authority (SIDA), and the state mental health authority (SMHA) that are involved with the state's PASRR program. The contact information for the PASRR state leads (below) was last updated October 2024.

Map of the U.S. showing the Eastern, Southern, Central, and Western Regions

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Southern Region

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Eastern Region PASRR Contacts

Connecticut

SMA/ Amy Dumont
- Amy.Dumont@ct.gov
- (860) 424-5173
SMHA
SIDA

Delaware

SMA/ Kimberly Pettyjohn
- Kimberly.Pettyjohn@delaware.gov
- (302) 515-3169
SMHA/ Wynne Hewitt
- Wynne.Hewitt@delaware.gov
- (302) 932-4013
SIDA/ Kamin Giglio
- Kamin.Giglio@delaware.gov
- (302) 933-3410

District of Columbia

SMA/ Uzoaku Chukwu
- Uzoaku.Chukwu@dc.gov
- (202) 724-3825
SMHA/ Chaka Curtis
- Chaka.Curtis@dc.gov
- (202) 673-6450
SIDA/ Lisa Scott
- Lisa.Scott@dc.gov
- (202) 870-7672

Maine

SMA/ Kathryn Temple
- Kathryn.e.temple@maine.gov
SMHA
SIDA

Maryland

SMA/Jarrod Terry
- Jarrod.Terry@maryland.gov
- (410) 767-6764
SMHA/ Stefani O'Dea
- Stefani.Odea@maryland.gov
- (240) 761-1341
SIDA/ Adrienne Hollimon
- Adrienne.Hollimon@maryland.gov

Massachusetts

SMA/ Pavel Terpelets
- Pavel.Terpelets@mass.gov
- (857) 343-0247
SMHA/ Kim Clougherty
- Kim.Clougherty@mass.gov
SIDA/ Diane Pixely
- Diane.Pixley2@mass.gov

New Hampshire

SMA/ Jordan McCormick
- Jordan.M.McCormick@dhhs.nh.gov
- 603-731-5484
SMHA/ Carolyn Lewis
- Carolyn.B.Lewis@dhhs.nh.gov
- 603-271-8378
SIDA/ Lindsey Magee
- Lindsey.K.Magee@dhhs.nh.gov
- 603-271-5027

New Jersey

SMA/ Elizabeth Brennan
- Elizabeth.Brennan@dhs.nj.gov
- (609) 438-4804
SMHA/ Bolanle Popoola
- Bolanle.Popoola@dhs.nj.gov
- (609) 438-4152
SIDA/ Kelly Friedman
- Kelly.Friedman@dhs.state.nj.us
- (609) 414-7121

New York

SMA/ Karen Meier
- Karen.Meier@health.ny.gov
- (518) 402-3360

SMHA/
SIDA/ George Shaw
- George.B.Shaw@opwdd.ny.gov

Pennsylvania

SMA/ RuthAnne Barnard
- Rbarnard@pa.gov
- (717) 214-3736
SMHA
SIDA

Rhode Island

SMHA/ Brianna Briceno
- Brianna.Briceno@bhddh.ri.gov
SMHA/ Audra DiChiaro
- Audra.Dichiaro@bhddh.ri.gov
- (401) 462-1717
SIDA/ Louise White
- Lousie.White@bhddh.ri.gov

Vermont

SMA
- AHS.medicaidpolicy@vermont.gov
SMHA/ Patricia Singer
- Patricia.Singer@vermont.gov
SIDA/ Deborah Smith
- Deborah.Smith@vermont.gov
- (802) 585-6274

Virginia

SMA/ Lisa Rogers
- Lisa.Rogers@dbhds.virignia.gov
- (804) 347-5260
SMHA
SIDA

West Virginia

SMA/ Terry McGee
- Terry.L.McGeeii@wv.gov
- (304) 352-4241
SMHA
SIDA

Eastern Region

Southern Region PASRR Contacts

Alabama

SMA/ Theresa Carlos
- Theresa.carlos@medicaid.alabama.gov
- (334) 353-9836
SMHA/ Angela Howard
- Angela.Howard@mh.alabama.gov
- (334) 242-3947
SIDA

Arkansas

SMA/ Sandrae Nicholson
- Sandrae.Nicholson@dhs.arkansas.gov
- (501) 320-6274
SMHA
SIDA

Florida

SMA/ Cathy Cross
- Cathy.Cross@ahca.myflorida.com
- (850) 412-4690
SMHA/ Heather Allman
- heather.allman@myflfamilies.com
- (850) 717-4288
SIDA/ Chrishonda Jenkins
- Chrishonda.Jenkins@apdcares.org
- 850-921-3786

Georgia

SMA/Maxine Elliott
- maxine.elliott@dch.ga.gov
- (470) 692-2780
SMHA/SIDA Alex Fontana
- Alex.Fontana@dbhdd.ga.gov
- 470-367-6696

Kentucky

SMA/ Kimberly Bickers
- Kimberly.Bickers@ky.gov
- (502) 564-8889
SMHA/ Jason Bagley
- Jason.Bagley@ky.gov
- (502) 564-0824
SIDA/ Crystal Adams
- Crystal.Adams@ky.gov
- (502) 782-8883

Louisiana

SMA/ Toni Bennett
- Toni.Bennett@LA.GOV.
SMHA/ Summer Chaves
- Summer.Chaves@la.gov
- (225) 342-4344
SIDA/ Tanya Murphy
- Tanya.Murphy@la.gov
- (225) 342-8538
Aging and Adult Services/ Theresa Forrester
- Theresa.Forrester@la.gov
- (225) 427-7978

Mississippi

SMA/ Laquita Reed
- Laquita.Reed@medicaid.ms.gov
- (601) 359-5251
SMHA/ Ruth Gilliam
- Ruth.Gilliam.msh.state.ms.gov
- (601) 351-8267
SIDA/ Willis Garrison
- Willis.Garrison@dmh.ms.gov
- (601) 359-6527

New Mexico

SMA/ Erica Leyba
- Erica.leyba@hca.nm.gov
SMHA/ Nicholas Palmisano
- Nicholas.palmisano@hca.nm.gov
SIDA/ Sandyeva Martinez
- sandyeva.martinez@hca.nm.gov

North Carolina

SMA/ Dean Smith
- dean.a.smith@dhhs.nc.gov
- (919) 713-3436
SMHA/SIDA/ Laurael Robichaud
- Laurael.Robichaud@dhhs.nc.gov
- (984) 236-5294

Oklahoma

SMA/ Tanesha Hooks
- Tanesha.Hooks@okhca.org
- (405) 522-7014
SMHA/ Kenneth Jones
- KJones@odmhsas.org
- (405) 845-2654
SIDA/ Chuck Waldrip
- Chuck.Waldrip@okdhs.org
- (405) 488-4581

South Carolina

SMA
SMHA/ Teresa Davis
- teresa.davis@scdmh.org
- 803- 737-5373
SIDA/ Emily Parece
- Emily.Parece@ddsn.sc.gov
- 803-935-6712

Tennessee

SMA/ Melissa Simpson
- Melissa.Simpson@tn.gov
- (615) 507-6975
SMHA/ Alicia Robeson
- Alicia.Robeson@tn.gov
- (615) 253-2794
SIDA/ Carmelita Hillsman
- Carmelita.9.Hillsman@tn.gov
- (615) 532-3241
SMA/ Kristeena Ashby-Wilson
- Kristeena.1.Ashby@tn.gov
- (615) 507-6679

Texas

SMA/ Judy Southall
- Judy.Southall@hhs.texas.gov
- (512) 850-8366
SMHA
SIDA

Southern Region

Western Region PASRR Contacts

Alaska

SMA/ Moli Atanoa
- Moli.Atanoa@alaska.gov
- (907) 444-6803
SMHA/ Eric Talbert
- Eric.Talbert@alaska.gov
- (907) 269-3626
SIDA/ Heather Chord
- Heather.Chord@alaska.gov
- (907) 269-2753

Arizona

SMA/ Joni Mazon
- Joni.Mazon@azahcccs.gov
- (602) 417-4914
SMHA
SIDA/ Patrillya Stemmons
- Pstemmons@azdes.gov
- (480) 404-3769

California

SMA/ Kyna Kemp
- Kyna.Kemp@dhcs.ca.gov
- (916) 539-5017
SMHA/ Thomas Jenkins
- Thomas.Jenkins@dhcs.ca.gov
- (916) 938-4451
SIDA/ Rose Mcdowall
- Rose.mcdowall@dds.ca.gov
- (916) 654-2893

Hawaii

SMA/ Kathleen Ishihara
- Kishihara@dhs.hawaii.gov
- (808) 692-8159
SMHA/ Judelyn Vallesteros
- judelyn.vallesteros.nsw@doh.hawaii.gov
- (808) 453-6946
SIDA/ Stephanie Guieb, Annilet Pingul
- stephanie.guieb@doh.hawaii.gov
- (808) 733-9177
- annilet.pingul@doh.hawaii.gov
- (808) 692-7493

Idaho

SMA/ Alexandra Fernandez
- Alexandra.Fernandez@dhw.idaho.gov
- (208) 287-1179
SMHA/ Russell Anderson
- russell.anderson@dhw.idaho.gov
- (208) 528-5704
SMHA/ Sarah Bickford-Thorpe
- Sarah.bickford-thorpe@dhw.idaho.gov
- (208)-736-2177
SIDA/

Nevada

SMA/ Kelly Carranza
- kcarranza@dhcfp.nv.gov
- (775)-684-3789
SMHA/Ellen Richardson-Adams
- eadams@health.nv.gov
- 702-486-6238
SIDA/ Lisa Shavies
- lshavies@adsd.nv.gov
- 702-486-5002

Oregon

SMA/ Vivian Levy
- Vivian.Levy@oha.oregon.gov
- (503) 400-1976
SMHA
SIDA

Washington

SMA/ Beth Loska
- Elizabeth.Loska@hca.wa.gov
- (360) 725-1478
SMHA
SIDA/ Heidi Johnston
- Heidi.Johnston@dshs.wa.gov
- (564) 999-0214

Western Region

Central Region PASRR Contacts

Colorado

SMA/ Margaret Anderson
- Margaret.Anderson@state.co.us
- (303) 866-5605
SMHA/ Michelle Voss
- Michelle.Voss@state.co.us
- (720) 646-2881
SIDA

Illinois

SMA/ Gabriela M. Moroney
- Gabriela.M.Moroney@illinois.gov
- (217) 843-1415
SMHA/ Teresa Glaze
- Teresa.Glaze@illinois.gov
- (312) 814-1626
SIDA

Indiana

SMA/ Vanessa Convard
- Vanessa.Convard@fssa.in.gov
- (317) 232-4355
SMHA
SIDA/ Holly Wimsatt
- Holly.Wimsatt@fssa.in.gov
- (812) 283-1040

Iowa

SMA/SMHA/SIDA/ Lila Starr
- LStarr@dhs.state.ia.us
- (515) 281-5318

Kansas

SMA/ Andrea Parrett
- Andrea.Parrett@ks.gov
SMHA/ Christian Hodges
- Christian.Hodges2@KDADS.gov
- (785) 296-7246
SMHA/ Dorene Beasley
- Dorene.beasley@ks.gov
- (785)-296-7246
SIDA

Michigan

SMA/ Kathleen Johnson
- Johnsonk56@michigan.gov
- (517) 241-5881
SMHA/Kathleen Johnson
- Johnsonk56@michigan.gov
- (517) 241-5881
SIDA

Minnesota

SMA/ Rachel Hulsizer
- rachel.hulsizer@state.mn.us
- 651-431-4591
SMHA/ Sherray Greene
- dhs.mh.pasrr@state.mn.us
- (651) 431-2237
SIDA/ Beth Siewert
- elizabeth.siewert@state.mn.us
- (651)-431-2452

Missouri

SMA/ Karen Tappel
- Karen.Tappel@dss.mo.gov
- (573) 751-6086
SMHA/ SIDA/ Michelle Clark
- michelle.clark@dmh.mo.gov
- (573) 751-8070

Montana

SMA/ Stephanie Goetz
- Stephanie.Goetz@mt.gov
SMHA
SIDA

Nebraska

SMA/ Dawn Sybrant
- Dawn.Sybrant@nebraska.gov
- (402) 471-9678
SMHA/ Michelle Nunemaker
- Michelle.nunemaker@nebraska.gov
- (402) 471-7849
SIDA/ Shauna Adams
- Shauna.Adams@Nebraska.gov
- (402) 471-3121

North Dakota

SMA/ Melissa Kainz
- Mkkainz@nd.gov
- (701) 328-4864
SMHA
SIDA

Ohio

SMA/ Norma Tirado
- Norma.Tirado@medicaid.ohio.gov
- (614) 752-2591
SMHA/ Terry Watts
- Terry.Watts@mh.ohio.gov
- (614) 466-9796
SIDA/ Heidi Clarke
- Heidi.Clarke@dodd.ohio.gov
- (614) 466-6187

South Dakota

SMA/ Emily Johnson
- Emily.Johnson@state.sd.us
- (605) 773-8434
SMHA/ Andrea Heronimus
- Andrea.Heronimus@state.sd.us
SIDA/ Heidi Sperry
- Heidi.Sperry@state.sd.us

Utah

SMA/ Erin Lloyd
- Erinlloyd@utah.gov
- (801) 538-6979
SMHA/ Nicole Cunha
- nicolecunha@utah.gov
- (385)-272-5150
SMHA/ Pam Bennett
- pbennett1@utah.gov
- (801)-819-9450
SIDA/ Amanda Barr
- Abarr@utah.gov
- (435) 429-5162

Wisconsin

SMA
SMHA/ Joanette Robertson
- Joanette.Robertson@dhs.wisconsin.gov
- (608) 266-0907
SIDA

Wyoming

SMA/ Amy Guimond
- Amy.Guimond@wyo.gov
- (307) 777-3427
SMHA
SIDA

Central Region

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