STATE CONTACTS

Eastern Region PTAC Call

Connecticut

• Cheryl Janes

  •                                                          

• Erin Leavitt-Smith

  • 860-262-6966

Delaware

• Lisa Zimmerman (Chief - Division of Medicaid & Medicare Services),

  • lisa.zimmerman@state.de.us

  • 302-368-6610

• Kimberly Pettyjohn (Division of Medicaid & Medicare Services)

  • 302-515-3169

• Wynne Hewitt (Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health)

  • 302-391-3500

• Kamin Giglio (Division of Developmental Disability Services)

  • 302-933-3410

• Sharon Bertin (Division of Developmental Disability Services)

  • 302-836-2168

• Joseph Tegtmeier

District of Columbia

• Pamela Hodge (PASRR Representative)

Maine

• Derek Fales (Department of Health and Human Services)

  • 207-287-6656

• Ricker Hamilton (OADS Director, Department of Health and Human Services)

  • 207-287-9200

• Gretchen Zeh-Higgins (Department of Health and Human Services)

  • 207-287-9217

• Karen Mason

  • 207-287-9200

• Heidi Bechard

• Nicole Rooney (Department of Health and Human Services)

  • 207-287-9200

• Paul Saucier (OADS Director)

  • 207-287-9200

• Thomas Leet (Policy Director)

  • , 207-624-4068

• Kathryn Temple (Social Services Manager)

  • 207-287-259

Maryland

• Steven Reeder (Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Director, Office of Adult Services)

  • 410-402-8476

• Stefani O'Dea (Director, Office of Older Adults and Long Term Services and Supports, Behavioral Health Administration)

• Karen Gauvin (Optum Maryland (Mental Health Determination))

• Mardi Adams (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Central Region Nurse)

  • 410-234-8207

• Karen Borland (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Eastern Region)

  • 410-572-5944

• Debra Goldberg (Maryland Developmental Disabilities Administration Southern Region)

  • 301-362-5109

• Jane Sacco (Chief, Division of Long Term Care Services)

  • 410-767-6771

• Susan Panek (Deputy Director, Division of Long Term Care Services)

  • 410-767-6764

Massachusetts

• Elizabeth Goodman (Assistant Director of Day and Residential Programs, MassHealth Office of Long Term Services and Supports)

  • 617-222-7487

• Brooke Doyle (MA Department of Mental Health)

  • 617-626-8097

• Kim Clougherty (MA Department of Mental Health)

  • 617-626-8164

• Lorraine Young (MassHealth Office of Long Term Services and Supports)

  • 617-222-7413

• Nancy Weston (MA Department of Developmental Disabilities)

  • 617-624-7820

New Hampshire

• Kristina Ickes (Division of Client Services)

• Holly Wentworth (Division of Client Services)

• Mickie Grimes

• Cheryl D.Bergeron (Division of Community Based Care Services)

New Jersey

• Irina Stuchinsky (New Jersey State Division of Aging Services (DoAS)

• Joseph Bongiovanni (New Jersey State DoAS)

• Leah Rogers (New Jersey State DoAS)

• Elizabeth Brennan (New Jersey State DoAS)

• Angela Giordano (New Jersey State DoAS)

• Dr. Robert Eilers (New Jersey Department of Human Services),

• Karen Piren (New Jersey Department of Human Services)

• James Schrialli

• Bolanle Popoola (PASRR Administrator, New Jersey Department of Human Services)

• Carol Jones

• Margaret Vilardo McLean

• Brian M.Brennan

  • 609-588-2548

• Chinyela Makachi (New Jersey State Mental Health Authority)

• Kelly Friedman (New Jersey State Intellectual Disability Authority- Division of Developmental Disabilities)

• Alisa Rosa (New Jersey State Intellectual Disability Authority- Division of Developmental Disabilities

• Stephen O.Myers

New York

• Michael Compton (New York State Office Mental Health (OMH))

• Barbara Burditt (Statewide PASRR Coordinator)

  • 518-388-0694

• Eileen Zibell (New York State OPWDD)

  • 518-474-7700

• Rebecca Briney (NYS OMH)

• Carol Rodat (New York State Department of Health (DOH) Director)

  • (518) 485-8781

• Heidi Seney (New York State Medicaid Agency)

• Cathleen Bobrick (NYS DOH Manager)

  • , 518-485-8781

• Maxine Smalling (NYS OMH)

  • 518-473-3570

• Julie Burton (NNYS OMH)

• Maria Copperwheat (New York State Medicaid Agency)

• Anie Cyriac (New York State Medicaid Agency)

• Susan Prendergast (OPWDD)

• Shelly Glock (NYS DOH Director)

  • 518-408-1267

• Tarrah Quinlan (NYS DOH)

  • 518-408-1267

• Leslie Ruth (NYS DOH Director

  • 518-402-1004

Pennsylvania

• Ruth Anne Barnard (State PASRR Coordinator)

  • 717-214-3736

• Rhonda Gengler (PASRR Lead, Office of Developmental Programs ODP)

  • 412-770-1278

• Trisha Mader (Office of Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services)

  • 717-346-9937

• Rachel Sink (Office of LTCORC Prog. Coordinator)

  • 717-783-7378

Rhode Island

• Ellen Breagy

• Audra DiChiaro

• Karen Lowell

• Lori Lombardi-Burns (Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and HospitalsConsultant Public Health Nurse)

  • (401) 462-0089

• Kathleen Baker

• Joanna Ambrosio (Division of Behavioral Health)

  • (401) 462-1558

• Eileen Baum

• Mary Calner

  • Mary Fennessey (EOHHS, Office of Medical Review

• • 401-462-1345

Vermont

• Carol Rooke (Agency of Human Services)

  • 802-244-1104

• Amy Roth

• Nicole (Nikki) Marabella (DD Services Specialist)

• Melanie Feddersen (DD Services Specialist)

• Patricia Singer

  • Patricia.Sing

Virginia

• Ramona Schaeffer (DMAS)

  • 804.225.3007

• Darlene Lindsey (Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services RN, Community Integration Consultant and IDD PASRR Nurse)

  • 803-371-0534

West Virginia

• Kelly Johnson

  • 304-356-4886

• Richard Workman

  • 304-776-7230

• Scott Hudson

  • 304-776-7230

• Kristen Blanks

• Kerri Linton

• Terry McGee​ (Program Manager)

Southern Region PTAC Call

Alabama

• Angela Howard (Director, Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, OBRA-PASRR)

  • (334) 242-3946

• Carolyn Perdue (Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, OBRA-PASRR)

  • (334) 242-3946

• Deborah Goodman ( Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, OBRA-PASRR)

  • (334) 242-3946

Arkansas

• Lori Rose (Department of Human Services)

• Sandrae Nicholson (Department of Human Services)

• Kathleen Nurhomad (Department of Human Services)

Florida

• Cathy Cross (Medical Health Care Program Analyst, Agency for Health Care Administration)

• Beth Henry

• Linda Long-Miller (CMAT/Social Services Consultant, Department of Health)

  • (850) 245-4200, ext. 2219

• Lori Gephart (Registered Nurse Consultant, Agency for Persons with Disabilities)

  • (850)921-3786

• Heather Allman

• Constance Hill

• Kim Smoak (Sr Management Analyst Supervisor, Health Standards and Quality, Agency for Health Care Administration)

  • (850) 412-4516

• Diana McLendon (Program Specialist, Department of Education)

Georgia

• Shardae Brooks (DBHDD)

  • 404-657-2681

• Jill Mays (Department of Human Resources (DHR)/ Mental Health, Mental Retardation, Addictive Diseases)

  • 404-657-2140

• Heather Nix (DD PASRR Liaison)

  • 404-657-2141

• Marcey Alter (Deputy Director, DCH Medicaid Policy)

  • 404.657.5467

• Linda McCall (Unit Manager, DCH Medicaid Policy)

  • 404-657-5463

• Wendy Tiegreen (Department of Community Health)

Kentucky

• Michelle Fulner (Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities)

• Christine Hawkins (DDID Regional Liaison, Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities)

  • 502-782-1040

• Crystal Adams (Community Supports Branch Manager, Division of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities)

  • 502-782-8883

Louisiana

• Mary Norris (Medicaid Program Manager, Louisiana Department of Health)

  • 225-342-2768

• Jacqueline Whitmore ( PASRR Program Manager, Lousiana Department of Health/Office of Behavioral Health PASRR Program)

  • 225-342-4344

• Ann Darling (Louisiana Department of Health)

• Linda Sadden (Office of Aging and Adult Services)

  • 225-219-0214

• Carole Brunner (Louisiana Department of Health)

• Karen Sheridan (Psychologist, Louisiana Department of Health)

• Tanya Murphy (Louisiana Department of Health)

Mississippi

• Gay Gipson (Director, Division of Medicaid)

  • (601) 359-6094

• Craig Kittrell (PASRR State Lead for MS Department of Mental Health (DMH) )

  • (601) 359-5780

• Ruth Gilliam (DMH State Coordinator for MI services)

  • ruth.gilliam.msh.state.ms.gov

  • 601-351-8267

• Deborah Etzold (State Coordinator for IDD Services)

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  • (601) 359-5777

New Mexico

• Sandyeva Martinez (PASRR Administrator, New Mexico Department of Health)

• Brenda Martinez (New Mexico Human Services Department)

• Claudia Duran (New Mexico Human Services Department)

• Teresa Larson (New Mexico Department of Health)

• Roberta Duran (New Mexico Department of Health)

• Kresta Opperman (New Mexico Department of Health)

North Carolina

• John Cook (Division of Medical Assistance)

• Johnnie McManus (PASRR Coordinator, Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Abuse Services)

  • 919-715-2174

• Sabrena Lea (Associate Director, Long Term Services and Supports, Division of Medical Assistance)

  • 919-855-4365

Oklahoma

• Paula Green (Oklahoma Department of Human Services)

• Ken Jones (Coordinator, Aging and LongTerm Care, Oklahoma Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse)

  • 405-522-0013

• Tanesha Hooks (Oklahoma Department of Healthcare Authority (Medicaid Authority))

South Carolina

• Brian Hawkins (Department of Disability and Special Needs)

  • 803-935-6709

• Nicole Mitchell Threatt (Department of Health and Human Services-Community and Facility Services)

  • 803-898-2590

Tennessee

• Carmelita Hillsman (PASRR/Community Transitional Coordinator, Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD))

  • (615) 878-0615

• Kristeena Ashby (Bureau of TennCare Long Term Services and Supports)

• Anita Bertrand

• Kaye Swindell

• Nancy Shanley

• Dennis Temple (Director of PASRR, Older Adult Programs and Disaster Mental Health Programs, Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services)

  • 615-253-5558

Texas

• Geri Willems (Manager, Access, and Intake, Texas Health and Human Services Commission)

• Terry Hernandez

• Valerie Krueger

  Reese Carroll

  Hayley Turner

Central Region PTAC Call

Colorado

• Obi Agomoh (PASRR Administrator, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)

  • Office: 303-866-6873

• Tricia Stone (IDD PASRR, Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing)

  • Office: 303-866-2504

• Michelle Voss (OBRA-PASRR Program Manager, Colorado Department of Human Services)

  • Cell: 720-646-2881​

Illinois

• Roberta Allen (Project Manager, Department of Human Services)

  • 312-814-6893

• Kelly Cunningham (SMA LTC Director, Department of Healthcare & Family Services)

  • 217-524-7245

Indiana

• Vanessa Convard (Director of Long-Term Care Transitions, Family & Social Services Administration)

  • 317-232-4355

• Holly Wimsatt (Director of Client Services, Family & Social Services Administration)

  • 812-283-1040

• Kelsi Linville (Adults with MHI Program Director, Family & Social Services Administration)

  • 317-234-6795

Iowa

• Lila Starr (Iowa Department of Human Services)

  • 515-281-5318

Kansas

• Dawne Stevenson (PASRR Program Manager, Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)

  • 785-368-7323

• Anne Yeakley (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)

• Susan Cunningham (Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services)

• F Seymour Hunter

Michigan

• Belinda Hawks

• Michelle DeRose

Minnesota

• Larraine Pierce (State Mental Health Authority Contact, Minnesota Department of Human Services, Adult Mental Health)

  • 651-431-2243

• Jolene Kohn (Department of Human Services, Aging)

  • 651-431-2579

• Paige Johnson (Pre-Admission Screening Product Manager, Department of Human Services, Aging and Adult Services Division)

  • 651-431-2602

• Betsy Taplin (State Program Administrator)

Missouri

• Jesse Crum (Dept. of Mental Health)

• Michelle Newberry (Bock Associates)

• Ammanda Ott (Dept. of Health and Senior Services)

  • 573-526-3632

• Julie Wilson (Dept. of Health and Senior Services)

• Angela Brenner (Dept. of Mental Health)

• Kathy Schafer (Dept. of Mental Health)

  • 573-751-8080

• Rosie Anderson-Harper (Dept. of Mental Health)

  • 573-526-5890

• Dawne Votra (Family Support Division)

  • 573-522-1267

• Vera Brown (Family Support Division)

  • 573-751-9792

• Shawn Brice (MO HealthNet)

  • 573-751-5767

• Tara Shahangain (DSS)

• Cassandra Jones (Missouri Medicaid)

Montana

• Jennifer Fox

• Cathy Murphy (Program Support Bureau Chief, Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services)

  • 406-444-1716

Nebraska

• Susan Adams

• Greg Carlson (NF Program Specialist)

• Mikayla Johnson (Division of Behavioral Health)

• Heather Leschinsky

• Dawn Sybrant

North Dakota

• Debbie Baier (North Dakota Department of Human Services)

• Leann Thiel (Medicaid Payment and Reimbursement Services, Medical Services Division., North Dakota Department of Human Services)

  • 701-328-4893

Ohio

• Terry Watts (Chief, Bureau of PASRR, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services)

  • 614-466-9796

• Julie Davis (PASRR Program, Department of Medicaid)

• Heidi Clarke (Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities)

  • 614-466-6187

• Michael Hampton (PASRR Policy Manager, Department of Medicaid)

• Norma Tirado (PASRR Program, Department of Medicaid)

South Dakota

• Jana Doherty

• McKenzie Grim (Division of Behavioral Health Services)

• Mary LeVee (Division of Behavioral Health Services)

• Krista Morris (Division of Long Term Services and Supports)

• Michelle Hudecek (Division of Long Term Services and Supports)

• Beth Dokken (Deputy Division Director, Division of Long Term Services and Supports)

  • 605-773-3656

• Melanie Boetel

Utah

• Kevin Bagley (Utah Department of Health)

• Tonya Hales (Utah Department of Health)

  • 801-538-9136

• Angella Pinna (Utah Department of Human of Services)

• Nadia Biasi

• Robert H. Snarr (State Adult Program Manager, Utah Department of Human of Services)

  • 801-538-4080

• Sheri DeVore (Utah Department of Human of Services)

  • 385-321-1821

• Erin Lloyd (Utah Department of Health)

  • 801-538-6979

Wisconsin

• Joanette Robertson

  • 608-266-0907

• Joyce Allen

• Donna Wrenn

• Donna Riemer

Wyoming

• Sara Rogers (Facilities Manager, Wyoming Department Of Health , Division of Healthcare Financing)

  • 307-777-7257

Western Region PTAC Call

Alaska

• Jetta Whittaker (Manager, Policy and Program Development Unit, Division of Senior and Disabilities Services)

• Caroline Hogan (Division of Senior and Disabilities Services)

• Moli Atanoa (Division of Senior and Disabilities Services)

Arizona

• Jenna Girdosky (Interm PASRR Coordinator Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS))

  • 602-417-4503

• Alice Plaxco (PASRR Coordinator, AHCCCS)

  • 602-364-4645

• Mark Tucker (PASRR Coordinator, AHCCCS)

  • 602-417-4028

California

• Doug Robins (California Department of Health Care Services)

Hawaii

• Stephanie Guieb

• Kathleen Ishihara (Nurse Consultant, MedQUEST Division)

  • 808-692-8159

Idaho

• Candace Falsetti

• Arthur Evans

• Michael Case (Program Specialist, Quality Assurance Unit)

• Alexandra Fernandez

• Wayne Nubile

• Annette Wilkinson

• Alexandria Childers-Scott (Idaho Dept. of H&W - Div. of Medicaid - Bureau of Long Term Care)

Nevada

• Lavonne Atkins

• Maki Muroi (Division of Health Care Financing and Policy)

Oregon

• Nirmala Dhar (Older Adult Behavioral Health Coordinator)

• 503-945-9715

• Kathryn Nunley (Medicaid Long Term care Mental Health Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Human Services-Aging and People with Disabilities)

  • 503-947-2309

• Chris Pascual (DHS/OHA/CMS Liaison, Oregon Health Authority)

  • 503-572-0470

Washington

• Heidi Toda

• Maureen Craig (Health Care Authority, Behavioral Health (BH) PASRR Program)

  • 360-725-1107

• Terry Hehemann (PASRR Program Manager, Developmental Disabilities Administration)

  • 360-725-3456

• Beth Loska (Beahvioral Health PASRR Program Manager Medicaid Compliance Review and Analytics Medicaid Program Operations and Integrity)

  • 360-725-1478