Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

DMHAS Divisions and Offices

  • Nancy Navarretta, MA, LPC, NCC, Commissioner
  • Colleen Harrington, LCSW, MBA, Deputy Commissioner
  • Celeste Cremin-Endes, Chief of State-Operated Services
  • Michael Girlamo, LCSW, Chief Data & Quality Officer
  • Barbara K. Viadella, Director, Equal Opportunity Employment Office
  • Christopher McClure, Chief of Staff
  • Kelly Sinko Steuber, Chief of Policy and Governmental Affairs
  • Shannon Wegele, Chief Administrative Officer
  • Cheryl Arora, Chief Financial Officer
  • Charles Dike, MD, Medical Director
  • Elsa Ward, MS, CAC, Director of Recovery Community Affairs
  • Chyrell Bellamy, MSW, PhD, Senior Policy Advisor

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Divisions and Offices

 

Division / Office Contact
 Audit Division Bill Kaplita, CPA, CGFM, Director
(860) 418-6798
Nancy Navarretta, MA, LPC, NCC, Commissioner
(860) 418-7000

Colleen Harrington, LCSW, MBA, Deputy Commissioner
(860) 418-7000
 Chief Administrative Officer Shannon Wegele 
(860) 418-6913 
Chief of Staff
Christopher McClure
(860) 418-6900
William Pierce, Client Rights and Grievance Specialist
(860) 418-6933
Julienne Giard, LCSW, Section Chief
(860) 418-6946
Elizabeth Taylor, MS, RHIT, CHC, CHPC
Chief Compliance Officer
(860) 418-6648 
Steven M. Hecimovich, AIA, Director
(860) 262-5300
 Equal Employment Opportunity Office Barbara K. Viadella, Director
(860) 262-5863

Elizabeth Taylor, Ethics Liaison
(860)-418-6738
Dana Begin, OTR/L, MPA, Director
(860) 418-6863

Liz Feder, LMFT, Director
(860) 418-6926
Cheryl Arora, Chief Financial Officer
(860) 418-6937

Jessica Waggoner, LCSW, Director
(860) 262-6765
Kelli Irons, MPA, BSN, RN-BC
(860) 305-0755
Jeffrey Miller, Director
(860) 418-6623
Luisa Deprey, Customer Success Manager
(860) 262-5145

Justin Brown, IRB Chair
(860) 418-6897
 Legal Services Kevin M. Ahern, Director
(860) 418-7000 
Kelly Sinko Steuber, Chief of Policy and Governmental Affairs
(860) 418-6339 

Robert Haswell, Section Chief
(860) 418-6799
Charles Dike, MD, Medical Director
(860) 418-6879

Vinneth Carvalho, MD, Deputy Statewide Medical Director
(860) 262-7030
Samia Hussein, MPH, Director
(860) 418-6806
Luiza Barnat, MS, MBA, LMFT, Director
(860) 418-6828
 Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Luiza Barnat, MS, MBA, LMFT
(860) 418-6828

Sarju Shah, Director
(860) 418-6954
Christopher McClure
(860) 418-6900

Chief Quality & Data Officer

Michael Girlamo, LCSW
(860) 418-6919
Elsa Ward, MS, CAC, Director
(860) 418-6989
Eleni Rodis, MS, Managing Director of Research
(860) 418- 6663
Michael Edelwich, Director of Security and Safety Management
(860) 262-5387
 State-Operated Services Celeste Cremin-Endes, Chief of State-Operated Services
(860) 680-8030 
Kimberly Karanda, PhD, LCSW, Section Chief
(860) 418-6630
Margaret O'Hagan-Lynch, Director
(860) 262-5063
Amy Marracino, LCSW, Section Chief
(860) 262-6974

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