Connecticut State Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

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

 Audit Division Vacant 
(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

Reena Kapoor, MD, Director
(860) 262-6765
Kelli Irons, MPA, BSN, RN-BC
(860) 305-0755
Jeffrey Miller, Director
(860) 418-6623
Kathryn Connelly, Director
(860) 262-5080

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
 
Lady Mendoza, Senior Legislative Advisor
(860) 418-6823

Mary Kate Mason, Legislative Program Manager
(860) 418-6839

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, Acting Director
(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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