2015 Work Group Members

The members of the MRT Behavioral Health Subcommittee are as follows:

Name Title Agency
Ann Sullivan
Co-Chair
Commissioner OMH
Lilliam Barrios-Paoli
Co-Chair
Deputy Mayor NYC Mayor´s Office
Arlene Gonzalez-Sanchez Commissioner OASAS
Alison Burke Vice President, Regulatory and Professional Affairs GNYHA
Betty Currier Board Member Friends of Recovery NY
Donna Colonna Executive Director Services for the Underserved (SUS)
Ellen Healion Executive Director Hands Across Long Island (HALI)
Gail Nayowith Executive Director SCO Family of Services
Harvey Rosenthal Executive Director NYAPRS
Ilene Margolin Representative Health & Health Plan Assoc
Jeffrey Gold Sr. Director, Behavior Health and Workforce HANYS
John Coppola Executive Director NYSASAP
Kathy Riddle President Outreach Development Corp.
Kelly Hansen Executive Director CLMHD
Lauri Cole Executive Director NYS Council
Pam Brier President & CEO Maimonides Medical Center
Paul Samuels Director & President The Legal Action Center
Phil Saperia Executive Director The Coalition of BH Agencies, Inc.
Richard Sheola Executive Vice President Value Options
Robert Long Commissioner Erie County Mental Health
Sanjiv Shah, MD Chief Medical Officer Fidelis Care NY
Tino Hernandez President & CEO Samaritan Village
Wendy Brennan Executive Director NAMI-NYC Metro