board of directors
Officers
Suzanne C. Furlani
Board ChairChief Operating Officer
DataSure24
Lauren Baynes
Vice ChairDirector of Incubation
43 North
Karen Costa
TreasurerCPA and Director of General Services
Dopkins and Company, LLP
Members
Jeffrey L. Anker, M.D
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryDept. of Psychiatry
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine
Melinda C. Dubois
Executive DirectorMental Health Advocates of WNY
Elizabeth Woike-Ganga
President and Chief Executive OfficerBestSelf Behavioral Health
Donna Gatti, R.N.
DirectorECMC
Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program
Christopher Kerr, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical OfficerHospice and Palliative Care Buffalo
Christine Langenfeld
Director of Marketing & OperationsAmherst Chamber of Commerce
Mark Laurrie
Superintendent of SchoolsNiagara Falls City School District
Magdalena Nichols
Chief Officer of Administration & Strategic PartnershipsJericho Road Community Health Center
Kyle W. Mack, J.D., Pharm.D.
Special CounselPhillips Lytle
Erin M. Moss., B.A., M.A., L.M.H.C.
Private PracticeErin M. Moss Mental Health Counseling
Christina Pearl
Director of Corporate CommunicationHorizon Corporations
Jennifer Picone
Corporate Wellness ManagerIndependent Health
Melissa Spikes-Archer
Project CoordinatorBuffalo Urban League
Angelica Thomas
Psychiatric NurseErie County Medical Center
Stephen Tyrpak
Director, Quality, Clinical & Regulatory AffairsGarwood Medical Devices LLC
Roger Woodworth
PresidentGEM Manufacturing, Inc.
Agency Staff
Administrative Staff
Melinda C. DuBois
Executive Director(716) 886-1242 x314
mdubois@mhawny.org
Ted Zientek
Director of Finance and Administration(716) 886-1242 x317
tzientek@mhawny.org
Devan Sciandra
Accountant(716) 886-1242 x315
dsciandra@mhawny.org
BEST (Basic Emotional Skills Training)
Mary Lou Montanari
Director(716) 886-1242 x338
montanari@mhawny.org
Mary Jane Jablonski
Senior Education Specialist(716) 886-1242 x339
jablonski@mhawny.org
Laura Zimmerman
Education Specialist(716) 886-1242 x331
lzimmerman@mhawny.org
Peg Barrett
School Advocate(716) 886-1242 x323
pbarrett@mhawny.org
Child & Family Support Program
Stacie Dziwulski
Director of Family Peer Advocates(716) 886-1242 x337
sdziwulski@mhawny.org
Dawn Tisdale
Family Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x321
dtisdale@mhawny.org
Celena Barreto
Bilingual Family Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x337
cbarreto@mhawny.org
Toddie Rogers
Family Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x319
trogers@mhawny.org
Leslie Wexler
Family Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x332
lwexler@mhawny.org
Jan Ables-Register
Family Peer Advocate
jables-register@mhawny.org
Jodi Harris
Family Peer Advocate
jharris@mhawny.org
Joyce Orlowski
Family Peer Advocate
jorlowski@mhawny.org
Susan Fleming
Family Peer Advocate
sfleming@mhawny.org
Danielle Lilac
Family Peer Advocate
dlilac@mhawny.org
Ljupka Palavestra
Family Peer Advocate
lpalavestra@mhawny.org
Milton Williams
Family Peer Advocate(716) 884-1242 x332
mwilliams@mhawny.org
Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Jodi Johnson
Director(716) 886-1242 x 318
johnson@mhawny.org
Andrienne Linger
Volunteer Supervisor(716) 886-1242 x328
alinger@mhawny.org
Bridget McNally
Case Manager(716) 886-1242 x347
bmcnally@mhawny.org
Legal Services
Ed Martnshin
Director(716) 886-1242 x324
emartnshin@mhawny.org
Kevin C. Condon
Attorney(716) 886-1242 x322
kcondon@mhawny.org
Nicole Blackwell
Lead Paralegal(716) 886-1242 x330
nblackwell@mhawny.org
Kyle Dominiak
Paralegal(716) 886-1242
kdominiak@mhawny.org
Jo Evelyn Smith
Paralegal(716) 886-1242 x 320
jesmith@mhawny.org
Marketing Communications and Outreach
Carol Doggett
Senior Director of Marketing Communications and Outreach(716) 886-1242 x350
cdoggett@mhawny.org
Kelly Miskovski
Director of Community Outreach and Information & Referral(716) 886-1242 x 326
kmiskovski@mhawny.org
Melissa Bellanca
Social Media and Marketing Assistant(716) 886-1242 x311
mbellanca@mhawny.org
Operation COM (Children Of the Military)
Mary A. McParlane
Director(716) 995-4322 x326
mcparlane@mhawny.org
Youth Peer Advocates
Doug Hahn
Youth Peer Advocate Coordinator(716) 886-1242 x345
dhahn@mhawny.org
Julianna Hill
Youth Peer Advocate Coordinator(716) 886-1242 x 345
jhill@mhawny.org
Brittany Barnas
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
bbarnas@mhawny.org
Katie Bernard
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
kbernard@mhawny.org
Maeve Higgins
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
mhiggins@mhawny.org
Rebecca LaMastra
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
rlamastra@mhawny.org
Jillian Mazurek
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
jmazurek@mhawny.org
Ben Snyder
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
bsnyder@mhawny.org
Michael Sobotka
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x346
msobotka@mhawny.org
Do You Need Help?
Information & referral specialists are available M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm to help link you to community resources, providers, or treatment services.
Call (716) 886-1242.