
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

Jamie A. Shaner
SecretaryOwner
Home Solutions of WNY, Inc.
Members

Jeffrey L. Anker, M.D
Assistant Professor of PsychiatryDept. of Psychiatry
SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine

Jenna Bichler
Vice President of Marketing and BusinessPresbyterian Senior Care of WNY, Inc.

Eric Clauss
PresidentE.T. Clauss Insurance Agency

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

Donna Genesky
Vice President of RetailDelaware North
Parks & Resorts

Brendan Harringon
Chief Finacial Officer/Chief Administrative OfficerCommunity Foundation of Greater Buffalo

Christopher Kerr, M.D.
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical OfficerHospice and Palliative Care Buffalo

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.
Associate-Litigation DepartmentPhillips Lytle

Erin M. Moss., B.A., M.A., L.M.H.C.
Private PracticeErin M. Moss Mental Health Counseling

Marie Story
Wellness Team LeaderWalsh Duffield Companies Inc.

Angelica Thomas
Psychiatric NurseErie County Medical Center

Roger Woodworth
PresidentGEM Manufacturing, Inc.
Agency Staff
Administrative Staff

Melinda C. DuBois
Executive Director(716) 886-1242 x314
mdubois@mhawny.org

Jack Woodworth
Chief Operating Officer(716) 886-1242 x317
jwoodworth@mhawny.org

Ed Barauskas
Accountant(716) 886-1242 x315
ebarauskas@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

Kristina Grabowski
Education Specialist(716) 886-1242 x349
kgrabowski@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

Jenny Laney
Director(716) 886-1242 x313
laney@mhawny.org

Stacie Dziwulski
Family Peer Advocate(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
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
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

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

Bridget McNally
Community Outreach Program Specialist(716) 886-1242 x347
bmcnally@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

Katie Bernard
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
kbernard@mhawny.org

Mercedes Busby
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
mbusby@mhawny.org

Alyssa Erazo
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
aerazo@mhawny.org

Alexis Kennedy
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
akennedy@mhawny.org

Jillian Mazurek
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
jmazurek@mhawny.org

Nafiza Niloy
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
nniloy@mhawny.org

Ben Snyder
Youth Peer Advocate(716) 886-1242 x345
bsnyder@mhawny.org