The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County strives to attract and retain knowledgeable staff to assist clients, family members, providers, elected officials, media representatives and the general public with inquiries about the alcohol, drug addiction and mental health system. The following is a directory of our staff organized by division and department. The directory includes the staff name, title, and e-mail address. All staff can be reached via telephone at (216) 241-3400.

Executive

• Jason Joyce, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, Chief Executive Officer
• Linda A. Lamp, Executive Assistant
• Leslie M. Koblentz, MD, Chief Clinical Officer Consultant

External Affairs

• Latoya Hunter Hayes, Chief of External Affairs, Public Records Manager
• Joicelyn Weems, External Affairs Officer
• Ian Jameson, External Affairs Officer

Special Projects:

• Starlette Sizemore, BSBA, Director of Special Projects

Clients Rights:

• Bill Hebble, MSW, Lead Client Rights Officer
• Diana Clifford, Client Rights Officer II

Operations & Human Resources

• Caitlin Christie, Chief Human Resources Officer

Human Resources:

• Vicki Nishi, Administrative Specialist
• Jenita Simmons, Receptionist

Clinical

• Colleen O'Malley, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, Assistant Chief Clinical Officer
• Sydney Friend, RN, Clinical Adult Utilization Review Specialist
• Sarah Fyffe, LSW, Probate Specialist

Adult Behavioral Health Programs:

• Allison Schaefer, MSW, LSW, Director of Adult Behavioral Health Programs
• Ben Goodwin, Adult Behavioral Health Specialist II (Criminal Justice)
• John Coleman, Facility Inspector
• Myra Henderson, LISW-S, Adult Behavioral Health Specialist II
• Chris Morgan, Resource Specialist
• Sabrina Mack, Resource Specialist
• Michaele A. Smith, OUD Specialist
• Leshia Yarbrough-Franklin, LSW, Adult Behavioral Health Specialist II
• Vince Crowe, Adult Behavioral Health Specialist II (Residential)

Prevention and Children's Behavioral Health Programs:

• Erin DiVincenzo, MS, LPCC-S, Director of Prevention and Children’s Behavioral Health Programs
• Britany King, Children's Behavioral Health Specialist
• Keneifa Davis, Children & Adult Behavioral Health Prevention Specialist

Finance, Claims & Grants

• Felicia Harrison, MBA, Chief Financial Officer

Finance & Grants:

• Kristyn Smith, Controller
• Melenie Colón, Accounts Payable Specialist
• Esther Hazlett, Accountant
• June Bird, Accountant

Claims:

• Veronica Jenkins, Claims and Membership Specialist 
• Yvette Mitchell, Claims and Membership Specialist 

Information Technology:

• Jess Saker, Director of I.T.
• Ryan Gongaware, Network and Systems Specialist
• DeAndre Durr, Database Specialist
• Austin Friedman, Grants, Evaluation & Systems Officer

Strategy & Performance

• Clare Rosser, Chief Strategy and Performance Officer

Education and Training

• Carole Ballard, MSSA, LISW, Director of Education and Training
• Carmen Gandarilla, LSW, Training Officer
• Regina Spicer, LSW, LICDC-CS, Training Officer
• Doug Nichols, CIT Training Officer
• Angela Schwark, CIT Training Officer

QI, Evaluation and Research: 

• Sarah Adkins, Evaluation and Research Officer

Compliance:

• Compliance Officer, Vacant
• Tawanna Pryor, Compliance Officer
• Nakia Yucas, MBA, Compliance Officer