2012-2014
(as of November 1, 2012)
New York State Council Board of Directors
President
John Kastan, CEO, Peninsula Counseling Center (Long Island)
Vice President
Lisa Hoeschele, Executive Director, Family Counseling Services of Cortland (Central NY)
Treasurer
Barbara Bartell, Executive Director, Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services (Long Island)
(Alternate: William Leonelli, CFO, Central Nassau Guidance and Counseling Services)
Secretary
Christopher R. Wilkins Sr., CEO, Loyola Recovery Foundation (Western NY)
*Immediate Past President
Howard Hitzel, Executive Director, Lake Shore Behavioral Health (Buffalo)
Regional Representatives to the Board
Western NY
Carl Hatch-Feir, Executive Director, Delphi Drug and Alcohol Services
Elizabeth Mauro, Executive Director, Mid-Erie Counseling Center
Central Region
John Warren, Executive Director, Central New York Services, Inc.
Deborah Welch, Director of Human Resources, St. Joseph’s Hospital and CMHC
Hudson Region
Dave Alloy, Director of Behavioral Health Services, Glens Falls Hospital
Kathy Pandekakes, Assistant Executive Director, Human Development Services of Westchester
New York City
Pam Mattel, COO, Acacia Network (formerly BASICS/PROMESA)
Denise Arzola, Deputy Director of Community Services, Bailey House
Long Island
Barbara Faron, CEO, Federation of Organizations
Jeff Steigman, Vice President for Integrated Services, Family Service League of Long Island
NYS COUNCIL COMMITTEES
1. Public Policy Committee – Chaired by John Kastan, Board President
a. Managed Care Sub-Committee – Co-Chaired by Bruce Nisbet & TBD
b. Integrated Care Sub-Committee
2. Hospital Issues
Co-Chairs are William Brien from Rochester General and Karen Shaughness from Brookhaven Hospital
3. Children’s Issues
Co-Chairs are: Bonnie Glazer from Child and Adolescent Treatment Services, and Diane Rosenbaum from Parsons Child and Family Center
Note: All NYS Council member agency reps are welcome to join any Committee listed above. More about how get active on a Committee in the not-too-distant future.
The President of the NYS Council appoints all Committee Chairs as well as Sub-Committee Chairs.
All appointed Committee Chairs attend meetings of the Board of Directors of the NYS Council.
NYS Council Board Meetings
(Face-to-face NYS Council Board Meetings are held at the Administrative Offices of The Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies, 281 Park Avenue South (btwn 21st and 22nd) in NYC from 10:30 – 2:30.)
Calendar for 2013