Directory of Central Office Personnel

New York State Office of Mental Health
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, New York 12229

OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER
Ann Marie T. Sullivan, M.D., Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-4403

• OFFICE OF THE CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER
  Thomas Smith, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
  Telephone: (212) 330-1650 x360
  
  
  • BUREAU OF HEALTH SERVICES
    Daniel Silverman, MD
    Telephone: (518) 474-7720
    
    
  • BUREAU OF PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES
    Jay Carruthers, MD Director
    Suicide Prevention Center of New York
    Telephone: (518) 474-3199
    
    
  • OFFICE OF COORDINATED NURSING SERVICES
    Maxine Smalling, RN, BS(N), MS, Chief Executive Nursing Officer
    Telephone: (518) 473-6378
    
    
  • OFFICE OF PREVENTION AND HEALTH INITIATIVES
    Audrey Erazo-Trivino, PsyD, Associate Commissioner
    Telephone: (518) 474-6587
    Merrill Rotter, MD, Medical Director
    
    
  • OFFICE OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
    Mary LaPoint, Director
    Telephone: (518) 474-3619

• OFFICE OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
  Matthew Canuteson, Diversity and Inclusion Officer
  Telephone: (518) 473-4548
  

• COMMUNITY PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND MANAGED CARE
  Vacant
  Telephone: (518) 486-4327
  
  
• DIVISION OF ADULT COMMUNITY CARE GROUP
  Christopher Smith, Associate Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 473-9357
  
  
• DIVISION OF INTEGRATED COMMUNITY SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
  Sarah Kuriakose, Ph.D., Associate Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 474-6606
  
  
• DIVISION OF MANAGED CARE
  Joe Katagiri, Associate Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 402-2822
  
  
• ADVOCACY AND PEER SUPPORT SERVICES
  Amanda Saake, Special Assistant the Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 473-6579
  
  
• OFFICE OF COUNSEL
  Mark Noordsy, General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 474-1331
  
  
  • LEGISLATIVE COORDINATOR
    Charles Vaas
    Telephone: (518) 474-1331
    
    
• INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Patricia Bowes, Director
  Telephone: (518) 474-4403
  Fax: (518) 474-2149
  
  
• PUBLIC INFORMATION
  James Plastiras, Director
  Telephone: (518) 474-6540
  Fax: (518) 473-3456
  
  

OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
Moira Tashjian, MPA, Executive Deputy Commissioner
Telephone: (518) 474-7056
Fax: (518) 473-4690

• OFFICE OF PLANNING
  Erica Van De Wal, Director
  (518) 473-2959
  
  
• BUREAU OF AUDIT
  Wendy Fox, CIA, Director
  Telephone: (518) 549-5370
  Fax: (518) 956-9438
  
  
• CENTER FOR HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
  Michael Izzano, Director
  Telephone: (518) 474-0171
  Fax: (518) 474-7536
  
  
• CHIEF MEDICAL INFORMATICS OFFICER
  Gerald Engel, BS Pharm, MBA, Associate Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 474-7720
  
  
• OFFICE OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
  Emil Slane, Deputy Commissioner and Chief Fiscal Officer
  Telephone: (518) 474-3631
  
  
• INTERNAL AFFAIRS
  Marc Promutico, Director
  Telephone: (518) 473-5940
  
  
• STATE AND LOCAL OPERATIONS
  Jeremy Darman, Deputy Commissioner
  Telephone: (518) 474-4403
  
  
  • DIVISION OF FORENSIC SERVICES
    Li-Wen Lee, MD, Associate Commissioner
    Telephone: (518) 549-5000
    
    
  • DIVISION OF STATE OPERATED SERVICES
    Martha Carlin, PhD, Associate Commissioner
    Telephone: (518) 474-0121