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Commissioner’s Office

Commissioner’s Office Phone Number: (804) 786-3921

Nelson Smith
Commissioner
nelson.smith@dbhds.virginia.gov

Braden Curtis
Chief Deputy
braden.curtis@dbhds.virginia.gov

Andrew Diefenthaler
Chief of Staff
andrew.diefenthaler@dbhds.virginia.gov

Meghan McGuire
Deputy Commissioner for Policy & Public Affairs
meghan.mcguire@dbhds.virginia.gov

Dr. Alexis Aplasca
Deputy Commissioner for Clinical and Quality Management
alexis.aplasca@dbhds.virginia.gov

Angela Harvell
Deputy Commissioner for Facility Services
angela.harvell@dbhds.virginia.gov

Heather Norton
Deputy Commissioner for Community Services
heather.norton@dbhds.virginia.gov

An-Li Glaze Hoban
Executive Assistant
an-li.hoban@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division Contacts

Division of Policy and Public Affairs

Lauren Cunningham
Communications Director
lauren.cunningham@dbhds.virginia.gov

Kathleen Vaughan
Constituent Services Director
kathleen.vaughan@dbhds.virginia.gov

Josie Mace
Director of Legislative Affairs
josie.mace@dbhds.virginia.gov

Madelyn Lent
Public Policy Manager
madelyn.lent@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Facility Services

Suzanne Mayo
Assistant Commissioner for Facility Services 
suzanne.mayo@dbhds.virginia.gov

Dr. Shariff Tanious
Chief Medical Officer
shariff.tanious@dbhds.virginia.gov

Angela Torres
Chief Forensics Officer
angela.torres@dbhds.virginia.gov

Heather Rupe
Director, Clinical Services
heather.rupe@dbhds.virginia.gov

Carla Zarella
Director, Office of Sexually Violent Predator Services
carla.zarella@dbhds.virginia.gov

Andrew Cheney
Director of Administration and Strategy
andrew.cheney@dbhds.virginia.gov

Crystal Lipford
Director of Quality and Risk Management
crystal.lipford@dbhds.virginia.gov

Robyn Richardson
Director, Facility Information Management
robyn.richardson@dbhds.virginia.gov

Robert Johnston
Director, Environment of Care
robert.johnston@dbhds.virginia.gov

Deb McClain
Director, Point of Care
deb.mcclain@dbhds.virginia.gov

Sarah Davis
Forensic Operations Manager
sarah.davis@dbhds.virginia.gov

Ben Skowysz
Juvenile Restoration Program Supervisor
ben.skowysz@dbhds.virginia.gov

Elizabeth Hunt
Forensic Evaluation Oversight Manager
elizabeth.hunt@dbhds.virginia.gov

Jeff Aaron
Juvenile Justice and BH Program Manager
jeff.aaron@dbhds.virginia.gov

Kristen Hudacek
Behavioral Health and Justice Initiatives Manager
kristen.hudacek@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Developmental Services

Eric Williams
Assistant Commissioner, Developmental Services and Director, Provider Development
eric.williams@dbhds.virginia.gov

Martin Kurylowski
Director, Transition Network Supports
martin.kurylowski@dbhds.virginia.gov 

Deanna Parker
Director, Community Network Supports
deanna.parker@dbhds.virginia.gov

Susan Moon
Director, Office of Integrated Health
susan.moon@dbhds.virginia.gov

Nicole DeStefano
Director, Waiver Operations
nicole.destefano@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Provider Management

Dev Nair
Assistant Commissioner for Provider Management
dev.nair@dbhds.virginia.gov

Taneika Goldman
State Human Rights Director
taneika.goldman@dbhds.virginia.gov

Chaye Neal-Jones
Director, Office of Enterprise Management Services (Administrator for Community Services Performance Contract)
chaye.neal-jones@dbhds.virginia.gov

Jae Benz
Director, Office of Licensing
jae.benz@dbhds.virginia.gov

Mary Broz-Vaughn
Director, Regulatory Affairs
mary.broz-vaughn@dbhds.virginia.gov

Brian Watson
Deputy Director, Office of Enterprise Management
brian.watson@dbhds.virginia.gov

Margaret Steele
Deputy Director for Community Operations
margaret.steele@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Finance

Nathan Miles
Chief Financial Officer
nathan.miles@dbhds.virginia.gov

Shannon Wilson
Director of Reimbursement and Cost Accounting
shannon.wilson@dbhds.virginia.gov

Ken Gunn
Budget and Financial Reporting
ken.gunn@dbhds.virginia.gov

Ramona Howell
Director of Budget Development and Fiscal Analysis
ramona.howell@dbhds.virginia.gov

Eric Billings
Deputy Director of Fiscal Services and Grants Management
eric.billings@dbhds.virginia.gov

Cameryn Harrison
Deputy Director of Fiscal Services and Grants Management
cameryn.harrison@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Crisis Services

Curt Gleeson
Assistant Commissioner for Crisis Services
curt.gleeson@dbhds.virginia.gov

Bill Howard
Director, Crisis Operations
william.howard@dbhds.virginia.gov

April Dovel
Director, Crisis Services
april.dovel@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Behavioral Health Services

Nicole Gore
Assistant Commissioner, Behavioral Health Services
nicole.gore@dbhds.virginia.gov

Kari Savage
Director, Office of Child and Family Services
kari.savage@dbhds.virginia.gov

Kristin Yavorsky
Director, Community Behavioral Health Evaluation Team
kristin.yavorsky@dbhds.virginia.gov

Candace Roney
Director, Office of Substance Use Services
candace.roney@dbhds.virginia.gov

Alethea Lambert
Director, Office of Recovery Services
alethea.lambert@dbhds.virginia.gov

Colleen Hughes
Director, Office of Behavioral Health Wellness
colleen.hughes@dbhds.virginia.gov

Rebekkah Bodanske
Director, Office of Research and Evaluation
rebekkah.bodanske@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Information Technology

Russell Accashian
Chief Information Officer
russell.accashian@dbhds.virginia.gov

Paul Whitchurch
Chief Technology Officer
paul.whitchurch@dbhds.virginia.gov

Anna Smith
Senior Director, IT Operations and Maintenance 
anna.smith@dbhds.virginia.gov

Paulose Poovathukaran
Director, Data Management
paulose.poovathukaran@dbhds.virginia.gov

Erin Loar
Director, Enterprise Applications
erin.loar@dbhds.virginia.gov

Krishna Rudravajula
Chief Enterprise Architect 
krishna.rudravajula@dbhds.virginia.gov

Division of Human Resources

Kassi Cibulka
Chief Human Resources Officer
kassandra.cibulka@dbhds.virginia.gov

Tracy Salisbury
Deputy Director of Human Resources
tracy.salisbury@dbhds.virginia.gov

Kimberly Hatcher
Central Office Human Resources
kimberly.hatcher@dbhds.virginia.gov

Malinda Roberts
Background Investigations Unit
malinda.roberts@dbhds.virginia.gov

Juliann Tripp
Director of Workforce Initiatives 
juliann.tripp@dbhds.virginia.gov


Division of Clinical and Quality Management

Katherine Means
Senior Director of Quality Management
katherine.means@dbhds.virginia.gov

Amanada Mueller
Medical Director for Developmental Disability Services
amanda.mueller@dbhds.virginia.gov

Kimora Porter
Director of Quality Assurance and Healthcare Compliance
kimora.porter@dbhds.virginia.gov

Patricia Cafaro
Director, Mortality Review Office
patricia.cafaro@dbhds.virginia.gov

Michele Thomas
Pharmacy Manager
michele.thomas@dbhds.virginia.gov


Additional Contacts

Michael Clements
Director of Procurement and Administrative Services
michael.clements@dbhds.virginia.gov

Craig Camidge
Director of Strategic Planning and Execution
craig.camidge@dbhds.virginia.gov

Divya Mehta
Director of Internal Audit
divajot.mehta@dbhds.virginia.gov

Glenn Schmitz
Chief Information Security Officer
glendon.schmitz@dbhds.virginia.gov

Arnetta Spikes
Special Advisor, Plans & Transformation
arnetta.spikes@dbhds.virginia.gov

Tanyika Mobley
Chief Diversity, Opportunity & Inclusion Officer and ADA Coordinator
tanyika.mobley@dbhds.virginia.gov

Rajeev Khanna
Senior Director, Enterprise Project Management Office
rajeev.khanna@dbhds.virginia.gov