Department Directory

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

Office Directors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Angela Torres
Senior Director of Forensic Services
angela.torres@dbhds.virginia.gov

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

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

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

Kristin Yavorsky
Director, Office of Community Housing
kristin.yavorsky@dbhds.virginia.gov

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

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

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

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

Andrew Cheney
Director of Facility Administrative Services
andrew.cheney@dbhds.virginia.gov

Crystal Lipford
Director of Quality and Risk Management, Facilities Services Division 
crystal.lipford@dbhds.virginia.gov

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

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

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