Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Barbara L. Allen; Dori S. Bishop; Mary Leslie Bunch; Joyce N. Harrison, M.D.; Sharon M. Lipford; Dana M. Sauro; Sabrina A. Sepulveda; Jeffrey P. Sternlicht, M.D.; Deneice H. Valentine; Mary C. Vaughan; Kimberlee D. Watts, Esq.; Anita M. Wells, Ph.D.; two vacancies. Terms expire 2021.
Appointed by Senate President: Adelaide C. Eckardt
Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy
Appointed by Chief Judge, Court of Appeals: George M. Lipman; Dana M. Wright
Appointed by Secretary of Health: Lillian M. Donnard; Kathryn S. Farinholt, J.D.; Ann M. Geddes; Lauren Grimes; Shannon E. Hall; Carlos Hardy; Michelle K. Livshin; G. Dan Martin, Esq.; Luciene M. Parsley, Esq.; Keith R. Richardson; Kim Wireman; one vacancy.
Representing county behavioral health advisory councils: Makeitha H. Abdulbarr; Kenneth R. Collins; Kathryn Dilley; Jose Rosada.
Ex officio: Rosanne B. Hanratty, designee of Secretary of Aging; Jonathan D. Martin, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; Kirsten C. Robb-McGrath, designee of Secretary of Disabilities; Shayna K. Dee, designee of Secretary of Health; Aliya C. Jones, M.D., Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health, Dennis R. Schrader, Deputy Secretary, Health Care Financing & Chief Operating Officer, & Ambrosia M. Watts, designee of Executive Director, Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Dept. of Health; Dayna L. Harris, designee of Secretary of Housing & Community Development; Helene B. Hornum, designee of Secretary of Human Services; Robert G. Anderson, designee of Secretary of Juvenile Services; Lynda M. Bonieskie, Ph.D, designee of Secretary of Public Safety & Correctional Services; Sylvia A. Lawson, Ph.D., designee of State Superintendent of Schools; Catherine R. Drake, designee of Assistant State Superintendent, Rehabilitation Services, State Dept. of Education; James R. Hedrick, designee of Executive Director, Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, & Victim Services; Jennifer Krabill, designee of Deputy Director, Division of Children & Youth, Governor's Office of Crime Prevention, Youth, & Victim Services; Jacob Salem, designee of Director, Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing; Caterina W. Pangilinan, designee of Executive Director, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; Mary J. Pizzo, J.D., designee of Public Defender; Karyn M. Black, designee of President, Maryland Association of Core Services Agencies; Lori A. Brewster, designee of President, Maryland Association of County Health Officers.
Staff: Cynthia D. Petion
c/o Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health
Dix Building, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228
(410) 402-8468
e-mail: cynthia.petion@maryland.gov
web: https://bha.health.maryland.gov/pages/maryland-behavioral-health-advisory-council.aspx
In October 2015, the Behavioral Health Advisory Council was created by the General Assembly within the Governor's Office (Chapter 328, Acts of 2015). The Council replaces both the Maryland State Drug and Alcohol Abuse Council and the Maryland Advisory Council on Mental Hygiene.
Behavior health concerns a range of health matters, including mental health, substance use disorders, and addictive behaviors.
The Behavioral Health Advisory Council works to enhance behavioral health services statewide. It promotes policy, workforce development, and services that will ensure a system of care that is coordinated and integrates prevention, recovery, and cost-effective strategies. Further, the Council advocates for a culturally comprehensive approach to publicly funded services for prevention, early intervention, and recovery services to support individuals with behavioral health disorders and their families.
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