ADAMHS Board for Montgomery County

Employees

Executive Team

Helen Jones-Kelley
Executive Director

HELEN JONES-KELLEY is a licensed attorney. She earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law, her Bachelor of Science degree in Secondary English Education from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and received graduate training there in the fields of Sociology and Gerontology.

She currently serves as the executive director of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board for Montgomery County, Ohio. Before moving to that position, she was Special Assistant to the President of Central State University where she was responsible for External Relations and assisted as interim General Counsel and University Secretary to the Board of Trustees. Jones-Kelley is also a member of the faculty for Georgetown University’s Center on Juvenile Justice Reform and is engaged with implementation of its Cross-Over Youth Practice Model. more...

Staff Extensions and Email links

Organizational chart of the ADAMHS Board

Executive Division

Ext. 108 Helen Jones-Kelley- Executive Director

Ext. 137 Ann Stevens - Public Media Affairs Officer

Ext. 108 Lynn Voisard - Executive Administrative Assistant

Community Engagement Division

Ext. 104 Andrea Hoff - Director of Community Engagement & Special Projects

Ext. 124    Sandra Speed - Clinical Care Management Administrator
Ext. 127    Carrie Rogge - Planning Administrator
Ext. 113    Andrew Sokolnicki - Program Coordinator
Ext. 112   VACANT- Administrative Secretary

Behavioral Health Services Division

Ext. 131 Jewell Good - Director, Community Behavioral Health Division

Ext. 107     Jayne Jones-Smith - Manager, Planning Client Rights
Ext. 128    Pam Hartley - Housing Planning Administrator
Ext. 125    Beverly Tanamachi - Utilization Administrator

Business Operations Division

Ext. 110 Marion Jackson - Director, Business Operations

Ext. 114 Su-Ann Newport - Manager, Care Management

Financial Operations:

Ext. 117    Brian Sanders - Manager, Financial Operations
Ext. 118    Rita Pinti - Financial Specialist
Ext. 133    Linette Hoover - Administrative Secretary

Administrative Services Division

Ext. 123 Andrea Doolittle- Director of Administrative Services, Claims and Member Enrollment

Ext. 100 Karryn Hummons - Receptionist/Secretary
Ext. 105 Karen Sweeney - Crown Temporary Administrative Secretary

Claims and Member Enrollment:

Ext. 134    Lynette Toliver - Claims Analyst
Ext. 130    Melody Brackney - Claims Analyst
Ext. 103    Char DeBrosse - Member Enrollment Specialist

Information Systems Division

Ext. 106    Barbara Miller - Director, Information Systems
Ext. 121    VACANT- Programmer/Analyst
Ext. 129    Suzanna Abouzahra - Information Systems Associate
Ext. 116    John DeFluri - Information Systems Coordinator
Ext. 122    John Weber - Network/WEB/Security/Systems Administrator
Ext. 120    Malinda Chaney - Research Evaluation Specialist

Contract Employees

Ext. 115    Dr. Ryan Peirson- Chief Clinical Officer
No EXT      Dr. Richard Stock - Evaluation Consultant
Ext. 150    Dan Mullins - Financial Consultant
Ext. 101    Beverly Stewart, Esq., LISW - Legal Counsel

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Recognizing Mental Health Disorders in Youth

The National Council for Behavioral Health is offering an evidence-based training program to help citizens identify mental health problems in young people, intervene in mental health crises, and connect youth with care. The program, Youth Mental Health First Aid, focused on youth 12 to 25 years, is being rolled out across the country after a year-long pilot. The adult Mental Health First Aid program has been delivered to more than 80,000 Americans through a network of 2,500+ instructors. The youth version provides an ideal forum to engage communities in discussing the signs and symptoms of mental illness, the prevalence of mental health disorders, the effectiveness of treatment and how to engage troubled young people in services. click here for More

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Untreated depression is one of the leading causes of teen suicide, and signs of depression can also be a warning that a teen is contemplating suicide. In an article published this week in the quarterly journal The Prevention Researcher, University of Cincinnati researchers are describing how positive connections can help offset these tragedies. For more information, Click here

Even Moderate Drinking in Pregnancy Can Affect a Child's IQ

Relatively small levels of exposure to alcohol while in the womb can influence a child's IQ, according to a new study led by researchers from the universities of Bristol and Oxford using data from over 4,000 mothers and their children in the Children of the 90s study (ALSPAC) and published November 14 in PLOS ONE. , click here.