Appointed by Governor to 3-year terms: Mary Leslie Bunch; Mary C. Vaughan; one vacancy. Terms expire 2021.
Joseline Castanos, Ph.D.; Johanna M. Dolan; Kevin E. (Finch) Grace; Candace Harris; Joyce N. Harrison, M.D.; Kathryn M. Hart, M.D.; Sharon G. MacDougall; Brendel Mitchell; Jade N. Naylor; Deneice H. Valentine; Kimberlee D. Watts, Esq.; one vacancy. Terms expire 2024.
Appointed by Senate President: one vacancy
Appointed by House Speaker: one vacancy
Appointed by Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Maryland: George M. Lipman; Dana M. Wright
Appointed by Secretary of Health: Andrea Brown; Kathryn S. (Kate) Farinholt, J.D.; Ann M. Geddes; Lauren Grimes; Carlos Hardy; Michelle K. Livshin; G. Dan Martin, Esq.; Keith R. Richardson; Vickie L. Walters; Kim Wireman; two vacancies.
Representing county behavioral health advisory councils: Kenneth R. Collins; Kathryn G. (Katie) Dilley; Bari Klein; Timothy W. Santoni.
Ex officio: vacancy, designee of Secretary of Aging; Andrew Pierce, designee of Secretary of Budget & Management; Kirsten C. Robb-McGrath, designee of Secretary of Disabilities; Helene B. Hornum, designee of Secretary of Health; Lisa A. Burgess, M.D., Interim Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health, vacancy, 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; Tiffany L. Rexrode, designee of Secretary of Human Services; Kim Hall, 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 Rhoden, 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; Kate O. Breen, designee of Office of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing; Johanna Fabian-Marks, designee of Executive Director, Maryland Health Benefit Exchange; Mary J. Pizzo, J.D., designee of Public Defender; Tammy M. Loewe, designee of President, Maryland Association of Core Services Agencies; Sue Doyle, designee of President, Maryland Association of County Health Officers.
Staff: Greta J. Carter
c/o Division of Planning
Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health
Vocational Rehabilitation Building, Spring Grove Hospital Center, 55 Wade Ave., Catonsville, MD 21228
(443) 835-8083
e-mail: greta.carter@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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