Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Contact Information

​​Deputy Secretary Jennifer Smith
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

OMHSAS Receptionist: 717-787-6443

Medical Director

Dr. Dale K. Adair
The Medical Director serves as Chief Medical Officer for the state mental hospital system, and as Chief Clinical Officer with oversight of the HealthChoices program. HealthChoices is a managed care program currently covering more than 70 percent of the medical assistance enrollees across the Commonwealth. The medical director leads quality assurance activities and directs clinical programming by implementing best practices in clinical psychiatry and addiction treatment for the hospitals.

​​Chief of Staff

Kendra Snuffer
The Chief of Staff is responsible for coordinating the supervision of all office program components and special initiatives to improve and/or modernize services provided. Serves as a key member of the executive team, working with the deputy secretary to identify, emphasize, discuss, and resolve issues impacting services. The Chief of Staff establishes goals and objectives to implement the office's strategic plan, develops and implements policies and procedures, and provides leadership and coordination to office program managers to ensure that all programs are providing high-quality services.

​​​Executive Assistant to the Deputy Secretary

Mary Jones
Executive assistants help the deputy secretary with internal executive activities of the office, including: personnel, policy and program functions; development of reports and briefing materials; and project management. Serves as OMHSAS liaison to outside entities. Serves as a liaison on legislative issues and requests. Represents the deputy secretary on stakeholder activities working to promote recovery and resiliency based collaborations. Oversees and serves as the lead for the OMHSAS Mental Health Planning Council.

​​Vacant, Director 
Bureau of Policy, Planning & Program Development
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for performing a full range of planning and developmental functions, which include managed care design and development, service system design and development, policy and program development, state and county planning, and human resource development within OMHSAS.

​Dawn Hamme, Director
Bureau of Financial Management and Administration
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for budget development/monitoring of the community mental health program, HealthChoices behavioral health program, state hospitals, and OMHSAS headquarters operations. Also responsible for human resources, business partner data support, internet communications, procurement, telecommunications, Medicaid financial support and review, and Mental Health Community Support Services.

​Jocelyn Maddox, Acting Director
Bureau of Quality, Data and Clinical Review
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for the development, oversight, and direction of the quality management program. Also responsible for associated data management and data reporting functions. The Quality Management program provides the framework for OMHSAS to assess and improve the quality of publicly funded behavioral health administrative services, clinical systems, and clinical care. Oversees management and execution of Medicaid provider functions and PROMISe system for behavioral health services. Oversees operation of Medicaid fee for service (FFS) authorization processes.

​Phil Mader, Director
Bureau of Community and Hospital Operations
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for implementing and monitoring the community-based services and the unified service system initiative through collaboration with the county administrative offices. Also responsible for overseeing and directing the effective and efficient operations of the Commonwealth-operated hospitals and South Mountain Restoration Center.

​Scott Talley, Director
Bureau of Children's Behavioral Health Services
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for the policy, program, and operations of the children's behavioral health delivery system. The Bureau of Children's Services promotes the emotional well-being of children and ensures that children with emotional disorders live, learn, work, and thrive in their communities.

Jason de Manincor, Director
Division of Eastern Operations
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for oversight of mental health and drug and alcohol services in 20 eastern region counties. Directs the operations of the Scranton and Norristown field offices. Field offices are responsible for licensure, county plan review, HealthChoices oversight, and day-to-day county government interface.

​Kellie Mainzer, Director Division of Western Operations
Piatt Place, 301 Fifth Avenue, Room 480
Pittsburgh, PA 15222; and
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Responsible for oversight of mental health and drug and alcohol services in 47 western region counties. Directs the operations of the Harrisburg and Pittsburgh field offices. Offices are responsible for licensure, county plan review, HealthChoices oversight, and day-to-day county government interface.

Scott Ashenfelter, Community Program Manager

Southeast Field Office
1001 Sterigere Street, Norristown, PA 19401

Manages the Southeast field Office in Norristown. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: oversight of five counties in Southeastern Pennsylvania (Montgomery, Delaware, Bucks, Chester, and Philadelphia). This field office handles the licensure of mental health programs and collaboration with Norristown State Hospital.

Leigh Ann Ksiazek, Community Program Manager

Scranton Field Office
100 Lackawanna Avenue, Scranton, PA 18503

Manages the Scranton field office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: oversight of 15 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania. The 15 counties served by the Scranton field office are: Berks, Bradford, Carbon, Lackawanna, Lehigh, Luzerne, Monroe, Northampton, Pike, Schuylkill, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Wayne, and Wyoming. This field office handles the licensure of mental health programs and collaboration with Clarks Summit, Danville, and Wernersville State Hospitals.

Richard Latsko, Community Program Manager
Pittsburgh Field Office
Piatt Place, 301 Fifth Avenue, Room 480,
Pittsburgh, PA 15222

Manages the Pittsburgh field office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: oversight of 23 counties in western Pennsylvania. The 23 counties served by the Pittsburgh field office are: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Cameron, Clarion, Clearfield, Elk, Erie, Fayette, Forest, Greene, Indiana, Jefferson, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Warren, Washington, and Westmoreland. This field office handles the licensure of mental health programs and collaboration with Warren and Torrance state hospitals.

Scott Liddick, Community Program Manager
Harrisburg Field Office
P.O. Box 2675, Harrisburg, PA 17105-2675

Manages the Harrisburg field office. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: oversight of 24 counties in central Pennsylvania. The 24 counties served by the Harrisburg field office are Adams, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Clinton, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming, Mifflin, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Snyder, Somerset, Union, and York. This field office handles the licensure of mental health programs and collaboration with Danville, Torrance and Wernersville state hospitals.

Aura Agostini, CEO
Wernersville State Hospital
P. O. Box 300, Wernersville, PA 19565

The CEO is responsible for the 24-hour treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness who have been court-committed from Adams, Berks, Lancaster, York, and Lebanon counties.

Jessica Keith, CEO
Norristown State Hospital
1001 Sterigere Street, Norristown, PA 19401

This chief executive officer has responsibility for the 24-hour treatment of individuals with severe and persistent mental illness. Administers a large residential facility in the Southeast Region of Pennsylvania.

Stacey Keilman, CEO
Torrance State Hospital
P.O. Box 111, Torrance, PA 15779

With a capacity of 233, the hospital provides recovery-focused inpatient services for individuals from 10 counties in southwestern Pennsylvania (Armstrong, Indiana, Blair, Butler, Bedford, Somerset, Cambria, Fayette, Westmoreland, and six townships in Allegheny). Torrance also operates the Sexual Responsibility and Treatment Program (SRTP) for the entire Commonwealth.

TJ Burk, CEO
Danville State Hospital
200 State Hospital Drive, Danville, PA 17821

Provides leadership, organization, coordination, and direction of all facility services for this 185-bed inpatient state psychiatric hospital in north central Pennsylvania.

Monica Bradbury, CEO
Clarks Summit State Hospital
1451 Hillside Drive, Clarks Summit, PA 18411

Has been a CEO since 2010, providing leadership, organization, and direction of all facility services for the 226-bed inpatient state psychiatric hospital. The hospital is nine miles from Scranton and serves 11 counties in northeastern Pennsylvania.

David Markley, CEO
Warren State Hospital
33 Main Drive, Warren PA 16365

Provides leadership, coordination, and direction to an organization that facilitates and supports the recovery process for individuals with severe mental illness. The hospital serves 13 counties in northwestern Pennsylvania.

Alicia Elvidge, CEO
South Mountain Restoration Center
10058 South Mountain Road, South Mountain, PA 17261

As the chief executive officer at South Mountain Restoration Center, Elvidge is charged with the general administration of the facility, a long-term care facility committed to providing the highest quality of care for its residents in a safe, supportive environment with the goal of maximizing their potential.