Board & Staff

of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County

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Board Members Representing the Communities of Portage County:

Chairman: William Nome, Esquire, Kent

 

Vice Chairman: Iris J. Meltzer, MA, MPH, Kent

 

Albert Barber, Kent
Denise DePerro, Kent
Harold Farrier, MPH, Suffield Township

Joanne Frick, Ravenna

Frank Hairston, Ravenna
Janice Hambleton, Brimfield Township
Maureen Keating, PCC-S, LICDC-CS, Kent
Audrey Cielinski Kessler, Kent
Jeff Langstaff, LICDC-CS, Kent
Laura Mann, SWA, CDCA, Edinburg Township
Gene Mills, Rootstown
Emily Schmidlin, Kent
Jennifer Schumm, Kent
Jamie Sitko, MEd, PCC, Hiram 
Scott Swan, Franklin Township

Staff of the Mental Health & Recovery Board

John Garrity, PhD., Executive Director
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 206

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Chris Cheline, Director of Finance & Operations
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 205

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Karyn Kravetz, Director of Community Relations
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 204

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Rebecca Rood, Fiscal Specialist
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 202

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Laura Dotts, Secretary
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 201