Board & Staff
of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County
Mental Health & Recovery Board Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month at 6:30pm at the Board office located at 155 East Main Street, Kent, OH. The Finance Committee meets at 5:45pm before the board meeting.
May 8, 2023
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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
LaTesha Dukes, Ravenna
Harold Farrier, MPH, Suffield Township
Janice Hambleton, Brimfield Township
Audrey Cielinski Kessler, Kent
Jeff Langstaff, LICDC-CS, Kent
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
George DeBord, Chief Financial Officer, Director of Operations
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 205
Karyn Kravetz, Associate Director
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 204
Rebecca Rood, Director of Compliance and QI
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 203
Luke Barker, Clinical Manager
EMAIL 330-673-1756 ext. 207
James Mosley, Accountant
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 208
Linda Hankins, Fiscal Specialist
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 202
Laura Dotts, Secretary
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 201