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 Township
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
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
Chris Cheline, Chief Financial Officer
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 205
Karyn Kravetz, Director of Community Relations
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 204
Rebecca Rood, Director of Compliance and QI
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 203
Evelyn Bailey Tuttle, Fiscal Specialist
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 202
Laura Dotts, Secretary
EMAIL 330.673.1756, ext. 201
