Regional Parent Advisors

The primary role of each Regional Parent Advisor is to build a relationship with all of the family support services within their region. Parent Advisors provide a forum for local family support services to network with one another. They also serve as liaisons, facilitating communication between the New York State Office of Mental Health and the families in the community.

Central Region | Hudson River Region | Long Island Region | New York City Region | Western Region

CENTRAL REGION

serving counties of: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Montgomery, Oneida, and St. Lawrence

Susan Lewis
Work: 315.426.3940
Fax: 315.426.3950
Email: Susan.Lewis@omh.ny.gov

serving counties of: Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Madison, Onondaga, Otsego and Oswego

Leslie Gorke
Work: 315.426.3936
Fax: 315.426.3950
Email: Leslie.Gorke@omh.ny.gov

Address:
New York State Office of Mental Health Central New York Field Office
545 Cedar Street
Syracuse, NY 13210

YP! Central New York
Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Clinton, Cortland, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Fulton, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Lewis, Madison, Montgomery, Oneida, Onondaga, Oswego, Otsego, Saint Lawrence

HUDSON RIVER REGION

serving counties of:
Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester

Barbara Altadonna
Work: 845.454.8692
Fax: 845.454.8229
Email: Barbara.Altadonna@omh.ny.gov

Laurie Lawrence
Work: 845.483.3569
Fax: 845.454.8218
Email: Laurie.Lawrence@omh.ny.gov

Address:
New York State Office of Mental Health Hudson River Field Office
4 Jefferson Plaza, Suite 3
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

YP! Hudson River
Albany, Columbia, Dutchess, Greene, Orange, Putnam, Rensselaer, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Sullivan, Ulster, Warren, Washington, Westchester

LONG ISLAND REGION

serving counties of: Nassau and Suffolk

Cheryl Williams
Work: 631.761.3181
Fax: 631.761.2820
Email: Cheryl.Williams@omh.ny.gov

Jeanmarie Shukri

Work: 631.761.2334
Fax: 631.761.2820
Email: Jeanmarie.Shukri@omh.ny.gov

Address:
Pilgrim Psychiatric Center
Building 45 3rd Floor
998 Crooked Hill Road
West Brentwood, NY 11717

YP! Long Island
Nassau, Suffolk

NEW YORK CITY REGION

serving the five boroughs: Manhattan (New York), Brooklyn (Kings), Staten Island (Richmond), Queens, and Bronx

Bernadine Meeks
Work: 212.330.1678
Fax: 212.330.6359
Email: Bernadine.Meeks@omh.ny.gov

Nilda Torres
Work: 212.330.1676
Fax: 212.330.6359
Email: Nilda.Torres@omh.ny.gov

Address:
New York State Office of Mental Health New York City Field Office
330 Fifth Avenue, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10001

WESTERN REGION

serving counties of: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston, Orleans, Steuben, Tioga, and Wyoming

Nancy Craig
Work: 716.885.4219 ext. 236
Fax: 716.885.4096
Email: Nancy.Craig@omh.ny.gov

Address:
New York State Office of Mental Health Western Region Field Office

737 Delaware Avenue
Suite 200
Buffalo, NY 14029

serving counties of: Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Tompkins, Wayne, and Yates

Micky Toker
Work: 585.241.1937
Fax: 585.241.1656
Email: Micky,Toker@omh.ny.gov

Address:
Rochester Psychiatric Center
1111 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620