CT-AIMH Board of Directors:
Officers
President: Susan Vater, EdM, Maternal Child Health and Development Consultant, IDA Institute
Vice-President: Carlita Elias, PsyD, IMH-E®, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Elias Psychological Services and Adjunct Instructor, University of Hartford
Secretary: Marianne Barton, PhD, IMH-E®, Clinical Professor, Director of Clinical Training, UCONN
Treasurer: Robert Riley, Manager-Financial Services, Ernst and Young, LLP
Directors
Gerald Calnen, MD, FAAP, IMH-E®, ProHealth Physicians (retired), Primary Care Pediatrician
Doug Edwards, Director, Real Dads Forever
M. Alex Geertsma, M.D., F.A.A.P, Community Health Center, Inc./Weitzman Institute, Developmental/Behavioral Pediatrician
Andrea Goetz, MSW, Chief Administrative Officer, Child & Family Division, Beacon Health Options
Margaret Holmberg, PhD, IMH-E®, The Alliance for the Advancement of Infant Mental Health
Darcy Lowell, MD, IMH-E®, CEO, Child FIRST, Inc, and Associate Clinical Professor Department of Pediatrics and Child Study Center at Yale University School of Medicine
Tanika Eaves Simpson, PhD, IMH-E®, Fairfield University, Egan School of Nursing & Health Studies, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Social Work Program
Jennifer Vendetti, LMSW,CEIM, Maternal Mental Health Consultant, Nurturing Families Network, UCONN Health
In Memory of Elba Cruz Schulman, LMSW:
Elba Cruz Schulman was serving as a Board of Director for the CT-AIMH at the time of her passing in December 2020. Our Board was shocked and saddened to learn that this legendary social worker and colleague passed away from complications of COVID-19. Elba was known on our board for her expertise and experience in fundraising, coalition-building and mobilization. We will miss her dearly. Here is a portion of her obituary which you can read in full at here.
Non-Voting Members
State Agency Representatives
Stephanie Bozak, Psy.D., Program Director, Inter-agency Unit, Clinical & Community Consultation and Supports Division, DCF
Ann Gionet, DPH, Health Program Supervisor, Adolescent & Child Health Unit, Connecticut Title V CYSHCN Director, CDC Act Early Ambassador Emeritus
Jennifer M. Lombardi, LCSW, Program Manager, Women’s Services, Statewide Services Division, Office of the Commissioner, The CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
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