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Tom Coderre
Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Sonia Chessen
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Trina Dutta
Chief of Staff
Gary M. Blau, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor
Michelle Greenhalgh
Director of Legislative Affairs
Larke Nahme Huang, Ph.D.
Director of the Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE)
Neeraj Gandotra, M.D.
Chief Medical Officer
Kurt John, Ed.D., M.P.A., MSF
Director of the Office of Financial Resources (OFR)
Monica Johnson, M.A., LPC
Director of the 988 & Behavioral Health Crisis Coordinating Office
Anne M. Herron
Director of the Office of Intergovernmental and Public Affairs (OIPA)
CAPT Karen Hearod, M.S.W., LCSW
Director of the Office of Tribal Affairs and Policy (OTAP)
Daniel Lonnerdal, M.S., FACHE
Director of SAMHSA’s Office of Management, Technology, and Operations (OMTO)
Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W.
Director of the Office of Recovery (OR)
Brian Altman, J.D.
Director of the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (NMHSUPL)
Naomi Tomoyasu, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA
Director of the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
CAPT Christopher Jones, Pharm.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H.
Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
Yngvild K. Olsen, M.D., M.P.H.
Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)Regional Directors
Tom Coderre
Regional Director (Region 1)
Dennis Romero, M.A.
Regional Director (Region 2)
Jean Bennett, Ph.D.
Regional Director (Region 3)
CAPT Michael King, Ph.D., M.S.W.
Regional Director (Region 4)
CAPT Jeffrey A. Coady, Psy.D., ABPP
Regional Director (Region 5)
Kristie Brooks, M.S.
Regional Director (Region 6)
Kimberly Nelson, LAC, M.P.A.
Regional Director (Region 7)
Charles Smith, Ph.D., M.A.
Regional Director (Region 8)
CAPT Emily Williams, LCSW-PIP, BCD
Regional Director (Region 9)
David A. Dickinson, M.A.
Regional Director (Region 10)Last Updated
Last Updated: 03/01/2023