Central Office

DMH Central Office

Department of Mental Health Central Office
25 Staniford Street
Boston, MA 02114 

Map/Directions

Main Phone: [phone]
TTY: 617-727-9842

Central Office Directory

Name, Title	Phone
Beth Lucas, Acting Commissioner	617-626-8123
Lynn Beatrice, Assistant to the Commissioner/Office Manager	617-626-8123
Crystal Collier, Chief of Staff	617-626-8031
Director of Constituent Affairs - Vacant
Daniela Harrigan, MCSI, Director of Community Engagement (Visit the DMH Community Engagement Website)	617-626-8124
Glenda Hazard, Director of Communications - Media Relations Contact	617-626-8150
DMH Information and Resource Line (checked between 9-5pm on weekdays)	1-800-221-0053
Star Sims, Director of Human Rights	617-626-8218
Flojona Desroches McClain, Assistant Director of Human Rights (Children/Adolescents and Community)	617-626-8139
DMH Office of the Ombudsman (Learn more about the DMH Ombudsman)	617-626-4840
Katherine Gallant, Director of Investigations	617-626-8108
Investigations Complaints	617-626-8154
VACANT- Director of the Office of Race, Equity and Inclusion (OREI - Visit the OREI Website)	617-626-8133
Jay Tallman, Director of Policy	617-626-8179
Rob Walker, CPS, External Consumer Engagement Liaison	617-626-8275
VACANT, Assistant Commissioner of Forensic Mental Health Services	617-626-8288
Beverly Burgos, Executive Assistant	617-626-8071
Steve Barnard, Chief Financial Officer	617-626-8305
Angel Daniel Giles, Director of Learning and Development	[phone]
Ashley Sproul, Director of Office of Recovery & Empowerment	[phone]

Charlene Zuffante , Deputy Commissioner of Child, Youth and Family Services	617-626-8178
Lisa Colozzo, Executive Assistant	617-626-8335
Visit the Child, Youth, and Family Services Website

Amam Saleh, M.D., Deputy Commissioner Clinical and Professional Services	617-626-8059
Meaghan Donovan, Executive Assistant/Office Manager	617 626-8113
VACANT - Expedited Psychiatric Inpatient Admissions (EPIA), Program Manager (EPIA Web Page)
Bobbi Spofford, Program Coordinator III	617 626-8072
Martha M. Ryan, Assistant Commissioner for CPS/Director of Licensing (DMH Inpatient Licensing Web)	617-626-8279
Teresa Reynolds, Executive Assistant	617-626-8117
Margaret Guyer, Ph.D., Director of Research and Workforce Development (Research Web Page)	617-626-8116
Jessica McHugh, Suicide Prevention Specialist	617 626-8055
Joshua Greenberg, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the Deputy Commissioner	617 626-8111
Visit the Clinical and Professional Services Website

Beth Lucas, Deputy Commissioner for Mental Health Services	617-626-8084
Melissa Touadjine, Executive Assistant for Mental Health Services	617-626-8074
Julie Hwayoung Shepherd, Assistant Commissioner for Mental Health Services	617-626-8097
Mio Tamanaha, Behavioral Health Help Line Director	617-626-8062
Liam Seward, Director of Compliance and Emergency Management	617-626-8170

Thomas O’Brien Esq., J.D., General Counsel	617-626-8233
Debra Leggett, Deputy Counsel, Director of Privacy and Data Access	617-626-8160

Brigido Ramirez Espinosa, MPA, Assistant Commissioner, Data & Analytics	[phone]

Christine Goldrick, MBA, MPA, Senior Director of Strategy	[phone]

DMH Central Office Web Pages

Some of the departments within Central Office have their own web pages with more in-depth information about the services they offer. 

Mental Health Services:

• DMH Adult Services
• DMH Child, Youth, and Family Services

Additional Web Pages:

• Office of Race, Equity, and Inclusion (OREI)
• Office of Community Engagement
• DMH Forensic Services
• DMH Regulations (Legal)
• DMH Licensing Divisions
• DMH Learning & Development