CBHPP Commission Members

List of current members
Seat on CouncilCouncil Member
Designee of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and ChairKiame Mahaniah, Undersecretary for Health, EOHHS
Designee of the Secretary of Veterans’ Services (EOVS)Lynette Gabrila, Deputy Chief Engagement Officer for Peer Support & Outreach, EOVS
Designee of DMH CommissionerCharlene Zuffante, Deputy Commissioner, Child, Youth, and Family Services, DMH
Designee of DPH CommissionerRuth Blodgett, Director, Bureau of Community Health and Prevention, DPH
Designee of the Chief Justice of the Trial CourtGeorgia Critsley, Director of Governmental Affairs, Executive Office of the Trial Court
Designee of the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)Emma McNamara, CHIA
House Chair of Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and RecoveryRepresentative Mindy Domb
Senate Chair of Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and RecoverySenator John Velis
Appointee of the House SpeakerRepresentative Tram Nguyen
Appointee of the Senate PresidentSenator Pavel Payano
Appointee of the House Minority LeaderDanna Mauch, President and CEO, MAMH
Appointee of the Senate Minority LeaderStephanie Sladen, Executive Director, Children’s Friend and Family Services Vice President, Justice Resource Institute (JRI)
Appointee of the Governor representing a veterans organization in the CommonwealthLena Asmar, Vice President of Human Services, New England Center and Home for Veterans
Representative from Association for Behavioral Healthcare (ABH)Elizabeth Ganz, Vice President, Government Affairs and Public Policy, ABH
Representative from Mass. Association of Community Health Workers (MACHW)Sophie Jean-Felix, Director of Education and Workforce Development, MACHW
Representative from Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH)Jessica Larochelle, Co-Director for Public Policy and Government Relations, MAMH
Representative from Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery (MOAR)Noel Sierra, Executive Director, MOAR
Representative from Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA)Jessica Collins, Executive Director, Public Health Institute of Western Mass.
Representative from Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)Nancy Allen Scannell, Executive Director, MSPCC
Representative from National Alliance on Mental Illness of Massachusetts (NAMI Mass)Jacqueline Hubbard, Deputy Director of Policy, Advocacy, and Communications, NAMI Mass
Representative from Social Emotional Learning Alliance for Massachusetts (SEL4MA)James Vetter, Executive Director, SEL4MA
Representative from Freedman Center at William James CollegeMargaret Hannah, Senior Consultant, William James College
Representative from Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW-MA)Yaminette Diaz-Linhart, Institute for Work and Employment Research and Work and Organization Studies, MIT Sloan School of Management

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Date published: December 13, 2024
Last updated: April 24, 2025

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