The Avisa Group

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Lead Staff

Suzanne Gelber Rinaldo, Managing Partner, The Avisa Group

John O'Brien, Technical Assistance Collaborative

David Rinaldo, Managing Partner, The Avisa Group

Allison Colker, Natioanl Conference on State Legislatures

Jenn O'Connor, National Governor's Association 


Franklin County Participants

(Columbus, OH) 


David Royer, CEO, ADAMH Board of Franklin County

John Saros, Executive Director, Franklin County Children's Services Board

Dennis Blazey, Fiscal Director, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services


Georgia Participants

Neil Kaltenecker, Director, Office of Addictive Diseases

Carroll Benson, Director, System Design Section

Marta Daniel 


Iowa Participants

Janet Zwick, Deputy Director

Marv Tooman, Ed.D., Executive Director, Iowas Association of Community Providers

Kathy Stone, Associate Executive Director, Iowa Care Management Center / Magellan Health Services

DeAnn Decker, Iowa Department of Public Health 


New Mexico Participants

Pam Hyde, Cabinet Secretary, Human Services Department 

Leslie Trmaine, Behavioral Health Coordinator

Pilo Bueno, BHSD, Department of Health

Ken Warner, Bureau Chief, CYFED

Chris Carson, Chief Medical Officer, Value Options 


Philadelphia Participants

Arthur Evans, Director, Department of Behavioral Health and Mental Retardation

Julia Danzy, Director, Division of Social Services

Cheryl Ransom-Garner, Commissioner, Department of Human Services 


Washington Participants

Doug Allen, Acting Director, Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse

Richard Kellog, Director, Mental Health Division

MaryAnn Lindeblad, Director, Division of Policy Support 


   

The Avisa Group

Partners

Suzanne Gelber

David Rinaldo

John Bartlett

Capabilities

Selected Reports and Presentations

Selected Projects

Cross-System Financing Strategies

Schedule

Staff and Participants

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