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CLMHD Committee Chairs

Chair, Chemical Dependency
Suzanne Lavigne, MHA, CTRS, CASAC
DCS, Franklin County Community Services
PO Box 1337
136 Broadway Suite #5
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
slavigne@franklincony.org
Work (518) 891-2280
Fax (518) 891-2080

Chair, Children & Families
Michael Orth, MSW
Commissioner, Westchester County Department of Mental Health
112 East Post Road - 2nd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
mmo6@westchestergov.com
Work (914) 995-5225

Chair, Developmental Disabilities
Ruth Roberts, LCSW-R
Director, Chenango County Mental Hygiene Services
County Office Building, 5 Court Street, Suite 42
Norwich, NY 13815
ruthr@co.chenango.ny.us
Work (607) 337-1604
Fax    (607) 334-4519

Chair, Mental Health
David Putney, MS, CRC, LMHC
DCS, Monroe County Office of Mental Health
1099 Jay St., Bldg. J, Ste. 201A
Rochester, NY 14611
dputney@monroecounty.gov
Work (585) 753-6047
Fax    (585) 753-6620 

Chair, Mental Hygiene Planning 
Michael Prezioso, Ph.D.
DCS, Saratoga County Mental Health Center
135 S. Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY  12866
mprezioso@saratogacountyny.gov
Work (518) 584-9030
Fax (518) 581-1709

Chair, Nominations
Robert York, LCSW, MPA
DCS, Office of Community Services for Warren & Washington Counties
230 Maple St., Suite 1
Glens Falls, NY 12801
yorkr@warrencountyny.gov 
Work (518) 792-7143
Fax (518) 792-7166