From: PDELVECC%gw2mhs@ngmsmtp.samhsa.gov Date: 08 Aug 96 12:39:11 EDT Subject: Consumer Affairs Listing National Association of Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Administrators (NAC/SMHA) July 24, 1995 Alabama Joel C. Slack, Director Office of Consumer Relations & Ex-Patient Relations Alabama Dept. of Mental Health and Mental Retardation RRSA Union Building 100 North Union Street P.O. Box 301410 Montgomery, AL 36130-1410 334-242-3456 1-800-832-0952 334-242-3025 fax California Vacant Office of Consumer Affairs California Dept. Of Mental Health 1600 9th Street, Room 151 Sacramento, CA 95814 916-654-2309 916-654-3198 Connecticut Karen Kangas Director of Community Education Connecticut Dept. of Mental Health 410 Capitol Avenue P.O. Box 341431, MS 14CED Hartford, CT 06134 860-418-6948 860-418-6793 fax Delaware Frank Armstead Delaware Health and Social Services Division of Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Main Administration Building 1901 North Dupont Highway New Castle, DE 19702 302-577-4460 302-577-4486 fax Florida Vacant Office of Consumer Affairs Building 6, Room 183 1317 Winewood Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 904-487-1303 ext. 120 904-487-2239 fax Georgia Larry Fricks, Director Office of Consumer Relations Georgia Dept. Of Mental Health Third Floor, Suite 100 #2 Peachtree Street Atlanta, GA 30303 404-657-2170 404-657-2187 fax Iowa Dave Thayer Division of Mental Health Hoover State Office Building Des Moines, IA 50319 515-281-7274 515-281-4597 fax Kentucky Paul Weaver Office of Consumer Advocacy Dept. Of Mental Health Cabinet of Human Resources East 275 Main Street Frankfort, KY 40621 502-564-4448 502-564-9010 fax Maine Vacant Office of Consumer Affairs Maine Dept. Of MH & MR State House, Station 40 Augusta, ME 04333 207-287-4253 207-287-4268 fax Maryland John Allen, Director Office of Consumer Affairs Mental Hygiene Administration 201 W. Preston Street, 4th Floor Baltimore, MD 21201 410-225-1381 410-333-5402 fax Massachusetts Stephen Holochuck, Director Office of Consumer and Ex-Patient Relations Dept. Of Mental Health 25 Staniford Street Boston, MA 02114 617-727-5500 ext. 406 617-727-5500 ext. 375 fax Michigan Colleen Jasper, Director Office of Consumer and Ex-Patient Relations Dept. Of Mental Health Lewis-Cass Building, 6th Floor 320 Walnut Boulevard Lansing, MI 48913 517-373-1255 517-335-3090 fax Minnesota Joyce Jorgenson, Director Office of Consumer Affairs Department of Human Services 444 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-3828 612-296-6045 612-296-7731 fax Nebraska Dan Powers, Consumer Liaison Office of Community Mental Health Dept. Of Public Institutions Folsom & West Prospector Place P.O. Box 94728 Lincoln, NE 68509-4728 402-479-5180 402-479-5145 fax New Hampshire David Hilton Office of Consumer Affairs NH Division of Mental Health and Developmental Services 105 Pleasant Street Concord, NH 03301 603-271-5045 603-271-5040 fax New Mexico James Dennis Consumer and Family Affairs Coordinator New Mexico Dept. Of Mental Health Division of Mental Health 1190 St. Francis Drive P.O. Box 26110 Santa Fe, NM 87502 505-827-1674 505-827-2695 fax New York Darby Penny Director of Recipient Affairs NY State Office of Mental Health 44 Holland Avenue Albany, NY 12229 518-473-6579 518-473-7926 fax Oregon Garrett Smith Oregon Director of Consumer Advocacy 2575 Bittern Street, NE Salem, OR 97310-0520 503-945-9732 503-373-7327 fax South Carolina Vicki Cousins, Director Office of Consumer Affairs SC Dept. Of Mental Health 2414 Bull Street P.O. Box 485 Columbia, SC 29202 803-734-7824 803-734-7592 fax Tennessee Joe Swinford Office of Consumer Affairs TN Dept. Of Mental Health & Mental Retardation Gateway Plaza, 10th Floor 710 James Robertson Parkway Nashville, TN 37243-0675 615-532-6767 615-532-6719 fax Texas Cindy Hopkins, Director Office of Consumer Affairs Texas Dept. Of Mental Health and Mental Retardation 90 West 45th P.O. Box 12668 Austin, TX 78711-2668 512-206-5759 512-206-5770 fax Utah Phyllis Learned Consumer Affairs Specialist State Division of Mental Health 120 North 200 West Salt Lake City, UT 84103 801-538-9887 801-538-4334 fax Virginia Vacant Office of Consumer Affairs Dept. Of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services 109 Governor Street P.O. Box 1797 Richmond, VA 23218 804-786-5682 804-371-0092 fax Washington Nancy Donigan, Service Coordinator Office of Consumer Affairs DSHS Division of Mental Health P.O. Box 45320 Olympia, WA 98504-5320 360-664-8248 360-753-2746 fax Center for Mental Health Services Paolo del Vecchio Consumer Affairs Specialist Center for Mental Health Services Parklawn Building, Room 13-103 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 301-443-2792 301-443-5163 fax Notes: Florida -People in Dept. Of Mental Health handle inquiries about consumer affairs, but position no longer exists. Virginia -Martha Mead coordinates consumer services in Virginia, but is not a consumer.