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The Staff

The Staff

Administrative Staff

Donald E. Rosen, M.D., Medical Director/CEO

James L. Sacksteder, M.D.
Associate Medical Director/Director of Patient Care
Jane Bloom, Ph.D., R.N., CS
Director of Patient Services
Chauncey T. Collins
Director of Operations and Finance
Bertha Connelley
Director of Human Resources
Donna Elmendorf, Ph.D.
Director of Therapeutic Community Program
M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D.
Evelyn Stefansson Nef Director of the Erikson Institute
Janet Hiser
Director of Development and Alumni Relations
Nicholas A. Holliday, M.D.
Assistant Director of Admissions
Lisa Lewis
Director of Communications
David Mintz, M.D.
Director of Psychiatric Education/Staff Psychiatrist
John P. Muller, Ph.D.
Director of Training
Eric M. Plakun, M.D.
Director of Admissions and Professional Relations
Ave Schwartz, L.I.C.S.W.
Director of Clinical Social Work/Director of Information Systems

Medical Staff

Steven Ackerman, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Accreditation Manager/Team Leader
Mika Awanohara, Psy.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Barri Belnap, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Christina Biedermann, Psy.D.
Staff Psychologist
Spencer Biel, Psy.D.
Staff Psychologist
George Bombel, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Marilyn Charles, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Lee Damsky, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
E. Virginia Demos, Ed.D.
Staff Psychologist
Mark Elliot, M.D.
Fellow in Psychiatry
David Flynn, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Jeb Fowler, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Richard Ford, Ph.D.
Coordinator of Psychological Testing
Samar Habl, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
Cecilia Jones, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Sharon E. Krikorian, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Team Leader
C. Jason Mallo, D.O.
Fellow in Psychiatry
Margaret Parish, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Team Leader
Eric Peters, Ph.D.
Fellow in Psychology
Jennifer Stevens, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist
Jane G. Tillman, Ph.D.
Staff Psychologist/Team Leader
Elizabeth Weinberg, M.D.
Staff Psychiatrist
 

Social Workers

Emily Bloom, L.I.C.S.W.
Margaret Kotarba, L.I.C.S.W.

Senior Social Worker
Arlene Levinson, L.I.C.S.W.
Thomas Lusignan, L.I.C.S.W.
Cathleen Morey, L.I.C.S.W.

Senior Social Worker
S. Daltrey Turner, L.I.C.S.W.