Executive Staff
Susan Ley, Executive Director
Nicole Bouharb, Director of Finance
Mary Owen , Clinical Program Director
Linda Nieman, Director of Development and Communications
Clinical and Program Staff
Patricia Saunders, HOPES Community Engagement Coordinator
Essie L. Bowman, DC Crisis Response Team
Salim Edwards, Assistant Project Manager, DC Crisis Response Team
Stephanie Handel, LGSW, Therapist, RECOVER Program and Camp Forget-Me-Not Coordinator
Vacant, Manager, DC Crisis Response Team
Beverly Jones, LICSW, Therapist, Coordinator of Intake, Information and Referral
LaFreda McCoy, DC Crisis Response Team
Grace Metz, LICSW, Therapist, Coordinator of Individual Counseling
Deidra Prophet, DC Crisis Response Team
Sarah Berry, Volunteer Coordinator/Development Assistant
Debby Rager, LICSW, Therapist, Group Coordinator
Rev. Antonio Lowry, Assistant Manager, DC Crisis Response Team
Debbie Schechter, Community Outreach Training Specialist
Administrative Staff
Tracie Jones, Administrative Assistant
Cynthia Pearson, Project Assistant
Patricia Wallace, Accounting Assistant
Vacant, Clinical Receptionist
Contract Clinicians
Karen Allen, NCC, Adult Therapist
Deyanira Bautista, LICSW, Child and Family Therapist
Walter Bland, MD, Psychiatry Services
Duane Bowers, LPC, RECOVER Program
Mirean Coleman, LICSW, RECOVER Program
Christine Courtois, PhD, Adult Trauma Consultant
Elizabeth Dietel, LICSW, Adult Therapist, Group Facilitator
Michelle Dodge , LICSW, Group Facilitator
James Estes, MA, RECOVER ProgramMichaela Farber, DSW, Research Consultant
Teri Gennarelli , LICSW, Child and Family Therapist
Michael Giordano , LPC, Child and Family Therapist
Susan Greynolds, LPC, RECOVER, Group Facilitator
Jen Hackler, LICSW, RECOVER Program
Pam Lieber, LICSW, Group Facilitator, RECOVER Program
Philip Lucas, LICSW , RECOVER Program, Group Facilitator
Mary Jane Michaels, LICSW, Adult Therapist
Carol Napoli, LPC, Group Facilitator
Mary Owen, LICSW, Child and Family Therapy Consultant
Gregory Pretlow, LICSW, RECOVER Program
Paul Ruffer, LICSW, RECOVER Program
Christine Sabatino, DSW, Research Consultant
Joanne Sevrain, LICSW, Child and Family Therapist, Group Facilitator
Daniel Wilson, Group Facilitator
2007-2008 Clinical Interns
Karen Baroody, Virginia Commonwealth University
Zvi Bellin, Loyola College
Nicole Holohan Marna Metcalf, Marymount University
Mary Beth Nazzaro, Loyola College
Volunteer Clinical Staff
Michelle Palmer, LICSW
Cate Shea, MA
Jordan Potash, MA
Samantha Madhosingh, Ph.D.
Candace Evans, LPC
Laura Kirmayer-Sachs, LICSW
Joanne Hesse, MA, Adult Therapist
Adjunct Project Coordinators
Elissa Bernius, Benefit Coordinator
Mary Fran Miklitsch, Website Coordinator
Betsy Rosso, Writer
Craig Walker, IT Coordinator