SAMHSA’s leadership team, made up of the Assistant Secretary, Deputies, Directors, and Regional Administrators, brings SAMHSA a variety of experience and expertise in the behavioral health fields, including law, policy and research, mental health and substance use services, state and federal government, and more.
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Agency Biographies
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Agency Biographies
Acting Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Tom Coderre is the Acting Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use.
Chief of Staff/Director of Office of Financial Resources (OFR)
As the Chief of Staff and Director of the Office of Financial Resources, Ms. Avula is responsible for formulating SAMHSA's more than $3 billion dollar budget.
Director, National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory (NMHSUPL)
Thomas Clarke is the Director of NMHSUPL.
Director of Office of Management, Technology, and Operations (OMTO)
As the Director of the Office of Management, Technology, and Operations, Mr. del Vecchio works in partnership with SAMHSA and the Department of Health and Human Services to manage, provide leadership, and ensure SAMHSA's needs are met.
Director, Office of Communications (OC)
As the Director of the Office of Communications, Ms. Pallas provides leadership in the development of SAMHSA’s priorities, strategies, and practices for effective communications to targeted public audiences, including relations with the media.
Director of Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
As the Director of the Center for Mental Health Services, Dr. Everett provides executive leadership for federal efforts to improve the nation’s mental health service systems.
Director of Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
As the Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Ms. Dona Dmitrovic provides executive leadership for federal efforts to improve the nation’s behavioral health through evidence-based prevention approaches.
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
Dr. Joseph Bullock is the Director of Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Director of Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ)
Krishnan Radhakrishnan is the Director of Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
Regional Administrators
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Mr. Coderre oversees Region 1, which includes Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Mr. Romero oversees Region 2, which includes New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Dr. Bennett oversees Region 3, which includes Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Captain (CAPT) King oversees Region 4, which includes Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
As SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Captain (CAPT) Coady oversees Region 5, which includes Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Captain (CAPT) Hearod oversees Region 6, which includes Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma & Texas.
As SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Ms. Nelson oversees Region 7, which includes Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Dr. Smith oversees Region 8, which includes Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Captain (CAPT) Williams oversees Region 9, which includes Arizona, California, Hawaii, Guam, Nevada, American Samoa, CNMI, FSM, Marshall Islands, and Palau.
As a SAMHSA Regional Administrator, Mr. Dickinson oversees Region 10, which includes Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington.
Last Updated
Last Updated: 04/14/2020