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EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT TEAM
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Alan M. Weinstock, MPA, MS
President
Alan Weinstock joined PSCH in 2005 and in January 2008 was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer. Prior to his arrival at PSCH, Mr. Weinstock worked for the New York State Office of Mental Health for more than 30 years. He began as a Teacher-in-Charge on the Adolescent Unit at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in 1973. During his tenure with OMH, Mr. Weinstock served as the Executive Director of four state psychiatric | |
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hospitals: Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Kings Park Psychiatric Center, Central Islip Psychiatric Center and Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center. He was also the Executive Deputy Commissioner of the Office of Mental Health from 1997-1999, before returning to Pilgrim State Psychiatric Center.
Since becoming President of PSCH, Mr. Weinstock has led efforts to redefine the overall mission and core values of the agency. In the spring of 2008, he spearheaded the development of the three-year strategic plan. In keeping with the goals and objectives of the 2009-2012 strategic plan, Mr. Weinstock has initiated several expansion projects that include the development of a pharmacy, over 200 additional residential opportunities for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and expansion of the agency’s Article 28 medical clinic and its Article 31 mental health clinics. Mr. Weinstock has also realized a long-held goal of PSCH by introducing the agency’s mental health services to communities in need throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
Another one of Mr. Weinstock’s major accomplishments is the restructuring of PSCH’s administration. In order to facilitate more effective oversight of a multi-faceted agency and to ensure the highest quality of care, Mr. Weinstock created four major divisions and recruited seasoned executives to function as the Senior Vice Presidents in charge of these new units.
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Sharon Danenberg, EA
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration
Sharon Danenberg joined PSCH in 1988. She was the Chief Financial Officer for 20 years before being appointed Senior Vice President of Finance and Administration. As the Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Danenberg was responsible for the overall operation of PSCH’s Finance Department, which consisted of the Accounting and Purchasing managing PSCH’s $90 million dollar budget. As the Senior | |
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Vice President of Finance and Administration, Ms. Danenberg not only oversees the Accounting and Purchasing Departments , but she also has oversight of the Human Resources Department and the Entitlements and Eligibility Services Department.
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Charlotte Seltzer, MSW
Senior Vice President, Operations
Charlotte Seltzer joined PSCH in February 2008 as the Senior Vice President of Operations. In her position, Ms. Seltzer oversees the Developmental Disabilities Services Division as well as the Mental Health Services Division. Prior to joining PSCH, Ms. Seltzer worked for the New York State Office of Mental Health for over 30 years and was the Executive Director of Creedmoor Psychiatric Center | |
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Center for 14 years. Among many of her accomplishments at Creedmoor was her success in making the hospital a training ground for future mental health professionals.
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Pamela Weinberg, MD
Senior Vice President, Clinical Services
Pamela Weinberg, MD joined PSCH in April 2008 as the Senior Vice President of Clinical Services. Dr. Weinberg oversees the Glendale Pharmacy, Article 16 Habilitation Clinic, Adolescent Skills Center, Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment program and Medical Review Team, all of which are located in Queens, AstroCare's. Article 28 and Article 31 Clinics in Crown Heights and | |
Canarsie and the Clinical Review Teams for Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Services at PSCH. Prior to joining PSCH, Dr. Weinberg was the Clinical Director at Pilgrim Psychiatric Center in Suffolk County, where she was responsible for the clinical oversight of care provided to over 2000 inpatient and outpatient consumers. She also served as a Physician Consultant Surveyor for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Michael Mittleman, PhD
Senior Vice President, Corporate Compliance
and Support Services
Michael Mittleman, PhD joined PSCH in May 2008 as the Senior Vice President of Corporate Compliance and Support Services. In his role at PSCH, Dr. Mittleman is responsible for the Information Technology, Quality Assurance , General Services, Environmental Inspections/Real Estate, Internal Audit, Executive Project Management, and Training departments. Dr. Mittleman has worked in the | |
Information Technology field for over 40 years and has published numerous articles related to the use of advanced computer technology to improve regulatory compliance and monitor quality and performance.
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Kristina Romanzi
Chairperson |
Ann Mittasch
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Brian K. Regan, PhD
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Louis H. Weinberg, Esq.
Vice Chairperson |
David E. Lurie
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Jaunice Hubbard
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Jeffery Finkle
Secretary |
Jose Rivera
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Leo Laventhal
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Krzysztof Zdunek
Treasurer |
Marya Piotrowski
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Murray Epstein
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Nurish Jean-Baptiste
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DIVISION DIRECTORS
Willie Scott
Public Affairs |
Developmental Disabilities Services |
JoAnn Gonzalez
Human Resources |
Gwendolyn Florant, LCSW
Mental Health Services |
Yhana Clash-Kerr
Entitlements and Eligibility Service |
John Vander-Putten, CIA, CFSA, CFE
Internal Audit |
Paul Di Vincenzo, MBA
Information Technology |
Annette Kowalski-Shapiro, PhD
Quality Assurance |
Sandy Nelson, RPH
Pharmacy |
Wiljanda Boatwright, MPA, RHA
Health Information Management |
Andrew Carbonara
General Services |
Brian Hale
Clinics |
Sanyale Jones
Program Development |
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1980
• PSCH, Inc. is founded in Queens, NY with the mission
to provide residential services to individuals
diagnosed with mental retardation and/or
developmental disabilities. 1981
• PSCH, Inc. opens Bell Boulevard, its first residence
for individuals with developmental disabilities. 1982
• PSCH, Inc. opens Scannell, a residence which also
serves individuals with developmental disabilities.
1983
• PSCH, Inc. opens another residence, 149th Street,
which houses individuals with developmental
disabilities.
• Also PSCH, Inc. opens its first mental health
programs, the OMNI in Queens and Horizon I and II
(24-hour supervised residences for individuals with
mental illness) and the Apartment Treatment
Program (scattered site housing throughout Queens
and Brooklyn). 1985
• PSCH, Inc. obtains approval from the NYS Office of
Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
(OMRDD) to operate the Selinger Residence. 1986
• PSCH, Inc. adds the Brown Residence to its portfolio
of housing for individuals with developmental
disabilities.
1987
• PSCH, Inc. opens Financial Integrity for a Sure
Tomorrow (FIST), a program that provides and
advocacy to families who care for individuals with
developmental disabilities. This becomes the first
Family Support Program the agency offers. 1988
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Kress Residence for individuals
with developmental disabilities.
1989
• PSCH, Inc. opens two residences for individuals with
developmental disabilities, the Butler Residence and
the 195th Street Residence 1990
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Maspeth Residence, which
houses individuals with developmental disabilities. 1992
• PSCH, Inc. adds the College Point Residence to its
Developmental Disabilities Services continuum.
• PSCH, Inc. also opens its first day treatment program,
Station Road . 1993
• PSCH, Inc. adds a second day treatment program
for individuals with developmental disabilities, the
Astoria Day Treatment Programs.
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Article 16 Habilitation Clinic, also
also in Astoria, the Residential Habilitation Program
and the Queens Reimbursement Program, which is
part of the Family Support Program. 1994
• PSCH, Inc. opens the 20th Road Residence for
individuals with developmental disabilities as well as
its first mental health outpatient program, the
Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment (IPRT)
opens. 1995
• PSCH, Inc. opens the 117th Street Residence, a
program for individuals with developmental
disabilities.
• PSCH, Inc. also opens a Day treatment program at the
117th Street location and a Day Habilitation Program
on 37th Avenue in Long Island City. 1998
• PSCH, Inc. opens its first vocational program in
Queens, Project Clean, which offers janitorial and
landscaping training to individuals with mental
illness.
• PSCH, Inc. opens its first Supported Housing
Program as well as establishes its first affiliate
corporation, PSCH New Jersey, which will provide
residential services to individuals with developmental
disabilities. 1999
• PSCH, Inc. expands its Mental Health Services
programs with the additions of three Supported
Housing programs, one which serves individuals
with a co-occurring substance abuse disorder
and mental illness and another which houses young
adults between the ages of 18 and 23.
• PSCH, Inc. also opens the Adolescent Skills Center.
• PSCH, Inc. adds more services to its Family Support
Program. These include the Assisted Supportive
Services and Medicaid Service Coordination.
• PSCH New Jersey opens its first program, the Phelps
Residence, for individuals with developmental
disabilities. 2000
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Beech Residence for individuals
with developmental disabilities.
• PSCH New Jersey opens its second residence, the
Garfield Residence.
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Bridger Program, which
prepares clients approaching discharge from state
hospitalization for the transition to community living. 2001
• PSCH New Jersey opens the Little Ferry residence.
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Clearview Residence in New
York, another housing program for individuals with
developmental disabilities.
• PSCH, Inc. also opens its first Blended Case
Management programs in Queens and Brroklyn and
receives another NY/NY Supported Housing Award. 2002
• PSCH New Jersey opens two additional residences,
Knickerbocker and Saddlebrook.
• PSCH, Inc. adds the Fulton Street Residence to its
Developmental Disabilities Services continuum.
• PSCH, Inc. expands its Project Clean vocational
program to Brooklyn. 2003
• PSCH New Jersey opens the Hoagland Residence.
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Country Pointe residence in
Queens.
• PSCH, Inc. is awarded additional mental health
programs, which include two Blended Case
Management programs, serving Queens and
Brooklyn,opens another NY/NY Supported Housing
program and receives approval to operate its
specialized Assertive Community Treatment Team in
Queens Permanent Housing and Assertive Community
Treatment – PHACT).
• PSCH, Inc. is awarded two additional Assertive
Community Treatment Teams in Brooklyn and the
Bronx. 2004
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Renaissance Residence, a 24
hour supervised setting for individuals with mental
illness.
• PSCH, Inc. establishes AstroCare Diagnostic and
Treatment Center in Brooklyn.
• PSCH, Inc. is awarded a Non-traditional evaluation
services contract, which becomes part of its
Family Support Program. 2005
• PSCH New Jersey opens the Clifton Residence.
• PSCH, Inc. opens two additional residences for
individuals with developmental disabilities Grand
Central Parkway and Ozone Park.
• AstroCare receives approval to operate its Article
28 Medical Clinic and its Article 31 Mental Health
Clinic. 2006
• PSCH, Inc. adds the Laurelton Residence, which
houses individuals with developmental disabilities.
• PSCH, Inc. is awarded a case management program
that operates out of the Anna Erika Adult Home in
Staten Island.
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Brooklyn Reimbursement
Program and a Non-traditional evaluations program
in Staten Island. 2007
• PSCH, Inc. is awarded two additional Supported
Housing Programs for individuals with mental illness.
• PSCH, Inc. adds additional residences to its
Developmental Disabilities Services division
(the 103rd Street, Park Slope and Padavan residences
and three apartments on Roosevelt Island).
• PSCH New Jersey opens an administrative office in
Hackensack. 2008
PSCH, Inc. opens the Hill Street, Lazar and Glendale
residences, which house individuals with
developmental disabilities. New York City’s Department
of Health and Mental Hygiene extends PSCH, Inc.’s
Medical Review Team contract. PSCH, Inc. adds
several programs to its Mental Health Services
division. These programs include:-
• The Far Rockaway Residence, a community
residence/single room occupancy development for
individuals with a history of homelessness and
mental illness.
• Article 31 Clinic in Canarsie.
• 30-bed Supported Housing Program in Long Island.
(10 beds in Nassau County, 20 in Suffolk County)
• 20 additional Supported Housing beds in Queens.
• 50-bed Community Residence/Single Room
Occupancy in Nassau County.
• Abbey Island Park Adult Home in Nassau County. 2009
• PSCH, Inc. expands its vocational programs into Long
Island and is awarded 16 additional Supported
Housing beds in Queens and 60 Supported Housing
beds in Brooklyn.
• PSCH, Inc.’s existing vocational programs are
renewed in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
• PSCH, Inc. opens the Glendale Pharmacy.
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