Staff & Board of Directors

BRiDGES Staff

Maureen Campanie, M.P.A., CPP, Executive Director
With Council since 2003

Cristina Amann, A.G.S., LGBTQIA Outreach Coordinator
With Council since 2018

Shayne Anderson, LMSW, Employee Assistance Coordinator
With Council since 2021

Linda Araki, A.A.S., Finance Director
With Council since 2007

Heather Bernet, B.S., Statewide Coordinator – ATFC
With Council since 1998

Mary Ann Brillante, B.S.W., CASAC, Employee Assistance Professional
With Council since 1994

Katie Byrd, B.A., Prevention Education Specialist
With Council since 2021

Lauren Davie, B.A., CPP, Programming Director
With Council since 2012

Carolann Ferrier, B.A., Coalition Coordinator
With Council since 2022

Julie Hengst, B.A., Prevention Education Specialist
With Council since 2010

Abby Jenkins, M.P.S., Community Engagement Coordinator
With Council since 2021

Jessica Ponti, B.S., Coordinator – CRARC
With Council since 2022

Kari Simchik, A.A.S., Office Manager
With Council since 2015

Gretchen Slater, M.S. E.D., Coalition Development Specialist
With Council since 2022

Valarie Webb, B.S., Lead Coordinator – Reality Check
With Council since 2021

BRiDGES Board of Directors 

Melissa Moore, Ed.D. – President
Registrar & Student Conduct Administrator, Bryant & Stratton College

​Julie Harney – Vice-President
Executive Director​, Office for the Aging​

Katie Mungari – Treasurer
Director, Community Health Services, Madison County Health Department

Tracy Carman – Secretary
Communications Director, NYS Assessor’s Association​

Roger Benn
Director, Provider Solutions & Health System Performance, Excellus BC/BS​

Tim Brown
Madison County Department of Social Services

Stephanie Burke
Counselor, Oneida Schools

Theresa Davis, MPA
Divisional Director, Child & Family Services, Liberty Resources

​Inv. Matt Gacek
Investigator, Oneida City Police Department​

The Madison County Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse, Inc., DBA BRiDGES, is incorporated in the State of New York as a 501 (c) (3), not-for-profit organization. BRiDGES is governed by a Board of Directors that has the general power to control and manage the affairs and property of the corporation in accordance with the purposes and limitations set forth in the Certificate of Incorporation.

The Board of Directors meets the third Thursday of each month.

Members of the Board may be contacted through the BRiDGES office at

1507 Upper Lenox Ave., PO Box 389, Oneida, NY 13421. Tel: (315) 697-3947