Staff & Board of Directors
BRiDGES Staff
Maureen Campanie, M.P.A., CPP, Executive Director
With Council since 2003
Cris Amann, A.G.S., LGBTQIA Outreach Coordinator
With Council since 2018
Shayne Anderson-Piazza, 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
Lauren Davie, B.A., CPP, Programming Director
With Council since 2012
Alison Eisenhut, B.S., Prevention Education Specialist
With Council since 2023
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
Amanda Mullenax, Community Opioid Outreach Coordinator
With Council since 2023
Kaya Perry, B.A., LGBTQIA Community Mobilization Specialist
With Council since 2023
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