Staff & Board of Directors

BRiDGES Staff

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

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

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

Katelyn Cusimano, B.A., Coordinator – Central Region Addiction Resource Center
With Council since 2026

Mollie Dana, M.S., Employee Assistance Coordinator
With Council since 2025

Samantha Dartt, B.A., Community Engagement Lead Coordinator – ATFC
With Council since 2024

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

Megan Dwyer, B.A., Information & Referral Services Coordinator
With Council since 2025

Alison Eisenhut, M.H.A., Prevention Education Team Lead
With Council since 2023

Julie Hengst, B.A., Community Training and Engagement Coordinator
With Council since 2010

Amanda Mullenax, Prevention Education Specialist
With Council since 2023

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

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

BRiDGES Board of Directors 

Theresa Davis, MPA – President
Executive Director, Stoneleigh Housing

Marcie Soule – Vice-President
Mental Health Crisis Worker, Madison County Mental Health Department

​Tammy Hayes – Treasurer
Director of Financial Assistance, Madison County Department of Social Services

Tim Brown
Community Member

Stephanie Burke
Counselor, Oneida Schools

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

​Connie Wheatley
Public Outreach Coordinator, Al-Anon District 6 serving Madison, Oneida and Herkimer Counties

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, every other 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