The following are partners of the Maryland Coalition on Mental Health and Aging who participate in the Coalition activities in a variety of ways. We are fortunate to have support from individuals and professionals representing an array of fields of expertise. We offer members a choice to be included on this list so that they might serve as contacts to the community and publicly demonstrate their support for the Maryland Coalition on Mental Health and Aging.

The designation of "partner" does not assume that the listed organizations and individuals support all positions and activities of the Coalition but rather that they support the general mission and wish to see improvements in the broad landscape of mental health care for older Marylanders.

Coalition Partners:
John Burton, M.D., Project Director
Jane Marks, RN, Assistant Director
Johns Hopkins Geriatric Education Center
5505 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
410-550-4645
410-550-1069 (fax)
www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gec

Reba Cornman, MSW, LCSW-C, Director
Geriatrics and Gerontology Education and Research Program
University of Maryland Baltimore
515 West Lombard Street, 4th Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
410-706-4327
410-706-0234 (fax)
http://gerontology.umaryland.edu

Beatrice M. Robbins, RN, CSP
Manager, Geriatric Outpatient
Mental Health Services
Johns Hopkins Bayview
JHMI D2East
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21224
410-550-0019
410-550-1748 (fax)

Herb Cromwell
Executive Director
Community Behavioral Health Association of Maryland, Inc.
410-788-1865
mdcbh@aol.com
www.mdcbh.org

Mary Ann Wilkinson, APRN, EdD,
Older Adult Specialist
Leslie Paone, MS, Psychology Associate
Jennifer Schwartz-Mitchell, Ph.D.,
Director of Community Mental Health Services
Humanim, Inc.
jschwartz@humanim.com
Older Adult Comprehensive Service (OACS)
410-381-7596
410-381-4094 (fax)
www.humanim.com

Michele Douglas, Public Policy Director
Diane Wit, Director of Education
Alzheimer’s Association
Greater Maryland Chapter
410-561-9099
www.alzgmd.org

Blessing Asher
Public Guardianship Program Manager & Ombudsman Volunteer Developer
Maryland Department of Aging
301 W. Preston Street, Suite 1007
410-767-1088
410-333-7943 (fax)
BAA@ooa.state.md.us
www.mdoa.state.md.us

Sharon Friedman, Executive Director
Carolyn Wanner, Director of Friendly Visitors Program
Mental Health Association of Montgomery County
1000 Twinbrook Parkway
Rockville, MD 20851
301-424-0656
301-738-1030 (fax)
www.mhamc.org

Pam Cullen, LCPC
Mental Health Specialist
Department of Aging
2666 Riva Road
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-2664366
pamjcullen@aol.com

Coalition Partners:

Robert Roca, M.D.
Vice President and Medical Director
Sheppard Pratt Health System
410-938-5000
www.sheppardpratt.org

Marsden McGuire, M.D.
Medical Director (Geriatric Services)
Sheppard Pratt Health System
Assistant Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
410-938-5437 (Sheppard Pratt office)
mamcguire@sheppardpratt.org

John Beyer, LCSW-C
Director, Adult Evaluation and Review Services
Anne Arundel County
agjobe21@aacounty.org
410-222-4366

Phyllis Meyerson, LCSW-C
Representative, AARP Maryland
Phyllis.meyerson@kp.org

Mary C. Fridley RN, BSN, BC
Gero-Resources
410-266-9666 ph/fax
geroresources@comcast.net
www.gero-resources.com

Frank J. Chase,
Vice President, Legislation
Maryland Federation of Chapters
National Active and Retired Employees (NARFE)
4975 Dalton Drive,
Columbia, Md. 21045-1805
410- 992-9304
chaseniorep@aol.com

Dina M. Barclay, Representing M4A
Aging Services Superintendent
Charles County Dept of Community Services
8190 Port Tobacco Road
Port Tobacco, MD 20677
301-934-0129
barclayd@charlescounty.org

Dr. Melinda Fitting
Comprehensive Geriatric Services
901 Dulaney Valley Road Suite 129
Towson MD 21204
410-832-2729
410-832-5783 (fax)
www.cgs-eldercare.com

Tina Mills, Executive Director
Mental Health Association of Talbot County
410-822-0444
410-820-7283 (fax)
tmills@mhamdes.org
www.mhamdes.org

Helen S. Barnes, MA, RN-C
Geropsychiatric Nurse Counselor
Elder Abuse Mental Health Coordinator
Prince George's County Department of Family Services in the Area
Agency on Aging
6420 Allentown Road
Camp Springs, Maryland 20748
301-265-8454
hsbarnes@co.pg.md.us

Dana Lefko
Director of Education and Communication
NAMI MD (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Maryland)
804 Landmark Drive, Suite 122
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
410-863-0470 800-467-0075
410-863-0474 (fax)
dmlefko@aol.com
http://md.nami.org

Jason A. Frank, Esq.
Laurie S. Frank, Esq.
Frank, Frank & Scherr, LLC.
1400 Front Avenue, Suite 200
Lutherville, Maryland 21093
410-337-8900 1 888-338-0400
410-337-0031 (fax)
www.frankelderlaw.com

Sheila Mackertich, MPA, RD, LD
Director of Public Policy
Health Facilities Association of Maryland
smackertich@hfam.org
1-877-LTC-HFAM
www.hfam.org