Money Follows the Person (MFP)

New York State Department of Health Division of Long Term Care
Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program Effective June 2013

  • TBI Waiver is also available in Portable Document Format (PDF, 157KB)
Regions/ Counties Served Regional Resource Development Specialists Regional Resource Center
Long Island: Nassau and Suffolk Natalia Ramirez, Lead RRDS     x108
nramirez@siloinc.org
Michelle Darling-Downs, RRDS     x102
Mdarling-downs@siloinc.org
Robert Lindros, Nurse Evaluator     x106
rlindros@siloinc.org
Vincent Pennica, RRDS     x107
VPennica@siloinc.org
Dana Zeppelin, ARRDS     x110
dzeppelin@siloinc.org
Josephine Licata, Administrative Assistant     x128
jlicata@siloinc.org
Self Initiated Living Options (Suffolk Independent Living Organization: SILO)
2111 Lakeland Ave, Suite A
Ronkonkoma, NY 11779

631-320-1662
631-320-1664 (FAX)
New York City: New York, Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond Julie Polokoff, Lead RRDS     718-816-3558
JPolokoffRRDC@vnasi.org
Donna Favorito, NE     718-816-3553
dfavoritorrdc@vnasi.org
Andrea Zeydelis, RRRDS     718-816-3555
aderosarrdc@vnasi.org
Janine Monroe, RRDS     718-816-3565
jmonroerrdc@vnasi.org
Vicki Scalia, RRDS     718-816-3563
vscaliarrdc@vnasi.org
Susan Swartz, RRDS     718-816-3564
sswartarrdc@vnasi.org
Daphne Apoleon, RRDS     718-816-3566
dbaptisterrdc@vnasi.org
Patrice Moe, RRDS     718-816-3567
pmoerrdc@vnasi.org
Andrea Lisi, ARRDS     718-816-3559
alisirrdc@vnasi.org
Julia Adushev, Admin. Assoc.     718-816-3555
jadushevrrdc@vnasi.org
Visiting Nurse Association of Staten Island (VNA SI)
400 Lake Avenue
Staten Island. NY 10303

718-816-3555
718-816-3560 (FAX)
Lower Hudson: Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester Margaret Nunziato, NHTD/TBI & Housing
MNunziato@wilc.org     x2102 (WILC)
Putnam     x 1112
Lisa Howard, Lead RRDS & Housing     x1127 *
LHoward@wilc.org.org
Putnam     x 1127
Jeremy Cortez, RRDS
jcortez@wilc.org
Jeanette Dickerson, NE     845-228-7457
jdickerson@wilc.org
Shakima Harris, Administrative Asst.
SHarris@wilc.org     x1128*
Westchester Independent Living Center
200 Hamilton Avenue, 2nd Floor
White Plains, NY 10601

914-682-3926
914-681-7105 (FAX)
*845-228-7457 (Putnam Office)
*845-228-7460 (Putnam FAX)
Capital: Albany, Schenectady, Greene, Rensselaer, Schoharie and Columbia Natalie Marabello, Lead RRDS     518-386-3576
marabellon@nehealth.com
Wendy Tracy, NE/RRDS     518-386-3588
tracyw@nehealth.com
Melissa Schaudt, ARRDS     518-386-3589
schaudtm@nehealth.com
Robert Korotitsch ARRDS     518-386-3587
korotitschr@nehealth.com
Melissa Brinkman, ARRDS     518-386-3555
brinkmanm@nehealth.com
Lisa Sexton, Secretary     518-382-4559
sextonl@nehealth.com
Sunnyview Rehabilitation Hospital
1270 Belmont Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12308

518-382-4559
518-386-3519 (FAX)
Adirondack: Fulton, Montgomery, Saratoga, Washington, Warren, Hamilton, Essex, Franklin and Clinton Karen Thayer, Senior RRDS     518-792-1584
kannthayer@aol.com
Michelle Whitbeck, Lead RRDS     518-792-3537
sailtbiwaiver@gmail.com
Leisha Hubbell, NE (per diem)     518-792-1584
lhubbell@sail-center.org
Lynn Osterberg, ARRDS     518-792-3537
lynna@sail-center.org
Deborah Putnick, ARRDS     518-792-3537
dputnickwaiver@gmail.com
Southern Adirondack Independent Living Center
71 Glenwood Avenue
Queensbury, NY 12804

518-792-1584
518-792-0979 (FAX)
Syracuse/Utica North : Onondaga, Madison, Herkimer, Oneida, Oswego, Lewis, Jefferson and St. Lawrence Chris Sweet, Lead RRDS, Housing     315-671-3084
csweet@ariseinc.org
Candace Rutledge, RRDS     315-671-3097
crutledge@ariseinc.org
Michele Westphal, RRDS     315-671-2980
mwestphal@ariseinc.org
Jeannine Wright, NE     315-671-2972
jwright@ariseinc.org
Kathy Querec, ARRDS     315-671-2999
Kquerec@ariseinc.org
ARISE, Inc.
635 James Street
Syracuse, NY 13203

315-671-2980
315-671-2936 (FAX)
Binghamton Southern Tier Region: Broome, Steuben, Schuyler, Tioga, Delaware, Tompkins, Cortland, Chenango, Cayuga, Chemung, Allegany and Otsego Belinda Turck, Lead RRDS
belindat@stic-cil.org
Margaret Hulbert, RRDS, Housing
John Roy, RRDS
Anita Ferris, NE (part time)
Marian Hollander, NE/RRDS (part time)
Todd Fedyshyn, RRDS (part time)
Jamie Haywood, ARRDS
Betsy Giannicchi, Admin. Asst
tbiresource@stic-cil.org
Southern Tier Independence Center
135 East Frederick St.
Binghamton, NY 13904

607-724-2111
607-772-3609 (FAX)
Rochester Region: Monroe, Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Genesee, Livingston and Yates Katie Lopez, Lead RRDS     585-368-3833
klopez01@unityhealth.org
Wendy McLaughlin, RRDS     585-368-3364
wmclaughlin@unityhealth.org
Lindsay Schaefer, RRDS     585-368-3356
lschaefer@unityhealth.org
NE Vacant
Unity St. Mary's Campus
Acute Rehab and Brain Injury Program

89 Genesee Street
Rochester, NY 14611

585-368-3833
585-368-3765 (FAX)
Buffalo Region: Erie, Chautauqua, Wyoming, Orleans, Cattaraugus and Niagara Ronald Fernandez, RRDC Director     716-408-3102
Kristen Hewlett, Lead RRDS     716-408-3105
Antoinette McMyne, ARRDS     716-408-3106
Mary Jo Alessio– NE     716-408-3104
TBI_RRDC@headwayofwny.org
Headway of Western NY, Inc.
2635 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14216

716-408-3120
716-882-1289 (FAX)
NYS DOH TBI Program Staff Maribeth Gnozzio
mjg07@health.ny.gov
Tricia Gorman
tmg09@health.ny.gov
Lavonda Howe, Intern
lph01@health.ny.gov
NYS Department of Health
Office of Long Term Care
Home and Community Based Services
Medicaid Waivers/TBI Program
Empire State Plaza,
Corning Tower. Room 1970
Albany, New York 12237

518-474-5271
518-486-7684 (FAX)