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Department: Leadership

Donna M. Bradbury

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Donna is a clinician and administrator with 30 years of experience in government, non-profit, and higher education settings. Her clinical and programmatic focus has been exclusively with children, young adults, and families. Donna believes strongly in the power of cross-system collaboration and school-community partnerships. She serves as MHANYS Director of the School Mental Health Resource & Training Center, in addition to maintaining a private clinical practice.

I find hiking, reading, meditation, and playing with my dog to be very healing.

Jamie Papapetros

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Jamie has been with MHANYS since 2024.

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Katie Oldakowski

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Katie has been with MHANYS since 2023.

 Melissa Ramirez

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Melissa Ramirez has been with MHANYS since 2006.

Melissa oversees MHANYS’ day-to-day administrative and operational functions, as well as the Grants Management and Mental Health Information Center teams. She is responsible for operational leadership, including change management and improving systems to increase alignment, accountability, and efficient allocation of resources.

Melissa enjoys music, cooking projects, and walks with family and friends.

John V. Tauriello

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John came to MHANYS in February 2023, after serving for two decades as Deputy Commissioner and Counsel at the State Office of Mental Health, where he provided advice and counsel to the Commissioner of OMH, agency staff, and the Executive Chamber. He was appointed as the Acting Commissioner of OMH by two different Governors during this period. After his career at OMH, John worked for eight years at Brown & Weinraub, a private law and consulting firm in Albany, where he represented several health and mental hygiene providers. John resides in Rensselaer, NY, with his wife Nola.

John loves road running (in his wheelchair), reading, film, politics, sports, current events, landscaping, and caring for his sweet dog Beau.

 Andrea Hauser

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Andrea Hauser (she/her/hers) has been with MHANYS since 2011. 

She oversees all aspects of the Finance Office including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and General Ledger, and handles many Grants Management and Human Resource processes.

Andrea and her husband have 4 rescue horses, 2 dogs, and many domesticated and feral cats.  In addition to caring for their animals, they harvest the hay for the horses during the summer months on their 40 acres.  In her downtime, Andrea likes to read fiction novels and the Readers’ Digest.

  Glenn Liebman

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Glenn Liebman has been the CEO of MHANYS since 2004.

During his tenure, multiple initiatives have been implemented including mandating mental health instruction in schools (New York was the first State in the nation), and many other public policy reforms. For the past five years, he has been named by City and State as one of the 100 Most Influential Health Care Leaders. He has also recently been named one of New York State’s Most Influential Health Care Leaders by Politico. He serves as the Chair of the New York State Behavioral Health Advisory Council and as a member of the New York State Justice Center Advisory Council.

He is a big sports fan, especially of the New York Mets. He lives with his wife and son in Guilderland New York.