Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Addictive Diseases

REGIONAL OFFICES, REGIONAL HOSPITALS AND COMMUNITY SERVICE BOARDS

Revised January 16, 2003

Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area

NORTH REGION

Charles Fetner

Regional Coordinator
(effective 1/1/03)
Sarah Grimm
Regional Services Administrator
(effective 2/10/03)
420 South Erwin Street
Suite A
Cartersville, GA 30120
Phone 770-387-5411
FAX 770-387-5417 / Admin. Asst: Joan Kennish
Exec. Sec: Jacy Morris
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Brenda Hester
Financial Spec: Marvin Stover
PI/Planning Spec: Raymer Wilson
Consumer Prot. Mgr: Sara Hopper
Consumer Prot. Spec: Bob Posten
Consumer Prot. Spec: Judy Walker
Contract Spec: Tom Logan
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Beth Rainer
Operations Analyst: Anne Bouchard
C&A MH/AD Spec: John Leuken
MH/AD Spec: Mettina Carroll
DD Spec: Christine Hammond
DD Spec: Kris Perry
Prevention Spec: Susan Pajari /
Tom Muller, M.D.
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
Northwest Georgia Regional Hospital
1305 Redmond Circle
Rome, Georgia 30161
Phone (706) 295-6246
Fax (706) 802-5454 / Lookout Mountain Community Services
Tom Ford, Ph.D., Director
P.O. Box 1027
LaFayette, GA 30728-1027
Telephone:(706) 638-5584
FAX: (706) 638-5585 / Catoosa
Chattooga
Dade
Walker
Highland Rivers Community Service Board
Klay Weaver, Director
1710 White House Drive, Suite 204
Dalton, Georgia 30720
Telephone: (706) 270-5000
FAX (706) 270-5124 / Bartow
Cherokee
Fannin
Floyd
Gilmer
Gordon
Haralson*
Murray
Paulding
Pickens
Polk
Whitfield
*Haralson County receives many MHDDAD services from Haralson Behavioral Health Services operated by the Board of Health.
Commerce Location:
236 Industrial Park Drive
Commerce, GA 30529
Phone 706-336-6822
FAX 706-335-5240 / Georgia Mountains Community Services
Boyd McLocklin, Director
P.O. Box 1317
Gainesville, GA 30503-1317
Telephone:(770) 535-5403
or 800-525-8751
800-347-5827 (Emergency and Night Number)
FAX 770-535-5859 / Banks
Dawson
Forsyth
Franklin
Habersham
Hall
Hart
Lumpkin
Rabun
Stephens
Towns
Union
White
Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area
NORTH REGION
(Continued)
Marietta Location:
2137 Kingston Court, S.E.
Suite 108
Marietta, GA 30067
Phone 770-916-2100
FAX 770-916-2102 / Cobb County Community Services Board
Tod Citron, Director
361 N. Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060-1400
Telephone: (770) 429-5000
FAX 770-528-9824 / Cobb
Douglas County Community Services Board
Tod Citron, Director
361 N. Marietta Parkway
Marietta, GA 30060-1400
Telephone: (770) 429-5000
FAX 770-528-9824 / Douglas
Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area
METRO REGION

Earnestine Pittman

Regional Coordinator
(effective 1/16/03)
Paul vander Straeten
Regional Services Administrator
(effective 1/16/03)
Citizens Trust Building
75 Piedmont Ave, 11th Floor
Atlanta, GA 30303
Phone 404-463-6367
FAX 404-463-6369 / Admin. Asst: Renee Banks
Exec. Sec: Mary Mikell
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Beverly Rollins
Financial Spec: Lorraine Brooks
PI/Planning Spec: Ron Turner
Consumer Prot. Mgr: David Leigh
Consumer Prot. Spec: Nancy Holt-Scott
Consumer Prot. Spec: Rose Wilcox
Contract Spec: Ivory Roberson
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Lynn Copeland
Operations Analyst: Helen Chandler
C&A MH/AD Spec: Cathy Griffin
MH/AD Spec: Pat King
DD Spec: Vivian Avent
DD Spec: Phil Harshaw
Prevention Spec: Doris Thomas /
Ron Hogan
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
Georgia Regional Hospital at Atlanta
3073 Panthersville Road
Decatur, Georgia 30037
Phone (404) 243-2110
Fax (404) 212-4621 / Fulton County Community Service Board
Steven R. Katkowsky, M.D., Director
1249 Bankhead Avenue, N.W.
Suite 138
Atlanta, Georgia 30318
Telephone:(404) 870-3635
FAX 404-870-3626 / Fulton
Clayton Location:
211 Prime Point, Bldg 1, Ste. A
Peachtree City, GA 30269-3334
Phone 770-254-7474
FAX (770) 254-7479 / Clayton Community MH, AD Developmental Services
Jimmy Wiggins, Director
112 Broad Street
Jonesboro, GA 30236-1919
Telephone:(770) 478-2280
FAX: (770) 477-9772 / Clayton
DeKalb Location:
4329 Memorial Drive
Suite K
Decatur, GA 30032
Phone 404-298-4990
FAX 404-298-4994 / DeKalb
Snellville Location:
2311C Henry Clower Blvd.
Snellville, GA 30078-3107
Phone 770-972-6305
1-800-371-5011
FAX 770-972-0324 / GRN Community Service Board
Bobby Robbins, Director
P.O. Box 687
Lawrenceville, GA 30046-0687
Telephone:(770) 339-5019
FAX 770-339-5382 / Gwinnett
Newton
Rockdale
Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area
WEST CENTRAL REGION

Gregory C. Hoyt

Regional Coordinator
(effective 1/1/03)
Michael Swingle
Regional Services Administrator
(effective 2/1/03)
3800 Schatulga Road
Columbus, GA 31907-3118
Phone 706-568-5281
FAX 706-569-3140 / Admin. Asst: Tammy Williams
Exec. Sec: Donyce Power
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Rick Valentine
Financial Spec: Arthur Umeadi
PI/Planning Spec: Hope Edwards
Consumer Prot. Mgr: Larry Stephens
Consumer Prot. Spec: Pat Rivers
Consumer Prot. Spec: Vacant
Contract Spec: Chuck Davis
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Jean Holt
Operations Analyst: Martha Gayles
C&A MH/AD Spec: Vacant
MH/AD Spec: Sam Page
DD Spec: Linda Heard
DD Spec: Vacant
Prevention Spec: Charlotte Billings /
James Jackson
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
West Central Georgia Regional Hospital
3000 Schatulga Road
Columbus, Georgia 31907
Phone (706) 568-5203
Fax (706) 568-2257 / New Horizons
Perry Alexander, Director
P.O. Box 5328
Columbus, GA 31906-0328
Telephone:(706) 596-5583
FAX 706-596-5589 / Chattahoochee
Clay
Harris
Muscogee
Quitman
Randolph
Stewart
Talbot
Middle Flint Behavioral HealthCare
Pam Davis, Director
P.O. Drawer 1348
Americus, GA 31709-1348
Telephone:(229) 931-2470
FAX 229-931-2474 / Crisp
Dooly
Macon
Marion
Schley
Sumter
Taylor
Webster
Peachtree City Location:
211 Prime Point, Bldg 1, Ste. A
Peachtree City, GA 30269-3334
Phone 770-254-7474
FAX (770) 254-7479 / Pathways Center for Behavioral and Developmental Growth
Joan Turner, Director
120 Gordon Commercial Drive, Suite A LaGrange, GA 30240-5740
Telephone:(706) 845-4045
FAX (706) 845-4341 / Carroll
Coweta
Heard
Meriwether
Troup
McIntosh Trail Community
Service Board
Cathy Johnson, Director
1501-A Kalamazoo Drive
Griffin, GA 30224
Telephone: (770) 358-5252
FAX (770) 229-3223 / Butts
Fayette
Henry
Lamar
Pike
Spaulding
Upson
Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area

CENTRAL REGION

Ralph McCuin

Regional Coordinator
(effective 2/16/03)
Arthur Carder
Regional Services Administrator
(effective 2/16/03)
103 B Mercer Drive
Dublin, GA 31021
Phone 478-274-7912
FAX 478-274-7915 / Admin. Asst: Vacant
Exec. Sec: Emily Killingsworth
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Vacant
Financial Spec: Dwella Pope
PI/Planning Spec: Sandra Rice
Consumer Prot. Mgr: Vacant
Consumer Prot. Spec: Derek Nesmith
Consumer Prot. Spec: Hazel Giddons
Contract Spec: Gina Ensley
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Ruby Gray
Operations Analyst: Gina Thomas
C&A MH/AD Spec: Clariece Morris
MH/AD Spec: Audrey Sumner
DD Spec: Vacant
Prevention Spec: Janet Kilgore /
Marvin Bailey
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
Central State Hospital
Powell Building
Milledgeville, Georgia 31062
Phone (478) 445-4128
Fax (478) 445-6034 / Community Service Board of Middle Georgia
Patsy Thomas, Ed.D., Director
2121 A Bellevue Road
Dublin, GA 31021-2998
Telephone:(478) 272-1190
FAX 478-275-6509 / Bleckley
Dodge
Johnson
Laurens
Montgomery
Pulaski
Telfair
Treutlen
Wheeler
Wilcox
River Edge Behavioral Health Center
Frank Fields, Director
175 Emery Highway
Macon, GA 31217-3692
Telephone:(478) 751-4515
FAX 478-752-1040 / Bibb
Jones
Monroe
Twiggs
Phoenix Center Behavioral Health Services
Don Blair, Director
P.O. Box 2866
Warner Robins, GA 31099-2866
Telephone:(478) 322-4058
Directors Phone: (478) 322-4059
FAX 478-322-4085 / Crawford
Houston
Peach
Oconee Community Service Board
John Prather, Director
P.O. Box 1827
Milledgeville, GA 31059-1827
Telephone:(478) 445-4817
FAX 478-445-4963 / Baldwin
Hancock
Jasper
Putnam
Washington
Wilkinson

EAST CENTRAL

REGION

/ Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area

Vacant

Regional Coordinator

M. Andrew McCollum

Regional Services Administrator

(effective 1/1/03)
1056 Claussen Road
Suite 212
Augusta, GA 30907
Phone 706-667-4833
Toll free 1-866-380-4835
FAX 706-667-4840 / Admin. Asst: Betsy Capers
Exec. Sec: Teresa Thompson
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Larry Howell
Financial Spec: Ed Rees
PI/Planning Spec: David Vaughn
Consumer Prot. Mgr: Karen Hammond
Consumer Prot. Spec: Vacant
Consumer Prot. Spec: Vacant
Contract Spec: Benjie Wood
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Billy Baron
Operations Analyst: Vacant
C&A MH/AD Spec: Vacant
MH/AD Spec: Henrietta Sweeny
DD Spec: Betty Byches
DD Spec: Vacant
Prevention Spec: Amy Judson /
Ben Walker
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
Georgia Regional Hospital at Augusta
3405 Old Savannah Road
Augusta, Georgia 30906
Phone (706) 792-7019
Fax (706) 792-7041
Gail Jackson, Interim
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
Gracewood State School and Hospital
100 Myrtle Boulevard
Gracewood, Georgia 30812
Phone (706) 790-2030
Fax (706) 790-2025 / Community Service Board of East Central Georgia
Mike Brockman, Director
3421 Mike Padgett Highway
Augusta, GA 30906-3815
Telephone:(706) 432-7800
(Secretary-Yvonne)
FAX 706-432-3791 / Columbia
Lincoln
McDuffie
Richmond
Taliaferro
Warren
Wilkes
Ogeechee Behavioral Health Services
J. Frank Brantley, Director
P.O. Box 1259
Swainsboro, GA 30401-1259
Telephone:(478) 289-2522
FAX 478-289-2544 / Burke
Emanuel
Glascock
Jefferson
Jenkins
Screven
Commerce Location:
236 Industrial Park Drive
Commerce, GA 30529
Phone 706-336-6822
FAX 706-335-5240 / Advantage Behavioral Health Systems
Terry Tellefson, Director
250 North Avenue
Athens, GA 30601-2244
Telephone:(706) 542-9739
FAX 706-542-9681 / Barrow
Clarke
Elbert
Greene
Jackson
Madison
Morgan
Oconee
Oglethorpe
Walton
Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area
SOUTHWESTREGION

David Sofferin

Regional Coordinator

(effective 1/16/03)
Ken Brandon
Regional Services Administrator
(effective 1/1/03)
200 West Oglethorpe Boulevard
4th Floor, Suite 402
Albany, GA 31701
Phone 229-430-3017
FAX 229-430-4098 / Admin. Asst: Anita Alexander
Exec. Sec: Jimmie Brand
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Carol Williams
Financial Spec: Kim Wiggins
PI/Planning Spec: Katrina Green
Consumer Prot. Mgr: Erical Smith
Consumer Prot. Spec: Vacant
Consumer Prot. Spec: Vacant
Contract Spec: Jennifer Dyja
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Andre Marria
Operations Analyst: Nancy Rumph
C&A MH/AD Spec: Vacant
MH/AD Spec: Vacant
DD Spec: Margaret Gooden
Prevention Spec: Joe Troope / Beverly Bajerski, Interim
Regional Hospital ServicesAdministrator
(effective 1/16/03)
Southwestern State Hospital
400 Pinetree Boulevard
Thomasville, Georgia 31799
Phone (229) 227-3020
Fax (229) 227-2883 / Albany Area Community Service Board
John Burns, Ed.D., Director
P.O. Box 1988
Albany, GA 31702-1988
Telephone:(229) 430-4042
FAX 229-430-4047 / Baker
Calhoun
Dougherty
Early
Lee
Miller
Terrell
Worth
The Georgia Pines Community MHDDAD Services
Robert Jones, Director
1102 Smith Avenue, Suite K
Thomasville, GA 31792-1659
Telephone:(229) 225-4370
FAX 229-225-4374 / Colquitt
Decatur
Grady
Mitchell
Seminole
Thomas
Waycross Location:
1123 Church Street
Waycross, GA 31501
Phone 912-338-5968
1-800-810-6028
FAX 912-338-5970 / Behavioral Health Services of South Georgia
David McCracken, Director
3120 N. Oak Street Extension
Suite C
Valdosta, GA 31602-1007
Telephone:(229) 333-7095
FAX 229-333-7093 / Ben Hill
Berrien
Brooks
Cook
Echols
Irwin
Lanier
Lowndes
Tift
Turner
Region / Regional Office Staff / Regional Hospital / Community Service Board / Counties in
Service Area
SOUTHEAST REGION

Rosa Kamson

Regional Coordinator
(effective 2/16/03)
Catherine E. McRae
Regional Services Administrator
(effective 1/16/03)
Bank of America Plaza
777 Gloucester Street
Suite 101
Brunswick, GA 31520
Phone 912-280-6893
FAX 912-280-6896 / Admin. Asst: Adaire Spaulding
Exec. Sec: June McCullers
Sr. Finanicial Officer: Brenda Moss
Financial Spec: Jim Poindexter
PI/Planning Spec: Vacant
Consumer Prot. Mgr: Cathy Harrington
Consumer Prot. Spec: Carlene Dukes
Consumer Prot. Spec: Vacant
Contract Spec: Linda Willis
Provider Net. Dev. Mgr: Barbara Meyers
Operations Analyst: Tricia Reese
C&A MH/AD Spec: Toby Hoffler
MH/AD Spec: Rick Lally
DD Spec: Jill Knous
DD Spec: Vacant
Prevention Spec: Deanne Bergen / Frank Drummond, M.D., Interim
Regional Hospital Services Administrator
Georgia Regional Hospital at Savannah
1915 Eisenhower Drive
Savannah, Georgia 31406
Phone (912) 356-2045
Fax (912) 351-3550 / Pineland Area MH, DD and AD Community Service Board
June DiPolito, Director
P.O. Box 745
Statesboro, GA 30459-0745
Telephone:(912) 764-6906
FAX 912-489-3058 / Appling
Bulloch
Candler
Evans
Jeff Davis
Tattnall
Toombs
Wayne
Gateway Community Service Board
Susan Broome, Director
1000 Commissioners Drive
Darien, GA 31305
Telephone:(912) 267-0760
FAX 912-437-9483 / Bryan
Camden
Chatham
Effingham
Glynn
Liberty
Long
McIntosh
Waycross Location:
1123 Church Street
Waycross, GA 31501
Phone 912-338-5968
1-800-810-6028
FAX 912-338-5970 / Satilla Community Services
Dennis Wool, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 1397
Waycross, GA 31502-1397
Telephone:(912) 284-2543
FAX 912-287-6660 / Atkinson
Bacon
Brantley
Charlton
Clinch
Coffee
Pierce
Ware

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