NHS Human Services Facts at a Glance

  • NHS Human Services (NHS), through its subsidiaries, is a community-based, non-profit organization with 40 years of experience serving the special needs of children and adults.
  • NHS is a nationally recognized human service organization whose programs offer a full range of integrated services in the areas of Behavioral Health, Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities, Addictive Diseases, Therapeutic Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, Special Education and Elder Care.
  • NHS serves over 50,000 individuals throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, North Carolina and Louisiana.
  • NHS is proud to enlist a deeply committed and highly renowned staff of human service professionals with years of front-line experience in serving individuals struggling with daunting life challenges.  These NHS employees bring compassion and commitment to their daily work, and to the individuals they serve.
  • The full range of integrated behavioral healthcare and intellectual/developmental disabilities services provided by NHS, along a continuum of care, help distinguish NHS from its competitors.

 

NHS Human Services Senior Management

  • M. Joseph Rocks, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
  • Kevin McClure, Chief Financial Officer
  • William E. Adams,  Chief Information Officer
  • Michael A. Barton, Executive Vice President, Eastern Region
  • Michael J. Breslin, Executive Vice President, Central/Western Regions
  • Paul R. Beatrice, Regional Vice President, Western Region
  • Carl E. Clark, Senior Vice President, Central Region
  • John M. Ciavardone, Senior Vice President of Compliance and Quality
  • JoAnn Edwards, Corporate Vice President of Human Resources
  • Karen Markle, Vice President of Corporate Autism Services
  • Terrence McNelis, Senior Vice President, Eastern Region and Corporate Director of I/DD Services
  • Leah Pason, Senior Vice President of Strategic Planning and Policy
  • John Scheck, Corporate Vice President of Facilities
  • Richard Scott, Senior Corporate Director of Communications
  • Deanna Telese, Corporate Controller
  • Derrick Yacovelli, Corporate Vice President of Financial Operations
  • Matt Zabolotny, Corporate Senior Director of Business Operations
  • Dr. Robin Arnold, Eastern Region Director of Student Training in Psychology
  • Astrid Berry, Regional MR Services Director
  • Beth Caraccio, MRSS Division Director
  • Carmel Ciavardone, Director of Reporting Applications
  • Roe Guirate, Director of Education
  • Robert Kotsur, Esquire, Corporate Director of Real Estate Services
  • Jackie Piermattei, Director, Therapeutic Family Care
  • Sherri Portnoy, Director of Administration I/DD Services
  • Joe Sayres, Regional Director of Juvenile Justice
  • Robena Spangler, Regional Director of Gender Responsive Services
  • Vickey Wood, Director, BHRS Services
  • John Calhoun, County Director for Juniata River Center and Centre County
  • Lindy Coder, Director of Project Development and Implementation
  • Randy Manning, Central Region Vice President
  • Cathy Murphy, Executive Director
  • Lorraine Pauley, County Director , Schuylkill Mountain Center
  • Tinnesia Snyder, County Director, Woodland Center
  • Kim Sonafelt, County Director, Allegheny, Indiana/Armstrong, Butler, Westmoreland

NHS Human Services Board of Directors

M. Joseph Rocks, Chairman
Chief Executive Officer, NHS Human Services
President, InterLink Strategies, Inc.
Trustee, PA State Employees Retirement System
Former Member, PA House of Representatives and PA State Senate


Robert H. McKay, Secretary
Retired President, North Penn Hospital
Vice President of Real Estate Sales, Michael P. Holland Real Estate and Insurance


Stephen J. Carr, CPA
Managing Partner, Asher & Company, Ltd.

John J. Egan, Jr.

Tami Fratis
Director and Former Chairman, Greater Philadelphia Venture Group
Director, The Enterprise Center
Investment Committee Member, Ben Franklin Technology Partners
Former Executive Committee Member and Director, Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Former Consultant, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Former President, Wharton School of Business Alumni Association of Philadelphia

Richard H. Glanton, Esquire

Robert N.C. Nix, III, Esquire
Of Counsel, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hipple
Secretary, Board of Revision of Taxes, City of Philadelphia
Chairman, Fairmount Park Commission


Dr. Thomas J. Saporito
Senior Vice President, RHR International
Former Consulting Psychologist, Social Science Consultants, New Orleans
Member, Board of Directors of DMS Corp., Bayada Nurses, International House, Woodstock Business    Conference and Patrons Foundation
Member, National Association of Corporate Directors' (NACD) Blue Ribbon Commission on CEO Succession
Speaker, NACD Seminars

The Honorable Gregory E. Smith
Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas


Diane Sterthous
Vice President and Managing Director, The Glenmede Trust Company, N.A.
Former Director of Alternative Investments for the PA State Employees Retirement System (SERS)
Former Board Member, APAX Partners, Blackstone, Summit Partners, TA Associates and Weston Presidio
Former Portfolio Manager, Public Financial Management
Former Institutional Trader, Provident Capital Management, a division of PNC Financial
Board Member, National Red Cross Endowment
Member, Franklin Institute Corporate Committee


The Honorable Paul W. Tressler

Judge, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

Kelly C. Wall, Esquire

 

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