Leadership

Meet the driving force behind CarePlus NJ. Our leadership team brings vision, expertise, and passion to every aspect of our journey. Together, we chart the course towards innovation, growth, and success. Get to know the leaders shaping our future.

Leadership

Brigitte D. Johnson, Esq

President/CEO

Ilhan Yildirim

Chief Financial Officer

Jerry Joseph, MD

Chief Medical Officer

Michelle Alkhalaileh, LPC

Senior Vice President, Chief Information Officer

Jaime Arlia, MA, LPC, ACS

Senior Vice President, Clinical Services

Lisa Centeno, MA, LCADC, CCS

Senior Vice President, Integration & Access to Care

Amie Del Sordo, MSW, LCSW

Senior Vice President, Crisis and Community Services

Angela Garcia-Mallon

Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Nicole McQuillen, MSW, LCSW

Senior Vice President, Children & Family Services, CEO Paradigm

Ann Marie Zihal, MSMFT, LMFT, LPC, ACS

Senior Vice President, CCBHC Strategies and Innovation

Medical Leadership

Tanya Lewis, MD – Vice President, Psychiatry

Diana Riccioli, MD – Medical Director, Forensic Psychiatry & Consultation

Vice Presidents

Chris Doerr, APN – Vice President, Community Reintegration

Lorelle Holway, LCSW – Vice President, Crisis and Community Services

John Maisto – Executive Director, CarePlus Workforce Solutions Inc.

William Maslak, LSW – Vice President, Quality Assurance

Lisa Montuore, LCSW – Vice President, Crisis and Community Services

Rebecca Oelkers – Vice President, Clinical Services

Melissa J. Oparaku, LPC, LCADC, ACS, PMH-C – Vice President, Outpatient Services

James Sarkisian – Vice President, General Services

Giesel Ussery, MAS – Vice President, Work Incentive Services; Chief Diversity Officer

CarePlus NJ, Inc. Board

Richard Baxt – Paradigm Board Chair

Lisa Holt, PhD – Board Chair

Paul B. Meyer – Foundation Board Chair

Jeremy Piccini, Esq. – Vice Chair

Al Raimondi – Treasurer

Ryan Sanzari – Secretary

Anthony Cureton

Anika Davis

Robert Guidetti

Frank Manginello, MD

Joseph Mecca, Esq.

Pamela Miller, Esq.

Jasmine Pond-Franklin

Workforce Solutions Board

Kristine Pendy – Vice Chair

Charles Wilkes – Secretary

Daniel Hartigan

Jeffrey Kontak

Stuart Pace

Cristina Salas

Daniel Stenchever

Paradigm Board

Richard Baxt – Board Chair

Dominick Gliatta – Vice Chair

Jeffrey B. Goldberg – Secretary

Michele Fenster

Greg Kasbarian

Debra McGauley-Eichhorn

CarePlus Foundation, Inc. Board

John Uzzi
Chair

Maureen Moriarty
Vice Chair

Mark Corrado
Treasurer

Loren James McConnell
Secretary

Michael Fatigati

Jonathan Goldstein

Seon K. (Sonny) Kim

Paul B Meyer
Board Chair

Jaime Arlia, LPC
Executive Director