Staff & Board

Vera House, Inc. Staff

Executive Director
Randi K. Bregman, LMSW . 315-425-0818 ext. 204
E-mail Randi

Program Services Coordinator
Colleen A. O'Brien, LMSW . 315-425-0818 ext. 243
E-mail Colleen

Outreach & Advocacy Program Coordinator
Lauren Townes . 315-425-0818 ext. 207
E-mail Lauren

Education Director
Loren Cunningham, MSW . 315-425-0818 ext. 208
E-mail Loren

Clinical Director
Ellen Ford, LCSW-R . 315-425-0818 ext. 206
E-mail Ellen

Shelter Services Coordinator
Karen Lucyszyn . 315-468-3260
E-mail Karen

Development Director
Jenny Hicks, MSW . 315-425-0818 ext. 212
E-mail Jenny

Director of Communications & Special Events
Chris Benton . 315-425-0818 ext. 248
E-mail Chris

Volunteer Co-Coordinator
Dotti Barraco-Hetnar, MSW . 315-425-0818 ext. 227
E-mail Dotti

Volunteer Co-Coordinator
Karen Hargrave . 315-425-0818 ext. 249
E-mail Karen

Men's Outreach Program Coordinator
Chauncey Brown . 315-425-0818 ext. 228
E-mail Chauncey

Alternatives Program Coordinator
Amber Vander Ploeg, MSW . 315-425-0818 ext. 229
E-mail Amber

Project EMERGE Director
Jennifer Shaw . 315-425-0818 ext. 234
E-mail Jennifer

Finance & Benefits Manager
Christine Goodman, CPA . 315-425-0818 ext. 231
E-mail Christine

Vera House, Inc. Board of Directors

Jeremy Cali . President . Onondaga County DA's Office

Linda Gabor . Vice President . Green & Seifter CPA's, PC

Kathleen McDermott . Treasurer . HIATUS Consultants LLC

Francine Karam . Vice President

Deborah Kugler . Secretary . Community Bank System, Inc.

Aislinn Brackman . At Large

Carrie Smith . At Large . SU College of Human Ecology

John Stepanian . At Large . Novo Nordisk

Steven J. Baratta . Syracuse Police Department

Carrie Conroy . Canon USA, Inc.

Sean Foran . Hueber Breuer Construction, Inc.

Mark Fuller . United Radio, Inc.

Michael Gambino . M.J. Gambino & Associates, LLC

Megan Grant . Cadaret, Grant & Co., Inc.

Colleen Hassett-Mastine . NYS Senator DeFrancisco

Patrick Jones . HSBC Bank

Michael Kerwin . Retired, Syracuse Police Department

Denise McGraw . Arbonne International

Edward "Buster" Melvin II . Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC

Patricia Mills . Bowers & Company CPAs, PLLC

Kevin Morrow . Syracuse University

Richard Simone . Onondaga County Sheriff's Office

MaryJo Timpano . 174th Fighter Wing

Albert Turner . OnPoint for College

Jennifer Ploetz Williams . Mackenzie Hughes LLP

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John A. Cirando . Agency Counsel

Ann Botash, MD . Medical Advisor