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Board of Trustees

Our trustees are members of the Greater New Haven community and beyond who understand and support the mission of the Connecticut Mental Health Center and the core purpose of the CMHC Foundation; who give their time, financial support, and community outreach in support of CMHC and the CMHC Foundation; and who demonstrate leadership and advocacy for excellence in care, research, and education, that builds healthy lives and communities.

All inquiries about service on the board can be made through the CMHC Foundation office or through communication with members of our board who include:

Officers

Selby C. Jacobs, MD, MPH President - Branford, Yale School of Medicine, retired

Mary Mathis, Vice President - West Haven, Yale University, retired

Rena Leddy, MPA, Secretary - New Haven, Town Green Special Services District

Herbert Hardy, Jr., Treasurer - New Haven, Blum Shapiro & Company

Miriam C. Niederman, President Emerita - Bethany

Board Members

Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, New Haven, CMHC

Frances "Bitsie" Clark, New Haven, East Rock Village

Catharine Duman, PhD, Guilford, CMHC

Lynne Farrell, PhD, JD, Huntington, Farrell, Leslie & Grochowski

Laura Goldblum, New Haven, Community Volunteer

Roberta Hoskie, New Haven, Outreach Property Management

Valerie LeShane, MS, Guilford, Yale New Haven Hospital

Paula O'Mara, East Haven, Yale University, retired

Raymond Sanchez, Jr., MD, Princeton, NJ, Otsuka Pharmaceuticals

Constance Royster, JD, Bethany, Yale Divinity School

John Spalding, MTS, Guilford, Globe Pequot Press

Ex Officio

Michael J. Sernyak, MD, CEO CMHC

Robert Cole, MHSA, COO CMHC