Team

Our Team

Leadership Team

Vanessa Wilson, MA, LMFT (she/her)

Executive Director

Dr. Mohamed Elsamra, MD

Medical Director

Angelina Miceli, LCSW (she/her)

Clinical Director

Margaret Watt, MPH, MA (she/her)

Prevention Director & TurningPointCT Project Director

Karen Krupnik, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nicole Merlo-White, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Jessica Dassori (she/her), MS, NCC, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Stephen Osika, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counseling Associate

Karlene Barnett, MS, LADC, LPC-A, TTS

Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor & Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Ethan Wattley, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Destiny Sammut, LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker

Emily Farrell

Office Administrator & Clinical Coordinator and Advanced Clinical Intern

Bob Vietro, MS, LADC, ICGCII

Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor

Jacalyn Clark, MS, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Sarafina Ndzi (she/her), MA, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Brendan Holland

Clinical Intern

Prevention Corps member

Hiba Nbou

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Jake Tejada (he/him)

Project Coordinator, The Norwalk Partnership

Dayna Macari (she/her)

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Vivian Balazs (She/her)

Quinn Jannetty (they/them)

TurningPointCT Peer Support Specialist

Therell Mayes (he/him)

TurningPointCT Social Media Lead

Sophia Rogers

Clinical Intern

Juliana Cotza

Marketing Intern

Kimberly Falconer

Billing Specialist

Officers

Wendy Bentivegna, President

Mercedes Escala, Vice President

Tom Green, Treasurer

Lee Bollert, Secretary

Casey Berg
Steve Bogan

Jessica Branson

Robin Chung
Gail Kelly

Tiffany Loomer

Brian McGunagle

Adam Murphy

Kathleen Sweeney

Our Team

Leadership Team

Vanessa Wilson, MA, LMFT (she/her)

Dr. Mohamed Elsamra, MD

Angelina Miceli, LCSW (she/her)

Margaret Watt, MPH, MA (she/her)

Clinical Team

Karen Krupnik, MS, LPC

Nicole Merlo-White, MA, LMFT

Jessica Dassori (she/her), MS, NCC, LPCA

Stephen Osika, LPCA

Karlene Barnett, MS, LADC, LPC-A, TTS

Ethan Wattley, MA, LPC

Destiny Sammut, LMSW

Emily Farrell

Bob Vietro, MS, LADC, ICGCII

Jacalyn Clark, MS, LPCA

Sarafina Ndzi (she/her), MA, LPCA

Brendan Holland

Prevention Team

Hiba Nbou

Jake Tejada (he/him)

Dayna Macari (she/her)

Vivian Balazs (She/her)

TurningPointCT Team

Quinn Jannetty (they/them)

Therell Mayes (he/him)

Administrative Team

Sophia Rogers

Juliana Cotza

Kimberly Falconer

Board of Directors

Officers

Members

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