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Developmental Services Division
Department of Public Health and Human Services
111 N Sanders Room 307
PO Box 4210
Helena, MT 59601-4210
Phone: (406) 444-4545
Fax: (406) 444-5913

Bureau Staff

Bonnie Adee, M.A.T., M.S.	(406) 444-1290
Bureau Chief	BAdee@mt.gov

Nancy Whitbeck-Nicholson	(406) 444-4545
Administrative Assistant	NWhitbeck-Nicholson@mt.gov

Laura Taffs, M.Ed., LCPC	(406) 444-1460
PRTF Wavier Program Supervisor	LTaffs@mt.gov

Dan Ladd, LCPC MPA	(406) 444-7064
Community Services Supervisor	DLadd@mt.gov

Diane White, LCPC	(406) 444-1535
Clinical Program Manager for	DWhite@mt.gov
PRTF Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital Partial Psychiatric Hospital(PHP)
Jamie Stolte, MA	(406) 444-7392
Clinical Program Manager for	JStolte@mt.gov
Outpatient Therapy Mental Health Center Services Liaison to Comprehensive School & Community Services (CSCT) Therapeutic Foster Care (TFOC) Therapeutic Family Care (TFC) Day Treatment Community Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Support (CBPRS)
Dan Carlson-Thompson LCSW	(406) 444-3819
Clinical Program Officer for:	DCarlson-Thompson@mt.gov
Case Management Therapeutic Group Home Extraordinary Needs Aid(ENA) Children’s Mental Health Services Plan (CMHSP) Direct Care Wage Contract
Julie Frickel	(406) 444-0631
Budget Analyst for	JFrickel@mt.gov
PRTF Waiver Program Children’s Mental Health
Jane Bernard	(406) 444-1822
Evaluation Coordinator	JBernard@mt.gov

Kandis Franklin	(406) 444-6018
Family Liaison Officer for	KFranklin@mt.gov
Family Support Services, System of Care Youth Coordination
Tracy Stone	(406) 444-3814
Statewide Youth Coordinator/Americorp VISTA for	TStone@mt.gov
Youth Advocacy and Involvement in system of care
Beverly Hempleman	(406) 444-5979
Human Services Analyst	bhempleman@mt.gov

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Field Offices

Region I – Miles City and Region III - Billings Vacant Regional Program Officer DD/MH Liaison 219 North Merriam Miles City MT 59301	(406) 234-3070

Region II – Great Falls Sharon Odden M.ED Regional Program Officer Tribal Relations Liaison 201 1st Street South Suite 3 Great Falls MT 59405	(406) 454-6083 SOdden@mt.gov

Region IV - Helena Craig Struble MSW,LAC Regional Program Officer Co-occurring Treatment Liaison 2024 9th Ave Helena, MT 59601	(406) 444-1323 CStruble@mt.gov

Region V - Missoula Cynthia Erler, MSW, LCSW Regional Program Officerr Educational Services Liaison 2677 Palmer, Suite 300 Missoula, MT 59808	(406) 329-1594 CErler@mt.gov

PRTF Waiver Program Plan Managers Laura Narum Plan Manager- Billings 1523 14th Street West, Suite 2 Billings MT 59102	(406) 254-7028 LNarum@mt.gov

Becky Frost, MA, LCPC Plan Manager- Missoula 2685 Palmer St, Ste E Missoula, MT 59808	(406) 329-1330 BFrost2@mt.gov

Lisa Pena Plan Manager - Helena 111 Last Chance Gulch Ste 3E Helena, MT 59620	(406)-444-5938 LPena@mt.gov

Christine Huber Plan Manager - Great Falls 201 1st Street South #3 Great Falls, MT 59405	(406)-454-6088 CHuber@mt.gov

Joan Schmidt, MS Plan Manager- Flathead County 121 Financial Drive, Suite B Kalispell, MT 59901	(406) 751-2486 JSchmidt2@mt.gov

Wraparound Training State Coordinators

Conan Green MSW-West	(406) 529-3706 conang@consumerdirectonline.net

Donna Marchington LCPC-Central	(406) 738-4500 DMarchington@mt.gov

Christopher Daem- East	(406) 252-3436 CDaem@mt.gob

Other Contacts

Magellan Montana Office Tim Kober	(406) 449-2331

Magellan Medicaid Administration Utilization Review 430 Cox Road Glen Allen, VA 23060	(800) 770-3084