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Beach Walkway

Our Team

Leadership Team

Vanessa Wilson
Vanessa Wilson, MA, LMFT (she/her)

Executive Director

Mohamed Elsamra
Dr. Mohamed Elsamra, MD

Medical Director

Angelina Miceli
Angelina Miceli, LCSW (she/her)

Clinical Director

Margaret Watt
Margaret Watt, MPH, MA (she/her)

Prevention Director & TurningPointCT Project Director

Clinical Team

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Karen Krupnik, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Sarafina Ndzi (she/her), MA, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

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Jacalyn Clark, MS, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

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Bob Vietro, MS, LADC, ICGCII

Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor

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Nicole Merlo-White, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

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Ethan Wattley, MA, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

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Stephen Osika, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counseling Associate

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Brendan Holland

Clinical Intern

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Emily Farrell, MA, LCPA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

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

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

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Destiny Sammut, LMSW

Licensed Master Social Worker

Prevention Team

Project Coordinator, The Norwalk Partnership

Dayna Macari (she/her)

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Vivian Balazs (She/her)

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Rylie Peterson (she/her)

TurningPointCT Team

Quinn Jannetty (they/them)

TurningPointCT Peer Support Specialist

Therell Mayes (he/him)

TurningPointCT Social Media Lead

Administrative Team

Ashley Gonçalves

Ashley Gonçalves

Office Administrator & Clinic Coordinator

Juliana Cotza

Juliana Cotza

Marketing Assistant

Kimberly Falconer

Kimberly Falconer

Billing Specialist

Board of Directors

Officers

Wendy Bentivegna, President

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Mercedes Escala, Vice President

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Tom Green, Treasurer

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Lee Bollert, Secretary

Casey Berg
Steve Bogan

Jessica Branson

Robin Chung
Gail Kelly

Tiffany Loomer

Brian McGunagle

Adam Murphy

Kathleen Sweeney

Members

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