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

Frank Castorina, MA, LPC (he/him)

Clinical Supervisor

Bob Vietro, MS, LADC, ICGCII

Licensed Alcohol & Drug Counselor

Jacalyn Clark, MS, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Sarafina Robinson Ndzi, MA

Clinical Intern

Karen Krupnik, MS, LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

Nicole Merlo-White, MA, LMFT

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist

Jessica Dassori, MS, NCC, LPCA

Licensed Professional Counselor Associate

Stephen Osika

Clinical Intern

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

Madeleine Pralea

Clinical Intern

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Reya Ekah (she/her)

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Jake Tejada (he/him)

Project Coordinator, The Norwalk Partnership

Dayna Macari (she/her)

Prevention Intern, The Norwalk Partnership

Dyan Sommerville (she/her)

Prevention Corps member

Hiba Nbou

Quinn Jannetty (they/them)

TurningPointCT Peer Support Specialist

Therell Mayes (he/him)

TurningPointCT Social Media Lead

Meghan Betsch

Marketing Intern

Kimberly Falconer

Billing Specialist

Emily Farrell

Office Administrator & Clinic Coordinator

Officers

Wendy Bentivegna, President

Mercedes Escala, Vice President

Tom Green, Treasurer

Lee Bollert, Secretary

Alan Abramson
Lynn Abramson
Michelle Albright
Casey Berg
Steve Bogan

Jessica Branson
Gail Kelly

Brian McGunagle

Adam Murphy

Kathleen Sweeney
Jeff Wieser

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

Frank Castorina, MA, LPC (he/him)

Bob Vietro, MS, LADC, ICGCII

Jacalyn Clark, MS, LPCA

Sarafina Robinson Ndzi, MA

Karen Krupnik, MS, LPC

Nicole Merlo-White, MA, LMFT

Jessica Dassori, MS, NCC, LPCA

Stephen Osika

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

Ethan Wattley, MA, LPC

Destiny Sammut, LMSW

Madeleine Pralea

Prevention Team

Reya Ekah (she/her)

Jake Tejada (he/him)

Dayna Macari (she/her)

Dyan Sommerville (she/her)

Hiba Nbou

TurningPointCT Team

Quinn Jannetty (they/them)

Therell Mayes (he/him)

Administrative Team

Meghan Betsch

Kimberly Falconer

Emily Farrell

Board of Directors

Officers

Members

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