Meet the Staff

Administrative

Camila Alarcon-Chelecki, MSPPM
Assistant Director, Office of Community Health & Safety
camila.alarcon@pittsburghpa.gov

Nicholas Hudson
Operations Program Manager
nicholas.hudson@pittsburghpa.gov

Sophia Yarish
Department Business Administrator
sophia.yarish@pittsburghpa.gov

Malaysia Smith
Community Partnership Specialist
malaysia.smith@pittsburghpa.gov

Katelyn Zeak, MSW, LCSW, CCTP
Social Work Manager
katelyn.zeak@pittsburghpa.gov

Sarah Hershey
People In Need of Support (PINS) Team Lead
sarah.hershey@pittsburghpa.gov

Jennifer Tognieri
People In Need of Support (PINS) BSW
jennifer.togneri@pittsburghpa.gov

Jessie Woods
People In Need of Support (PINS) BSW
jessie.woods@pittsburghpa.gov

Allison McLeod
Trauma Specialist
allison.mcleod@pittsburghpa.gov

Jaime Gribben-Mahoney, LMSW
Police Team Lead
jaime.gribben@pittsburghpa.gov

Kaila Venezia, MSW
Co-Response Clinician
kaila.venezia@pittsburghpa.gov

Nate Morley, MSW
Co-Response Clinician
nathaniel.morley@pittsburghpa.gov

Emily Clements
Co-Response Clinician
emily.e.clements@pittsburghpa.gov

Cierra Willie-Johnson
Co-Response Clinician
emily.e.clements@pittsburghpa.gov

Stephen Gress, Ph.D.
LEAD Program Manager
stephen.gress@pittsburghpa.gov

Ampelio De Anda
LEAD Team Lead
ampelio.deanda@pittsburghpa.gov

Alex Bates
LEAD Case Manager
alexander.bates@pittsburghpa.gov

Necolya Wilson
LEAD Case Manager
necolya.a.wilson@pittsburghpa.gov

Christopher White
LEAD Case Manager
christopher.m.white@pittsburghpa.gov

Benjamin Talik
ROOTS Program Manager
benjamin.talik@pittsburghpa.gov

Daniel Flint
ROOTS Zone 1 Team Lead
daniel.flint@pittsburghpa.gov

Edward Boehme
ROOTS Zone 1 Outreach Site Manager
edward.boehme@pittsburghpa.gov

Matthew Teitelbaum
ROOTS Zone 1 Senior Outreach Specialist
matthew.teitelbaum@pittsburghpa.gov

Kaley Kaczynski
ROOTS Zone 1 Community Health Worker
kaley.kaczynski@pittsburghpa.gov

Charis Alton
ROOTS Zone 1 Outreach Site Support Coordinator
charis.alton@pittsburghpa.gov

Tim Dayton
ROOTS Zone 2 Team Lead
tim.dayton@pittsburghpa.gov

William Boyce
ROOTS Zone 2 Outreach Site Manager
william.boyce@pittsburghpa.gov

Sherri McCary
ROOTS Zone 2 Senior Outreach Specialist
sherri.mccary@pittsburghpa.gov

Nkemdilim Chikwendu
ROOTS Zone 2 Outreach Site Support Coordinator
nkemdilim.chikwendu@pittsburghpa.gov

Adam Wade
ROOTS Zone 3 Team Lead
adam.wade@pittsburghpa.gov

MacArthur Mosley
ROOTS Zone 5 Team Lead
mcarthur.mosley@pittsburghpa.gov

Kimberly Katarski
ROOTS Zone 5 Outreach Site Manager
kimberly.katarski@pittsburghpa.gov

Aaron Mann
ROOTS Zone 5 Senior Outreach Specialist
samantha.tillman@pittsburghpa.gov

Sable Tillman
ROOTS Zone 5 Community Health Worker
samantha.tillman@pittsburghpa.gov

Samantha Etzi
ROOTS Criminal Justice Liaison
samantha.etzi@pittsburghpa.gov

Taylor Burkholder
Post Overdose Support Team (POST) Case Manager
taylor.burkholder@pittsburghpa.gov

Amanda Kase
Post Overdose Support Team (POST) Case Manager
amanda.kase@pittsburghpa.gov

Kenneth Alexander
Post Overdose Support Team (POST) Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Supervisor
kenneth.alexander@pittsburghpa.gov

Jaime Finseth
Post Overdose Support Team (POST) Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
jaime.finseth@pittsburghpa.gov

Emily Peretti
Post Overdose Support Team (POST) Certified Peer Recovery Specialist
emily.peretti@pittsburghpa.gov

last updated: 20/08/2025