Department of Vermont Health Access Contact Information
| Administration | Blueprint for Health | Buprenorphine Program | Chronic Care Initiative | Clinical |
| Coordination of Benefits | Data | Fiscal & Administrative Operations | Health Care Reform |Health Insurance Exchange | Managed Care | Pharmacy | Policy | Program Integrity | Provider & Member Relations | Public Records | Quality Improvement | Reimbursement | Substance Abuse |
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5962
Mark Larson, Commissioner
Hunt Blair, Deputy Commissioner, Health Reform Division
Lori Collins, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, Fiscal & Support Services Division
Victoria Loner, Deputy Commissioner, Health Services & Managed Care Division
Lindsey Tucker, Deputy Commissioner, Health Insurance Exchange Division
Michael Farber, Medical Director
Craig Jones, Director, Blueprint for Health
Sarah Gregorek, Executive Staff Assistant
Darcy McPherson, Program Technician I
BLUEPRINT FOR HEALTH <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Diane Hawkins, Executive Assistant
Pat Jones, Assistant Director
Terri Price, Administrative Support & Healthier Living Workshop Coordinator
Jenney Samuelson, Community/Self-Management Program Administrator
Beth Tanzman, Assistant Director
Lisa Dulsky Watkins, Assistant Director & Provider Practice & Health Systems Administrator
BUPRENORPHINE PROGRAM <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
CHRONIC CARE INITIATIVE <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
See the Chronic Care Initiative Team Map (rev. 04/25/2012)
Heather Bollman, Nurse Case Manager - Caledonia, Essex & Orleans Counties
(Vacant), Nurse Case Manager - Bennington County
Christopher Chadwick, Medical Social Worker - Rutland County
Mary Anne Douglas, Nurse Case Manager - Orange & Washington Counties
Eileen Girling, Field Director, Vermont Chronic Care Initiative
Shelley Howrigan, Nurse Case Manager - Franklin County (St. Albans Office)
<vacant>, Nurse Case Manager - Rutland Office
Amy Kravetz, Medical Social Worker - St. Albans Office
Barbara Kruml, Nurse Case Manager - Rutland Office
Anastasia Mattsson, Nurse Case Manager - Addison & Rutland Counties
Ann Marie Miles, Medical Social Worker - Chittenden County (based in Williston/Burlington)
Mark Nash, Medical Social Worker - Franklin, Grand Isle & Lamoille Counties
Melody Neun, Medical Social Worker - Addison & Rutland Counties
Deborah Pinard, Senior Nurse Case Manager - Orange & Washington Counties
Susan Read-Smith, Nurse Case Manager - Windham and Windsor Counties
Monica Talbot, Palliative Care Nurse Case Manager
Margaret Tarmy, Nurse Case Manager - Chittenden County (Burlington Office)
Angie White, Nurse Case Manager - Franklin, Grand Isle & Lamoille Counties
Lou-Anne Wood, Nurse Case Manager - Franklin County (St. Albans Office)
CLINICAL <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5903 Fax: 802-879-5963
John Allard, Nurse Case Manager
- Medical Supplies, Technology or Equipment
Kristin Allard, Nurse Case Manager
Daljit Clark, Clinical Operations Director
Ramona Godfrey, Nurse Case Manager
Jennifer Herwood, Clinical Utilization Review Data Analyst
Amy Lumsden, Nurse Case Manager
Bonnie Mazza, Program Technician I
Julie McDonald, Administrative Assistant A
COORDINATION OF BENEFITS (COB) <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5959
Debbie Austin, Coordination of Benefits Director
- Casualty
- Estate Recoveries
- Health Insurance
- Hospice
- Medicare Advocacy Project Contract
- Medicare Benefits Coordination
- Trusts/Annuities
- ESI/CHAP-Premium Assistance Program
Lisa Botala, Program Consultant
- Annuities/Special Needs Trust
- Casualty Recoveries
- Hospice Drugs
Jennifer Boyden,Program Consultant
- Estate Recoveries
- Over Resource
Lisa Carpenter, Senior COB Specialist
- COB Supervisor
- Medicare Part D/Prescription Drug Program
Stacey Davis, COB Specialist
- E.O.B.'s
- Health Insurance Verification/Carrier Code Updates
- OCC Reports
- Outstanding A/R Recoveries
- Third Party Billing Issues
Lori Fagnant, COB Specialist
- End-of-Month Processing and Reporting
- Health Insurance Recoveries
- HIPPS
- IV-D/Court-Ordered Medical Support Insurance Updates
Kristine Fortier, COB Specialist
- ESI Team Member
Rey Garofano, COB Specialist
- ESI Team Member
WenDee Gilmond, COB Specialist
- Medicaid Recoveries
<vacant>, Program Consultant
- Medicare Part D/Prescription Drug Program Team Member
Samantha Haley, Program Consultant
- Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS) Project Lead
- Vermont Medicaid Other Coverage Code (VTM OCC) Report Lead
Wendy Haskell, COB Specialist
- ESI Team Member
Kathy Haskins, COB Specialist
- Eligibility File Maintenance
- Nursing Home Eligibility File Maintenance
Matthew Laudin, Program Consultant
- Medicare Part D/Prescription Drug Program Team Member
Rachel Marshall, COB Specialist
Gary Sturgeon, COB Administrator
- COB Supervisor
- Medicaid Recoveries
Carolyn Sweet, Program Consultant
- Medicare Part D/Prescription Drug Program Team Member
(Vacant), COB Specialist
- ESI Team Member
Nicole Weidman, Senior COB Specialist
- COB Supervisor
- ESI/CHAP-Premium Assistance Program
Jennifer Whalen, COB Specialist
- ESI Team Member
Hope Williams, Program Technician I
DATA ANALYSIS <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Carolyn Anderson, Fiscal Analyst
Mary Andes, Data Analysis & Reimbursement Director
Jeffrey Ross, Data Director
Tim Tremblay, Medicaid Fiscal Analyst
FISCAL & ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5961
Rolenda Corrow, Financial Specialist I
Jason Elledge, Grants Management Specialist
Justin Gingras, Financial Specialist III
Jill Gould, Financial Director I
Carrie Hathaway, Financial Director II
Sawyer Joecks, Grants Management Specialist
Kate Jones, Financial Manager II
Jim Morgan, Project Administrator
Suellen Squires, Administrative Secretary
Ray Stout, Medicaid Fiscal Analyst
Sile Torres, Information Technology Specialist II
- Account Creation / Deletion Requests (Email, ACCESS, MMIS, OnDemand, Business Objects etc.)
- Data Reconciliation
- Password Reset Requests (MMIS)
- DVHA Internal Website Administration
- Vermont Notary Public, exp. 02/10/2015
Mylinda Trombley, Financial Administrator III
Sarah Walcott, Financial Administrator III
Jack Wolfe, Contract & Grant Administrator
HEALTH CARE REFORM <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Terry Bequette, Associate State HIT Coordinator
Betsy Forrest, Health Care Affordability Director
Michelle Lavallee, Acute Care Chief
Joseph Liscinsky, IT Project Manager
Steve Maier, HCR/HIT Integration Manager
Richard Slusky, Payment Reform Director
HEALTH INSURANCE EXCHANGE <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-
Erick Carrera, Health Care Policy Analyst
<vacant>, Project Director / Director of Operations
<vacant>, Change Management Director
<vacant>, Office Manager
MANAGED CARE OPERATIONS <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Kelly Gordon, Project and Operations Director
Michael McAdoo, Managed Care Director
PHARMACY <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Stacey Baker, Health Programs Administrator
- Pharmacy Issues Liaison
Jennifer Egelhof, Health Programs Administrator
Melissa Guiles, Health Programs Administrator
Nancy Hogue, Pharmacy Director
POLICY <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Stephanie Beck, Policy Director
Danielle Delong, Program Consultant
- Public Records Officer
Russell Frank, Health Programs Administrator
Gregory Needle, Health Programs Administrator
Lorraine Siciliano, Legislative Liaison
Lindsey Wells, Health Programs Administrator
PROGRAM INTEGRITY <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Ron Clark, Program Integrity Director
Joyce Desany, Program and Operations Auditor
Kelly Kroupa, Nurse Case Manager
Kim LaFrance, Program & Operations Auditor
Alex McHenry, Fiscal Analyst
Leanne Miles, Operations Administrator
Joan Mongeon, Program & Operations Auditor
Thomas Scribner, Mental Health Programs & Operations Auditor
George Thabault, Program & Operations Auditor
Suzanne Webb, Program & Operations Auditor
PROVIDER & MEMBER RELATIONS <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5919
Bill Clark, Provider & Member Relations Director
- Ambulance
- Hospitals
- Maximus (Member Services) Contract
- Provider Enrollment
Diane Cota, Administrative Services Technician IV
- Out-of-State/Out-of-Area Transportation Referrals
Clark Eaton, Provider Relations Specialist
- Dentists
- Medicaid Advisory Board (MAB)
- Transportation Providers
Judy Jamieson, Provider Relations Specialist
- Audiologists
- Community Mental Health
- Chiropractors
- Durable Medical Equipment
- Naturopaths
- Opticians
- Optometrists
- Physical Therapists
- School-Based Providers
- Speech-Language Pathologists
- Website Administration
Robert Larkin, Provider Relations Specialist
- Physicians
- Transportation Providers
Peter McNichol, Transportation Quality Control Chief
PUBLIC RECORDS <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Danielle Delong, Public Records Officer
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-879-5651
Kathleen Browne, CHIPRA Project Manager
Megan Mitchell, Behavioral Health Care Manager
Kyle Mooney, Health Programs Administrator
Cynthia Thomas, Quality Improvement Director
REIMBURSEMENT <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-
Brenda Metivier, Health Data Administrator
Deborah Stempel, Medicaid Operations Administrator
Catherine West, Reimbursement Director
<vacant>, Director of Payment Reform
<vacant>, Fiscal Analyst
<vacant>, Fiscal Analyst
SUBSTANCE ABUSE <back to top>
Phone: 802-879-5900 Fax: 802-
<vacant>, Director of Substance Abuse
<vacant>, Care Coordinator
<vacant>, Care Coordinator