Regional Intellectual Developmental Contacts | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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Regional Intellectual Developmental Contacts | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Regional Developmental Program Field Offices
The Bureau of Supports for People with Intellectual Disabilities directs the fiscal and program planning, management and oversight of all intellectual disability program operations including state-operated facilities and community intellectual disability programs.
Contact Information
Lauren House, Director
Bureau of Community Services
Health and Welfare Bldg, 4th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-772-4879
Angela Fortney, Director
Division of Program Administration
Health and Welfare Bldg, 4th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-346-1181
Ron Melusky, Director
Division of Program Operations
Health and Welfare Bldg, 4th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-783-5661
Gregory Cherpes, M.D.
Medical Director
Piatt Place, 301 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-258-3549
Regional Offices
Central Regional Program Manager
Denise Sloand
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-772-6507
Fax Number: 717-772-6483
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Adams/York, Bedford/Somerset, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Columbia/Montour/Union/Snyder, Cumberland/Perry, Dauphin, Franklin/Fulton, Huntingdon/Mifflin/Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming/Clinton, Northumberland
Southeast Regional Program Manager
Katherine Alston
801 Market Street, Suite 5071
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-560-2245
Fax Number: 215-560-2242
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Northeast Regional Program Manager
Jennifer Fraker
Scranton State Office Bldg, Room 315
100 Lackawanna Ave
Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: 570-963-4749
Fax Number: 570-963-3177
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Berks, Bradford/Sullivan, Carbon/Monroe/Pike, Lehigh, Luzerne/Wyoming, Northampton, Schuylkill, Susquehanna/Lackawanna, Tioga, Wayne
Western Regional Program Manager
Brian Dengler
Piatt Place, Room 4900
301 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-565-5144
Fax Number: 412-565-5479
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Allegheny, Armstrong/Indiana, Beaver, Butler, Cameron/Elk, Clarion, Clearfield/Jefferson, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest/Warren, Greene, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland
State Centers
Bureau of State Operated Facilities (ODP)
Kevin Dressler,
Director
Health and Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-425-5686
Ebensburg Center
Nicole Ferrebee-Phillips,
Director
Cambria County
4501 Admiral Peary Highway
P.O. Box 600
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Phone: 814-472-0200
Selinsgrove Center
Amy Frederick
, Acting Director
Snyder County
1000 Route 522
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Phone: 570-372-5601
Closed Facilities
Hamburg Center
Heath Kalac
, Chief Operating Officer
Berks County
Old Route 22
PO Box 1000
Hamburg, PA 19526
Phone: 610-562-6001
Polk Center
Venango County
1 Lakewood Circle North
P.O. Box 94
Polk, PA 16342
Phone: 814-432-0213
White Haven Center
Luzerne County
827 Oley Valley Rd
White Haven, PA 18661
Phone: 570-443-4200
Regional Developmental Program Field Offices
The Bureau of Supports for People with Intellectual Disabilities directs the fiscal and program planning, management and oversight of all intellectual disability program operations including state-operated facilities and community intellectual disability programs.
Contact Information
Lauren House, Director
Bureau of Community Services
Health and Welfare Bldg, 4th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-772-4879
Angela Fortney, Director
Division of Program Administration
Health and Welfare Bldg, 4th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-346-1181
Ron Melusky, Director
Division of Program Operations
Health and Welfare Bldg, 4th floor
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-783-5661
Gregory Cherpes, M.D.
Medical Director
Piatt Place, 301 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-258-3549
Regional Offices
Central Regional Program Manager
Denise Sloand
P.O. Box 2675
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-772-6507
Fax Number: 717-772-6483
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Adams/York, Bedford/Somerset, Blair, Cambria, Centre, Columbia/Montour/Union/Snyder, Cumberland/Perry, Dauphin, Franklin/Fulton, Huntingdon/Mifflin/Juniata, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lycoming/Clinton, Northumberland
Southeast Regional Program Manager
Katherine Alston
801 Market Street, Suite 5071
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-560-2245
Fax Number: 215-560-2242
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Philadelphia
Northeast Regional Program Manager
Jennifer Fraker
Scranton State Office Bldg, Room 315
100 Lackawanna Ave
Scranton, PA 18503
Phone: 570-963-4749
Fax Number: 570-963-3177
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Berks, Bradford/Sullivan, Carbon/Monroe/Pike, Lehigh, Luzerne/Wyoming, Northampton, Schuylkill, Susquehanna/Lackawanna, Tioga, Wayne
Western Regional Program Manager
Brian Dengler
Piatt Place, Room 4900
301 Fifth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Phone: 412-565-5144
Fax Number: 412-565-5479
Counties/Joinders Represented:
Allegheny, Armstrong/Indiana, Beaver, Butler, Cameron/Elk, Clarion, Clearfield/Jefferson, Crawford, Erie, Fayette, Forest/Warren, Greene, Lawrence, McKean, Mercer, Potter, Venango, Washington, Westmoreland
State Centers
Bureau of State Operated Facilities (ODP)
Kevin Dressler,
Director
Health and Welfare Building
Harrisburg, PA 17105
Phone: 717-425-5686
Ebensburg Center
Nicole Ferrebee-Phillips,
Director
Cambria County
4501 Admiral Peary Highway
P.O. Box 600
Ebensburg, PA 15931
Phone: 814-472-0200
Selinsgrove Center
Amy Frederick
, Acting Director
Snyder County
1000 Route 522
Selinsgrove, PA 17870
Phone: 570-372-5601
Closed Facilities
Hamburg Center
Heath Kalac
, Chief Operating Officer
Berks County
Old Route 22
PO Box 1000
Hamburg, PA 19526
Phone: 610-562-6001
Polk Center
Venango County
1 Lakewood Circle North
P.O. Box 94
Polk, PA 16342
Phone: 814-432-0213
White Haven Center
Luzerne County
827 Oley Valley Rd
White Haven, PA 18661
Phone: 570-443-4200