The Berks County Suicide Prevention Task Force was developed in 2015. The task force is a group of community members with common goals who have come together to focus on the needs of our community so that we can eliminate stigma of mental illness and put an end to suicide.
Each of the members is a key part of obtaining our goal as they represent a part of our larger community. We believe that suicide prevention is everyone’s business.
The committee members are:
Pamela Seaman
MHDD Program Administrator
pseaman@countyofberks.com
Adrian Grieve
Division Disaster State Relations Director (MD, DE, DC, VA & FEMA RIII)
adrian.grieve@redcross.org
Chief Erik Grunzig
Chief, Brecknock Township Police Department
Marietta Wert
LCSW
mwert@berkshirepsychiatric.com
Dave Argentati
Governor Mifflin School District
david.argentati@gmsd.org
Jonathan D Encarnacion
UPMC
encarnacionj@upmc.edu
Cindy Quinter
Berks NAMI
executive@namiberks.org
Marisa Printz
SAM
mprintz@sam-inc.org
Wendy Seidel
Executive Director, Greater Reading Mental Health Alliance
wendyseidel@grmha.com
Lauren Marshall
Community Relations Coordinator, Community Relations
marshalll8@upmc.edu
Sara George
Berks County Intermediate Unit
sargeo@berksiu.org
Jami Ream
Community Member
Robin Teitelbaum
Community Member
Michele Ruano-Weber
Deputy Administrator for Children, MH/DD Program
mruanoweber@countyofberks.com
Barbara Waller
Co-County Wellness
bwaller@cocountywellnessservices.org
Edward Michalik, PsyD
President/CEO, Threshold Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
emichalik@trsinc.org
Tracy Evans
Administrative Coordinator, MH/DD
TEvans@countyofberks.com
Dr. Brian Wlazelek
Kutztown University – Retired
brianwlazelek@gmail.com
Yvonne Stroman
Community Program Specialist – Council on Chemical Abuse
ystroman@cocaberks.org
Michelle Reichard-Huff
BCIU
micrei@berksiu.org
Stephen Mickulik, M.Ed.
La Salle Academy, Principal
mickulik@lsabear.org
James Trupp
Greater Reading MH Alliance
jtrupp@grmha.org
Maria Reyes
Area Agency on Aging
mreyes@countyofberks.com
Jodi Foster
CCBH
fosterj4@ccbh.com
Caitlin Wasson
Hope Springs
CatAsh914@gmail.com
Colleen Tilger
Penn State University
crt5292@psu.edu