Executive Management Team
Rosanna DiChiro Derbes, Psy.D.
Executive Director
Christy Dempster
Chief Financial Officer
Dan Mui
Compliance and Performance Support
Division Director
Nicole Sullivan-Green
Developmental Disabilities Community Services
Division Director
Staci Rodney
JeffCare
Division Director
Jennifer Zinter
Behavioral Health Community Services
Division Director
JPHSA Board of Directors
Shawnta Gardener-Taylor, MS, LPC
Chairperson
Mental Health Professional
Robin Parker-Brooks, DBH, LMSW
Vice Chairperson
Mental Health Professional
James B. Arey
Law Enforcement Professional
Alan Carroll
Developmental Disabilities Advocate
Patricia C. Ehrle
Finance/Accounting Professional
R. Bruce Galbraith, M.Ed., DAPA, CCFC
Mental Health Advocate
Lynn Alex Redfearn
Developmental Disabilities Professional
Darrell Renfro, Ph.D., LPC-S
Addictive Disorders Professional
Vacant
Developmental Disabilities
Professional
Vacant
Judiciary
Professional
Vacant
Addictive Disorders
Advocate
Vacant
Addictive Disorders
Professional
The JPHSA Board’s current meeting schedule and location is available here.
A current meeting agenda, minutes for the last three meetings, and a copy of JPHSA Board Policies are available to the public. If you are a resident of Jefferson Parish interested in serving on the JPHSA Board of Directors, please contact Trudy Ingersoll at tingersoll@jphsa.org.
Employment
JPHSA is committed to providing quality behavioral health, developmental disabilities, and primary care services and supports. Make a difference in the community and join our team today. Learn more about our current postings for employment.
Requests for Proposals
None at this time.
Media Inquiries
Send direct media inquires by contacting cwagner@jphsa.org | 504-838-5323.
If you work for a media outlet and are trying to reach JPHSA after 4:00 p.m. with a time-sensitive inquiry or interview request, please call 504-583-5199. All non-emergency after-hours requests will be handled between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. CST Monday through Friday.
Privacy
As JPHSA’s Privacy Officer, I want to assure you all programs of JPHSA have policies and procedures in place to safeguard your confidential information. All employees receive privacy training and adhere to strict guidelines. In addition, JPHSA has physical and electronic safeguards to protect your information.
JPHSA keeps a record of your information. While the information in your record belongs to you, the record itself belongs to JPHSA. Your record may be shared without your permission for the purposes of treatment, payment, Health Center operations, or as required by law. All other disclosures of your information require your written authorization.
For more information, you can review a copy of JPHSA’s Notice of Privacy Practices, Privacy of Individuals Served, and Confidentiality of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Client Records.
If you have any questions regarding the privacy of your information or would like to contact the Privacy Officer, please address your concerns in writing to: JPHSA Privacy Officer, 3616 S. I-10 Service Road W./Suite 200, Metairie, LA 70001.
Sincerely,
Joshua Morgan
Privacy Officer
Report Fraud
Help fight the misappropriation, waste, and abuse of public funds. Learn more about the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s fraud hotline and online report form.
JeffCare Board of Directors
Board Chair
Dede Redfearn
Board Vice Chair
Bill Renaudin
Secretary
Toni Kawash
JPHSA Liason
Alan Carroll
Other Board Members
Jermaine Baptiste
Ladonna Butler
Jean Isaac
Patricia Martinez
Patty Militello
JeffCare Board Meetings
The meeting schedules of the JeffCare Board and various committees are available here, and so are the most current meeting agenda and location and minutes for the last three meetings. If you are a resident of Jefferson Parish interested in serving on the JeffCare Board of Directors, please contact Staci Rodney at srodney@jphsa.org.