Commissioners name new mental health board members

OUNGSTOWN

The Mahoning County commissioners this morning appointed 10 people to serve on the new Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board beginning with the board’s first meeting on Feb. 23.

They appointed Patricia Sciaretta, Bishop C,M. Jenkins and Austintown Police Chief Robert Gavalier to terms expiring June 30, 2017.

Appointed to terms ending June 30, 2018, are James Bertrando, Marilyn Burns and Suzanne Paluga.

Serving terms expiring June 30, 2019, are Michael Cretella, Rocco DiGennaro, Maurina Hanna and Edgar Manning.

The board is being created by the merger of the county mental health and alcohol and drug addiction services boards.

Manning is chairman of the mental health board; and Hanna is chairwoman of the ADAS board.

The new board will be sworn in by Judge Robert N. Rusu Jr. of Mahoning County Probate Court and is expected to elect officers and choose a director at its first meeting.

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services is expected to appoint eight additional members of the new board this week.