Family Voices Network Contact Information
Here’s how you can reach key contact staff within Family Voices Network of Erie County. We have a small staff of people working to change the traditional ways services have been delivered to families in the past. The staff is committed to ensuring that the vision and mission of Family Voices Network is administered according to the new system of care philosophy that is implemented within Erie County.
Erie County Department of Mental Health
Philip R. Endress, Commissioner
Erie County Department of Mental Health
Edward A. Rath County Office Building
95 Franklin Street, Floor 12
Buffalo, NY 14202
(716) 858-8531
Philip.Engress@erie.gov
Peter Curtis
Assistant Commissioner, Planning & Analysis
(716) 858-8530
Family Voices Network Staff
Marie Sly, Project Director
Marie.Sly@erie.gov
Director Cultural Competency & Diversity Initatives
Doris Carbonell-Medina
Doris.Carbonell-Medina@erie.gov
(716) 858-2621
Referral Application
For general and bilingual referral inquiries
Mail all "Referral Applications " to:
Family Voices Network of Erie County
Attention: Elizabeth Benitez
478 Main Street, Floor 2
Hens & Kelly Building
Buffalo, NY 14202
Fax: (716) 858-7492
Linda Eckert, LCSW-R
Clinical Director
Linda.Eckert@erie.gov
(716) 858-4653
Elizabeth Benitez, LMSW
Assistant Clinical Director
Elizabeth.Benitez@erie.gov
(716) 858-2192
Erie County Family Advocates
Rachaelle Benz
Rachaelle.Benz@erie.gov
(716) 858-2618
Youth Coordinator
David Serwinowski
David.Serwinowski@erie.gov
(716) 858-1578
Evaluation Team
Joan Kernan
jkernan@buffalo.edu
(716) 898-4742
Linda Kahn, PhD
(716) 898-5965
Letitia Cowans
(716) 898-5271
Families' Child Advocacy Network (FCAN!)
135 Delaware Ave., Suite 200
Buffalo, NY 14202
Vicki McCarthy
Executive Director
vicky@compeerbuffalo.org