Who's Who at the Wake County LME


Wake LME Director

Crystal Farrow

cfarrow@co.wake.nc.us


Provider and Community Development Team (PCDT)

The Provider and Community Development Team serves as consultants to providers and LME staff. They manage the purchase of service budget(s), community collaboration projects, system planning and conceptualization, and provider recruitment and endorsement. They also support CPAC and CFAC committees. The PCDT consists of a team of professionals with varying areas of expertise.

Adult Mental Health

Carlyle Johnson

cjohnson@co.wake.nc.us

919-250-3123

Adult Substance Abuse

DeDe Severino

dede.severino@co.wake.nc.us

919-250-1534

Developmental Disabilities

Jeff Hildreth

jhildreth@co.wake.nc.us

919-857-9108

Child MH/SA – Outpatient / Community-based Services

Beth Nelson

enelson@co.wake.nc.us

919-212-8452

Child MH/SA – System of Care Implementation / Case Mgmt. Functions / Residential Services

Greta Gill

ggill@co.wake.nc.us

919-212-9494


Care Coordination Team

Assists consumers (children and adults) transitioning from hospitals and residential settings to outpatient providers. They provide short-term, crisis and interim supportive case management, assertive outreach, and engagement for high-risk populations.

Care Coordination Manager

Tammy Strickland

tstrickland@co.wake.nc.us

919-212-8356

Developmental Disabilities Care Coordination Manager

Jenny Hamm

vhamm@co.wake.nc.us

919-856-6341


Quality Management Team

The Quality Management Team monitors services of licensed and non-licensed providers, receives and reviews incident reports, provides endorsement reviews, assists in complaint mediation, and offers provider training and technical assistance.

QM Team Leader

Miki Jaeger

miki.jaeger@co.wake.nc.us

919-856-5646

Screening, Triage and Referral

This team provides phone screening and referral, walk-in screening, triage and referral, full assessments (including scheduled assessments), crisis intervention treatment services, and eligibility determination.

STR Team Leader

Willie Sanders

wasanders@co.wake.nc.us

919-250-3137

Utilization Management

Utilization Management is responsible for utilization review, including the authorization and reauthorization of IPRS-funded MH/SA services. They provide consultation with service providers and consumer advocates regarding level-of-care criteria.

UR Program Manager

Larry Fuller

larry.fuller@co.wake.nc.us

919-250-3120

Provider Relations/Contracts Management assists providers with the contract process.

Contracts Management

Phil Goerger

pgoerger@co.wake.nc.us

919-212-0490

Contracts Management

Joan Zimmer

joan.zimmer@co.wake.nc.us

919-212-7692


Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) is a pre-booking, jail diversion program educating law enforcement officers in techniques to divert persons with mental illness from incarceration for misdemeanor charges.

CIT

Chris Wassmuth

cwassmuth@co.wake.nc.us

919-212-7528