About Us

Our center is a comprehensive community mental health center providing mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services to Bullock, Macon, and Pike Counties citizens.

Board of Directors Management Staff

Introduction

East Central Mental Health Center is a public non-profit corporation.

We are governed by an eighteen-member Board of Directors appointed by local governments under the authority of Alabama Act 310. Our professionally trained staff offers the highest quality direct care for persons with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Mission

Our mission is to provide quality mental health, intellectual disabilities, substance abuse services within the limits of available resources to citizens of Bullock, Macon and Pike Counties, and assure that these services are provided with respect for the individual dignity and privacy in the least restrictive environment necessary to promote recovery.

Vision

East Central’s vision is that quality mental health, intellectual disabilities, and substance abuse services will promote the health and general welfare of the people of Bullock, Macon and Pike Counties.

GET TO KNOW US

Board of Directors

Mrs. Jennifer Ventress

President

Mrs. Elizabeth Smithart

Vice-President

Mrs. Elizabeth Clausell

Secretary

Dr. Maria Bernardo

Treasurer

Chief Randall Barr

Member

Mr. Lawrence Bowden

Member

Dr. Andrew Creamer

Member

Mrs. Brenda Dubose

Member

Mr. Iverson Gandy, Jr.

Member

Mrs. Tonya Gibson

Member

Mrs. Neara Reed

Member

Ms. JaNeen Roberts

Member

Ms. Gladys Washington

Member

Mrs. Betty Youngblood

Member

Management Staff

Don Schofield

Executive Director

334-566-6022

Malvia Frye

Assistant Director/Business Manager

334-566-6022

Andrew Wright

Clinical Director

334-566-6022

Aqueelah Gray

Nursing/Residential Housing Services Director

334-566-6022

Robert Parsons

Substance Abuse Director

334-566-6022

Erica Still

Developmental Disabilities Services Coordinator

334-735-5056

McKenzie Tidwell

Children Services Program Director

334-808-2874

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